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Estimate of Damage to George Burdes of Styford

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Comments
Figures adjusted in darker ink to show sums disallowed.


Bowl here means Boll: see Glossary


4 substituted for 6.
14 : 00 substituted for 1 :04 : 00.
Sow and 2 young pigs (see glossary)
2 : 10 : 00 substituted for 3 : 06 : 08
1 : 15 : 00 substituted for 4 : 16 :00. See glossary for fother



Figure struck out; see glossary for Thrave

An Estymate of the Damage that happened to Geo Burdis
Farmer of Styford by the Flood that happen'd on 16th of Novr 1771
of his hay Corn and husbandry &c.                           £ :  s :  d
To 20 Bowls of Threshd Barley Taken away --------------     6  :05 : 00
To 90 Bowls of Do. wreckt and spoiled -----------------    10 : 02 : 00
To 20 Bowls of Rye Do. --------------------------------     6 : 00 : 00
To 40 Bowls of Oats Do. At {?} ------------------------     4 : 00 : 00
To 4 Bowls of Gray peas Do. at 3s 6d per --------------         14 : 00
To 1 Soow and 2 shots  Drownd ------------------------      2 : 01 : 00
To 10 Bowls of white peeas wreckt  and spoilt at 5s -----   2 : 10 : 00
To 4 fother of hay Do. --------------------------------     1 : 15 : 00
To the sowing of 4 Bowls of Rye and working  ----------     3 : 04 : 00
To the sowing of 4 Bowls of wheat and working  --------     3 : 08 : 00
To household furniture  Broken ------------------------     0 : 05 : 00
To 20 Thrave of Straw wreckt   ------------------------     0 : 13 : 04
To husband gear taken away and Lost             }                                                         }
To 10 men 6 Days Each working at the weet Corn  }          {illegible}
At One Shilling per day  -----------------      }           3 : 00 : 00
                              Total Sum                   £50 : 19 : 00
                                                           36 : 01 : 00

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