WHEREAS divers mannors,, tenemente, wastes, marshes, aswell freshe as salte meeres, pooles, fittic grounde, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sandes, saltholmes, fennes, wast groundes, comons and
Year: 1626

page_text: CHARLES, by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and
Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
WHEREAS divers mannors, lande, tenemente, wastes, marshes, aswell
freshe as salte meeres, pooles, fittic grounde, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes,
sandes, saltholmes, fennes, wast groundes, comons, and other lowe groundes
within this our realme of England and dominion of Wales, aswell within the
surveighe of our Exchecquer, Dutchy of Lancaster, Countye Pallatyne of
Lancaster, and of our Dutchy of Cornewell, of which we stand seized in our
demeasne as of fee, as in the righte of our crowne of England, Dutchie of
Lancaster, Countie Pallatyne of Lancaster, or Dutchie of Cornewell, and
duse other mannors, lande, tenemente, waste, wastgrounde, comons, marshes,
as well freshe as salte meeres, pooles, fittie groundes, neales, beaches, bolders,
ozes, sandes, saltholmes, fennes, and other lowe groundes holden by our loving
subicct within our said realme and dominion are subiect to the surrounding
and overflowinge of the freshe or salt waters, or both, in such manner that
little or noe benefitt or profitt is or can be made thereof, cyther vnto vs or
anye of our said loving subiecte, whoe haue and enioye anie of the said
groundes soc overflowen and surrounded, vnles special care, arte, and
industrie be had and vsed, and greate charges expended for the drayneing,
gayneing, sluceing, walleing, inneing, fenceing, or bankeing of the said
groundes from the sea, or from the inundačon of the freshe and salte waters;
and our welbeloved servant ROBERT TIPPER, Esquier, and JOHN GASON,

page_text: Esquier, haue made offer vnto vs that they, either
the making of newe
sluces, lockes, bridges, cutte, draynes, rivers, milles, dammes, havens, streames,
and other navigable waters, banckes, walles, and other fitt, necessarie, and
convenient engynes, instrumente, and invenčons to be by them putt in vre,
and wrought with by water or by waterworke, or by winde, man, or horse, as
occasion shall require, not heretofore putt in vse by anie other within our said
realme and dominion of Wales after theire manner of invenĉon or working,
or els by the making vse of, turning, chaungeing, or altering of such other
channelle, watercourses, or sluces which are already made, as the severall
cases shall require, for the pformance of the said worke, will doc theire best
indeavors by themsclues and such others as they shall imploye, and have good
hope, by Gode pmission, to inne, draine, gaine, and lay drye within fower-
teene yeares next ensewing the date hereof all or the most parte of the said
mannors, landes, tenemente, wastes, marshes, aswell freshe as salte meeres,
pooles, fitty groundes, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sandes, saltholmes, fennes,
wastgroundes, commons, and other lowe groundes soe subiect to surrounding
and overflowing as aforesaid, and will vndertake that the said groundes, being
soe drayned, inned, gayned, and layd drye, shalbe fitt for tillage or pasture,
and mayntained att theire coste and charges vpon reasonable composicon to
be given them for the same, and haue given veric good pbabilitye for the
effecting thereof.
KNOWE YE, that wee, aswell in respecte of the advancement of our
owne revenue as of the good and benefitt. of our loving subiecte, and
by the aduise and recomendacons of our comissioners for our revenue, of
our especial grace, certaine knowledge, and meere mocon, haue given and
graunted, and by these psentes for vs, our heires and successors, doe give and
graunte full, free, and absolute lycence, power, authoritie, and priviledge vnto
the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, theire executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, that they, the said Robert Tipper and John Gason,
their executors, administrat, deputies, or assignes, and none other, shall or
may from tyme to tyme and att all tymes hereafter for and during the
terme of fowerteene yeares next ensewing the date hereof, drayne, gayne,
make drye, sluce, bancke, and wall all, everie, or any of the said mannors,
landes, tenemente, wastes, marshes, aswell freshe as salte fennes, meeres
pooles, fittie groundes, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sandes, saltbolmes
wastgroundes, comons, and other lowe groundes whereof wee are soe seised
in our demesne as of fee, and are soe subiect to surrounding and overflowing
with freshe or salte waters, or both, as aforesaid, and all, every, or any such
other mannors, landes, tenement, wastes, marishes, aswell freshe as sal

page_text: fennes, meeres, pooles, fittie groundes, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sandes,
saltholmes, wastgrounds, commons, and other lowe groundes whereof any of our
said loving subiecte are or shalbe séised or possessed. And further, to the end
the said Robert Tipper and John Gason may be the better inabled to pforme
and effect the said service, wee doe by these psente likewise give and graunte
sole, full, free. and absolute licence, power, authority, and puiledge vnto the
said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and either of their executors,
administrators, deputies, and assignes, that they and either of them, theire
or cyther of their executors, administrators, deputyes, or assignes, shall and
may from tyme to tyme and at all tymes hereafter for and during the said
tearme of fowerteene yeares, exercise and putt in vre their said arte, skill, and
knowledge. of making, frameing, and contriveing of all and all manner of
sluces, lockes, bridges, cutte, draynes, rivers, mille, dammes, havens, streames,
and other nauigable waters, banckes, walles, and other fitt, necessarie, and
convenient engines, instrumente, and invenĉons, to be by them vsed and
wrought with by water or water worke, or by wynde, man, or horse, after
their. manner of inventon and workeinge as aforesaid, and to make vse of,
turne, change, or alter any other of the channelle, water courses, or sluces,
which nowe are already made as the seall occasions of all and everye
of them in the pformance of the said service shalbe necessarie, and they
and everic of them respectively as the case shall require to be sett, cutt,
placed, made, turned, chaunged, and altered in and vpon anie of the said
mannors, landes, groundes, rivers, streames, waters, commons, and other the
Pmisses, and in and vpon such other place and places where they, the said
Robert Tipper and John Gason, or either of their executors, administrat,
deputies, or assignes, shall hould meete and convenient from tyme to tyme,
and att all tymes, for and during the said tearme of fowertecne yeares
for the better and more easic drayneing, gayneing, and laying drye, bankeing,
sluceing, and walling of the said groundes soe by them to be drayned
and layd drye as aforesaid: Prouided alwaies, that all and every of the said
Pmisses be Ppared and made, and the said groundes so drayned and layd
Irie, banked, sluced, or walled respectiuely as their severall cases shall require,
and that they be soe kepte and mainteyned, whereby the said groundes may
be fitt for tillage or pasture, att the sole and prop coste and charges of the
said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their or cyther of their heires, executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes, which charges they, the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their executors, administrators, and assignes, are to
expend and laye out in liewe of such pporcon of lande (parcell of the misses)
soe to be drayned or layd drye as shalbe by vs, our heires and successors, or by

