A. D. 1759* Anno tricefimo tertio Georgii II. C. n. 44 ^ or Transfer; and all Monies paid into the Bank in purfuance of this A<Sl, or remaining in the and the Monies then Hands of the prefent or any future Deputy of the King's Remembrancer at the Time of his Death J'^' p'a'id o"er by h's or Removal, and not inverted in the Funds, or placed out on Securities as aforefaid, (hall be paid Executors, &c. Over by the Executors or Adminiftrators of fuch deceafed Deputy of the King's faid Remembrancer, to the fucceeding Deputy of the King's faid Remembrancer for the Time being. XVIII. And it is hereby further enadled and declared. That if on the Death or Removal of the If there fliall be no De- prefent or any future Deputv of the King's Remembrancer of the faid Court of Exchequer^ the puty Remembrancer th^ King's Remembrancer niail execute the faid Office in Perfon, then and in fuch Cafe the feveral Y^'^;;^^- ^^^^^^^ Truus, rowers and Autnonties m and by the laid former Acts, and this prclent Act, velted in ^^e to veft in ihe Prin- the faid Deputy of the King's Remembrancer, and his Succeflbrs, fhall, during fuch Time as no cjpal Remembrancer. Deputy of the King's Remembrancer ihall be appointed, veft in, and be executed by the faid King's Remembrancer of the faid Court of Exchequer for the Time being. ' XIX. And whereas the Mills commonly called The Purjieet Mills, by keeping back the frefh
- Water, and admitting the fait Water out of the Thames into the Fleet or Cut called Mar Ditch,
■ liave been found very detrimental to the adjacent Lands as well as to the Health of the Country ' in general, and may prove pernicious to the (jarrifon intended for the Guard of the faid Maga- ' ziiiej' Be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That as foon as the faid Commiilioners fo The Mills at Purfleet to to be. appointed by virtue of this Aa fhall be in adual Poffeffion and Seifm of the faid Mills, the be takea down ; Mailer General of his Majefty's Ordinance for the Time being, or the Lieutenant General and Principal Officers of his Majefty's Ordnance for the Time being, or any three or more of them, fliail effedually take down the faid Mills ; and that no Mills ihall hereafter, on any Account, be built, either at the Mouth of the faid Fleet or Cut called Mar Ditch, or in any other Part thereof that flrall by virtue of this ASt be vefted in the faid Commiffioners before mentioned ; but that the ^"<^ ^"^^ Fleet to be left faid Fleet or Cut fliall be left free and open according to the Diredions herein after mentioned ; any °^^^ Thing in this A(St to the contrary thereof in any wife notwithftanding. XX. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That the Mafter General of his Ma- and proper Flood Gates ^ jefty's Ordnance for the Time being, or the Lieutenant General and Principal Officers of his Ma- JheSel Water "^ °"' jiefty's Ordnance for the Time being, or any three or more of them, Ihall, when the faid Mills ' ihall have been taken down, fix fuch proper Flood-Gates, not lefs than fourteen Feet in Width, to be laid at leaft three Feet lower than the Mill Water-Way now is, as (hall effedually keep the Sea Water out of the faid Fleet, and permit the fre(h Water to go off with the Ebb Tides ; and fliall wate"t?^ off t'i A from time to time clear the Silt from the Mouth of the faid Fleet, and caufc fuch other Works to the* Ebb°Tide° &c! be ereded, and fuch Repairs to be made thereunto, as may be fufficicnt for the Purpofe aforefaid j any Thing in this A61 to the contrary thereof notwithftanding. XXI. And be it further enailed by the Authority aforefaid. That the faid Fleet commonly called The Fleet tobe under the Mar Ditch, and all the Works ereded or to be ereded thereon, fhall ftill continue under the Au- fortire'Leveb o°f Av^Ii" thority of the Commiffioners of Sewers for the Levels of Jvely and IVeJ} Thurrock^ to be preferved and w. Thurrock -^ but by them for the Benefit of the Country in the State they are direded to be by this A£l ; neverthe- the Expences of the Re- lefs, fo as all the Expences of ereding and keeping in Repair the faid Flood-Gates, and other pairs, &c. to be paid out Works, fhall be borne and paid for out of the Monies granted or to be granted by Parliament for ^^ 'u^o h"'" ^""^^'^ the Service of the Ordnance; any Thing herein contained to the contrary thereof notwith- °^^ e Ordnance Service. ftanding. XXII. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid, That it (liall and may be lawful to Comniiflioners impower- and for the faid Commiffioners, or any five or more of them, upon the Complaint of any Owner ^•^„°" ^'^f,^'!.^^* r r • r^ ■ c .u i t rr t i i rt j-.. ^ j- • • tjrievances of the Owners or Owners, Occupier or Uccupiers or any other Meiiuages, Lands and Hereditaments, adjoining anj Occupiers of Lands- to any Part of the Lands and Hereditaments by this Ad vefted in the faid Truftees, that he, fhe or * they have received any Damage by bringing, loading, or carrying any Materials neceflary to erecft or compleat any of the Works thereto belonging, or by any, other Means whatfoever, to examine into and hear every fuch Complaint ; and if the fame fliall be made out to their Satisfadion, then fuch Commiffioners, or any five or more of them, are hereby authorifed to make fuch Recompence for and make Satlsfaftion fuch Damages to the Party or Parties injured, out of the Monies hereby granted, as to the faid ^'^'" Damages. Commiffioners, or any five or more of them, fhall from lime to time feem juft and reafonable. XXIII. And be it further enafted by the Authority aforefaid. That out of all or any the Aids and JS'Oool, granted out of Supplies granted to his Majefty for the Service of the Year one thouHmd feven hundred and fixty, i 6o"to|,!3.j"'^^^^^'^'"* there fhall and may be iflued and applied any Sum or Sums of Money, not exceeding the Sum of the fa'id MagazinT°ana^ fifteen thoufand Pounds, towards the taking down and removing the faid Magazine, and all Build- building a new ings belonging thereto, fituate near the Town of Greenwich, and erefling a new Magazine for Gunpowder, and other Buildings neceflary thereto, at Purfleet aforefaid, and purchafing MelTuages, Mills, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments for that Purpofe. one. XXIV. And be it further enaded by the Authority aforefaid. That it fliall and may be lawful to Board of Ordnance to ap- and for the Mafter General and Principal Officers of his Majefty's Ordnance for the Time being, po^'it^offi^rs for carrying to appoint proper Secretaries, Clerks, Affiftants, or other Officers, for the more effedlual carrying ^ '^ Acl into Execution. this Adl into Execution j and that the neceflary Expences and Charges attending the fame (hall be paid out of the Monies hereby granted. XXV. And be it further enabled by the Authority aforefaid, That an Account of the Applica- Accounts to be laid fac- tion of the Monies hereby appropriated towards taking down and removiiig the faid Magazine, foi^e Patlidmeat. fituate near the faid Town of Greenwich, and all Buildings thereto belonging, and towards build- ing the faid Magazine, Guardhoufe, Barracks, and other convenient Buildings, at Purfleet afore- VoL. Vm. L U iliid,
