SIR FRANCIS DRAKE AND THE PLYMOUTH CORPORATION. 465 
Lampen the engineer. It is thus clear not only that Lampen 
planned the leat, but that his plans were carried out. We find later 
that he exercised a general superintendence over the operations. 
Itm given to the ij lampyns in reward touchinge 
their paines taken aboute the leate ‘ eee ave 
Itm given to Robert lampyn and his brother in 
reward for their paines aboute the water opxe vd svi 
The part which Robert Lampen played in this business does not 
admit of the smallest question. 
But we do not stop here. One of the most important entries 
of the whole series is as follows : 
Itm paied over and above the Charges in this 
accompte before mentyoned wh amount- 
ethe to xvj xvij® ij4 for and in bringinge 
in of the leate and beside the money given 
to St Frauncs Drake the some of, as by a 
bill of pticulers appeared, the some of . xlvij" viijs vij4 
Unfortunately the bill of particulars is not preserved, but we 
can form an adequate idea of what it contained. The remainder 
of the entries indicate not only that the Corporation were the 
prime movers in bringing in the water, but that they had prepared 
to utilize it when it came home. 
Itm paied for lead for to OMEN the water 
wh is in waight 99° 2 16 att viij# the 
tonne ; exo yey? 
Itm paied toward the Plumers bar ‘ eeys 
This plumber does not appear to have been a local man, for we 
read also 
Itm for wyne when Moore the Plumer was here . iij§ 
Itm given to Moore the Plumer toward his charge 
cominge hither ! : : om ye 
However in the next year Plymouth had a plumber of its own, 
one John Wyllyams. An entry in 1591-2 gives the approximate 
date when the lead pipes were made or arrived. 
Itm pd Mathewe Starkeys wyfe for selleradge of 
the pypes of lead from the 17th of September 
to the 16th of open 1592, at 84 per 
weicke . : . Xxxiij® iiij4 