page_text: such other of our subiecte which shalbe soe interessed in anye of the said
groundes and other the misses allotted or to be allotted vnto them by waye
of composicon or decree, or in liewe of such somes of money as by composicon
or sentence shalbe given vnto them for and towardes their great labor, costes,
and charges which they or anye of them shalbe att for the drayneing,
gayncing, layeing drye, bancking, sluceing, walleing, and mainteynynge of the
said groundes; and for that wee doe foresee that althoughe the worke be pfitable
for the publique and alsoe for the private, yet there may be diuse of our sub-
iect whoe when they shall finde the scituacon of their groundes to be such
that they shall reape much benefitt and advantage in the drayneinge or laying
drye of their owne groundes by the drayneing or layeing drie of other groundes
neere adioyning vnto them, will refuse to yealde to anye resonable composicon,
hopeing to attaine theire owne ende by the charge and travell of other men,
which were not resonable, nor is it resonable that by the aversnes of a fewe soc
gefall and soe pfitable a worke should be discouraged or neglected; for the
venčon therefore of soe greate an inconvenience, and for the better incouraging
of the said Robert Tipper and John Gason to goc on with the said worke
tending to soc gefall, a good and for their releefe in case they shall meete with
anic whoe shall refuse or neglect to giue such contribučons, satisfaccons, and com-
posičons as other our loving subiecte doe in the like case, and for the drayneing
and laying drye of landes of the like nature, wee in our judgment doc thinke
it verie iuste, and doc soe by these psente declare that our judgment and
pleasure is, that whensoever the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their or
eyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, shall
vpon any such occasion exhibite their bill of complaint in our Court of Chan-
cery, Court of Exchecquer, Chamber or Dutchie Court, as the case shall
require, and vpon the peeedinges and pffes in that case the equitic of his or
theire case shall soe appeare to that court, that then the Lorde Chauncellor or
Lord Keep of the Great Seale of England, the Lord Třer, Chauncellor of the
Excbecquer and Barons of that Courte, the Chauncellor of the Dutchie of
Lancaster and Counsell of that Courte respectiuely for the tyme being shall
by their order and decree give such recompence vnto the said Robert Tipper
and John Gason, their and eyther of their executors, administrators, deputies,
or assignes, cyther by land or money, as other owners of landes in the same
levell haue agreed vnto, having respect to the benefitt which the defend" in
everie such case shall receave by the travell and charge of the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or
assignes, and that vpon such decree made the court where such decree shalbe
soe made shall give comaundenient to the sheriffes of our severall counties

page_text: where the landes shall lye, to putt and keepe the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, their and either of their executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, and every of them, into possession of the said landes soe to be
allotted vnto them. And for the further incourageing of the said Robert
Tipper and Johu Gason, their executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, to pecede to the pfecting of this worke which soe farre tendeth
to the publique good wee doe by these sente declare that our will
and pleasure is, and wee doe hereby graunte that upon peticon to be made
vnto vs, our heires or successors, by the said Robert Tipper and John Gason,
their heires, executors, administrators, or assignes, wee, our heires and
successors, wilbe graciouslie pleased to give order for graunte to be made
vnder the Greate Seale of England or scales of our Dutchie of Lancaster or
Countic Pallatyne of Lancaster, of all and every such partes and peelle of the
said groundes or landes which shalbe given and allotted vnto the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, or eyther of them, their or either of their heires,
executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, by wayo of composičon,
eyther by vs, or any other of our said subiecte, that hauc groundes of the samo
nature, or which shalbe ordered and decreed vnto them, or anie of them, in
any of our said courte as aforesaid, and which are holden of vs, our heires
and successors, by any tenure whatsoever, and that shalbe drayned, gayned, and
made drye, according to the tenure and true meaning of these sente, and
were soe subiect to surrounding and offlowing with freshe or salt waters, or
both, as aforesaid, to be holden of vs, our heires and successors, as of our mannor
of East Greenewch, in the countie of Kent, in free and comon soccage, by
fealtie onelie, and one halfe penny rent for everie acre, and not in cheefe nor by
knightes service, and with such clauses for freeing of the same against vs, our
heires and successors, of and from the paying of any tithes vnto vs, our heires
and successors, the first seaven yeares accrewing next after the said groundes
shalbe soc drayned and made drye as aforesaid, and such other convenient
exempcons as by the Attorney Generall of vs, our heires and successors, for
the tyme being, shalbe thought fit; and likewise to the end all and everye of
our said subiecte which haue groundes of the said nature may be the better
freed from the expence in attendance for the making of their composicon for
the inneing, gayneing, drayneing, and making drye of their said groundes soe
subiect to surrounding and overflowing with freshe or salt waters, or both, as
aforesaid, wee doc by these sente, for vs, our heires and successors, give
&graunte vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, or either of them,
heir and either of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
ull, sole, and absolute power and authoritic to treate and compound in their

page_text: and every of their owne names, and to their and euy of their owne vses and
behoofes for the drayneing, inneing, layeing dric, bankeing, sluceing or
walleing respectiuely, as their severall cases shall require, of anic of their said
mannors, landes, tenemente, fennes, wastes; wastgroundes, comons, marishes,
as well freshe as salte meeres, pooles, fittye groundes, neales, beaches, bolders,
ozes, sandes, saltholmes and other lowe groundes holden by any of our said
subiecte as aforesaid, and soe formerlic subiect to the surrounding and over-
flowing of the fresh or salt waters, or both, and that such composičon and
composicons soe by them or anie of them to be made with any of our said
loving subiect whome tho same may anywise concerne shalbe as good,
effectuall, and availeable in the lawe, and of asmuch force, strengthe, and
vertue as if the said agreement had beene made by any of our loving
subiecte with or in the name of vs, our heires or successors, and such pporcon
and pporčons of grounde as shalbe soe allotted and given by waye of com-
posičon by any of our said loving subiecte vnto the said Robert Tipper and
John Gason, or eyther of them, their or either of their heires, executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes, shall remayne and be vnto the said
Robert Tipper and John Gason, their or either of their heires, executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes, and shalbe by them, and everie of them,
holden and enioyed in severaltie in such manner and forme as the same are
nowe holden by our said loving subiecte, and according to such contracte,
agreement, and conveyances as shalbe made or menconed to be made by or
betweene them and every of them and our said loving subiecte, or otherwise
to be holden of vs, our heires and successors, in free and common soccage,
with reservacon of an halfe penny for everie acre to vs, our heires and succes-
sors, and with such freedome and exempcons as aforesaid (if the case shall soe
require, according to the true meaning of these psente. And further, to the
end that a certaine and true devision and sepaĉon may be made in the setting
forth of the pporcionable part and partes, both for the equallity thereof in the
nomber of acres and the goodnes of the ground which shalbe soe allotted
given, and allowed, or menčoned to be allotted, given, or allowed by waie o
composicon by anic of our said subiecte vnto the said Robert Tipper and
John Gason, their and eyther of their said heires, executors, administrators
deputies, and assignes, for the inneing, drayneing, sluceing, bankeing, o
walleing of the said groundes respectiuely as their severall cases shall require
wee doe by these sente declare that our will and pleasure is, and wee do
hereby will and comaund the Lord Chancellor of England or the Lord Kee
of the Greate Seale of England, Lord Highe Treasurer of England, Chaun
cellor of our Exchecquer, or Chauncellor of our Dutchie respectiuelie, as thei

