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<p n="675">Repairing the said Bridge) And the Sum of £117:8:0 the<lb></lb>
residue and remainder of the said Sum of £177:8:0 within<lb></lb>
ten days next after such General or General Quarter Sessions<lb></lb>
of the Peace to be holden for the said County as should happen <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
next after the said publick bridge should be Compleatly<lb></lb>
Effectually and Substantially repaired According to the true<lb></lb>
Intent and meaning of the said Indented Writing (Which<lb></lb>
said Sum of £117:8s:0d nor any part thereof hath yet been paid<lb></lb>
to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n675-1">William Butler</rs>
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but the same now remaineth<lb></lb>
due and Unpaid to him And We the said Comittee do hereby<lb></lb>
further Certify That We have not only in person Carefully View'd<lb></lb>
the Repairs done by the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n675-2">William Butler</rs>
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to the said Bridges<lb></lb>
But have also Employed Michael purse and Joseph Swafford two<lb></lb>
able and Skilfull Carpenters Dilligently and carefully to<lb></lb>
View Survey & Examine the same And do find as well by our<lb></lb>
own View as by the View Survey and report thereon made by<lb></lb>
the said Michael purse and <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n675-3">Joseph Swafford</rs>
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That the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n675-4">William Butler</rs>
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hath not only Compleatly and Effectually<lb></lb>
repaired the said Bridge and Set up good Sound Oak of the<lb></lb>
Goodness and Scantlings Agreed and Contracted for by the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n675-5">William Butler</rs>
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but hath in Several points Exceeded his<lb></lb>
Scantlings Contracted for and Added some Repairs which<lb></lb>
were not Included in his Contract Severall Instances of<lb></lb>
which are here under mentioned (to wit)</p>
<p n="676">Contracted forSet up</p>
<p n="677">Principal posts9 In: P 9 In:9 In: P 9 In<lb></lb>
prish posts8 In P 5 In8 In: P 5 In<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMGO55601_occ921">Spurrs</rs>
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6 In P 6 In8 In P 6 In</p>
<p n="678">And hath put a New Oak Trussle head to the West bay of<lb></lb>
the said Bridgemore than he Contracted for in his Agreemt.</p>
<p n="679">And We Do further Certify that during the time the said<lb></lb>
Publick bridge was repairing for about five Weeks there was<lb></lb>
repossibility of passing over the same with Horses Carts or<lb></lb>
Carriages Etc And the Usuall Ford was so deep (Occasioned<lb></lb>
as We Suppose by the Violent Floods last Winter That We were<lb></lb>
forced to Order a Bridge or Cansey over the said Ford made<lb></lb>
with Timber and posted and railed 150 feet an each side And<lb></lb>
100 feet of Planking or each side to support the Bavins &<lb></lb>
Gravel laid to Carry over the heavy Carriages For<lb></lb>
the Timberwork and Workmanship whereof We Agreed<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMGO55601_n679-1">William Butler</rs>
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the Contractor for the publick bridge<lb></lb>
at Ten pounds which was Cheaper by several pounds<lb></lb>
than other Person would Undertake it</p>
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