Wherefore 

 the Weares 

 or sluces are 

 planted. 



WATER-WORKES. 



borne to speake of them at this time. I 

 had almost forgotten to make a true re- 

 port of the everlasting-trench : it's but a 

 bastard brooke, falling from my Parke into 

 the mouth of my trench-royall, and his 

 course stopt by a Weare or sluce, not in- 

 feriour to any in the maine-river. This 

 bastard-brooke is commanded by that since 

 to attend the trench-royall to the rendez- 

 vous^ or place of imployment, drowning 

 altogether, which descending against the 

 stanke-royall, is forced into his ever-lasting- 

 course againe. 



Against another Weare or sluce (com- 

 parable to any of the rest what-so-ever) 

 you shall understand why these two maine 

 Weares or sluces bee planted upon so 

 beggerly a brooke : the trench-royall cross- 

 ing the brooke so farre as the ground ex- 

 tends, must either have passe in the end 

 (which cannot bee with-out leave of the 

 inhabitant belowe) or forc'd backe againe 

 over the first Weare, three mile above ; 

 which may bee : but the purpose is, the 

 everlasting-trench shall have an everlasting 

 continuance, to receive the Surplus of the 

 floud-^water for defence of your Hey, and 

 after-math. The ancient bredth and depth 

 118 is 



