jan 1, 1646 - sass
Description:
A sluice, a word of Dutch origin, evidently introduced in the seventeenth century during the drainage schemes carried out by Vermuyden and others. Stovin’s manuscript contains information about the damage done to the <i>Sasse at Turn Brigg</i> in 1645 (ERAS13/230) and the decree made at Thorne the following year<i> for reedifieing the Sluces and sasses pulled up by malicious People</i> (ERAS12/27).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1646
Now
~ 379 years ago