[...] One thousand six hundred

FOrasmuch, as the [...], and Council of this City, have [...] for cleansing the City, whole Streets, Vennels and Closses thereof, [...] Muck, Fuilȝie, and Excrements; who is therby obliged to [...] and [...] all the Muck, Fuilȝie, and Excre­ments [...] down in the [...] and Closses each Week-day before [...] of the Clock in the [...] the Council, considering, that notwith­ [...] a moderat way, for pre­ [...] Excrements, and Ashes, over the Windows and [...] upon the Streets, Vennels, and Closses within the City, to prevent the [...] thereof, and [...] smell therein; yet these endeavours have hitherto [...] albeit they have punished the persons guilty by Imprisonment, and otherwayes. These are therefore to discharge all the Families within this Ci­ty, [...] Filth, Excrements, Ashes, or foul Water, [...] Window, or [...], in any place upon the High-streets, Closses, or Vennels within the City, [...] or right, under the Penalty of Thirty [...] Masters, or Mistrisses of any [...], in any of the [...] within the Bounds foresaid where the a­ [...] shall be [...] their [...] off the Family that shall be guilty of the abuse and the Masters of these Families are to retain their Servants Fees till [...]: Which Fines is to be exacted toties quoties, as they shall be found guilty, but favour; and are to be disposed of, the one half for the use of the Poor, and the other half to the Discoverer that shall be appointed by the Coun­ [...] the sight of the Magistrats; and the persons found guilty are to be Impri­ [...] in the [...] pleasure. And [...], the Council hereby [...] and Discharges all Persons within this Ci­ty to lay down any Muck, Fulȝie, Excrements, or Ashes, upon any part of the Streets, Vennels, or Closses within the same, after Eight Hours in the Morning, till Eight Hours at Night in the Winter time, and Ten Hours at Night in the Sum­mer time, upon any Week day, especially upon the Saturday, and from Eight Hours in the Morning that day, till Monday Morning, they are to lay down no Muck, Fuilȝie, Excrements, nor Ashes, which must be laid down upon the Streets in the places app [...]ed before [...] in the Morning; certifying such persons that shall [...] this Statu [...] and Ordinance, they shall be lyable in the [...] foresaid, which to be [...] from them, and applyed in man­ner foresaid, and their person are to be punished at the will of the Magistrats.