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Bill to the sum of £1 4s 0d to Robert Press for the sweeping of chimneys in the kitchen, hall, combination room, porters' lodge and servants hall.

Bill to the sum of £0 12s 0d for 6 lamp burners and altering of hall lamp.

Bill to the sum of £1 0s 0d for Jo James Tibbit for New Gate, post and oake spur, nails.

Bill for £6 15s 2d for mineral brown paint bought from Charles Finch & Son.

Bill for £1 7s 4d to John Angel for nails, etc.

1825 account of the charity for the relief of poor widows and orphans of clergymen. Includes a list of subscribers.
Total disbursements: £226 13s 6d
Total receipts: 84 9s 8d

£1 19s 9d to R. Brett for Lowance and Measuring of Coal.

Mr Ramsay to Dr French.
For Coals Xmas. Names of Fellows with No. of Chald. and price, as well as no. of coal used in college rooms.
Total: £156 5s 0d

£8 18s 0d for Prizes

£0 12s 0d for printing 400 blank cards.

£3 10s 0d for printing done at uni. press.

£1 9s 8d for Dutchess slates.
Paid to the executors of the late Joseph Sherwin.

£3 3s 0d for Estimate in Estates on King St.
Buck Green

£13 6s 8d years payment from Jesus College due to Henry Birch as minister of the parish of Gall (?)

Letter from John Henry Manners, Duke of Rutland, sent from Belvoir Castle. Informing the college of a present of venison he has made to the college.

Letter from W. Hilton to Dr. French thanking him for the favour but asserting that the annual rent of the land, the expense of labour, difficulties of approach to the land due to a bad road, stagnated water, danger of the sea, unhealthy situation, dread of extra wall rates etc. depreciate the value of the land. The Commissioners were necessitated last year to borrow £300. Asks for the college to set up a favourable fine for the renewal of the Lease. Sent from Danbury.

Letter from George Wright, Incumbent of the Parish adjoining the living of Moor Monckton. Asking for Dr. French's patronage of the work of Ecclesiastical Annals by Professor Spanheim of Leyden, translated by George Wright. Subscribers to the work are the bishops of Durham, Chester, Bath Wells, Gloucester, Ely, Peterborough, and several reverends including: James Richardson of York, Dr. Drake, L. Pickard.

Letter from George Wright, Incumbent of the Parish adjoining the living of Moor Monckton. Asking for Dr. French's patronage of the work of Ecclesiastical Annals by Professor Spanheim of Leyden, translated by George Wright. Subscribers to the work are the bishops of Durham, Chester, Bath Wells, Gloucester, Ely, Peterborough, and several reverends including: James Richardson of York, Dr. Drake, L. Pickard.

Ale -6
Bread -2
Cheese -2
£0 0s 10d

Ale -6
Bread -2
Cheese -2
£0 0s 10d

Mr. Amey agrees to pay £5 for the cottages and close at Caxton for the year ending Lady Day 1828.

£4 10s 0d for 12 Chaldes of Coals

£2 15s 0d for 22 Chaldes of Coal.

Received 14s from James Rober[t]son on November 30th 1827 for half a year's Land Tax charged on the estate of the Master and Fellows of Jesus College at Willingham. Collected by Mr Jerwood.
Received 14s from James Rober[t]son on May 1st 1828 for the same.

Received of Dr French 9s 2d for Marshals salary up to Michaelmas last.
Signed Thomas Johnson (Marshal)

Paid total £3 1s 1d to E. Smith for work and textiles.
July 7th 1827: Taking off and putting on door, a pair of rising joints, deal, screws and nails. A carpet.
March 1st 1828: In the Chapel, leather and binding, stripping a kneeling stool, brussels carpet and covering.

