From Rev. M. W. Harrison's Collection.

Document No. 87.

1761.

RE-BUILDING KIRK MAUGHOLD VICARAGE HOUSE IN 1757 to 1761.

An Account of Cash expended by Tho : W : J Woods Vicar of KK Maughold commencing Anno 1757 in rebuilding, repairing, & improving the Vicarage House of said Parish; over & above the Sum adjudged by a Jury against the Exrs of Revd. Thos. Allen late Vicar deceas'd, which Jury were sworn by Order of Court to survey Dilapidations on the premises & to allow for reparations on the same. In this Account is also included the sd Vicar's expences in building a Poultry House near the above Manse, & upon the Glebe Land.

The Account of the Workmen employd.

Masons.
Adam Wallace 54 days at 1s. 10d. p.day
14:19: 0
John Kinread 21 days at 1s. 8d. p.day
1 :15: 0
Thomas Kneal 28 days at 1s. 2d. p.day
1 :12: 8
Thos. Kermod 24 days at 1s. 2d. p.Do.
1 :8 : 0
Thos. Kermod 4 days at 8d. p. .
0 :2 : 8
He also for cutting Scraes for sd House
0 :1 : 0
He again 5½ days at 1s. 2d. p.
0:6: 5
Timothy Killin 5 days at 1s. 8d. p.day
0 :8 : 4
He again 8 days at 1s. 8d. p
0 :13 : 4
William Killin 5 days at 1s. 2d.
0 : 5 :10
Duncan Mccrerey 5 days at 1s. 10d.p. day .
0 :9 : 2
Labourers.
Labourers 246 at 7d. p. Man .
7 : 3 : 6
Do. 8 at 7d. p. ..
0 : 4 : 8
Carpenters.
James Gill 37½ days at 1s. 6d. p. day
2 :16: 3
John Killey 39 days at 1s. 2d. p. day
2 : 5 : 6
Thomas Calow 46 days at 1s. 6d.
3 : 9 : 0
John Connon 63 days at 1s. 2d. p.
3 :13: 6
James Kelley 3 days at 1s. 2d.
0: 3: 6
Account of Materials.
Lime.
10 Barrels of Do. at 3s. 6d. p.
1 :15:0
2 Barrels of Do. at 3 :101 p.
0 :: :9
Stone Linterns.10 Do.
0 :3:10
Timber.

74 foot of Lewague Firr at 10d. p.foot ..

3 :6 :8

Timber from Do. for riblasses &c.

0:6:0

60 Dales bought at Douglas at 1s.Brit: p. Do. .

3 :10:0

A piece of Gross Timber bought at Do. at 14d: p. being 14 foot
0 :19:0½
To freight of sd dales & Timber, & for carriage on shore .
0:8:2
29 more Dales bought at Douglas at 1s. Brit: p. dale
1 :13:10
Freight of Do. from Ramsey to KK Maughold
0:1:5
9 Dales at 1s. 5d. p. dale
0 :12:9
13 Do. at 1s. 6d. p. Do.
0 :19:6
A large plank 4s. 8d.
a small Do. 2s.
0 :6 :8
Hoops & Laths used on the Roof & for cieling the Rooms ..
0 :18:2½
Glue half a pound .
0:0:5
Stones.
58 Horses wth Carrs drawing stones, sand, Lime, Timber &c. at 1 shill : p. horse p. day .
2 :18:0
4 do. at 6d.
0 :2 :0
Membd. I charge nothing fo rStones,wch were mostly collected from a Stonefence (the quarries here being bad,&hard to work) & wch fence has since cost me a good sum to repair & make up.
Glazing.
To William Sayle for glazing the sashes & other Windows .
£2:2 :4
Nails.
Nails of several sorts & denominations
2 :4 :1½
Hinges ccr other Iron Work.
An Iron grate in the Kitchen .
 0 : 11 : 8
Do. in the parlor -
 8s. 2d.
Do. in the Room over the parlor
 3:41
0: 11 : 6J
The Street Door handle and Latch
0: 1 : 6
Hinges for the Doors, Cupboard, Windows, & Shutters being 18 pair of several sorts wth 4 pair of Gudgeons wch together amount to
0: 11: 6
Thatching.
136 Bundles of Thatch used at the first and second Thatching of the house at 1 peny p. bundle
0: 11 : 4
12 bottoms of Rope at 6d. p. botom
0 : 6 : 0
Paid for ground for cutting scraes for covering the roof ..
0: 1 : 8
N.B.-A large quantity of fern was used under the Thatching, for which nothing is here charged.
Nor is there any charge for Liquor given the Workmen -
Nor Candles, some pounds of which were expended on the InsideWork being done in Winter.
KK Maughold - October 30th, 1764.
The within Account copied from & compard wth the Originals is exact, just, & true, as far as consists with knowledge of the Subscriber,& is designed, God willing, to be immediately so returned by Tho. W. J. Woods.
Total Amount of the within Dis-bursements
57 : 8 : 3

1766. Aug' 5. )

The Total Sum of this account, is made £56 : 19 : 0 by a few alterations of some Articles within. And this day I made Oath to the Truth of sd Account before the jury, who were at sd Time sworn by the Sumnr. to view the buildings &c. pursuant. to Vicr Genr Curphey's reference to my peticon ; Sd jury are Timothy Killin, Matt: Caveen, Masons, & Wm. Curlet, James Kinish Carpenters; & I lodgd my sd peticon, & Bill of Disbursements in the hands of sd Timothy Killin ; before the other jurors. Tho. W. J. Woods.


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