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A History of the County of Middlesex
… to pass into the L.C.C.'s sewers, with only storm water draining into the Thames. 5 A scheme for the southern part of …
Acts and Ordinances of the Interregnum, 1642-1660
The full text of legislation passed into law during the Interregnum. Contains over 900 pieces of legislation. ranging from that concerning the trial and execution of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury to the regulation of trade in currants, and from the propagation of the Gospel in the New World to the draining of the Great Fen. Originally published in three volumes, it is here given together, along with a table of acts passed and a substantial introduction.
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… mills, gins, whims, cranes, and other machines' for use in draining or raising water, or for powering machinery …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James I
… observed between the King and the French contractors for draining the fens, Cornelius Liens and Cornelius Vernuil, and …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Elizabeth, 1601-3
… rude men were set to work and made expert in mining, land draining, &c. The late King and Duke worked long to discover …