The case of the daughters of the late Earl of Rochester, and grandaughters and heirs to John Mallet, Esquire, as to their bill for settling the navigation of the new cut river, leading from Bridgewater to Taunton. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B01901 of text R170997 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing C1060). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B01901 Wing C1060 ESTC R170997 52211945 ocm 52211945 175513 2240859355

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. B01901) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 175513) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2739:23) The case of the daughters of the late Earl of Rochester, and grandaughters and heirs to John Mallet, Esquire, as to their bill for settling the navigation of the new cut river, leading from Bridgewater to Taunton. 1 sheet ([2] p.) s.n., [London : 1692] Caption title. Half-title on p. [2]: The case of the co-heirs of John late Earl of Rochester deceased. Publication data suggested by Wing. Reproduction of the original in the Lincoln's Inn Library. eng Mallet, John, -- Sir, 1622 or 3-1686. River engineering -- Law and legislation -- England -- Early works to 1800. Inland water transportation -- Transit charges -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. eebo The case of the daughters of the late Earl of Rochester, and grandaughters and heirs to John Mallet, esquire, as to their bill for settling the naviga [no entry] 1692 2 492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2012-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2012-07 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2012-08 Sampled and proofread 2012-08 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2013-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE CASE OF THE Daughters of the late Earl of ROCHESTER , and Grandaughters and Heirs to JOHN MALLET , Esquire , as to their BILL for Settling the Navigation of the New Cut River , leading from Bridgwater to Taunton .

JOHN Mallett ( Thirteenth of King Charles the First ) having a Design to Cut this New River , sued out an Ad quod Damnum , and had a Commission under the Great Seal , to Compound with the Owners of the Lands , through which he was to Cut ; and was also fain to Cleanse , and Scour the Old River , and make an entire new Cut , for the space of near half a Mile , and to Erect thereupon several Sluces , and Floodgates , and to make one Bridge over it , and to keep the same in Repair ever since , for the Benefit of Passengers that way ; ( it being an High-way for all People to travel in . ) All which he did at his own Charge , without any Contribution from any Body , and therein Expended Six thousand Pounds and upwards .

And the said John Mallett , after he had perfected the said Work , to the great advantage of the Country thereabouts , dying before he reaped any Benefit thereby : And his Heirs being very young , and the ill Times coming on , there was no Care taken of his , and their having any Pattent , for settling the Navigation of the said new Cut River , till the time of King Charles the Second , tho' they did before receive Rent for it .

And then , upon Certificate of the Judges of Assize , and the Gentlemen of the Country , a Pattent was Granted to the said Ladies , and they have Farmed the said Navigation to Tenants for an Annual Rent .

But by reason of their Tenants , demanding unreasonable Rates of Passengers through the said new Cut , several Disputes , and Suits in Law , did arise thereupon ; To end those Disputes , and quiet all Differences for the future , this Bill is desired , that a reasonable Toll may be set upon every Boat , and Lighter , that shall pass under the said Bridge , or Load , or unload Goods , within the said Cut , ( the said Ladies and their Heirs , being obliged by the Commssioners of Sewers , to Repair the said Bridge , and Cleanse the said Cut. )

And it being very Beneficial to the Country , to have this Water-passage open , for the Carriage of their Goods , and Merchandize ; and to have the said Bridge kept in good Repair , this Bill will settle the whole Matter .

THE CASE OF The Co-heirs of JOHN late Earl of ROCHESTER Deceased .