Whereas an Act was made in the Third Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King George the Second, intituled, An Act for making navigable the River Stroudwater, in the County of Gloucester, from the River Severn, at or near Framiload, to Wallbridge, near the Town of Stroud, in the same County: And whereas by the said Act certain Persons therein named, their Heirs, or Assigns, or Nominees, were authorised and impowered, at their proper Costs and Charges, to make the said River, called Stroudwater, navigable and passable for Boats, Barges, Lighters, and other Vessels, from the River Severn, at or near Framiload aforesaid, to Wallbridge, near the Town of Stroud aforesaid, and from Time to Time to continue, maintains, and use such Navigation in such Manner as they should think fit; and, for the better effecting the Premises, Commissioners were, by the said Act, nominated to determine Differences between the Undertakes and other Persons concerned; but no Proceedings were had towards making the said Navigation: And whereas an Act was made in the Thirty-second Year of the Reign of this said late Majesty, to amend and explain the said former Act, whereby other Persons therein named, their Heirs, Assigns, or Nominees, were impowered to make and maintain the said Navigation, in Manner and by the Ways and Means therein mentioned: And whereas by the said Act it was provided, that, in case the said Undertakers should not finish their said Undertaking one or before the Twenty-ninth Day of September, One thousand seven hundred and sixty-one, or within such further Time as the Commissioners should think proper to allow for finishing the same, the Powers, Authorities, Rights, Privileges, and Advantages, by the said Act granted to and vested in them, should cease and determine; and all the Lands, Engines, and Machines which should then have been by them purchased, erected, and made, for the Use and Purpose of the said Navigation, should be forfeited to the Commissioners appointed by and in pursuance of the said former Act, who were impowered to grand and convey the same to any other Person or Persons who should be willing to complete the said Undertaking in the Manner intended by, and under the Conditions, Privileges, Restrictions, and Limitations of the said former Act, in such Manner as might have been done in case the said last-mentioned Act had not been made: And whereas the Undertakers under the said last-mentioned Act made some Progress towards effecting the said Navigation, but did not complete he same, notwithstanding they has a further Time of Six Years allowed them for that Purpose, pursuant to the Provisions of the said Act: And whereas, upon the Eighth Day of December, One thousand seven hundred and seventy-four, the several Persons hereinafter named entered into an Article of Subscription for raising the Sum of Twenty thousand Pounds for making the said Navigation, to be divided and distinguished into Two hundred equal Parts or Shares, at the Rate of One hundred Pounds per Share, and agreed to advance and pay such Sum or Sums of Money as should respectively belong to the Share or Shares subscribed for, according to the Tenor of the said Article; videlicet, the Right Honourable the Lord Ducie Two Shares, Sir Onesiphorus Paul Baronet One Share, William Dallaway Three Shares, William Dallaway, for his Daughter Elizabeth, One Share, William Dallaway for his Daughter Rebecca Catherine, One Share, William Knight Two Shares, George Hawker, Six Shares, Joseph Wathen, Five Shares, Richard Aldridge Four Shares, James Winchcombe Five Shares, Thomas Baylis Eight Shares, John Holling Two Shares, Benjamin Grazebrook Six Shares, Fream Arundell Three Shares, Thomas Crozier Arundell Two Shares, Richard Hawker and Son Five Shares, John Butt Five Shares, Thomas White, Seven Shares, William Capell Two Shares, William Smith Two Shares, James Croome Three Shares, Wiiliam Wathen Two Shares, Richard Bigland Two Shares, Nathaniel Jones One Share, Francis Knight One Share, Thomas James One Share, Richard Gabb One Share, George Summer One Share, Rowles Scudamore One Share, Charles Freebury One Share, Robert Ellis One Share, Henry Shephard One Share, Anna Haynes One Share, Durley Wintle Five Shares, William Ellis One Share, James Dallaway Two Shares, William Hopton One Share, Hester Pegler One Share, John Gardner Ten Shares, Benjamin Fisher One Share, William Tombs One Share, Edmund Clutterbuck Two Shares, Daniel Clutterbuck One Share, Nathaniel Perks Two Shares, John Allaway Five Shares, Charles Page Two Shares, Timothy Lewis One Share, Bathurst Lewis, Son of Timothy Lewis, One Share, George Lewis, One Share, Joshua Thomas One Share, William Sevill Two Shares, John Wight One Share, William Sevill junior Two Shares, Anthony Keck One Share, Samuel Baylis Three Shares, John Cambridge Two Shares, William Turner One Share, Samuel Jones Two Shares, Samuel Arundell Three Shares, Jane Sheppard Two Shares, Samuel Peach One Share, Samuel Bowyer One Share, Abel Grey Two Shares, Thomas Gibson Four Shares, Thomas Bradbury Winter Four Shares, Bicknel Coney and John Wilson Five Shares, Elizabeth Hawes One Share, Thomas Colborne Two Shares, John Kemmett Two Shares, Joseph Beddome Two Shares, Rebecca Ann, Daughter of Joseph Beddome, Two Shares, Susanna Dallaway One Share, Elizabeth Clissold, Daughter of Nathaniel Clissold, One Share, John Clissold Two Shares, John Billingsley Two Shares, Richard Hall One Share, William Tombs One Share, John Mills One Share, Hannah Beale Two Shares, Abraham Wallbank One Share, Samuel Wallbank One Share, Joseph Cripps, Son of Joseph Cripps, One Share, Edward Cripps, Son of Joseph Cripps, One Share, Samuel Vines One Share and John Dauncey One Share.