page_text: severall cases shall require, that if the said owners, their heires, executors,
administrat, or assignes of any of the said groundes soe to be drayned shall
not within two monethes after the said groundes and other the misses shalbe
soc inned, gayned, drayned, and layd drie, make an equall and just pticon, and
sett forth such and soc much ground of equall goodnes vnto the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their heires, executors, admini-
strators, or assignes, according vnto the severall contracte and agreement(
with them to be made, that then the said Lord Chauncellor of England or
Lord Keep of the Greate Seale of England, Lord Highe Treasorer of
England, Chauncellor of the Exchecquer, or Chauncellor of the Dutchie respec-
tiuelic, as their severall cases shall require, and vpon defalt thereof, and vpon
request to them, or anic of them, made by the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, or either of them, their or either of their heires, executors, adminstrators,
deputies, or assignes, shall from tyme to tyme and at all tymes awarde such and
soe many severall commissions as shalbe by them and everie of them required,
either vnto our Surveyor Genall or vnto such other pson or psons as to them
or either of them in their discrecons shalbe thought meete, to inable them to
take an exact surveighe thereof, and to make the like equall and iust particon
and diuision betweene the said owners and the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, their and either of their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
according vnto the severall pporcons of their quantities, right, titles, and
interest which they or everic of them shall or ought to haue in the said
groundes to be inned, drayned, and layd drye according to the true
intent and ming of their said severall contracte and agreement to be
had and made as aforesaid; but if noe such comission or comissions
shalbe awarded, nor nominacon made, or if he or they to whome the said
severall comission or commissions shalbe directed shall not within twoc monethes
next after the date of the said commission or comissions make particon or
severance of the said groundes as aforesaid, then it shall and may be lawful to
and for the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and everie of their
beires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, to devide or sett out the
same landes according to a iuste and equal pporčon, both in quantitie and
nomber of acres and goodnes of the same as aforesaid, and shall haue, houlde,
and enioye without interupcon their and every of their said proporcons soc
sett forth according vnto their said severall contract and agreemente, and the
true meaning of these psente, and these sent or the inrollment thereof, with
the inrolling of their severall contract and agreemente, shalbe a sufficient
warrant vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their heires, executors,
administrators, deputies, or assignes, for their making, setting forth, devideing,

page_text: chooseing, cutring into, occupying, and enioying of their and everie of their
said partes and pporčons according to the true intente and meaning of these
Psente; and likewise to the end the said worke may be the better and sooner
effected and pfected, our further will and pleasure is, and wee doe by these
Psente straightlie charge and commaunde all and everie of our said loving
subiect that the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, or either of them,
their and either of their heires, executors, administrators, servante, deputies,
workmen, or assignes, shall and may att their willes and pleasures, and as they
or any of them shall hould most necessarie and expedient, haue free ingresse
and regresse for themselues, cartes, cariages, and such other their servante
and workemen by and throughe the groundes of anie of our said loving
subicct whose groundes are neare adiacent vnto anic of the said groundes soe
to be drayned, and are of necessityc and convenientlie to be passed thorough,
whereby they may the better come to the drayneing of those groundes, they
shall att any time take in hand to drayne, giveing such resonable satisfaccon
for such damage as may accrue thereby to any pson or psons as any twoe or
more justices of peace neere adioyning shall sett downe and allowe, and
that they and everie of them may alsoc hauc, digge, and take such quantitie
and pporčon of earth, reed, sedge, and other thinges and materialle which
the said groundes soe to be drayned will afford, as by them or any of them
shalbe held and thought necessarie and vsefull for the said service, without
payeing anic thingo for the same. And wee doe further of our like speciall
grace,
ten knowledge, and meere mocon, for vs, our heires and successors,
give and graunte vnto any sixe or more of the commissioners of the sewers for the
tyme being in any of our counties in this our realme of England and dominion
of Wales as aforesaid, full and free power and authoritie, and doe will and
require them and everie of them by these sent that wheresoever and
whensoever the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, or either of them, their
and everie of their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, shall
intende to vndertake to make deepe, open, or scoure any haven belonging to
any porte or towne, and make any dañes crosse rivers, creekes, and havens for
the bettering of the said havens and rivers, and to make newe cutte through
any ground, or to sett vp any sluces for the better deepening of the saide
rivers, havens, and newe cutte, or els to turne, change, or alter any channel!,
watercourse, or sluce already made, whereby they may be the better inabled to
pforme this service for the drayneing, inneing, gayneing, and layeing drye the said
groundes soe subiect to surroundeing and overflowing as aforesaid, according to
the tenor and true meaning of these psents, that then the said commissioners,
or any sixe or more of them as aforesaid within our said seuall counties respec-

page_text: tiuely, shalbe aydeing and assisting vnto the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, their and either of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or
assignes, to their vttermost power and authoritie for the furtherance of this
service, and vpon the hearing of any cause of difference touching the
Pmisses, to sett downe such order, direccons, and decrees therein as they in
their judgment shall finde to be most fitt and expedient for the advancement
of this service; and where any of the said cutte or other workes are to be
made and sluces to be sett vpp vppon any other groundes other then those
groundes which are to be drayned, and that there the owners of the said
groundes shall prove refractory and obstinate, and will not pmitt any of the
said cutte or other workes soe to be made or sluces to be sett vpp nor come
to composicon for the same, that then the said commissioners, according to
the lawes and statutes of this realme, are to lymitt and assesse such resonable
satisfacon to the suall owners and possessors of the said soyle or ground
respectiuelie as they in their discrecons shall thinke fitt and convenient. And
further, wee doe by these psente straightlic charge and comaunde all sheriffe,
justices of peace, maiors, bailiffe, headboroughes, and other officers and
ministers whatsoever of vs, our heires and successors, to whome it shall or
may apperteyne, that they and every of them be from tyme to tyme and at all
tymes aydeing and assisting vnto the said Robert Typper and John Gason, or
cyther of them, their or cyther of their heires, executors, administrators,
deputies, or assignes, servante, labourers, or other workemen in the docing,
executeing, pformeing, and finishing of this service according to the purporte,
effectc, and true meaneing of these psente. And our further will and pleasure
is, and by these Psents we doe straightly charge and comaunde the said sheriffe,
justices of peace, mayors, bayliffe, and other officers aforesaid, that they nor
any of them doe pmitt the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, or any of the
deputies, assignes, servante, or workemen vnto the said Robert Tipper and
John Gason, nor any other whoe shall be by them, or cyther of them.
ymployed in or aboute this service to be pressed or taken any kinde of way
from the said service; but yf it shall happen soe and fall out that any of them
shallbe so pressed and taken, that then they and every of them shall forthwith
be sett at liberty, and these psente, or the inrollement thereof, shall be a
sufficient warrant to the said mayors, sheriffe, justices of peace, and other
officers, and every of them, for the doeing of the same; and for that the
fecting of this service cannot but tende to the reliefe of many and a generall
good to all and every the inhabitante adioyning neare any of the said grounde
oe surrounded, and where the said work are to be pformed, and for that the
ffecting of the said worke will be very chargeable vnto the said Robert Typper

