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A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… between 1636 and 1638, show how rapid was the progress of draining. The earl is said to have spent £100,000 on the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… (1835), xxvi. Not confined to Wisbech. See H. C. Darby, Draining of the Fens (1940), 101-3. Corp. Rec. v, also vi (26 …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… probably due to the fact that about this time, when the draining of the Fens spoilt the game shooting, most of the …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… 1733; iii, no. 3476. Fenland N. & Q. vii, 95. H. C. Darby, Draining of the Fens, 15; Acts of P.C. 1575-7, 134-5; … P.C. 1618-19, 295. B.M. Add. Chart. 33106, 33117. Darby, Draining of Fens, 42, quoting B.M. Lansd. MS. 213, f. 316 a. … Corp. Rec. v, various dates between 1719 and 1729; Darby, Draining of Fens, 137-9. N. Kinderley, Anct. and Present …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… at Boston or Louth. It was only with the scientific draining of the fens in the 17th century that Wisbech rose to …