1795 The Revd Masters and Fellows of "Magd Coll Camb" to William Waits
Jan 14 – Four saddle bars to window of the clock = £0 1s 6d
Feb 21 – Two irons to the kitchen pump = £0 1s 4d
Mar 4 – Mending the sweep mending the kitchen pump
Bucket prod lining the bolt = £0 2s 0d
Mar 5 – Sharping a mattock [1] = £0 0s 3d
Mar 17 – Mending four furnace bars = £0 1s 6d
Apr 9 – Lengthening a chisel = £0 0s 10d
Apr 10 – Eight wall hooks = £0 1s 0d
Apr 20 – One dozen of wall hooks = £0 1s 6d
Apr 22 – Laying a mattock = £0 1s 6d
May 4 – Mending the sweep lining the bolt of the kitchen pump = £0 1s 0d
May 20 – Lining the sweep of Masters pump = £0 1s 0d
Jun 6 – Two nuts to the irons to bell = £0 0s 6d
July 25 – A bolt and key to masters pump = £0 1s 2d
Aug 7 – Mending a pair of shears = £0 0s 2d
Total = £0 15s 3d
1795
August 7th Received this bill by me William Waits
[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]
[1] mattock - a hand tool used for digging, prying, and chopping. Similar to a pickaxe