Paid £3 17s 7d to J. Webster for work done to the Lodge 1827-1828.
1st December 1827: taking down the wainscot, nails for re-fixing the wainscot in the Hall.
July 1828: post to the Lodge garden, piecing of gate, hanging the gates flush on the outside, cutting away spurs for stonemason, boarding and capping to the Hall, preparing and fixing screws and nails, bushels of Roman cement to repairing of the walls, plasterer, labourer and lad, plaster of paris, sill for coal cellar, fixing of old gate.

Paid total £12 7s 7d to J. Webster for work done to the Courts 1827-1828.
1827: Spikes for spurring round cradles to young trees, nails to the grove, cutting around the trees, pruning and fixing. Carpenters assisting timber fellers in the Grove.
1828: Horse drawing of timbers over the ditch, nails to mending of fence by the Charters Close, felling of elm tree on Christs Close, grass cutting, removing trees in Jesus Close, loading and carting of elm tree from Christ's Pieces, sawing it into parts, horses and man for removing the poplar in the Close, carpenter for making of sawpit, sawing of poplars rails and elm parts, making a grove fence. Also making knife boards for the porter and shoeblack, mending and changing stable gate, making 2 gothic sash casements and a frame.

Letter to the Revd Dr French, from London. Details college investments and stock to the sum of £9105 18s 7d.
We were in course favoured with your letter and agreeably to your directions we have invested £11 1s 9d in Consols this day in the name of the College which purchased £12 15s 7d of stock. The value of £200 invested in Consols at the opening price of In_ry last would have been equivalent to £232.18 stock to the dio. in which has not been invested and we have now added at to the former sum of £9105 18s 7d so that the accruing dividends with be on £9338.16.7 and on £752.1.6. We have applied to the Chancery Office respecting the div. alluded to, and previously to procuring a Power they require the "Order of Court" which we should suppose is in the hands of the solicitor in the Courts.
We are in ____.
H. Hugh Hoare

Bill for various aspects of maintenance around Jesus College, November 1767 to October 1768, includes: "putty the jojners[joints?]" of the new door near the kitchen; painting the new kitchen door on both sides; painting the seat in the Fellows' Garden "at ye End of ye Walk"; painting "the Brick Lead Colour" and the "foot bords"; painting the Chimney board "for Commonation 3 times Dead White"; painting the "Commonation Chimney & Harth" in "Lead Black"; painting the new pales and posts in the Close; two pairs of casement for the Chapel; painting the iron gates next to "ye Lane"; "putty jojners" for the "new Door by ye Hall"; painting the new door by the Hall; "Colouring" two doors facing the Hall and "whiteing and Blacking Going Up In to ye Hall"; painted the gilt Chimney pieces in the Hall "Olive Colour"; painted the new stone Chimney; painting the new pump in the Fellows Garden green. Signed by James Iver.

A long bill for work done in college, which includes: repairs done "flashes" on the seats in the Fellows' Garden (1s 6d); lead (2 1/4d); "1 Crown Square" in the Master's Lodge (1s); cleaning of the windows in the Combination room (1s), along with purchase of lead (1s 1d); repairing 26 feet of "Old Glass" in the Chapel (4s 5d), and purchase of several quantities of new glass; new lead for the Gate (5s 6d); repairs to old glass in the "Room under Mr. Milner"; repairs to 14 feet of "Old Glass" in the Master's Lodge (2s 4d); cleaning and repairs done to the kitchen windows; purchasing glass for the Porter's Lodge (1s); repairing 8 feet of old glass in the "Room under the Library" (2s 9 1/4d); repairing 4 feet of old glass in the "Room Up Library Starecas". The bill also includes charges for labour, and amounts to £8 5s 10 1/4d. Signed by Painter.

Bill mostly of payment for labour and lead, also includes: "8 foot of New Quare Glass" in the Master's Lodge (4s 8d) and various repairs to glass windows in the "Rooms in the first Corte". Amounts to £1 9s 4 1/2d, signed by Robert Painter.

