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PART II. LIFE OF SIR HUGH MYDDELTON. 



CHAPTER I. 



Water supply of London in early times Its wells Conduits Punishment 

 inflicted for surreptitiously abstracting water from the public conduits 

 The famine of water Morice's pumping engines at London Bridge Pro- 

 posals to obtain water from springs in Hertford and Middlesex Successive 

 Acts obtained Plymouth Leet constructed by Sir Francis Drake Hugh 

 Myddelton undertakes to bring fresh water to the City .. .. Page 85-93 



CHAPTER II. 



The Myddelton family in North Wales Myddelton's Hither, the Governor of 

 Denbigh Myddelton brass in Whitchurch Hugh Myddelton's 1 >n .t hers 

 Entered apprentice to a London goldsmith Goldsmiths in early limes 

 London at the end of the 16th century Myddelton a merchant 

 adventurer Adventures of the Londoners Sir Walter Raleigh Myddel- 

 ton's marriage Is made an alderman of Denbigh A ttempts to find coal 

 Denbigh, and fails 94-106 



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CHAPTER III. 



Myddelton elected representative of Denbigh in Parliament Supplies jewellery 

 to King James Project of bringing water to London The Corpora lion 

 invest him with the requisite powers The works begun Plan of New 

 River The opposition to the works London water-carriers Myddelton 

 obtains the assistance of King James Theobald's Park Agreement 

 between the King and Myddelton Probable cost of New River 107-119 



CHAPTER IV. 



Method of constructing the New River works Boarded river at Bush-hill 

 -The works completed and New River opened Myddelton knighted 

 Accident to King James in New River Supply of the waier to tin- 

 inhabitants New River Company formed, and Sir Hugh appointed 

 Governor Fortunes of the New River Company 120-132 



CHAPTER V. 



Brading Haven, Isle of Wight Project for reclaiming it Sir Hugh Myddel- 

 ton undertakes the enterprise His patent The Oglander MSS., descrip- 

 tive of the failure of the works Sir Bevis Thelwall 133-140 



CHAPTER VI. 



Sir Hugh enters upon his mining enterprise in Wales Mines Royal of Cardi- 

 ganshire Silver found at Cwmsymlog Sir Hugh made a Baronet Is 

 invited to undertake the reclamation of Traeth-Mawr, and reasons for 

 declining Sir Hugh's death His will His descendant 1 1 l-lf>2 





