Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    X80/97
  • Title
    sheet of paper being accounts for Barford Bridge
  • Date free text
    16th century
  • Production date
    From: 1500 To: 1615
  • Scope and Content
    Owinge to Beamont of Elstowe for 14 load of Carriadges from Biddenhams at iiijs a load lvj s to Robert Gardiner of Blonham for 5 load from thence at iiij s likewise xx s 1614-5? Item to Hanscome and his brother for ix loades from Sandey at ijs the load xviij s to [?] Hancett in full of his bill besides other Carryadges since iij li xiiij s ijd to Walker in full of his Wages besides worke done by the daye this weeke to lay the Creast stones which was taken owt of the Water being xxiiij feete and mending the toppe of the bridge with the lyme and stone that was left iij li and thother all xls to my Cosen Bromhalles pittes for xxiiij loades of Stone at ijs the load xlviij s to diverse other labres since to the labor of some xx s Received by William Fahe of Biddenham on Sunday for xxij loades of Stone from Biddenham pittes viz xiiij by Beamont 3 by Rochell and 5 by Robert Gardiner of Blonham at xijd the loade xxij s Item paid to Richard Walker 24 Julii v li Item paid to H Wilshur 24 Julii predict for viij dayes workes digging gravel and earth about the arches and bottome of the bredge at ix d a day vj s Item to Hughes for the like for 10 days vij s vjd Item to Richard Wilsher a daye helping about diging earth ix d Item to Bonfeild for iij dayes digging Gravill and earth to dame [?]whell at viij d a daye ijs Item paid to Robert Huncott in parte of his bill of vj li xiiij s ijd 21 Junii iiij li Worke done by Richard Walker and his workmen [?] besydes the reper of the bridge upon Christmas 18s 4d Item for 11 dayes worke of Richard Walker about the top of the bridge and seling… the Crest stones and harbringe or roughCasting the toppe of the bridge at xx d the daye vxiij s iiij d 8s Item for vj dayes of Henry Shearman about the stoneworke at xvj d the daye 7s Item for vj dayes of Thomas Graunte about the same work at xiiij d the daye 9s Item for ix dayes of John Dyes, Richard Wakers apprentice about the same work at xij d the daye 7s 6d Item for ix dayes of William Sonds labourer to make morter and other necessarys about the same work at x d a daye 5s Item for vj dayes of William Ruffe labrer all the same workes at x d a daye v s Summary 54s..10d [At bottom of the same page but crossed through: Robert Chamberlyn alias Godfrey of St Ives (deleted) Godmanshester of whome the [?]lyme was bought for [?] drynkes … Item to Richard Waker for his paynes gooinge to Eaton to see whether the lyme were accordinge to [?] larginge and to see the Cartes loadin ijs givn him] ….. Worke done since the 14 of June by labrers as followith till lamas X paid 9d H Wilshur half a daye digging gravill X paid 9d Hughes a daye and half att eh like X paid by Robert iiij dayes throing downe the earth for Myses 21 Oct: Damboote to stay the passage of the water ij s qd paid x d and vj d Easte ij days about the like and diggyng gravill To Huncott for iij dayes works beyides 6 loades of gravill from then and on Carte to Blenham for 10 ls of earth, gravill for the [?betheendes] of the bridge with the lyme to the bridge and other necessarys as occasion shewed Item to Cater of Benham for iij quarters ij bs of [?heame] to bringe the morter withall to [?harle] the upper parte of the bridge at the buz Item to Pippett for thuse of a t.. and their necessarye uses. xviij d (paid)
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