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