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<p n="685">good Sound Oak of the goodness & Scantlings by him<lb></lb>
Contracted for, but hath in several points Exceeded his<lb></lb>
Scantlings contracted for and Added some repairs<lb></lb>
which were not Included in his contract and put a new<lb></lb>
Oak Trussle head to the West bay of the said Bridge<lb></lb>
more than he contracted for And that during the time<lb></lb>
the said Bridge was repairing for about five Weeks<lb></lb>
there was no possibility of passing over the same with<lb></lb>
Horses Carts or Carriages, and the Ford so deep that<lb></lb>
the said Committee were forced to Order a Bridge or<lb></lb>
Causey over the said Ford made with Timber, & posted<lb></lb>
and railed 150 feet on each side and 100 feet of<lb></lb>
Planking on each side to Support the Bavins &<lb></lb>
Gravel laid to carry over the heavy Carriages for,<lb></lb>
the Timber Work & Workmanship whereof they<lb></lb>
Agreed with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n685-1">Wm. Butler</rs>
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at £10. which<lb></lb>
was cheaper by several pounds than any other person<lb></lb>
would Undertake it, And that a Bill of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n685-2">John Cheney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
for the Bavins, gravel, labour in getting and<lb></lb>
Spreadingitt, and for the Carriage, and Order to<lb></lb>
make the said Bridge or causey over the Ford the<lb></lb>
Weather proving very wet and the Tides high, and the<lb></lb>
ways at both ends of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMGO55601_geo631">the bridge</rs>
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wanting very much to<lb></lb>
be repaired to make the same passable, and for<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ926">Labourers</rs>
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, and for five Weeks Attendance to fill up the<lb></lb>
holes & foundrous places the said Comittee having<lb></lb>
Agreed with him to find such Materialls & Carriages & to<lb></lb>
Employ such Labourers as should be necessary Amounts<lb></lb>
to the summ of £18:11s:7d which the said Comittee Adjudge to be very<lb></lb>
reasonable And For as much as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n685-3">William Butler</rs>
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<lb></lb>
& the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n685-4">John Cheney</rs>
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have effectually performed their,<lb></lb>
Covenants & Agreements the said Committee therefore<lb></lb>
desire that this Court will please to Order the Moneys due<lb></lb>
to them to be forthwith paid to them that the sd. Comittee<lb></lb>
may be discharged from the Covenants & Agreements by them,<lb></lb>
entred into wth. them for the paymt. thereof & that their<lb></lb>
reputations wth. are also at Stake for the paymt. thereof may not<lb></lb>
be Stained by any delay As by the said report relation being<lb></lb>
there unto had may morefully appear, This Court upon consideracon<lb></lb>
had of the sd. Report doth Ratify & confirm the same And doth Order that<lb></lb>
the respective Sums of Money abovemenconed in the sd. Report to be End<lb></lb>
to the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n685-5">Wm. Butler</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n685-6">John Cheney</rs>
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be paid to them respectively out<lb></lb>
of the Moneys raised or to be raised by Virtue of the first<lb></lb>
bridge rate which shall be or Stand Confirmed by the Court</p>
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