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stivam of watiT within "one mile of the 

 city;" secondly, to pay a moiety of the disbursements 

 " a I ready made " by Hugh Myddelton, upon the latter sur- 

 rendering an account, and swearing to the truth of the 

 same ; thirdly, provision is made for the appointment of 

 an " expenditor," who is to be made " acquainted with 

 and privy to" each item of expenditure, for which 

 purpose he is to keep proper books of account, to be 

 duly subscribed by himself and Myddelton, the King 

 agreeing, upon the oath of the last mentioned, to dis- 

 charge a moiety of such account or accounts within 

 twenty-one days next ensuing ; fourthly, His Majesty 

 grants an exclusive right to Hugh Myddelton and his 

 assigns to bring water from the springs of Hertfordshire, 

 and the King further stipulates for himself and succes- 

 sors to assent to any Act or Acts of Parliament which 

 may be necessary for confirming and enlarging the 

 powers, &c., originally granted to the Mayor and citizens 

 of London for bringing water to their city, and by them 

 assigned to Myddelton ; fifthly, the King grants to Hugh 

 Myddelton a right of way, &c., through his manors, 

 parks, lands, and premises, through which it may be 

 necessary to carry the New River, without charge for 

 loss or damage to the same ; sixthly, His Majesty con- 

 tracts to provide for a moiety of the expenses to be 

 incurred for cisterns and ponds for holding the water, 

 as well as for pipes for distributing the same into small 

 houses, &c. In consideration of these aids and conces- 

 sions on the part of His Majesty, Myddelton assigns 

 to him a moiety of the interest in, and profits to arise 

 from, the New River " for ever," with the exception 

 of a small quill or pipe of water which the said Myd- 

 delton had granted, at the time of his agreement with 

 the City, to the poor people inhabiting St. John-street 

 and Aldersgate-street, which exception His Majesty 

 allows. 



In consideration of these great advantages, Myddelton 



