1660 11 30 : Account for demolishing & rebuilding Soulby Mill
Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 4:37PM
Petra Mitchinson in BELL, Builders, Soulby

Update on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 4:38PM by Registered CommenterPetra Mitchinson

30 Nov 1660. ACCOUNT FOR DEMOLISHING & REBUILDING SOULBY MILL. Bundle 2, Doc 3. 22 cm x 19.5 cm. Soulby mill taken downe August 14th. 1660 } and finished September the 25th. eidem. } £ s d Imprs laid out for wood worke amd doores; 03 – 13 – 4 It: for taking the mill downe and } for shifting thatch and timber } 00 – 6 – 4 It: for Thatch leading and Theatching 1 – 11 – 6 It: for felling of watling 00 – 2 – 00 It: for watling the Mill 00 – 3 – 4 It: for stones leading and getting 3 – 4 – 00 It: for lime and Sand 00 – 10 – 00 It: for warlling 1 – 9 – 00 It: for leading of wood, 00 – 6 – 4 It: for mosse for the watter walle 00 – 1 – 6 It: for wands to bind the watling on 00 – 00 – 6 It: for two swills and a bowle to serve ye walers, 00 – 00 – 10 It: for dressing coghole, and ye mill, and ye out wheele, 00 – 2 – 6 It: for mending ye new dam~ head 00 – 5 – 6 It: for drink when ye mill timber was raised, 00 – 1 – 6 It: for drink when the stones was brought on, 00 – 00 – 6 —————————————————- booked Sum~a Tota: 11£ – 18s – 8d —————————————————- Lad out for Musgrave Milne Dame for Slating 2 2 6 This bill allowed to me } this 30th of Novemr 1660: } [signed] Chri: BELL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23 1 11 2 0 ——————— 26 11 0 ——————— 13 15 2 1 1 6 0 3 2 2 15 0 ——————— 18 4 10 ——————— 44 : 16 9

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