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It is agreed that whereas diverse good orders have been made about the building of a new Council House:

• The same shall now go forward, and be builded in this manner, and in the place following, that is to say, in the place where the fish shambles now are, in the market place, and to adjoin upon the Council House that now is towards the south.
• The length thereof from outside to outside to be forty four foot east and west; and the breadth thereof north and south within the walls to be twenty one foot.
• The thickness of the wall within the ground for the foundation to be four brick; and from thence to the first floor two brick thick, and from thence to the top, a brick and a half.
• And for the height to be two storey high, the first floor to be equal with the Common Hall floor, and the next floor to lie twelve foot high from the upside of the tower floor to the under side of the upper beam, and from the upper side of the upper beam to the battlement, three foot in height.
• The whole building to be of brick and mortar and to stand upon arches so many on every side as shall be thought necessary.
• And the workman for making and finishing of this work is John Catlyn bricklayer…
• And he is to find all manner of brick, lime, sand, and mortar and all other materials appertaining to the bricklayer.
• And to make sufficient windows, so many as shall be thought convenient, to be made of free stone fashion.
• And to make a chimney and underdraw the floors and roof with lime and hair…
• And in case there be need of piling the foundation then John Catlyn is to make the ground ready and to drive the piles of his costs (the same piles being found and made ready at the Town’s costs).
• The Town is likewise to find all timber and other woodwork and wright-workmanship, iron work, and lead for the roof, and plumber and glazier-work and all other materials other than for mason’s work, lath nails excepted…
• [Commercial terms]
• And the said John Catlyn is to begin this work so soon as conveniently may be, and to finish it before Bartholomew tide, come a twelvemonth, viz. the 23rd day of August A.D. 1634, and after he begin this work, he is not to leave it until it be finished.

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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Thursday, 20th June, 1633.
It is agreed that whereas dyvers good orders have bene made about the building of a new Counsell Howse: The same shall now goe forward, and be builded in this manner, & in the place followinge, that is to say, in the place where the fish shambles now are, in the m’kitt place, and to adjoyne upon the Counsell howse that now is towards the south, The length thereof from outside to outside to be fortie fower foot east & west; and the breadth thereof north and south within the walls to be twenty one foot; The thicknes of the wall within the ground for the foundation to be fower bricke; and from thence to the first floore two brick thicke, and from thence to the topp, a brick & a half, and for the hight to be two storie high, the first floore to be equal with the Com’on Hall floore, and the next floore to lye twelve foot high from the upp’side of the tower flore to the under side of upper beame, and from the upper side of the upper beame to the battlement, three foot in hight. The whole building to be of bricke & morter and to stand upon arches soe manie on every side as shalbe thought necessary: and the workeman for makeing & finishing of this worke i. John Catlyn bricklayer, who is agreed with to make the same in forme aforesaid, And he is to finde all manner of bricke, lime, sand, & morter and all other materialls app’teyning to the bricklayer, and to make sufficient windowes soe manie as shalbe thought convenient to be made of free stone fashion, and to make a chimney & underdraw the floors and roof with lime & haire. And he is to bring the materials aforesaid to the place where they are to be used. And the said John Catlyn is to make and to finish the said work with cut & hewn stone in the best manner of that sort of workmanshipp, and in case there be need of pyling the foundation then John Catlyn is to make the ground ready and to dryve the pyles of his costs (the same pyles being found and made ready at the Towns costs) The Town is likewise to find all tymber & other woodworke and wrightworkemanship, iron worke, & lead for the roof, and plumber & glasierworke & all other materials other than for maisons worke, latt nailes excepted, which the said John Catlyn is to fynd, And the said John Catlyn is to have for this building cxxl. to be paid out of Mr. Ferries Legacy gyven to the Towne vizt. xxl. in hand, xxl. more att Candlemas next, xxl. more when the first flore shalbe readie to be laid on, xxl. when the worke is brought up fyve foot above that floore, xxl. more when the worke shall be readie for the roof: & xxl. the residew thereof when the worke is fully finished to the likeing of the Maior & Aldermen, and the said John Catlyn is to begyn this worke soe soone as conveniently may be, and to finish it before Bartholomew tide, come a twelvemonth, vizt. the xxiiith. day of August Anno Dom’ 1634, and after he begyn this worke, he is not to leave it until it be finished.

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