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June 19 1795

A bill to "Maglendon Coledge"

For one Quarter sweeping the Kitchen chimneys = £0 4s 0d

Received the contents
By me William Press

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

Received July 9th 1795 of the Revd Mr Buck four pounds fourteen shillings & threepence for bread baked for the account of the College Midsummer Quarter

By H.B. Beales

£4 14s 3d

Received of the Revd the Bursar of "Magd. Coll." two shillings & six pence for the A.M. Commencement 1795
By me John Marshall

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

A letter and bill transcribed below.

Sir,

Your favor with a bill on Newnham and Co. for £9 3s 4d I received this day which balances your account. I am much obliged to you for it, and am very sorry you should have occasion to complain of the candles sent to you, my son will be in Cambridge next week. He will take the liberty to call and look at them and if it's your wish will change them.

London January 9th 1796

I am Sir yours,
Benjamin Jiggins

Magdalen College London January 27 1795

Bought of Benjamin Jiggins

Wax Chandler

Successor to the late Mrs Jones No. 19 Poultry

Wax long = £0 6s 0d - 56
Wax = £0 3s 0d - 8
Total = 64 - 2s 10d = £9 1s 4d
Box = 2s

Total = £9 3s 4d

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

1794 Michaelmas to Christmas Quarter "Magdalen Coll" to Robert Painter

For work done by order of the Revd Mr Buck Bursar

Aug 6 - 5 ft of old glass new leaded
6 squares of glass

Sep 8 - Staircase in the cloister
3 ft of old glass repaired
2 crown squares

Sep 26 - 3 crown squares

Oct 7 - The Butlers Room
4 ft of old glass repaired
2 crown squares
Cleaning of windows

The Kitchen
3 squares of glass

Oct 22 - The Masters Lodge
Cleaning of two pair of sashes
2 crown squares

Nov 8 - The Buttress
Cleaning of windows

Nov 19 - The Masters Lodge
A days work two men cleaning two windows

Nov 20 - 3/4 days work two men cleaning windows
4 crown squares

Nov 21 - The Combination Room
Cleaning of two pair of sashes

Nov 25 - Masters Lodge
14 foot of old glass new leaded
18 squares of glass

Nov 27 - At Mr Hulls
6 crown squares

Total = £2 8s 4½d

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

Received of the Revd Mr Buck Burser the sum of £2 8s 4d as for bill annexed for two quarters viz michaelmas to Christmas 1794
Robert Painter Junior

[1] Staircase
[2] Cloister

Smiths work done for "Magdalaen Colledge" by J. Fuller

Oct 6 - repairing the steel yard and cleaning the kitchen
Oiling the smock jack [1]
laying a poker

Oct 28 - 3 new bars for the copper

Nov 3 - Cleaning the Combination fire iron and fender
laying a poker
cleaning a horse

Nov 12 - grinding knives and cleaves
mending the jack chains
repairing a lock of a door in the kitchen

Dec 3 - grinding a chopper and two knives
laying a poker
an iron for a door port in the back yard
½ staples and nails and staple to another
straightening of bars of the kitchen range

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

Total = £1 7s 5d

Dec 26 1794 received the contents J. Fuller

[1] a machine for roasting meat on a spit driven by hot gas rising from the fire

The Master & Fellows of "Magd Colledge" to Revd Richard B. Gillam

Workmen - William Covill

Materials - hods [1] of brick mortar, hair mortar [2], Ely bricks, blew bricks, tiles, ridge tiles, oak laths, nails, "1 Hod of fine stuff", Dutch tiles,

Work done around College:

work done at the kitchen range

mending the tiling and slating about the College

mending and tiling and slating over the Chapel and round the first Court etc

mending some tiling at the Master's Lodge and repairing the College kitchen copper

stopping some rat holes in the kitchen

cleaning the oven and mending the brick work and pointing up the brick work in the kitchen

Total = £5 16 2½d

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

Received of Revd Mr Buck the sum of five pounds six shillings and two pence half being the contents of this bill
Richard Gillam

[1] hod = open receptacle for carrying mortar, bricks or stones
[2] hair mortar = potentially meaning lime mortar which was commonly mixed with hair

Revd Mr Farish Pupils bills for St Thomas 1794 to John Favell

Painting some work up G staircase for Mr Green. The bird cage

Doors, shutters, skirting boards etc chocolate lite colour

Total = £0 12s 0d

Dec 24 1794 received the above J. Favell

"mem. this bill belongs to the College, but by mistake was brought in to Mr Farish. R. Buck"

£27 13s 1½d paid to Mr Stanley by Revd Mr Buck for:

Materials –
Oak, battens, nails, screws, deals [1], pitch, large rising joints

Work done around College –
Coal house and stairs back court

Jobs in Master’s Lodge and the buildings in the back court

Work to the bell wheel

Seat on the high walk stairs going up to the presidents bath house window

Work done to Dr Warring’s coal house door etc

Taking down the hall doors

[1] deal = timber

"Magdlen Colidge" to Peter Spencely

1795

Feb 9 – for new felt and clack to wort pump = £0 5s 9d

Feb 25 – for a new bucket and leathers to pump in Butler’s seller = £0 7s 6d
For new box and clack = £0 4s 6d

June 8 – for mending wheel of the Chapel bell = £0 2s 0d
For time taking down iron work and hanger bell = £0 5s 0d

Total = £1 4s 9d

Received July 16 1795 by Peter Spencely

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

The Revd Mr Buck to Thomas Fisher for "Magdalen College"