The Proprietors did in pursuance of a former method prescribed for Regulating the Ballott for Chusing a Committee for the ensuing Year, Appoint Mr John Colborne and Mr Thomas Arundell Inspectors, and Mr William Wathen and Joseph Grazebrook Screwtineers for the present Election and the following return was made by the Chairman: WIlliam Knight, Thomas White, James Dallaway, Richard Bigland, John Hollings, John Allaway, Joseph Wathen, Fream Arundell, Thomas Baylis, James Winchcombe, Benjamin Grazebrook, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas Hayes.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Friday the 5th of May 1780 Present: James Winchcombe, John Allaway, Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Benm Grazebrook, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 15th of May 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Hayes, John Hollings, Thomas Baylis, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Richard Bigland, Benm Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 22d of June 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, William Knight, John Hollings, Thomas Baylis, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, John Allaway.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Tuesday the 11th July 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, Fream Arundell, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, James Dallaway.
William Knight, John Allaway, John Hollings, Thomas White, James Dallaway, Benm Grazebrook, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Monday the 18th of August 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Fream Arundell, James Dallaway, Thomas White, Nathaniel Jones, Benm Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Tuesday the 26th of September 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Thomas White, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, Benm Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 5th of October 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, William Knight, Thomas White, John Hollings, Richard Bigland, Fream Arundell, Benm Grazebrook, Nathaniel Jones.
Present: John Hollings, James Dallaway, Thomas Baylis, Benm Grazebrook, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 14th of December 1780 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Fream Arundell, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas White, Benm Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 11th of January 1781 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, William Knight, Thomas White, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, Benm Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 8th of February 1781 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, James Dallaway, Benm Grazebrook, Fream Arundell, John Allaway.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 8th Day of March 1781 Present: Joseph Wathen, Fream Arundell, John Hollings, John Allaway, Thomas Baylis, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas White, Benm Grazebrook, Richard Bigland.
Committee now William Knight, Thomas White, James Dallaway, Richard Bigland, John Hollings, John Allaway, Joseph Wathen, William Bettersby, Thomas Baylis, Nathaniel Jones, Benjamin Grazebrook, Fream Arundell.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 9th of August 1781 Present: Joseph Wathen, Fream Arundell, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, James Dallaway, Benm Grazebrook, Richard Bigland.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Tuesday the 21st of August 1781 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Fream Arundell, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, John Allaway, Benm Grazebrook, Richard Bigland.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Tuesday the 9th of October 1781 Present: Joseph Wahten, Fream Arundell, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas Baylis, Benm Grazebrook, James Dallaway.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 13th of December 1781 Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Jones, John Hollings, Benm Grazebrook, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Monday the 9th of April 1782 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings.,Nathaniel Jones, Thomas Hayes, John Allaway, Fream Arundell, Benm Grazebrook.