page_text: and John Gason, their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, and
such others as shall ioyne with them, we therefore, for the better incouraging
of the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, and whereby none other may
reape the fruites of their said labours and endeavours during the said tearme
of fowerteene yeares, and mindeing that they and every of thein shall have the
full and whole benefitt of those their labours and invenĉons in recompence of
their greate charge they are to be att according to the true intent and meaning
of these sente, doc for vs, our heires and successors, straightly charge,
comaund and phibite all and every pson and psons whatsoever, of what estate,
degree, and condiĉon they are of, that none of them other then the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and every of their heires, executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, or assignes, shall at any tyme or tymes hereafter during the
said tearme of fowerteene yeares hereby granted, directly or indirectly make.
devise, vse, exercise, practise, put in vre or iñietate any of the said work and
invenčons of the manner of drayneing and other the misses of the said
Robert Typper and John Gason, their and everie of their executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, and assignes, contrary to the true intent and meaning of
these sente, nor in any sorte to intermeddle with the drayneinge or makeing
drye of any ground which they shall have in agitacon, or have vndertaken to
deale withall without the licence, consent, and agreement of the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and every of their executors, administrators,
deputies, or assignes firste had and obteyned in writing vnder their hande and
And our further
seales, vpon payne of our high displeasure for the same.
will and pleasure is, for the avoyding of all fraude, disturbances, and abuses
that may be offered by any vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason,
their and everie of their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes,
eyther by the workeing of others, their way of drayneing, or that may hinder
their pceeding in this worke dureing the said tearme of fowerteene yeares,
contrary to the true intente and meaneing of these our Lřes Patente, we doc
for vs, our heires and successors, will, appointe, and ordeyne that vpon the
complaynt thereof made by the said Robt Tipper and John Gason, their and
every their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes to the Privy
Councell of vs, our heires or successors, for the tyme being, that they take
such order and course for reformacon of such abuses, interrupcon, or hinder
ance to the said service, from tyme to tyme and at all tymes as they in thei
discrecon shall thinke fitt; to have and to holde, exercise, enioy, take, pecave
practise, and pforme all and singuler the aforesaid licencef, powers, priviledges
authorities, and other the pisses whatsoever before in and by these sent
given and granted, or menconed to be granted, and intended to be hereb

page_text: given or granted, and every parte and parcell thereof, vnto the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and cyther of their executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, for and during the said tearme of fowreteene yeares,
although expresse mencon, &c.

page_text: ARTICLES OF AGREMENTE indented, made, and concluded, vpon the
fifth day of September, in the second yeare of the raigne of our most
dread Soveraigne Lord CHARLES by the grace of God, King of England,
Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, &c., betweene
our said Soveraigne Lord the King? Maiesty one the one party, and his
beloved servante, ROBERT TYPPER, of Grayes Inne, in the County of
Middlesex, Esquier, and JOHN GASON, of London, Esquier, one the other
parte.
WHEREAS His Maiesty hath, for the publique good and the advancem³ of
His owne revenue, beene gratiously pleased by His Highnes' Lies Patent vnder
the Greate Seale of England and Seale of the Dutchy of Lancaster, bearing
date with these Psente, to grant vnto the said Robert Typper and John Gasen
a priviledge for the inning, gayneing, fenceing, bankeing, walleing, drayneing,
and layeing drye respectively, as their severall cases shall require, all the
mannors, lande, teñte, waste, marshes, aswell fresh as salte meeres, pooles,
fytty ground, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, saltholmes, fennes, waste
ground, and other lowe ground within this His Highnes realme of England
and dominion of Wales, wch nowe are and doe remayne subiecte to be sur-
rownded and overflowen with fresh or salte waters, or both, after their manner
of invenĉon and workeing, wch said Lřes Patente are to have continuance for
and during the tearme of fowerteene yeares next ensueing the date of these
Psente. The said Robert Typper and John Gason doc therefore by these
Psente, for themselves, their and eyther of their executors, administrators, and
assignes, covenit, conclude, grante, and agree to and with the Kinge Maiesty,
His heires and successors, that they, by themselves and such others whome
they shall sett on worke or ioyne with for theire assistance, shall and will, by
the makeing of newe sluces, lock, bridges, cutte, draynes, rivers, milles,
dammes, havens, streames, and other navigable waters, bancke, walle, and
other fitt, necessarie, and convenient engynes, instruement(", and invenĉons, to
be by them put in vre, and wrought with by water or waterworke, by wynde,
man, or horse, as occasion shall requier, not heretofore put in vse by any other
within His Maiestie's Realme of England and Dominion of Wales, after their
manner of invenĉon or workeing, or else by the makeing vse of turneing,
changeing, or altering of such other channelle, watercourses, or sluces which
are already made, as their severall cases shall require, for the pformance of

page_text: this service, will doe their beste indeavours, and have good hope by Godf
pmission, to inne, drayne, gayne, and lay dry, within the said fowertcene yeares
next ensucing the date hereof, all or the most pte of the said mannors, lande,
tenement, waste, marshes, as well fresh as salte meeres, pooles, fitty grounde,
neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, saltholmes, fennes, waste grounde, and
other lowe ground within the said Realme of England and Dominion of
Wales wch nowe are and doe remayne subiecte to be surrounded and overflowen
with fresh or salte waters, or both, and that the said grounde, being soc drayned,
inued, gayned, and layd drye, shall be fitt for tillage or pasture, and mainteyned
at their cost and charge, vpon reasonable composicon to be given them by
or with the owners thereof for the drayning or layeing drye the same. And
the said Robt Typper and John Gason, whereby it might the better appeare
vnto His Maiesty, and such of his loving subicct whom it shall, doth, or may
concerne, that they are able to pforme the said service, doe by these sente
further convenit and grante to and with His Maiesty, His heires and suc-
cessors, that yf they shall not inne, gayne, drayne, and lay drye suche
and soe many of the said mannors, lande, tenemente, waste, fennes, waste
grounde, marshes, mecres, pooles, fitty grounde, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes,
sande, saltholmes, or other lowe grounde, or of some of those sortes & natures
within this His Highness realme of England and dominion of Wales, which
are soe subiecte to be surrounded and overflowen with fresh or salte waters, or
both, where they shall and will make choyce to beginne their said worke as
shall come vnto twenty thowsand acres at the leaste by or before the Feaste of
Saint Andrewe the Apostle, which shall be in the yeare of our Lord God One
thowsand sixe hundred twenty-seaven, according to the true intent and
meaning of these sente, that then they, the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, will wave the
benifitt of the said licence or priviledge to them granted as aforesaid, and will
fully and wholly leave and relinquish the said service to be disposed of at His
Maiestie's good pleasure, and to be vndertaken by any others. In consideračon
whereof, and by the advice and recommendacon of the Lorde and other His
Maiestie's Commissioners for his Revenue, and vpon the condicons hereafter
expressed and by them allowed of, His Maiesty is well pleased, and of His
speciall grace, certeyne knowledge, and meare mocon, for Ilimselfe, His heires
and successors, doth by these psente, coveñnt, conclude, grant, and agree to
and with the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their
heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, that of all and every
such mannors, lande, tenemente, wastes, fennes, waste grounde, mecres, pooles,
and other lowe ground which are subiecte to the surrounding and overflowing

