 | Roger North - Judges - 1808 - 360 pages
...ground ; and fo dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly ftreight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting... | |
 | Cesare Blasi - Architecture - 1824 - 756 pages
...staiths of the river *." Lord Keeper Guildford, in 1676, thus describes the waggons and rail-ways. — ' The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlers fitting these rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 pages
...of commercial traffic. Lord Keeper Guilford in 1676, thus describes the wagons and railways:—"The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...the river, exactly straight and parallel; and bulky draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is an raised in the centre, and declining at both ends... | |
 | Eneas Mackenzie - Berwick-upon-Tweed (England) - 1825 - 538 pages
...coales from the pits to the staiths to the river." Lord Keeper Guilford, in 16"6, thus describes them: " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel : and bulky carts are made with four rowlers, fitting... | |
 | Roger North - College teachers - 1826 - 484 pages
...ground ; and so dear that the owner of a rood of ground will expect 20/. per annum for this leave. The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1832 - 426 pages
...year 1676 ; they are thus described :— "The manner of the car. risgo is by laying rails of Umber from the colliery to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky caris are made with four rollers, fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse... | |
 | John Holland - Coal - 1835 - 516 pages
...Guildford, who was upon the northern circuit in 1676, thus describes the waggons and the waggon-ways : — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts* are made with rowlets, fitting... | |
 | John Holland - Coal - 1835 - 514 pages
...Guildford, who was upon the northern circuit in 1676, thus describes the waggons and the waggon-ways : — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber from the colliery down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts* are made with rowlets, fitting... | |
 | Nicholas Wood - Railroads - 1838 - 854 pages
...before this time or not, I have not had the means of ascertaining. In 1676 they are thus described: — "The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of...with four rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carnage is so easy that one horse will draw down four or five chaldron of coals, and is immense benefit... | |
 | James Day - Railroads - 1839 - 238 pages
...Guildford, who was upon the northern circuit in 1 676, thus describes the waggons and the waggon- ways — " The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber...straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made, with rollers fitting those rails, whereby the carriage is so easy, that one horse will draw down four or... | |
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The manner of the carriage is by laying rails of timber, from the colliery, down to the river, exactly straight and parallel ; and bulky carts are made with four rowlets fitting these rails ; whereby the carriage is so easy that one horse will draw down... 
