At a general meeting of the lords and others, Commissioners for Rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, at Guildhall, Thursday, July 5. 1677.

At a general meeting of the lords and others, Commissioners for Rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, at Guildhall, Thursday, July 5. 1677.

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At a General Meeting of the Lords and Others, Commiſſioners for Rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, at Guildhall, Thurſday, July 5. 1677.

At a General Meeting of the Lords and Others, Commiſſioners for Rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, at Guildhall, Thurſday, July 5. 1677.

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PRESENT

The LORD MAYOR of London,

Earl of Craven,

Lord Biſhop of London,

Lord Biſhop of Rocheſter,

Sir Joſeph Williamſon,

Sir Charles Harbord,

Sir John Birkenhead,

Sir Thomas Exton,

Sir John Frederick,

Sir George Waterman,

Sir Nathaniel Hern,

Sir Thomas Player,

Sir John Cutler,

Sir Chriſtopher Wren,

Mr. Dean of St. Paul's,

Dr. Edward Layfield,

Mr. Auditor Phelips.

ORDER'D,
THat a brief Declaration of the State of the Accompt of all Monies received and paid, as well for and towards the Reparation of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, before the great and dreadful Fire, as for and towards the Rebuilding thereof, with other conſiderable Works and Expenſes done and disburſed ſince that time, be drawn up, Printed, and Publiſhed, for information of all ſuch as deſire to be ſatiſfied in the Proceedings therein, and have or ſhall hereafter contribute towards ſo pious and honourable a Work.

In purſuance of which ſaid Order, the ſaid Accompt is ſtated as followeth, viz.

l.
s.
d.
l.
s.
d.

THE CHARGE
THere was paid into the Chamber of London, ſince His Majeſties Reſtauration to the Seventh day of July, 1677, by Gifts, Legacies, and Subſcriptions,
16007:
05:
09¾
41343:
04:
09¾

Received alſo by the Impoſition of Coals, at 4 d.½ per Chaldron, to the ſaid Seventh of July, 1677,
24500:
00:
00

And received more for old Materials (being either uſeleſs or cumberſome)
00835:
19:
00

The DISCHARGE
There hath been paid and expended, in and about the Reparation of the Church, begun in the Month of Auguſt, 1663, until the time of the Fire, which was all deſtroyed and loſt, and for ſeveral Works in the Ruins after the Fire, until the laſt day of April, 1674, the repairing of the Weſt End of the Church which fell down, recovering 194 Tuns of Lead melted in the Rubbiſh, repairing the Convocation-Houſe, new building of Offices, &c. for the Work, and many other neceſſary Works being included therein,
14738:
07:
01½
38292:
08:
05¾

Paid and disburſed alſo, in and about the Rebuilding the ſaid Church, from the Firſt day of May, 1674, (when the new Work was firſt begun) to the Third of July, 1677, wherein is included the Charge of the Scaffolding to the great North Gable-End, and taking down the ſame, with other high Walls adjoyning to it, and alſo the taking up of 8500 Cubical Yards of old Foundation-Walls, Carting away above 20000 Loads of Rubbiſh, and ſeveral other conſiderable Works, not altogether relating to the bringing up the new Work: So that upon a ſtrict Accompt the Charge of the new Building only, amounts to little more than 20000 l. but the aforeſaid Charges being added to the ſame, makes
23554:
01:
04¼

Since the beginning of this new Work, there hath been wrought and ſet up 37000 ſuperficial Feet and upwards of old Stones for out-ſide Work, and 35000 Feet and upwards of new Stones, containing 3500 Tuns of new Portland Stones, and other Stones. In all which Works are contained 8600 Rods of Rubble-work in the Foundations and in-ſide of the Walls, each Rod being 272 Cubical Feet, the whole making 20600 Tuns of old Rubble Stones, the Foundations being 22 Feet deep below the ſurface of the Church-yard, and in many places 35 Feet deep. There hath been ſpent in the ſaid Work 7500 Hundreds of Lime, 400 Thouſands of Bricks, 4400 Tuns of Sand and upwards, beſides three times the quantity of old Sand ſifted out of the Rubbiſh.

The Work now in hand contains the Chore, being 170 Foot long, and 121 Foot broad, with great Vaults underneath, and is raiſed 24 Foot above ground: The greateſt part of the Foundations of the Croſs-Iſles are laid, and the Dome, which is 108 Foot in Diameter within the Walls, is carried up to the ſame height with the Chore, together with the Chapter-Houſe and Veſtries. So that the whole Foundation of the Fabrick, ſo far as is now begun, extends from Eaſt to Weſt 320 Foot, and from North to South 310 Foot. There remains only the Foundations of the Body of the Church to the Weſtward, being about one third part of the whole Building; and room is making for it, by taking down the Remainder of the old Ruins.

The REMAINDER

And there remains in Caſh in the Chamber of London, and to be accompted for, the Seventh of July, 1677,

Over and beſides what hath been received upon Accompt of the Coal-Caſh, or otherwiſe, ſince the ſaid Seventh of July laſt, and is not yet put to Accompt.

3050:
16:
04

MEMORANDUM.

The Particular of all the Receipts are to be ſeen in the Chamberlain's Office in the Guild-hall of the City of London, where all Monies given for this Publick Work are received by the Chamberlain of the ſaid City, whoſe Acquittance is a ſufficient Diſcharge.

And all the Accompts of the Payments and Disburſments made by the Clerk or Pay-maſter of the Works, out of ſuch Monies as he receives from the ſaid Chamberlain, are fairly Engroſſed in Vellam, and are declared and ſigned by the Lords and Others appointed Commiſſioners for the ſaid Work, and are remaining in the Office of the Works, there to be ſeen by any that deſire to promote the ſame.

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At a general meeting of the lords and others, Commissioners for Rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London, at Guildhall, Thursday, July 5. 1677.

Commissioners for Rebuilding the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in London.

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