Bill for various items of 'smith work', including: a new lock and key for the College's coalhouse (2s); 'laying the pump' (2s); 3 keys for the garden, library and 'bog' (4s 6d); laying the parlour 'pooker' [poker] (1s); bog key for the porters (6d); a new parlour shovel (2s); 'master pump hoope' (6d); two pins 'to top College pump' (6d); replacing old screws in a post at 'End Colleg Walk' (2s); laying a matlock for the porter (8d); two keys and fixing the master's stable (4s); mending a hinge (6d); a lock on the master's garden (6d); staples in the master's stable (2s); a lock and key for 'Cooks' coal house (1s); a new rake handle for the fellow's garden (1s); 12 strong nails, 2 staples and a 'harp hook' for the master's stable (1s 6d); long hooks to hang a door (8d); hooks and 'home maid nales' (2s); mending the parlour's poker (6d); a large hinge and screws (2s); 'new duck hook & handell' for the porter (2s 6d). Signed by Glin [possibly Elin] Ricely and Thomas Coe.

Bill for 'smithwork' in college, including: locking the master's 'cloose' (close) (6d); locking a gate (6d); locking the master's gate (6d); casement for the pump house (2s); locking the fellow's garden (6d); new wire and hanging porter's bell (2s 8d); mending and laying by 'ban/bar[?]' to the Hall (3s); laying out 'plain' in the Hall (6d); spade for the porter (1s); mending the lock in the master's stable (9d); hinge and screws for the master's coach house (2s 4d); five hooks and tens staples of the master's coach house (2s 6d); lock and pin chain (1s); locking the college bog (6d); casement for the master's lodge (3d); lock and staple for 'Garlick gate' (9d); 'new work' to the coal basket (4s); 3 staples to the master's stables (6d); spade for the porter (1s); new tumblers (1s); mending 2 locks in the master's garden (1s).

A bill for food, includes: for the college servants, veal cutlets and mince pies (1s 3d); for 4 college servants, 2 fowls and oysters (5s); beef steaks and pickles (2s); 6 mince pies (1s 6d). Total bill amounts to 9s 9d, signed by 'Jn. James'.

A bill for: cleaning the courts (6s 8d); 'a size for the Corts' [courts] (4s); cleaning the 'Clorsters' [cloisters?] (6s 8d); 'Pitch for the Trees in the grove' (1s 6d); 'Quarter Angle to Quarters' (4s). Total bill amounts to £1 2s 10d, signed by 'Rd. Brett'.

A bill for winding up the clock (10s), signed by Richard Brett.

A receipt for the payment of 1s 4d as quit rent 'for the use of Corp: Xti: Coll:'. Signed by Edward Goode, 'Bayliff'.

A bill for oil purchased by Jesus College between October 1767 and March 1769, includes: 'Lamp oil', 'Spermacetic' oil, and cotton. Total bill amounts to £12 16s, signed by Bennet Brown on behalf of John Purchas.

An unspecified receipt for 14s paid by Mr Darby to Edward Wybrow.

A bill for bricklaying work done to the kitchen of Jesus College between November 1768 and September 1769. The bill includes: a day's labour (3s 1d), brick mortar (1s 4d), 80 bricks (2s), 'a gob to Copper in kitchen' (1s), 'witing' (1s 9d). Total bill amounted to £2 13s 4d, and was signed with Margaret Foster's mark.

