At the court at Whitehall the eighth of May 1667. Present the King's Most Excellent Majesty, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, ... Sir William Coventry. An order made by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London, of the 29. of April last past, in the ensuing words, (viz.) England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription B21724 of text R40215 in the English Short Title Catalog. 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. 7KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 B21724 18777239 Wing E817 Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.9[17] Interim Tract Supplement Guide 1851.c.9[5] ESTC R40215 ocm99890587

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 eng London (England) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Early works to 1800. London (England) -- History -- 17th century. Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. eebo At the court at Whitehall the eighth of May 1667. : Present the King's Most Excellent Majesty, His Royal Highness the Duke of York, ... Sir William Co England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II) 1667 1 1065 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. 2014-02 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2014-04 Sampled and proofread 2014-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2015-03 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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At the Court at WHITEHALL the eighth of May 1667. Present The KING's most Excellent Majesty , His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK , Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury , Lord Chancellor , Lord Privy-Seal , Duke of Albemarle , Marquess of Dorchester , Lord Chamberlain , Earl of Bridgwater , Earl of Berkshire , Earl of Bathe , Earl of Carlisle , Earl of Craven , Earl of Lauderdaill , Earl of Middleton , Lord Arlington , Lord Ashley , Mr. Comptroller , Mr. Secretary Morice , Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchy , Sir William Coventry .

An ORDER made by the Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Common Council of the City of London , of the 29. of April last past , in the ensuing words , ( viz. )

IT is Ordered , That the Surveyors take special care , that the Breast-Summers of all Houses do range of an equal height House with House , so far as shall be convenient , and there to make Breaks by their Directions .

And that they do encourage and give Directions to all Builders for ornament sake , That the Ornaments and projections of the Front-Buildings be of rubbed Bricks ; and that all the naked part of the walls may be done of rough Bricks neatly wrought , or all rubbed , at the discretion of the Builder , or that the Builders may otherwise inrich their Fronts as they please .

That if any person or persons shall desire in any Stréet or Lane of Note to Build on each side of the Stréet or Lane ( opposite one to the other ) six or more Houses of the Third Rate , or that the upper Rooms or Garrets may be flat Roofs encompassed with Battlements of Bricks covered with Stone , or Gable ends , or Rails , and Bannisters of Iron or Stone , or to vary their Roofs for the greater ornament of Building ; the Surveyors , or one of them , shall certifie their opinions therein to the Committée for Re-building , who shall have liberty to give leave for the same , if they sée cause .

That in all the Stréets no Sign-posts shall hang cross , but the Signs shall be fixed against the Belconies , or some other convenient part of the Side of the house .

It is Ordered that a Postern shall be made on the North-side of Newgate for Conveniency of Foot-passengers , and that Holborn-Bridge shall be enlarged to run straight on a bevil Line from the Timber-House on the North-side thereof , known by the Sign of the Cock , to the Front of the Buildings at the Swan Inne on the said North-side of Holborn-hill .

Forasmuch as it is Provided in the late Act for Re-building , That the Surveyors shall take care for the equal setting out of all party-Walls and Péers , and no person be permitted to build till that be done ; therefore , for prevention of any Exaction in the taking of such Surveys , and of all Quarrells and Contentions that may arise betwéen the Builders , it is Ordered , That no Builder shall lay his Foundation , untill the Surveyors , or one of them , ( according to the Act ) shall view it , and sée the party-Walls and Péers equally set out , and that all persons observe the Surveyors Directions concerning the Superstructure to be erected over the said Foundation .

And that for the defraying that , and all other incident Charges of Measuring , Staking out , taking the Levell , and Surveying the Stréets and Ground , each Builder , before be lay his Foundation , or such Survey shall be taken , do repair to the Chamber of London , and there enter his Name , with the place where his Building is to be set out , and to pay to the Chamberlain the summe of six shillings eight pence for every Foundation to be re-built . For which Mr. Chamberlain shall give Acquittances : upon Receipt of which Acquittances the Surveyors shall procéed to set out such persons Foundations .

And it is Ordered , That all persons who have already laid any Foundations shall forthwith pay into the Chamber of London six shillings eight pence for every Foundation .

And this Court is consenting and desirous that all streight and narrow Passages , which shall be found convenient for common Benefit and Accommodation , and shall receive his MAJESTIE's Order and Approbation , shall and may be Inlarged and made wider , and otherwise Altered , before the 20. day of May now next ensuing , as shall be fitting for the Beauty , Ornament , and Conveniency thereof , and Staked and set out accordingly .

Several late Inhabitants of Fleetstreet , intending to Re-build their Houses which did formerly stand backward of other Foundations near adjoyning , and desiring liberty to advance their Houses , that the whole Front may run on a straight Line ; the Committee did agrée to the same , if the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of England and the other Lords shall approve thereof , and procure his MAJESTIE's Approbation to the same : and the Committée do desire liberty may be given for other persons in other places , where it shall be found convenient .

And it is Ordered , That the Committée for Re-building do present the Particulars aforesaid to the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of England and the other Lords , and that the same ( if they receive his MAJESTIE's Approbation ) shall be forthwith Printed and Published .

Which being this day represented to the Board by the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of England , the same was allowed and approved of ; and it was Ordered that the same be punctually observed in every part thereof . And all persons concerned are required and commanded to yield due obedience and conform themselves thereunto . And that the said Order be forthwith Printed and Published .

Edw . Walker .

Printed by James Flesher , Printer to the Honourable City of LONDON .