page_text: of the fresh waters wherein His Maiesty hath pperty and standeth seised
thereof in his demeasne as of fee in the right of His Crowne of England,
Dutchy of Lancaster, County Palatine of Lancaster, or Dutchie of Cornewall,
and that shall be inned, gayned, sluced, walled, drayned, and made drye
respectively by the said Robt. Tipper and John Gason, or eyther of them, their
or cyther of their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, that they,
the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their heires, executors, administrators,
deputies, or assignes, shall have, take, and receave one full fowerth pte thereof
in fower parte, equally to be devided, and shall have a good and effectuall grant
from His Maiesty to hold and enioy the said full fowerth parte thereof in
fower parte soe equally to be devided to them, their heires and assignes, for
ever, and that the said fowerth parte shall be of equall value and goodnes
vnto each of the other three parte, which are to remayne to His Macsty, His
heires and successors.
And His Maiesty, of His further speciall grace, knowledge, and meare mocon,
by these psente, for Himself, His beires and successors, doth coveñnt, conclude,
grant and agree to and with the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their
heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, that of all and every
such waste grounde, fennes, marshes, fitty grounde, neales, beaches, bolders,
ozes, sandes, saltholmes, and other lowe ground which are subiecte to the
surrounding and overflowing of the salte waters and the rage of the sea,
wherein His said Maiesty hath pperty, and is seised thereof in His demeasne
as of fee in the right of His Crowne of England, Dutchyc of Lancaster,
County Pallatyne of Lancaster, or Dutchye of Cornewall, and that shallbe
inned, gayned, sluced, drayned, made drye, fenced, banked, and walled
respectively, as the severall cases shall requier, by the said Robert Tipper and
John Gason, or cyther of them, their or eyther of their heires, executors,
administrators, deputies, and assignes, in regard of their great labour and
charges, to be expended for the drayneing, gayncing, layeing drye, and walleing
of these ground, and for the mayneteyneing of them from the surge and rage
of the sea, shall have, take, and receave three part thereof in fower parte
equally to be devided, and shall have good and effectuall grant made vnto
them thereof, to have and enioy their said full three parte to them, their heires
and assignes, for ever; and that every of the said three parte shall be of
equall value and goodnes with the other fowerth parte, which is to remayn
vnto His Maiesty, His heires and successors.
And His Maiesty doth, of His further grace, speciall knowledg, and meard
mocon, by these psente, for Himselfe, His heires and successors, coveñnt
conclude, grant, and agree, to and with the said Robert Tipper and John

page_text: Gason, their and eyther of their heires, executors, adminstrators, deputies, and
assignes, that vpon their inneing, gayneing, drayning, layeing drye, bankcing,
sluceing, and walleing respectively, as their severall cases shall requier, of any
parte, quantity, or parcell of any of the said mannors and tenemente, waste
grounde, fennes, meeres, pooles, marshes, as well fresh as salte, fitty grounde,
neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, saltholmes, and other lowe grounde,
whereof His Maiesty hath property and is scised in His demeasne as of fee as
aforesaid, which were subiect to the surrounding of the freshe or salte waters,
or both before they were soe inned, gayned, drayned, and layd drye, by the
arte, labour, and charge of the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and
cyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, that
from tyme to tyme and at all tymes vpon peticon or peticons vnto His
Maiesty, His heires and successors, by the said Rott Typper and John Gason,
their or cyther of their executors, administrators, or assignes, shall and will
forthwith give order vnto His Maiestic's Attorney General, for the time being,
to drawe such bill and bille fitt for his signature as shall be from tyme to
tyme required by the said Robert Typper and John Gason, their and eyther of
their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, for the passing
and granting of such and soc much of the said grounde soc by them or cyther
of them from tyme to tyme soe drayned, gayned, and layed dryc vnder the
Greate Scale of England, or the Scale of the Dutchy of Lancaster or County
Pallatine of Lancaster, or all and every of the said Seales respectively, as their
severall cases shall require; and where it shall be necessary, His Maiesty is
further pleased to passe any of the said misses by fyne and render, or by such
other assurances as the councell learned of the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, shall advise,
to thend and intent that they and every of them may have an absolute good, and
pfecte estate of, in, and vnto all and every their said severall pporcons of the
fresh and salte marshes, fennes, waste, an other the misses respectively, as
before is expressed in the twoe laste above recited articles, to have and to hold
all and every the said pmisses to the said Robert Typper and John Gason,
their heires and assignes, for ever in fee simple, according to the truc
intent and meaneing of these psente, and the same to be hollen of His
Maiesty, His heires and successors, as of His mannor of Easte Greenewich, in
the county of Kent, in free and comon soccage by fealty onely, yealding and
payeing therefore to His Majesty, His heires and successors, one halfepenny
rent for every acre, and not to be held in chiefe nor by knight service, nor for
any other or greater rente or service, and freede against His Maiesty, His
heires and successors, of and from the payment of any tythe vnto His

page_text: Maiesty, His heires and successors, the first seaven yeares next ensucing
after the severall date and dates of the said Lřes Patent to be made
and graunted as aforesaid.
And His Maiesty, of His further grace, speciall knowledge, and meere
mocon, by these Presente, doth, for Himselfe, His heires and successors,
coveñnt, conclude, graunt, and agree, to and with the said Robert Tipper
and John Gason, theire and either of theire executors, administrators, deputies,
and assignes, that they and every of them, theire servante and workemen, from
tyme to tyme and at all tymes during the said tearme of fowerteene yeares,
shall or may bave, digge, and take such quantity and pporcons of earth, reede,
and sedge, and other thinge and materialle, within anie of His Maiestie's said
ground formerly expressed, and which are by them intended to be drayned
for the perfecting of the said worke, without paying anything for the same, or
giveing any accompte for the same vnto His Majesty, His heires and suc-
cessors, as by them or any of them shalbe thought necessaric and vsefull, and
that they and every of them shall set vpp and make, in, through, and vpon any
of the said groundes any newe sluces, lockes, bridges, cutte, draynes, rivers,
milles, dammes, havens, streames, and other navigable waters, banckes, walles,
and other fitt, necessarie, & convenient engynes, instrumente, and invencons
soc to be by them putt in vre, and wrought with by water or waterworke, or
by winde, man, or horse, as occasion shall requier, in such manner as hath
not beene heretofore putt in vse, or practised by any other after theire
manner of invenĉon and workeing, and that they and everie of them shall or
may make vse of, turne, change, or alter any channelle, watercourses, or
sluces which are alreadie made, as theire severall cases shall requier; and that
they and every of them shall or may, at theire wille and pleasures, and as they
or any of them shall hould most necessarie and expedient, have free ingresse
and regresse for themselves, servante, workemen, cartes, carriages, and such
other servant or workemen, by and throughe any of His Maiestie's mannors,
lande, and other groundes adiacent vnto any of His Maiestie's said grounde soc
to be by them drayned and layd drie, and are of necessitic and conveniently to
be passed throughe, whereby they may the better come to the drayning of
those ground they shall at any tyme take in hand soc to drayne and laye
drye, giving such resonable satisfaccon either of lande out of theire said
pporcons of the lande soe by them to be drayned, and which shalbe given or
decreed vnto them or either of them for the drayning of the same, or in
money, for such damage as may accrewe by the said cartes and carriages
throughe His Maiestic's said grounde vnto His Maiestic, His heires and
successors, as any twoe or more justices of peace neare adioyning shall