A bill for joinery work done in the college between November 1768 and October 1769. The bill includes: 2 doors in 'Lodge' (2s 6d); oak (1s 1d); nails (4d); 'Mending the Landing of gateway stair' (1s 6d); deal (10d); 'dying damask Curtains' for the chapel (£1 4s); undoing and remaking the chapel curtains (7s 6d); 28 yards of 'best silk lace' (9s 4d); silk thread tape and 13 rings (1s 9d); 2 door springs (18s); lifting handles (2s); making board (2s); 'Altering door' (1s 3d); 'Leather for box & mending pump in Lodge' (1s 9d); 'putting Irons on hall doors' (1s); altering rails in the chapel (2s); hanging a sash in the Lodge (1s 8d); 'Repairing large Wooden gates next Close' (£1 12s 6d); 'findland deal' (3s 9d); making a door and a frame for the Master's garden along with a fence in the Close (18s 9d); brass doorknobs and nails (6s 9d); lining the ceiling in the parlour and repairing the cornices (£1 2s 6d); 2 brass buttons for shutters (3s 11d); mending the fence next to the pond ['pound'] (1s 9d); new leathering pump and a new bucket for the Lodge (3s 6d); making a door for the chapel (£1 18s 1/2d); glue (1s). Also includes references to labour costs. Total bill amounts to £15 4s and was signed by Smith.

A bill for masonry work between March and June 1769. The bill includes: repairs to the marble paving in the chapel (4s 6d); 1ft 1in of black marble (4s 4d); 3 hods of fine mortar (1s 6d); cleaning the stone work in the 'first Court' (1s 5d). Also includes references to labour costs. The total bill amounted to 14s, signed by Benjamin Jeffs.

A bill for smith work around the college, undertaken between October and December 1768. The bill includes: mending a lock and key, and fixing 'Garlick' gate (2s); mending the chapel locks (1s); mending the bell (6s); fixing the 'fellows pump' (2s); fitting a spout on the fellows' pump (9d); a scythe (4d); turning a buckle and mending a casement in the Master's lodge (6d); '4 Cramp hall fire place' (1s 4d); a strap on the gates (2s); 'all fixing' in the Fellows garden (1s 3d); mending a rake in the Fellows garden (4d); fixing the spout in 'the Corte' (10s); new spade in the Fellows garden (3s 9d); mending an old spade (8d); 'Laying parlor pooker' [poker] (1s); a stand for the porters' fire grate (6d); plates, nails and screws to mend the porters' ladder (1s); polishing 2 rods in the chapel (2s); mending lock and 2 keys for the 'buttress' (1s 4d); mending a lock and hinges 'of Lads bog' (1s); 2 hooks and 4 plates for the hall door (2s). The total bill amounted to £1 8s 9d, and was signed by Thomas Coe.

A bill for smith work around the college, undertaken between June and September 1769. The bill includes: cleaning the stove grate in the hall (4s); mending a lock 'in the barber shop' (1s 6d); mending a lock in the Fellows garden (6d); mending the porters' scythe (6d); a new lock and key for a gate (1s 6d); 12 'spikes' for the 'back gate' (1s); 66 'homaid' nails and screws to mend the back gates (4s 3d); a spring for the back gates (1s 6d); mending 8 spikes on top of the gates and other repair work (5s); cleaning the parlour stove (5s 6d); mending 4 fire brands (2s); cleaning the fender (1s 6d); mending a lock on the chapel door (2s); mending the pump (1s); lock for 'Garlick gate' (6d); 24 wall hooks 'for the plummer' (4s); laying 2 scythes. The total bill amounts to £2 7s 7d, and was signed by Thomas Coe.

A bill addressed to 'Revd Mr Darby' for washing the college's linen, which amounted to 18s.

A bill for food served at the 'Rustard's Feast', includes: a dish of salmon and smelts (15s 6d); stewed pigeons (6s); quarter of Lamb 'Spin[spine?]' (6s); lemon pudding (4s 6d); sirloin of beef (10s 8d); salad with eggs (1s 4d); broiled fowls with mustard (5s); lobsters (4s); sweetmeat tarts (3s); boiled custards (2s); 'Oyster Loaves' (3s); a pig (5s). The bill also includes additional entries on later dates, including a servant's dinner on the 15th May (8d), and salad and tarts on the 17th June (1s). Total bill amounted to £3 7s 8d, and was signed by John James.

A receipt for 2s 6d paid by the bursar to Thomas Goodall "for the Batchelours Commencement".