Resolved that the following Persons do Constitute a Committee for the ensuing year: Joseph Wathen, William Battersby, John Hollings, Richard Bigland, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Thomas Baylis, John Allaway, Fream Arundell, Thomas White, Thomas Hayes, Nathaniel Jones, Benm Grazebrook.
Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Winchcombe, John Hollings, John Allaway, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas Baylis, Benm Grazebrook, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 16th of May 1782 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Fream Arundell, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 1st of August 1782 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Hayes, John Hollings, John Allaway, Fream Arundell, Benm Grazebrook, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 3d October 1782 Present: John Hollings, Thomas Baylis, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, Benm Grazebrook.
In consequence of which no resolution could be formed by those who were present, Viz: Joseph Wathen, John Hollings, James Dallawy, Fream Arundell, Thomas Baylis, Richard Bigland, Nathaniel Jones, William Ellis, John Colborne, Obadiah Paul, Richard Farmer, Thos Crozier Arundell, Richard Gabb, William Sevill Jun, John Butt, Rowles Scudamore.
Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Richard Bigland, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 12th of December 1782 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Thomas White, James Dallaway, Benm Grazebrook, Fream Arundell, John Allaway, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Monday the 10th of February 1783 Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Winchcombe, John Hollings, John Allaway, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas White, Richard Bigland, Fream Arundell.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Monday the 17th of February 1783 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, John Allaway, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Thursday the 27th of March 1783 Present: John Hollings, Nathaniel Winchcombe, James Dallaway, Thomas Baylis, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn in Stroud on Tuesday the 8th of July 1783 Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Jones, John Hollings, Benm Grazebrook, James Dallaway.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment on board the Companys Barge on the Stroud Canal on Tuesday the 9th of September 1783 Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Fream Arundell, Thomas White, Thomas Baylis, Nathaniel Jones, John Allaway, Benm Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held this 20th Day of November 1783 at the George Inn in Stroud Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Winchcombe, John Hollings, Thomas Baylis, James Dallaway, John Allaway, Freame Arundell, Richard Bigland, Nathaniel Jones, Benn Grazebrook.
1783 Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Winchcombe, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, James Dallaway, Benn Grazebrook, John Allaway, Thomas Baylis.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn at Stroud on Thursday the 19th of February 1784 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, Benn Grazebrook, Richard Bigland.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by adjournment at the George Inn at Stroud on Thursday the 8th of April 1784 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, Fream Arundell, Benn Grazebrook.
Committee for year to be Sir George Paul, Joseph Wathen, John Hollings, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Fream Arundell, Thomas Baylis, William Battersby, Richard Bigland, Thomas White, John Allaway, Nathaniel Jones, Benjamin Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the George Inn at Stroud on Saturday the 24th of July 1784 Present: Joseph Wathen, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas Baylis, Benn Grazebrook, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by adjournment at the Swan Inn in Stroud on Wednesday the 23d of March 1785 Present: John Hollings, Thomas Baylis, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, John Allaway.
Committee for year: Sir George Paul Bart., Joseph Wathen, John Hollings, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Fream Arundell, Thomas Baylis, William Battersby, Richard Bigland, Thomas White, John Allaway, Nathaniel Jones, Benjamin Grazebrook.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by Adjournment at the Swan in Stroud on Thursday the 28th of April 1785 Present: John Hollings, Benn Grazebrook, James Dallaway, Nathaniel Jones, Thomas White.
At a Meeting of the Committee held by adjournment on board the Companys Barge on Wednesday the 1st of June 1785 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Nathaniel Winchcombe, John Allaway, Benn Grazebrook, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held by adjournment at the George Inn at Stroud on Wednesday the 27th of July 1785 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, John Allaway, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Nathaniel Jones, James Dallaway.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held at the George Inn at Stroud on Tuesday the 8th of November 1785 Present: Joseph Wathen, Thomas Baylis, John Hollings, Benn Grazebrook, Nathaniel Winchcombe, Nathaniel Jones.
At a Meeting of the Committee of the Stroudwater Navigation held by Adjournment at the George Inn at Stroud on Thursday the 15th of December 1785 Present: Joseph Wathen, Nathaniel Winchcombe, John Hollings, Nathaniel Jones, John Allaway.
Nathaniel Jones claimed share no.86, Nathaniel Jones having died intestate.
