Repairing the said Bridge) And the Sum of £117:8:0 the
residue and remainder of the said Sum of £177:8:0 within
ten days next after such General or General Quarter Sessions
of the Peace to be holden for the said County as should happen [..]
next after the said publick bridge should be Compleatly
Effectually and Substantially repaired According to the true
Intent and meaning of the said Indented Writing (Which
said Sum of £117:8s:0d nor any part thereof hath yet been paid
to the said William Butler< no role > but the same now remaineth
due and Unpaid to him And We the said Comittee do hereby
further Certify That We have not only in person Carefully View'd
the Repairs done by the said William Butler< no role > to the said Bridges
But have also Employed Michael purse and Joseph Swafford two
able and Skilfull Carpenters Dilligently and carefully to
View Survey & Examine the same And do find as well by our
own View as by the View Survey and report thereon made by
the said Michael purse and Joseph Swafford< no role > That the said
William Butler< no role > hath not only Compleatly and Effectually
repaired the said Bridge and Set up good Sound Oak of the
Goodness and Scantlings Agreed and Contracted for by the said
William Butler< no role > but hath in Several points Exceeded his
Scantlings Contracted for and Added some Repairs which
were not Included in his Contract Severall Instances of
which are here under mentioned (to wit)

Contracted forSet up

Principal posts9 In: P 9 In:9 In: P 9 In
prish posts8 In P 5 In8 In: P 5 In
Spurrs 6 In P 6 In8 In P 6 In

And hath put a New Oak Trussle head to the West bay of
the said Bridgemore than he Contracted for in his Agreemt.

And We Do further Certify that during the time the said
Publick bridge was repairing for about five Weeks there was
repossibility of passing over the same with Horses Carts or
Carriages Etc And the Usuall Ford was so deep (Occasioned
as We Suppose by the Violent Floods last Winter That We were
forced to Order a Bridge or Cansey over the said Ford made
with Timber and posted and railed 150 feet an each side And
100 feet of Planking or each side to support the Bavins &
Gravel laid to Carry over the heavy Carriages For
the Timberwork and Workmanship whereof We Agreed
with William Butler< no role > the Contractor for the publick bridge
at Ten pounds which was Cheaper by several pounds
than other Person would Undertake it