58 C^'ti Anno undeclmd & duodecimo Gu LI ELM i III* A.D. lyoor" prfeved, and afterwards confirmed dt altered by the Lord Chief Juflice of either Bench, f6r the cfemmon Good ahd Prbfit of hts Majefty's SubJe(Ss; and all fuch Rules, Orders and Conftitutions, fo made and examined, approved, ratified and confirmed, fliall from Time to Time, and at all Times, be well and duly obferved and put in Execution. V. And for the farther and better enforcing due Obedience to the faid Rules, Orders and Conftitu- tions, and more eafy and fpeedy Recovery of the Pains and Penalties to the fame annexed ; be it fur- Lori Mayor, &c. ther enafted, Tliat the Lord Mayor of Londoti, and the Aldermen of the faid City, and the Juftices of and Juftfccs to (j^g Peace within the Shires next adjoinuig to the faid River of Thames between Gvavejhid and JVindj'or, nUnec" h"t ^^'^y °f them within their fcveral Jurifdiftions and Authorities, ftiall have full Power and Authority, by ^ ^'° ' virtue of this prefent Aft, upon Complaint made to them, or any of them, by the faid Overfeers and Rulers, or any two of them, to examine, hear and determine, by the Oath of one or more Witneffes (which every of them are hereby authorized to adminifter) or by the Confellion of the Offender, all Com- plaints or Offences to be done or committed by any fuch Perfon or Pcrfons that fhatl offend contrary to the true Meaning of this prefent Aft, or any Rule, Order or Conftitution, to be made purfuant to the Authority hereby given, and by Diftrefs and Sale of the Goods of every fuch Offender, by Warrant under the Hand and Seal of the faid Lord Mayor and Aldermen, or one or more of the faid Aldermen or Ju- Penafries inflia- ffices, to caufe to be levied, from Time to Time, all the Penalties inflifted by former and this prefent ed to he leviciJ y£i- touching Watermen, Wherrymen or Lightermen, or by any fuch Rule, Order or Conftitution, by Difoeii. ^■^^^ ^gfj |,y yjj.f^;e Qf ^his. prefent Aft be forfeited. VL And be it further enafted and declared by the Authority aforefaid. That all and every Perfon or Perfons now owning, having, ufing, keeping, or ivorking any Lighter or Flat Boats, commonly ufed for the lading and unlading Goods and Merchandizes, to or from any Ship or Ships, or other Veffel or Veffels, who iiiall rcgifter the Names of themfelves and their Servants, with their refpeftive Places of Abode, in the Book or Books of the faid Company kept for that Purpofe, on or before the nine and twentieth Day of Scptc7nber next, fhall be deemed and taken to be Lightermen, and they are hereby de- None But regif- clared to be Lightermen, within the Intent and Meaning of this prefent Aft; and it fhall and maybe tred Lightermen ]awful to and for all and every fuch Perfon and Perfons fo regiftred,- and no other Perfon or Perfons, but (extept Free J- ^^^^i (Free Watermen, who are not at prefent Lightermen, that fhall be regiftered as Lightermen at work any liigli- ^^Y Time or Times hereafter, and fuch Perfon and Perfons who fhall have been or are lawfully retained ter, &c. and ferved his Apprenticefhip with a Lighterman, excepted) to ufe, keep and work, or be employed in the working of or in any Lighter or Lighters, or other great Craft; upon Pain that every Perfon or Per- fons doing the contrary, fliall from Time to Time, for every fuch Offence, forfeit and lofe the Sum Penalty. of five Pounds for every Week, that he or they fliall have, ufe and work, or work in any Lighter, or other large Craft ; any thing herein contained to the contrary in any wife notwithftanding. 