1794
Jan 19 – 4 ½ yards huckaback [1] 3s 6d = £0 15s 9d
Feb 14 – 8 yards of huckaback 3s 6d = £1 8s 0d

Total = £2 3s 9d

Rec'd July 13 1795 of the Revd Mr Buck Two pounds 3/9 for Goods

[1] a stout linen fabric, with the weft threads thrown alternately up so as to form a rough surface, used for towelling

1795 Midsummer quarter "Magdalen Coll" to R. Painter & Son
For work done by order of the Revd Mr Buck Bursar

May 12 – The Masters Lodge
A new bucket and leather and box and clacks to the pump

The Butlers Room
6 feet of old glass repaired at 2d ft 4 crown squares 9 by 8 measured 2 ft at 18d / feet

May 16 – The Masters Lodge
For work to the pump

May 22 – The Combination
Cleaning of 2 pair sashes

May 30 – The Butlers Room
1 crown square 10 by 8

June 8 – The Clock Cupola
7 feet of old glass repaired at 2d ft 7 common squares 9 by 6 measured 2 ft 7 [?] at 10d
2 of putty
¼ of a days work 1 man and nails 2d

Total = £0 17s 3d

October 28 1795 Received the above Robert Painter & Son

[initialled R.B. – Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

Bill for:

College Letters and Stamps: £0 8s 11½ d
Combination room: £0 15s 0d

is recorded in the Necessary Expenses Book [MCAD/3/3/3] but is missing from the bundle.

In addition to the numbered receipts, further items recorded in the Necessary Expenses Book (MCAD/3/3/3) are:

Cleaning Chapel = £0 10s 0d
Cleaning Library and Cloisters = £0 7s 6d
Mr Dean 7 Degrees = £2 6s 8d
Towncryer = £0 2s 0d

March 25 1796 A bill to "Magdlen Coledge"

For one Quarter sweeping the Kitchen chimneys = £0 4s 0d
The Combination Room chimney = £0 0s 6d
The Porters chimney = £0 0s 6d

Total = £0 5s 0d

Received by me
William Press

[printed form completed by hand]

Revd Bursar Mag College to Charles Coltson General Post Office, London

News-papers
From 5 Jan 1796 to 5 Apr 1796 = £1 15s 0d

Please pay the above contents to Mr Rofe And you’ll oblige, your humble servant,
CHARLES COLTSON

Received the Content [signed] Mr Rofe

Received of the Revd the Bursar of Magd. Coll.

Two shillings and 6d for the Bachelors Commencement 1796
2s 6d

J. Marshall

Michaelmas 1796 "Magdalen College"
To Elizabeth Briggs

Washing the table linen £1 10s 0d

1796 Sept 29th
Received this bill
Eliz Briggs

The Revd Mr Buck Bursar to "Magdalen College" to John Rainforth Quarter ending September 23 1796

Gate Bill
Gives weekly totals for 14 weeks with a quarterly total of £0 19s 0d

College Letters
Daily record of letters sent for this quarter with additional items:
Stamp paper = £0 0s 2½d

Quarterly total = £0 4s 8 ½d

Gate Bill = £0 19s 0d
Courts, street & walks = £3 10s 0d
Combination Room = £0 15s 0d

Total = £5 8s 8½d

Nov 2nd 1796
Received the contents by me John Rainforth

[Initialled R.B. - Revd Richard Buck, Bursar]

£3 17s 11 ½d paid to George Warren by the Revd Buck [Bursar] for the quarter ending at Michaelmas 1796.

Bill lists: brooms, scuttles, mops, sand, soap, masons dust, large broom, plow brush, small brushes, sand, candles, string, oil, and stamps.

Bill giving weekly totals for 14 weeks Commons paid to William Winder for the Quarter ending at Michaelmas 1796

Total = £20 18s 8d

Cook's wages = £7 0s 0d
Coal for the Kitchen = £5 0s 0d
Brooms = £0 3s 0d
College Tenant = £0 1s 6d

Total = £33 3s 2d

Paid by the Revd Mr Buck [Bursar]

Revd Mr Cornforth [Bursar]

To W. Smith

St Thomas Quarter 1812

Daily record of letters sent for this quarter with additional items:

Streets, walks etc = £3 10s 0d
Combination & Hall = £1 0s 0d
Stamps = £0 0s 5d

Total = £5 10s 3d

1814 March 24th Received the above W. Smith

Bill giving weekly totals for 12 weeks Commons paid to Thomas Riddel for the Quarter ending at Christmas 1812
Total = £89 7s 0d

In addition:
Cook's wages = £12 10s 0d
Stamp = £0 2s 0d

Total = £101 19s 0d

Paid by Mr Cornforth [Bursar]

[printed form completed by hand]

Revd Bursar Mag. Coll. To J. Hobart Briggs, General Post Office, London

To Newspapers,
From 5 April 1813 to 5 July 1813 = £1 6s 0d

Please to pay the above to Mr Brown and you’ll oblige your humble Servant,
J. HOBART BRIGGS

Clerk of the Yarmouth Road

Paid to Brown

Parties: (1) Martin Wharton, (2) John Narcott

Counterpart of a lease of a hall and chamber for 10 years from Michaelmas 1597. (Relates to land in the Parishes of St Giles and St Peter).

Declaration by Thomas Lombe that the messuages and pieces of ground conveyed to him by the indenture of feoffment of 10 April 1792 were conveyed in trust for the use of the Master and Fellows.

Parties (1) Corporation of Cambridge to (2) The Reverend Dr Peckard (Master of Magdalene College)

Indenture of feoffment of a piece of waste ground in the parish of St Peter's, Cambridge, behind the brewhouse belonging to the messuage and premises late of Jesus College and also the lane lying between the said messuages and Magdalene College.

Parties: (1) Magdalene College, (2) Christopher Sulman

Lease of several messuages in the parish of St Giles for 10 years from Midsummer 1655.