page_text: sett downe and allowe, and the said justices of peace are to certify the
damage donne, and the recompence and satisfaccon by them awarded vnto the
Lord Highe Treasorer of Englande, Chauncellor of the Exchequer, or Chaun-
cellor of the Dutchie respectiuely for the tyme being, whereby they and everie
of them may take such course that the said recompence soe awarded may bee
duly satisfyed and payd vnto His Maiesty, His heires and successors, according
vnto the true intent and meaning of the sayd award or assessement made.
And His Maiesty, of His further grace, speciall knowledge, and meare
mocon, by these psente, for Himselfe, His heires and successors, doth coveñnt,
conclude, graunt, and agree to and with the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, theire and, everye of theire executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, that yf they or any of them shall have cause at any tyme or tymes to
vse any other of His Maiestie's lande or grounde lyeing or being without the
compasse of the ground hereby intended to bee drayned and layd drye as
aforesaid, and not subiecte to surrounding or overflowing as aforesaid, for any
passage of water, making of newe cutte, setting vpp of sluces, and making of
dāmes crosse rivers, creeke, or havens, for the deeping or bettering of the
said rivers and havens, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the
said Robert Tipper and John Gason, theire and cyther of theire executors,
administrators, deputies, and assignes, to take, vse, imploy, make cutte,
and sett vpp sluces in, through, and vppon any of His Maiestie's said grounde
which shalbe soc necessarie and covenient for the pformance of the sayd
worke. In consideračon whereof the sayd Robert Tipper and John Gason, for
themselves, theire and eyther of theire executors, administrators, and assignes,
doe coveñut, conclude, grant, and agree to and with His Maicsty, His heires
and successors, by these psente, that they, the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, theire and eyther of theire executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, shall and will from tyme to tyme and att all tymes satisfye, content,
and paye vnto His Maiesty, His heires and successors, such sōme and sōmes of
money, or else will give, graunt, assigne, and sett over vnto His Maiesty such
a quantity of ground out of their sayd proporcons of ground soe by them to
be drayned, and which shalbe given or decreed vnto them or eyther of them
for the drayning of the same, to His Maiesty, His heires and successors, as the
worthe and value of His Maiestie's said lande soe by them to be vsed, eyther
by the way of makeing of cutte through, setting vpp of sluces, or makeing
of dames, shall be esteemed, allowed, and thought to be worth by fower
Comissioners for that purpose to be named and appointed, twoe of which said
Comissioners shall be named by the Lord Highe Tresurer of England, or the
Chancelour of the Exchequer, or Chancelour of the Dutchy respectively, for
R

page_text: the tyme being on His Maiestie's behalfe, and the other twoc by the said
Robert Typper and John Gason, their and eyther of their executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, or assignes.
And His Majesty, of His further grace, speciall knowledge, and meere
močon, by these psente, for Himselfe, His heires and successors, doth coveňnt,
conclude, grant, and agree to and with the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason, their and eyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, &
assignes, that all and all maner of materialle which shall be by them, or any
of them, brought out of the Low Countries or from Ireland, or any other the
partes beyond the seas for the furtherance of this said worke, and all goode
and housholdstuffe that shall be brought into this Realme of England and
Dominion of Wales by the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and
cyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, or any
other pson or persons whoe shall be ymployed or sett on worke in the
execucon or bringing to pfeccon this service, and that are and shallbe by them
or any of them ymployed for the stocking of the said grounde, and the fur-
nishing of such pson or psons which shall inhabite any of the said grounde
soe to be drayned, shall be brought in freely without payeing any custome or
imposte for the same; and these psente, or the inrollement thereof, shall be a
sufficient warrant and discharge vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason,
their and eyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
and vnto all and every of His Maiestie's officers, and other pson or psons
whome it shall or may concerne for the doeing of the same.
And whereas there are divers other mannors, lande, tenement, waste,
marshes, aswell fresh as salte fennes, meeres, pooles, fitty grounde, neales,
beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, saltholmes, waste grounde, and other lowe
grounde, within His Maiestie's said Realme of England and Dominion of
Wales, and are likewise to be subiecte to be surrounded and overflowen with
the fresh or salte waters or both, whereof divers of His Maiestie's loving
subiecte are or shallbe seised or possessed of, and yet doe yeald little or noe
proffitt at all vnto them. Nowe for that the said Robert Tipper and John
Gason are in greate hope that His Maiestie's said loving subiecte, for their
owne private gayne and the publique good, will, aswell as His Maiestye for
his parte hath done, make composičon with them for the drayneing, inneing,
gayneing, and layeing drye of their said mannors, lande, tenemente, waste,
fennes, meeres, pooles, fitty grounde, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sande,
saltholmes, waste grounde, and other lowe grounde soe surrounded with fresh
or salte waters, or both, as aforesaid, the said Robert Typper and John Gason,
for and in consideračon of all and every of the priviledge, contracte, and

page_text: agremente, and other the misses to them formerly granted by His Maiesty
in His said Lies Patent of Priviledge; and these psente doe for them-
selves, their and cyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and
assignes, coveñnt, conclude, grant, and agree to and with His Maiesty, His
heires and successors, that of all such parte and proporčons of ground as shall
be allotted and given vnto them, or eyther of them, by any of his said loving
subiect or private lorde, for the inneing, gayneing, sluceing, drayneing, and
layeing drye any of their said grounde, soe surrounded and overflowen with
fresh waters, or that shall be awarded, ordered, and decreed vnto them, or
eyther of them, against such as shall not make composičon with them, or
any of them, for their grounde, soc by them or either of them drayned and
layd dry, in the Court of Chancery, Exchequer Chamber, or Dutchy Courte
respectively, that they and cyther of them shall and will give and grant vnto
His Maiesty, His heires and successors, one third parte in three parte equally to
be devided of the said grounde soe to be allotted and given them by way of
composičon, or decreed vnto them as aforesaid, for the drayneing and layeing
drye of the said grounde, and the other twoe parte are to remayne unto them,
the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their heires, executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, according vnto their severall contracte and agreement
to bee by them made with His Maiestie's said loving subiecte, and of such other
marshes, fitty grounde, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, fennes, saltholmes, waste
ground, and other lowe ground which are subiect to the surrounding and
the overflowing of the salte waters, and doe belong vnto His Maiestie's said
loving subiecte, that of such parte and pporčons of those ground and other
the misses which shall be allotted and given them, or eyther of them, by
any of His Maiestie's said subiecte, or that shall be awarded, ordered, and
decreede vnto them, or cyther of them, against such as shall not make compo-
sicon with them as aforesaid, for the inneing, gayneing, sluceing, bankeing,
and walleing of their said grounde respectively, as their severall cases shall
requier, that they, the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and cyther of
their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, shall and will
give vnto His Maiesty, His heires and successors, one full fowerth parte in
fower part equally to be devided of all and every of the said grounde soc to
be allowed and given vnto them by His Maiestie's said loving subiecte, or that
shall be decreede vnto them as aforesaid for the drayneing and layeing drye of
their said grounde, and the other three parte are to remayne to them, the
said Robert Typper and John Gason, their heires and assignes for ever, accord-
ing vnto their severall contract and agrement to be by them made with His
Maiestie's said loving subiecte the owners thereof as aforesaid.