1*Io Perfon (ex- VIL And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That no Perfon or Perfons whatfoever (ex- ceptTrimryMen) ^gp^ Trinity Men) be admitted or allowed to work, row or ply on the faid River of Thames, betwixt twixTGravefend' Gravefend and Windfcr, in any Boats, Wherries, or Barges ordinarily ferving for carrying Paffengers and Windior, un- for Profit, Gain or Reward, except fuch Perfon or Perfons as fhall have ferved his Apprenticefhip to a kfs he ferved his Waterman, or IS a Servant or Apprentice to a Waterman, and fhall in all Things be duly qualified as by Apprenticeflijpto former Statutes and this Aft is direfted, for the Security and Safety of Goods and Paffengers carried by T wtwmForf i- ^'^'^'^f '■> ^"^^ ^^at all and fingular the Forfeitures and Penalties in the faid former Laws and this prefent turesftiall be ^"^ contained, fliall from Time to Time, and at all Times, be paid unto the Rulers and Overfeers of the paid, and for fatd Wherrymen, Watenr.en and Lightermen, or the major Part of them, for the Ufe of the poor, aged, what Ufe. decayed and rr.aimed Perfons of the faid Society and Company of-Wherrymen, Watermen and Lightermen. Owners of Keyj, yjjj_ p^y^^ [3,. jj enafted by the Authority aforefeid. That it fhall and maybe lawful to and for the Hermi""r' ' "^ Lefiees, Owners or Occirpiers of any Key or Keys betwixt the Hermitage Bridge and London Bridge, or Bridge and Lon- ^ny or either of them, to ufe their and every their Lighters or large Crafts, as has been heretofore law- don Briige may fuliy accuftomed, for the carrying of Goods and Merchandizes to and from their refpeftive Keys and ufe their own Wharfs, and to and from Ships loading or unloading, and to employ any Perfon or Perlbns, being Wa- l.ighters,&c.and jg^men or Lightermen duly qualified, as in and by this prefent Aft is direfted or appointed, to row and QuSified torow '^ork in their refpeftive Lighters or large Craft, and to do and aft anything' as heretofore they might therein. lawfully (SO, from fuch their refpeftive Keys and Wharfs to any Ships or Veffels as aforefaid ; any thing. •PerfoiK keeping in this prefent Aft contained to the contrary thereof in any wife noi;wlthftanding : And that it fliall and Wharfs, or deal- niay be lawful for any Perfon or Perfons, vi^ho now are, or hereafter fliall .be a Woodmonger or Wood- ^g in Coals, &c.,j^Qj.^ggj.j^ and do keep a Wharf or Wharfs for retailing of Fuel, to keep, ufe and row^ by themfelves or ewnUohters"&c. Servants, any Lighter or Lighters, or other large Craft, for carrying of their own Goods ib to be retailed,. 3 Geo.. c. a6. and none others; provided fuch Servants be Watermen or Lightermen within the Meaning of this Aftj. |. !•' any thing herein contained to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. "Woodmongers may keep Lighters for carry ing their own Goods, &c. iv?^' ^"kT ^'^' ■f'^°v'"is^ always, That this Aft, nor any thing herein contarned,, fhall not extend or be conftrued te'rs" noTcard*- ^° extend to prohibit any Owners, Proprietors or Lellees of Layftalls to carry cvff the Soil from the faid pers Boats, &c, Layftalls in fuch Lighters or Veffels, and by fuch Perfons, as have hitherto been accuftomed, nor to pro- hibit any Gardiner from bringing to the Markets of the Cities of Londojt and Wejhninfler, asul the Places adjacent, their own Fruit, Herbs, Roots and other Produfts of their Gardens, or Soil and Dung in their Boats, and by their own Servants,, as they have formerly accuftomed to do ; any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithftanding. •^■'"o'Da'"' ^f ^- P^'ovided alfo. That no Perfon fhall be puniflied for any Offence againft this Aft, unlefs fuch Of- offence'*^^ '* "' fender fliali be pi-ofecuted for the fame within thirty Days after the Offence committed. XL Provided
