▁region , ▁could ▁appoint ▁contract ors ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁work ▁to ▁rect ify ▁such ▁problems , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁assess ▁how ▁this ▁work ▁would ▁be ▁fin anced . ▁Flo ods ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 4 ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁decision ▁to ▁re build ▁a ▁flo od gate ▁at ▁Way n f lete , ▁with ▁the ▁villages ▁affected ▁pay ing ▁the ▁construction ▁costs . ▁ ▁Att empt s ▁to ▁en large ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁dra ins ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁F ens ▁are ▁recorded ▁by ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 2 . ▁W ain f le et ▁H aven ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁un su itable ▁as ▁an ▁out let ▁for ▁the ▁water , ▁which ▁was ▁consequ ently ▁rout ed ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁With am ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁H aven . ▁The ▁first ▁Ma ud ▁F oster ▁d rain ▁was ▁cut ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 8 , ▁from ▁Cow bridge ▁to ▁The ▁H aven , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 1 ▁it ▁was ▁in ade qu ate , ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁flo oding ▁in ▁both ▁f ens , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁Sir ▁Anthony ▁Thomas , ▁John ▁War so pp ▁and ▁other ▁Advent ur ers ▁being ▁commission ed ▁to ▁en large ▁the ▁Ma ud ▁F oster ▁d rain ▁and ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁out fall ▁where ▁it ▁dis charg ed ▁into ▁The ▁H aven . ▁As ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁money ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁works , ▁the ▁Advent ur ers ▁were ▁to ▁be