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tweene the houses of Rich. Sibley to the west aucl Deliverance Park- 

 man on the east ; and is to be performed according to these following 

 directions, viz. 



1. The said Daniel Andrewes is to dig and build a cellar as large as 

 the easterly room of said house will aflbrd (and in the said room ac- 

 cording to the breadthe and lengthe of it) not exceeding six foot in 

 height; and to underpin the porch and the renuiiuiug part of the 

 house not exceeding three foot in height ; also to underpin the kitchen 

 on the north side of the house, not exceeding one foot ; the said 

 kitchen being DO foot long and 18 foot wide ; and to make steps with 

 stones into the cellar in two places belonging to the cellar, together 

 with stone steps up into the porch. 2. For the chimneys he is to take 

 down the chimneys which are now standing, and to take and make 

 up of the bricks that are now in the chimneys, and the stones that are 

 in the leanto cellar that now is, and to rebuild the said chimneys with 

 five flre places, viz., two below and two in the chambers and one in 

 the garret; also to build one chimney in the kite4ien, with ovens and 

 a furnace, not exceeding five feet above the top of the house. 3. He 

 is to set the jambs of the two chamber chimneys and of the eastern- 

 most room below with Dutch tiles, the said owner finding the tiles ; 

 also to lay all the hearths belonging to the said liouse and to point 

 the cellar and underpinning of sd. house and so much of the 3 hearths 

 as are to be laid with Dutch tiles, the said owner is to find them. 4. 

 As for lathing and plaistering he is to lath and siele the 4 rooms of the 

 house betwixt the joists overhead and to plaister the sides of the 

 house with a coat of lime and haire upon the clay ; also to fill the 

 gable ends of the house with bricks and to plaister them with clay. 

 5. To lath and plaister the partitions of the house with clay and lime, 

 and to fill, lath, and plaister with bricks and clay the porch and porch 

 chamber and to plaister them with lime and hair besides ; and to siele 

 and lath them overhead with lime ; also to fill lath and plaister the 

 kitchen up to the wall plate on every side. G. The said Daniel Andrews 

 is to find lime, bricks, clay, stone, haire, together with labourers and 

 workmen to help him, and generally all materials for the efiecting and 

 carrying out of the aforesaid worke, excepte laths and nailes. 7. 

 The whole work before mentioned is to be done finished and per- 

 formed att or before the last day of August next following, pi-ovided 

 the said Daniel or any that worke with him, be not lett or hindered 

 for want of the carpenter worke. 8. Lastly, in consideration of all 

 the aforesaid worke, so finished and accomplished as is aforesaid, 

 the aforesaid owner is to pay or cause to be paid unto the said worke- 

 mau, the summe of fifty pounds in money current in New England, 

 to be paid at or before the finishing of the said worke. And for the 

 true performance of the premises, we bind ourselves each to other, 



