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1663) between Sir Edward Harley and Samuel Baldwin of the one part, and said 

 Kichard Walker of the other part, it was arranged that if Sir Edward Harley 

 should during the term have so much to sell on the Manor of Brampton Bryan, 

 Wigmore, Ped warden, as being cut and corded would amount to the quantity of 

 two coale hearthes of charcoale, or if the said Samuel Baldwin should during the 

 same term have so much wood to sell on the Manor and demesne lands of 

 Stokesay in the County of Salop as cut and corded would amount to the same 

 quantity, the said Richard Walker would purchase wood at 5s. per cord, to be 

 cut and fallen at the expense of Richard Walker. The cord to contain 4 feet in 

 breadth, 4 feet in height, and 8 feet in length. The quantity to be sold by Sir 

 Edward Harley in any year not to exceed 800 nor be less than 400 cords, and the 

 quantity to be sold by Baldwin not to exceed 1,000 cords nor be less than 400 

 cords. Walker to have 'liberty for the making of cabbins and digging and 

 taking of tuif and earth, and other usual necessaries for the making of charcoale 

 of the wood before mentioned.' " 



FoEGE Expenses. — The following details of the expense of the manufacture 

 of iron at the Forges refer to the years about 1640-50. These have also been 

 kindly supplied by Mr. Banks : — 



" A corde of wood ought to be 9 foote in length and 4.] foote in height, 

 and ye wood for ye most part cutt 4 foote long. 



"Si cordes of wood (being good wood) will make a lode of coles. 



" 4 lodes of coles and 4 lodes of iron stone will make a tonne sowe iron. 



" 3 lodes of coles will serve for ye fyninge and drawinge of a tonne of iron 

 at forge. 



"A tonne and halfe of sowe iron ought tomake a tonne of barre iron at 

 forge. 



" The founders' wages is about Ss. for ye castinge of a ton of sow iron. 



" The fyner and hammerman's wages is 20s. for every tonne of wrought 

 iron." 



THE CHARGE FOR MAKING A LOADE OF COLE. 



3 cord of wood, at 5s. per cord 00 15 00 



Cutting and cording, 18d. per cord 00 04 06 



CoUng 00 03 06 



Carriage, 4 mUes 00 04 00 



01 07 00 



THE CHARGE FOE MAKING A TONNE OF RAW IRON. 



2A loade of cole, at ye rate above said 03 07 06 



3 doz. and 3 strike of stone, at 17s. per doz. ... 02 15 03 



Founders' wages per tonne 00 03 06 



06 06 03 



THE CHARGE OF MAKINGJa TONNE OF BAR IRON. 



3 lode of cole 04 01 00 



28 cwt. of raw iron at ye rate above mentioned 08 16 06 



Fyner's and hammerman's wages, per tonne ... 01 00 00 



13 17 06 