page_text: And the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, in further consideračon of the
Pmisses soc by His Majesty to them, or eyther of them granted, doc, for
themselves, their, and eyther of their heires, executors, administrators, and
assignes, covennt, conclude, grant, and agrée, to and with His Maiesty, His
heires and successors, that they and every of them, out of their and every of
their part and pporčons of ground soe to be to them allotted and given,
eyther by His Maiesty or any such of His loving subiecte as shall make
composicon with them, or that shall be decreede for them in any of His
Maiestie's said courte as aforesaid, for the inneing, gayneing, sluceing, banke-
ing, drayneing, and layeing drye of their and every of their said grounde, soe
subiect to be surrounded and overflowen with fresh or salte waters, or both,
one full tenth part in tenne parte equally to be devided vntill such tyme is
there shall be by them, and every of them, assigned, set over, and granted ynto
His Maiesty, His heires and successors, the full quantity and number of tenne
thowsand acres of ground and other the misses to be deducted and sett forth
out of their and every of their said parte and pporčons as aforesaid.
And whereas the said Robert Tipper and John Gason have vndertaken for
an assay to drayne and lay drye the quantity of twenty thowsand acres of such
ground and grounde which are soe subiect to be surrounded and overflowen
with the fresh or salte waters, or both, at or before the Feaste of St. Andrewe
the Apostle which shall be in the yeare of our Lord God One thowsand sixe
hundred twenty seaven, whereby it may the better appeare both to His
Majesty and his loving subiect that they are able to perform the said
service, which yf they shall not performe accordingly, then they are contented
to wave the benifitt of the said licence or priviledge for fowerteene yeares
soe granted vnto them by His Maiesty as aforesaid; but yf they or cyther of
them, their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, shall drayne and
lay drye the said twenty thowsand acres accordingly, then His Maicsty, of His
further grace, speciall knowledge, and mere močon, doth by these psente
covenant, conclude, grant, and agree to and with the said Robert Tipper and
John Gason, their and eyther of their executors, administrators, deputies, or
assignes, that they and every of them shall not only have, hold, and enioy the
full fruition and benifitt of His Maiestic's said Lřes Patent of licence and
priviledge for the drayneing of all and every the said mannors, lande, tene-
mente, waste, marshes, aswell fresh as salte fennes, inceres, pooles, fitty grounde,
neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, saltholmes, and other lowe ground within
this His Highnes' realme of England and dominion of Wales, soc subiect to
be surrounded and overflowen with the fresh or salte waters, or both, for and
during the said whole tearme of fowerteen yeares, without the lett, hinderance,

page_text: or disturbance of His Majesty, His heires and successors, or any other pson or
persons whatsoever; but also of all such and soe much of the said twenty
thowsand acres soé to be drayned and layde drye by the said Robert Tipper
and John Gason, or eytber of them, for their said assaye that shall fall out
to be of the fresh or salte marshes, or both, and other the premisses, and to be
within any of the mannors, lande, tenemente, waste, marshes, as well fresh as
salte meares, pooles, fitty grounde, neales, beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, salt-
holmes, fennes, waste, and other lowe grounde, wherein His Maiesty hath
propty, His Maiesty, for Himselfe, His heires and successors, doth by these
Present coveñnt, conclude, grant, and agree to and with the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and every of their heires, executors, adminis-
trators, deputies, and assignes, that they and every of them shall have, take, and
receave one full fowerth parte, in fower parte equally to be devided, of all
and every of the said marshe ground, and other the premisses parcell of the
said twenty thowsand acres soc by them or cyther of them to be drayned and
layd drye from the said fresh waters, and. thother three part thereof are to
remayne to His Maiesty, His heires and successors, and of the said marshes,
and other the misses parcell of the said twenty thowsand acres, soe by them
or cyther of them to be recovered, gayned, inned, banked, walled, and layd
drye from the said salt waters; the said Robert Tipper and John Gason,
their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, shall have three
parte thereof, in fower parte equally to be devided, and the other fowerth parte
thereof is to remayne vnto His Maiesty, his heires and successors, and they
and every of them, shall have good and especiall grante made and granted
from His Maiesty, of their and everye of their said severall parte and pporčons,
to have, hold, and enioy the said severall parte and pporcons as aforesaid, to
them, their heires, executors, administrators, and assignes for ever, and that
the said severall part of the said twenty thowsand acres soe to them allotted
and given by His Majesty shall be of equall value and goodnes, with all and
every the part and pporčons thereof that are to remayne vnto His Maiesty,
His heires and successors, and for such and soe much of the said twenty
thowsand acres soe to be drayned and laid drye by them, or cyther of them,
their or eyther of their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes,
of the ground and other the misses in which any of His Maiestic's said
loving subiecte have pperty; that there the said Robert Typper and John
Gason, their heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, shall
have, take, and reccave such parte and pporčons thereof as shall be concluded
and agreed vpon by and betweene them, and every of them, and any of His
Maiestie's said loving subiecte, or that shall be decreed for them, or eyther of

page_text: them, in any of His Maiestie's courte of equity, for the inneing, gayneing,
fenceing, banking, walleing, and layeing drye of any of their said grounde
soc subiect to surrounding and overflowing with fresh or salte waters, or both
as aforesaid, according to the true intent and meancing of His Maiestic's said
Lřes Patente of Priviledge and of these psente, anything therein conteyned
to the contrary in anyewise notwithstanding.
And whereby both His Maiesty, His heires and successors, and the said
Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and cyther of their heires, executors,
administrators, deputies, and assignes, may have their severall parte and
pporčons sett forth and inioyed according vnto the true intent and meaneing
of these sente, His Maiesty, of His futher grace, speciall knowledge, and
meere mocon, doth, for Himselfe, His heires and successors, coveñnt.-grant, and
agree to and with the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of
their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, that assone and as often
as any parte, quantity, or parcell of any the mannors, lande, tenemente, waste
grounde, fennes, meeres, marshes, aswell fresh as salte, fitty grounde, neales,
beaches, bolders, ozes, sande, saltholmes, and other lowe grounde, whereof
His Maiesty hath pperty, and is seised in His demeasne as of fee as afore-
said, and are subiecte to be surrounded with fresh or salte waters or both, and
shall be inned, gayned, drayned, layed, drye banked, sluced, and walled respec-
tively, as their severall cases shall requier; that vpon notice thereof given and
requeste made by the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther
of their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, vnto the Lord Chan-
celour of England, or the Lord Keeper of the Greate Seale of England, or Lord
Highe Tresurer of England, or Chancelour of the Exchequer, or Chancelour
of the Dutchy respectively, as their severall cases shall requier, that they and
every of them for the tyme being shall from tyme to tyme and at all tymes,
vpon the said notice given and requeste made, award such and soe many
severall comissions as shall be by them and eyther of them required, eyther vnto
our Surveyor Generall, or vnto such other pson and psons as to them or cyther
of them in their or every of their discrecons shall be thought fitt, to inable
them to take an exacte surveighe thereof, and to make an equall and iust
division, both of the equallity thereof in the nomber of the acres and the
goodnes of the ground according vnto the severall parte and pporčons and
the severall natures of the said grounde, both formerly granted by His Maiesty
vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their
heires, executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, and likewise granted
by the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their heires,
executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, vnto His Maiesty, His heires

