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bancke soe sufficiently that without danger or hindrance her
maiesties subjects may have free passage. Wherein yor honor
shall perform a very work & bind yr Suppts to pray to God for
your perpetuall happines.
Fro. the Bailiff & Burgesses, their answer to the Bight
Honorable Sir Bobert Cecill, His letter sent unto them
the 20th May, 1G02.
Bight Hoble Sr., humble duties remembered. Whereas Abraham
Merricke and others the inhabitants of Lambeth, have been
peticioners to yor Honor to cause the Surveiours for the high
waies of Westminster to repair, & amend the banck that leadeth
from Westminster to the horse ferrie boate. And, whereas, yor
honor hath directed your letter to us to consider amongste orselves
what is to be done on or parts, we have accordingly mett
togeather & find the Inhabitance of Westminster have not beene
chardged herewith heretofore, but they which have the profitt of
the ferrie which by due proofe we are redy to show have heretofore
usuallie repaired the said bancke. And have had license of
the late Dean of Westminster by the mediation of frendes to dig
gravill in Tuttell for the repaire thereof they both paieing
for the digging & carriadge thereof. And have at sundrie times
brought furres & other stuff from Lambeth to repaire the same. The
farmors of the ferrie have heretofore maid like suit unto yor
Hoble deceased father who hath taken notice of their uniust
request, & being satisfied therein gave them answer accordingly.
Even soe with remembrance of or dutye to vor Honor, We humbley
take our leave, Westminster, 31st May, 1602.
No improvement having been made during twelve
montlis following this representation, the parishioners of
Lambeth appealed to the Privy Council through the instrumentality
of the Archbishop of Canterbury:—
To the reverend father in God the lo. Archbishop of Caunterberrie
primat & metropolitan of all England & one of her
maiesties most Hoble Privie Counsel],
Whereas we the Inhabitantes of the parish of St Margretts in
Westminster have been chardged & required by Mr Deane of Wesminster
by the mediation of yor Grace to amend and repaire the
banck that leadeth from Westminster to the horse ferrie the same
banke beinge very fowle & in great decay May it please yor Grace
to be advertised that the said bancke hath not beene att any time
repaired by the Inhabitantes of Westminster but hath allways since
it was first maid a way or passage to the ferrie been repaired and
amended by those who have had the profitt of the said ferrie as we
can sufficiently prove by the testimonie of divers witnesses the
same being noe ancient highway but was taken out of the close next
adioying for the advantage of the ferrie and notwithstanding the