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Estimate of loss for George Green of Styford

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See glossary for fother
Bowl means Boll, see Glossary

£5 [?] 10s substituted in a different hand for original total crossed out.  
14 : 00 substituted for crossed out figure.
1s.8p added in a different hand. [?] is a symbol, on this line perhaps meaning "per foot





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See glossary for Thrave


An Estimate of the Damage that happened to Geo Green Farmer
of Styford by the Flood that happened on the 16th of Novr 1771
Of his Corn, hay, and Husbandry &c. -------------------  £ :  s :  d
To 6 fother of Hay 2 Taken away & 4 sanded & spoild ---  7 : 04 : 00
To 90 Bowls of Barley which was wreckt Do.  ----------- 10 : 02 : 00
To 26 Bowls of Rye  Do. -------------------------------  7 : 16 : 00
To 55 Bowls of Oats Do. {Illegible} at 2 p ---------     8 : 05 : 00
To 4 Bowls of Gray peas Do. At 3/6  p ----------------   1 : 04 : 00
To 10½ Feet of Round Timber Taken away at 1s8d [?] ----  0 : 17 : 06
To 9 Small pigs Drownd --------------------------------  0 : 18 : 00
To 31 Hives of Bees Drown'd and Taken Away ------------  ? : 16 : 00
To the sowing of 4 Bowls of wheat which is taken away }
and sanded & Labour of working the same ------------  } 03 : 08 : 00
To the sowing of 5 Bowls of Rye Do. -----------------   04 : 00 : 00
To 10 Men 6 Days Each working at the wett corn at 1s    03: 00: 00 X
To household Furniture which was Broken --------------  00 : 06 : 00
To 6 fother of Coals taken away ----------------------  00 : 18 : 00
To 20 Thrave of straw wreckt   ----------------------   00 : 13: 04
To Husband Gear Taken away  ------------------------    00 : 12 : 00
                                                       £50 : 19 : 10
                                                       £39 : 13 : 06
       Ten days over & taken from the above              3 : 00 : 00
                                                        36 : 13 : 06
{NB?} If the Sowing is to be Allow to the Whole Sufferers in the Neighbourhood
of {Tineside?} the above that is Strook out is to be considered ----

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