ðə fˈɜːst kəmˈɪʃən kənsˈɜːnd wɪððə ɹˈɪvɚ tˈɛmz wʌzðɪ ˈɑːksfɚdbˈɜːkɑːt kəmˈɪʃən, ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɪn ɐn ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv baɪ dʒˈeɪmz ˈaɪ.
The first Commission concerned with the River Thames was the Oxford-Burcot Commission, appointed in an Act of 1605 by James I.