Regulations For Brewers in Fetching Water in 1666

By Chris Hunt

It is ordered that noe comon bruer or victualler whatsoever inhabiting within this corporation shall fetch or cause to be fetched any water from St Michael’s conduit, the Leaden conduit, or from ye pump standing in ye parish of S John’s, for brewing, or for any other occasion whatsoever, but betwixt ye hours of 5 of ye clocke in ye morning and seven of ye clocke in ye afternoon upon pain to fforfeit for every tubb of water soe fetched before or after ye sayd houres ye some of four pence.

April 26th 1666.

Source

Stamford Mercury Friday November 21st 1873 p4

Hall Book 2A/1/2

Note. The spelling has not been modernised.

A printed version can be downloaded HERE