Siucco, or Plaster, for inside or outside Walls. 431 



Wash it over with strona; lime-water, and lay on the second 

 coat of the same thickness. 



1805, March 25. — Measured a coal half- bushel of Bea- 

 mister lime, and put it into a hogshead of v\ aier, to make 

 the lime-water. — Measured two cual halt-bushels more of 

 the lime, slacked and sifted it, it then measured three half- 

 bushels, to which were added nine coal half Inishels of 

 Bridport Harbour-sand well sifted; I saw it well mixed up 

 with lime water, and thoroughly worked together; the 

 next day saw it turned, and again mixed up, that it might 

 be well incorporated together. 



27th. — This morning had a fine coat of it laid on the 

 west end of my large storeh 'Use at 3ndp')rt Harbt)ur. 



29th. — Had it washed with lime-water, and a second 

 coat laid on. 



Cost. s. d. 



One sack and a quarter of lime, at f5. 6df 3 \\ 



Two iTien and one boy two days each, fetching and 



mixing up materials, and laying on ; men 2.?. ?>d. 



per day, boy \Qd. per day, and one pint of ale 



each per day, 1 id 11 i ol 



15 O 



N. B. — I suppose the expense rather over than under- 

 rated. 



May 11. — -This day Thomas Everett measured and exa- 

 mined the work, found it hard and sound, 24^ -quare yards, 

 a little done to the house, suppose the whole to be twenty- 

 five yards square. 



Taenty-five square yards at "J'^d. per square yard, would 

 be \bs. X^d. 



June 13, 180<5 — Examined the work, which was per- 

 fectly Sfumd and tree from cracks, noth'na; having ever 

 peeled off fvom it. The situation exposed to the wciher 

 in the greatest degree. 



N. B. — The cral half-bushel above mentioned holds ex- 

 actly thirteen gallons wine-measure. 



H. B. Way. 



Sir, — I was favoured with yours of the 18th instant, and 

 Inow inclose the mason's certificate o^ the quuntitv of, 

 stjcco done with the composition I cave him the particulars 

 of, in addition to which it may be necessary to mnilion 

 thit the coal half-bushel, with whicli the ingredients of the 

 E e 4 com- 



