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day to our Lady-day before the Hours of 8 in ye morning nor
from our Lady-day to Michs till 7 of the Clock in ye morning
That soe ye neighbourhood may be Supplied And that after those
Hours they shall stay their Turns till those shall be supplyed
That shall be there before them And they doe further Order
That ye sd Row, nor Wilson nor noe other person shall bring
any tubbs to fill to Cary away afterwards but yt every person
take his or her Turne as they Come that soe al quarrells for the
future may be prevented.
Thursday, 12th Aug. 1669. That noe person who doth fetch Water
from the Conduit for profitt by Selling thereof doe presume to
fetch water from the sayd Conduit to sell before 8 of ye Clocke in
the morning in ye Wintertime vizt from Mich to our Lady day
or before 7 of ye clock in the morning in ye Summer Tyme
vizt from or Lady Day to Michs
1st June, 1675. That the Churchwardens doe cause a new Wodden
Pumpe to be made and placed at Mr Cornelius Vandons Alme's
Houses, the old leaden pumpe being stolen away.
5th April, 1682. Ordered that Esqr Wardour have libertie to lay a
leaden Pipe from King streete across the chinch yard to bring
water to his houses there, underneath the Channell which
carrys the water from the Abbey to King streete to bee continued
during the pleasure of the Vestry.
Wednesday, 24 Oct., 1683. Ordered that the Churchwarden doe cause
a new pumpe to be made att the Pesthouse and the charge
thereof to be allowed at the passing of their accompt.
26th July, 1700. Ordered that the Churchwardens cause the
Thames water to be laid in for the use of the Church.
28th April, 1703. Ordered that the Churchwardens agree for the
laying of the Conduit water into the Church at as cheap a rate
as they can.
Sunday, 14 August, 1715. Ordd that the Erecting a new Pump at
Tuttle Side be referred to the Churchwardens Discretion.
The entries made at this period relate to the sinking of
wells in various positions in the highways, and the fixing
of pumps for the common use of the parishioners; but the
sites were not always absolutely beyond the reach of
contamination:—
24th July, 1741.—Ordered that the Pump in the Church Yard* next
King Street be taken up and the well sunk deeper.
In 1722 the service of the Chelsea Water Works Company
*The Interments were being made in the Churchyard almost daily at this
time. The well was first sunk in 1735.
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