Undated
Petition from Subscribers for Canal Shares.
To the Honourable the Comons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled
The Humble Petition of the sevl Persons who have subscribed towards the making and compleating a navigable Cutt or Canal from the River Severn at or near Framiload to Walbridge near the Town of Stroud in the County of Gloucester
Sheweth
That by an Act of Parmilamt passed in the third year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the second Intitled "An Act for making navigable the River Stroud Water in the County of Gloucester from the River Severn at or near Framiload to Walbridge near the Town of Stroud in the same County" certain persons therein named as Undertakers were impowered with a limited Time therein specified & long since elapsed, at their own proper Costs & Charges to make the sd River Called Stroudwater navigable & passable for Boats Barges & other Vessels from the River Severn at or near Framiload to Walbridge near the Town of Stroud afd and diverse Persons therein also name were thereby appointed Coms for putting the Act in Execution.
That the making of sd River Stroud Water navigable in pursuance of the Powers of the said Act will be attended with many Difficulties and liable to such Obstructions as will if executed renter the said ineffectual to answer the good Ends & Purposes intended by the sd Act.
That by Levels and Surveys taken it appears that a navigable Cut or Canal from Boats Barges Lighters & other Vessells from the River Severn at or near Framiload to Walbridge near the Town of Stroud may with Ease and Convenience be made whish will totally obviate and remove all the Difficulties and Obstructions of River Navigation and fully answer all the beneficial Purposes intended by the sd Act.
That an Estimate hath been take by an eminent and skilful Surveyor & Engineer of the Expence of making the proposed Cutt or Canal amounting to the Sum of ....... which hath been subscribed by your Petitioners for that purpose but as the same cannot be carried into Execution without the Aid of Parliament
Your Petitioners therefore most humbly pray this honorable House that Leave may be given to bring in a Bill to alter amend & render more effectual the said Parliamt made in the sd third year of his said late Majesty King Geo the second and to enlarge the powers thereof so as to enable your Petitioners to make the sd proposed navigable Cutt or Canal in such manner as to this honourable House shall seem meet and your Petitioners shall ever pray
