Documents. 621 



Lathing, Tyling, and pointing the Tyles may be done for 6d. a rod. 



Plaistering the insides of Brick, or Stone-walls, with Lime and Hair, 

 two Coats, the one coarse, the other fine, may be done for zd. a yard, 

 but if plaistered with three coats the price is %d. a yard. 



Lathing and Plaistering for Ceiling-Staircases may be done for 4^. 

 a yard. 



N.B. Seven hundred bricks will make a rod of walling of a Brick 

 thick ; and so in proportion for every thickness. 



In digging Foundations, the Price is according to the nature of the 

 Earth : If upon a Rock it will cost 6d. a solid yard ; but if upon a clay 

 or other light soil, it may be done for $d. a solid yard. 



Carpenters Work. 



Roofing for plain Tyling, may be done for 6 shillings a square, i.e. 

 one hundred square feet. 



Flooring with Joyce and Dorments ; and laying the Floors which is 

 call'd Double measure, may be done for 12 shillings a square. 



Single Posts and Rails for securing Quickwood may be done at 4</. 

 a rod running measure. 



Plain wainscotting, and making doors and windows may be done for 

 is. 6d. a superficial yard. 



Park paling eight foot high, with Posts and Rails, may be done for 

 1 2d. a yard running measure, or 7^. a rod. 



Glaziers Work. 



Common windows (with Newcastle or Sunderland Glass) the Glazier 

 finding Glass, Lead and all other materials may be done for 5</. a foot. 



Millwrights Work. 



Because overshot watermills are become most general (especially in 

 the Northern parts of England) and indeed do least hurt to the Publick 

 (as they are generally placed), I shall in the first place give the Prices 

 as performed by Mr. Ralph Fowler, millwright to the Right Honourable 

 the Earl of Carlisle, at Castle-Howard in Yorkshire. If other Noblemen 

 or Gentlemen are pleased to employ him, I am satisfied they will be 

 faithfully served at reasonable rates. 



For making a water-wheel, 4 pounds. 



For making a cog-wheel, 2 pounds. 



For making an axletree, i pound. 



For flooring a pair of new mill stones, 2 pounds. 



N.B. I have given these particulars in case of Repairs where any one 

 is wanting to be made new. 



An overshot watermill (and making all the utensils belonging) which 

 takes water about the centre of the axletree, may be built for about 

 2 5 pounds, for the millwrights work only ; as for the Roofing, etc., 

 which comes under the head of Carpenters and masons work, 'tis 

 already given in the foregoing pages. 



A windmill (with all the utensils belonging) for grinding corn may 

 be made for about 30 pounds, for the millwrights work only. 



A horse mill for grinding malt and shelling oats may be made for 

 about 8 pounds for millwrights work only. 



