Thomas Bartlett of Worcester to act as foreman of masonary at 10s cash each week.
That Mr Grazebrook do Speak or Write to him to know if he can come down and Abide with us, and the Terms he will accept of~~ Mr Grazebrook to go after him, and to bring him down to the Next Meeting on Thursday Next.~~~ Resolved that the Next Meeting shall be on Thursday the 23rd of Feb'ry next.~~~ [Bartletts proposalls Accepted] Resolved to Accept of Tho's Bartletts Proposalls for getting & Scabbling of 300 Ton of Stone for the Lower Lock at 1s/6d per Ton 20 Cubical Feet per Ton the Stones from two feet 6 Inches to one Foot in the Bed.~~ [Mr Jones Discharged] Resolved to Discharge Mr Jones and to give him Twelve Guineas which the Chairman is to Pay him.~~~
~~~ [Bartlett to Attend the Next Meeting] Ordered that Tho's Bartlett Attends the next Meeting and in the mean time that he Suspends Diggingany more Stone but finish the Scabbling and otherwise prepare the Stone for the designed uses for hollow Quoins etc.
Thos Bartlett ordered to stop digging stone in the Forest but stone to be dug from Hampton quarry (Minchinhampton).
~~~ Ordered that Mr Hall take with him the Mason Tho's Bartlett to enquire of Mr Pyrke concerning [to engage for a Quarry] his Quarry, and if proper for the Business of the Navigation to Contract for the Same, or for any other Quarry.
[Mr Hall to measure stone] Ordered that Mr Hall measures the stone by the next Meeting (Bartletts).
[Bils to be paid] Order'd that Mr Watkins and Mr Jno Saunders on Acct of Land be paid ~~~50..0 Order'd that Mr Moss be Paid on Acct towards Land~~~ 50..0 Order'd that Mr Martin be Paid on Acct towards Land ~~~50..0 [Bartlett to produce his Acct] Orderd that Thos Bartlett to produce his Acct clear this day fortnight at Stroud.
