The Records of the Commissioners of Sewers in the Parts of Holland 1547 - 1603

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Title: The Records of the Commissioners of Sewers in the Parts of Holland 1547 - 1603
Summary: This volume is a primary-source collection of records relating to drainage, flood control and local administration in the Holland division of Lincolnshire during the later sixteenth century. The records are particularly valuable because the Holland fenlands were vulnerable to flooding, inadequate drainage and the deterioration of banks, dykes and watercourses. The Courts of Sewers were responsible for ordering landowners and occupiers to maintain these works and for dealing with disputes and failures to comply. Volume III is significant in that it allows historians to see how environmental problems were managed at a local level, rather than simply through central government. Maintaining drainage was a collective responsibility, but it also created conflicts over who should pay and who was responsible for particular banks and dykes.
Edited by: A. E. B. Owen
Publisher: The Lincoln Record Society
Year Published: 1977
Edition: Original
Binding type: Hardcover
ISBN: 
Dimensions: 24cm x 16cm
Notes: From the library of J.C.C. of Dunholme
SKU: VSS / 268 / G / 7733 / 6095
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Book condition: Very good. Handling marks, marks
Binding: Intact
Pages: 140 pages
 
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