page_text: and successors, of such and soe much of the said grounde soe by them inned,
gayned, sluced, fenced, banked, walled, and laid drye respectively, from the
surrounding of the fresh and salte waters, or both, as aforesaid; and yf noe such
comission shall be awarded forth nor nõiacon made, or yf noe division shallbe
made by any such pson and psons as shall be soe nominated within twoe
monethes nexte after any of the said grounde shall be soe drayned and dryed,
that then it shall and may be lawfull to and for the said Robert Tipper and
John Gason, their and eyther of their heires, executors, administrators,
deputies, or assignes, to devide & sett out the same lande, both freshe and
salte marshes, and other the premisses according to the severall divisions before
mencoed, according to their iuste and equall parte, both for the quantity of
acres and goodnes of the grounde; and that then His Maiesty, His heires and
successors, or some others to His vse, within twoe monethes next after such
division and divisions made, shall and will make his elecčon and choyce of
such pporčons as shall be alotted vnto His Maiesty, His heires and successors,
of all the said freshe and salte marshes and other the misses; but yf neyther
His Maiesty, His heires nor successors, nor any other for them, shall make
such cleccon within twoe moneth next after such division made, then the said
Robert Typper and John Gason, their heires, executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, shall and may electe and choose their and every of
their said proporcous both of the fresh or salte marshes, and other the
premisses, in such manner and forme as formerly is expressed and sett downe,
and such pson and psons as shall devide the same lande as aforesaid shall
also make and sett forth convenient wayes and passages into and through
the said ground, and these sent or the inrollement thereof shall be a
sufficient warrant vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their or
eyther of their heires, executors, adminstrators, deputies, or assignes, for
their making, setting forth, deviding, chooseing, entring into, occupieing, and
enioyeing of their and every of their said parte and proporčons, according to
the true intent and meaneing of these Presente.
And whereby the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their
executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, may be the better incouraged
to goe on with the said service, and that His Maiestie's said loving subiectⓇ
may the better knowe the greate desier His Maiesty hath that this worke
may take good effecte, His Maiesty doth by these Presente will and cōmaund
the Lord Chancelour of England, or the Lord Keeper of the Greate Seale of
England, the Lord Highe Tresurer of England, Chancelor of the Exchequer,
and Chancelor of the Dutchy respectively for the tyme being, that they and
every of them, vpon requeste made by the said Robert Tipper and John Gason,
their and cyther of their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, doe

page_text: award from tyme to tyme and att all tymes such and soc many severall
comissions as shall be by them and ellie of them required to be directed vnto
such person and
persons of quality as they and, every of them in their discre-
čons shall holde meete, thereby to inable them to treate, deale, conclude,
and agree to and with the pticuler lorde, owners, and comoners of such
mannors, lande, tenemente, waste, waste grounde, comons, marshes, aswell
freshe as salte fennes, mecres, pooles, fitty, grounde, neales, beaches, bolders,
ozes, sande, saltholmes, and other lowe grounde, which are soe subiecte to the
surrounding and overflowing of the fresh or salte waters, or both, for their said
right, tytles, intereste, comons, and claymes to the same, and to incourage,
treate with, pswade such of His Maiestie's said loving subiecte whoe have
ground of the said natures, that both for the publique good and their owne
benifitt they be not refractory to these peeeding nor the effecting of the
said service, but that they and every of them would make composicon with
them, the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their
executors and administrators, deputies and assignes, for the inneing, gayneing,
sluccing, fenceing, bankeing, walleing, drayning, and layeing drye of their
said ground, and other the pmisses respectively, as their severall cases shall
require; and His Maiesty His further pleased from tyme to tyme to give
further direccon vnto His Privy Councell that they shall give all and all other
manner of assistance, eyther by letter or otherwise, vnto the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, for and toward the execuĉon and bringing of the said
service to perfeccon.
And whereby it may the better appeare vnto His Majesty, His heires and
successors, what severall composicon or composicons they, the said Robert
Tipper and John Gason, their and eyther of their executors, administrators,
deputies, and assignes, shall from tyme to tyme, make & conclude with all
and every of His Maiestie's said loving subiecte which have ground of the
said nature for their inncing, drayneing, gayneing, and layeing drye of the
same, and that His Maiesty may thereby the better be assertined of the
severall pt and proporčons which shall or may apperteyne vnto His Maiesty,
according to the true intent and meancing of these Presente, they, the said
Robert Tipper and John Gason, for themselves, their and cyther of their
executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, doc, by these Present covenant,
conclude, grant, and agree to and with His Maiesty, His heires and successors,
by these Presente, that the Lord Highe Tresurer of England, Chancelour of
the Exchequer, or Chancelour of the Dutchie respectively for the tyme being
shall nominate and appoint such other pson or persons as they in their
discrecons shall thinke fitt, which shall on His Maiestie's behalfe ride or goe

page_text: from place to place, His Maiesty bearing, payeing, and defrayeing their charges
& expence, wch the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, or cyther of them,
their or eyther of their executors, administrators, deputies, and assignes, and
that they and every of them soe nominated and appointed shall or may be
present, privy, and knowing to all and every such contracte, composicons, and
agreemente soe to be made with any of His Maiestie's said subiecte, by the
said Robert Tipper and John Gason, or eyther of them, their or eyther of their
executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, but yf there shall be noe such
nominacon of any pson or psons as aforesaid, that then the said Robert Tipper
and John Gason, their executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, shall and
will, from tyme to tyme, deliver vnder their and every of their hand and
seales a true coppie or counterparte of all and every such contracte, compo-
sicons, and agreemente soe by them or eyther of them, their or eyther of their
executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, to be had and made to and
with any of His Mate said loving subiecte as aforesaid vnto the said Lord
Iligh Tresurer of England, Chancelour of the Exchequer, or Chancelour of
the Dutchye respectively for the tyme being, whoe are to have care that all
thing shall and may be truly effected and pformed on His Maiestie's behalfe,
according to the true intente and meaning of these Presente.
And His Maiesty, of His further grace, speciall knowledge, and meare mocon,
doe by these Presente promise that His Maiesty, His heires and successors,
shall and will be pleased to give His Royal assent and consent to anie Acte of
Parliament to be heareafter made and passed, for the conveying and assuring
and settling of all and every the said parte, porčons, and divisions in these
present menconed, of any of the said land and other the premisses soe
covenanted to be granted vnto the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, their
heires, executors, administrators, deputies, or assignes, according to the true
intent and meaneing of these Presente.
In witnes whereof to the one parte of these Articles remayneing with
the said Robert Tipper and John Gason, our said Soveraigne Lord the
King hath caused the Greate Seale of England to be putt, and the
other parte thereof remayneing with our said Soveraigne Lord the
King, the said Robert Tipper and John Gason have putt their hande
and seales the day and yeare abovesaid.