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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77419	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, London before the great and dreadful fire, as for and towards the rebuilding thereof, with other necessary works and expenses done and disbursed in order to the beginning of the said work of rebuilding. 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.	Tillison, John.	1685 (1685)	Wing B4564A; ESTC R213669	2,960	1

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 London Before the great and dreadful FIRE as for and towards the REBUILDING thereof With other necessary Works and Expenses done and disbursed in Order to the Beginning of the said Work of Rebuilding 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 THere was Paid into the Chamber of London and into the Office of the said Works in the Convocation-House-Yard there since His late Majesty's Restauration to the 25th Day of March 1685. the Sum of 126564 l. 13 s. 5 d. ¾ viz. as hereafter follows   l. s. d. l. s. d. By His late Majesty's Gift upon Arrears of Impropriations not pardoned by the Act of Indempnity 002626 18 11¼ 126564 13 05¾ By Fines and Forfeitures upon the Green-Wax which ended Feb. 15. 1678. 000527 01 04¼ By the Imposition of Coals at 4 d. ½ per Chaldron 068945 00 00 By the Clergy in Gifts Legacies and Subscriptions 026035 19 06 By the Nobility and Gentry c. in Gifts Legacies and Subscriptions 012006 11 09 By Collections upon His late Majesty's Letters Patents of which the Clergy gave a considerable Part but the Particulars cannot be discover'd for want of Returns of Duplicates from many of the Diocesses in England where the Arch-Deacons and their Officers Ministers and Churchwardens have been very remiss in pursuing the Directions in the Letters Patents Thô some others have been very diligent who have not only made speedy Returns but also in distinct Particulars as in the Diocesses of Canterbury London Sarum Glocester and Carlisle the Arch-Deaconries of Northampton Leicester Chester and some others 014625 19 05¾ By old Materials sold being either useless or cumbersome 001360 07 05½ By Commutation upon Pennances 000436 05 00 THere hath been Expended in the Reparation of the Church before the Fire of London In Repairing the West End of it after the same Fire which succeeded not but fell down the Walls and Pillars being perished by the Fire Refining 194 Tuns of Lead out of the Rubbish Repairing the Convocation-House Building Offices Making Designs and Models Taking down the great vast ruinous Steeple and the Walls and Pillars of the Church Maintaining the Cranes and Ways in the Isle of Portland Removing the Materials and clearing the Ground in order to lay a new Foundation begun on the First day of May 1674. the Foundation it self being begun and the first Stone laid on the 21 day of June 1675 following 020958 09 03 126292 04 05 There hath been Paid and Expended in the Rebuilding of the said Church since it was first begun to the last day of March 1685 as appears by the Particulars of the Book of Accompts 103693 03 02 And there is more Due to Masons for Stones wrought and not set and for other Work wrought and set which cannot be yet exactly measured and other Expences for Stone and other Materials all which upon a reasonable Estimate and Conjecture will amount to 001640 12 00 And then there will remain in Cash to Ballance this Accompt       000272 09 00 2 4 Besides what remains in the Chamber of London of the Coal-Money amounting to       002352 01 05¾ THE Work now in hand contains the Chore and Side-Isles Eastward from the Dome or Steeple The Dome Cross-Isles South and North-Portico's And part of the Body of the Church Westward All which extend in length from East to West 425 Feet The Chore and Side-Isles and Body of the Church in Breadth from North to South 121 Feet And the Dome with the Cross-Isles and Portico's 310 Feet The Dome being 108 Feet in Diameter within the Walls Under all which are fair large and stately Vaults being 18 Feet and ½ high from the Floor to the Crown of the Arch In Length from East to West within the Walls 310 Feet in Breadth 107 Feet and in Breadth under the Dome and Cross Isles 236 Feet The Foundation of the Fabrick being 22 Feet deep below the Surface of the Church-Yard and in many places 35 Feet deep And the Fabrick above-Ground viz. the Steeple Cross-Isles Vestry's Portico's and the Chore to the East-end are 56 Feet high So that the whole Height of the said Building from the first Foundation to the uppermost part is 78 Feet high and in some Places 91 Feet high That Part of the Building Westward from the Dome is 34 Feet above the Ground of the Church-Yard the inside Pillars excepted which are brought up to the Floor of the Body of the Church The Space of Ground upon which the Legs of the Steeple and the Dome it self do stand contains half an Acre half a Quarter of an Acre and almost 4 Perches The Steeple standing upon 8 smaller Legs or Pillars and 4 greater ones in one of which great ones is a very large Pair of Stairs and within the other 3 are fair and stately Vestry's And every one of the greater Pillars stand upon 1360 Feet of Ground superficial Measure and every one of the lesser ones upon 380 Feet The Cross-Isles a Quarter of an Acre wanting one Rod The Portico's that is the North and South Porch's Entrance into the Church half a Quarter of an Acre and 7 Perches And the Space of Ground upon which the Foundation of the new Fabrick now stands and so far as they are now laid contain very near 2 Acres SInce the Beginning of this new Fabrick there hath been brought into the Stores of the Church 20000 Tuns of Portland and other Stones 17500 Hundred's of Lime and upwards each Hundred containing 25 Bushels 12000 Tuns of Sand besides three times the quantity of old Sand sifted out of the Rubbish 15000 Loads of Bricks and upwards 2000 Loads of Timber Boards and Balks and upwards 700 Masts great and small and upwards 240 Hundred-Weights of Ropes and upwards 990 Hundred-Weights of Nails There have been carried away 47000 Loads of Rubbish and upwards and old Foundation-Walls hew'd up which Work was for the most part more troublesom and painful than Digging in the Quarry 1550 Cubical Yards and upwards THE Books of Receipts and Payments are remaining in the Office of Works near the said Church and are to be seen and perused by any Person that desires to be more particularly satisfied or will be pleased to promote the said Work Also a Fair Table is hung up exposed to publick View within the said Building wherein the Names of all considerable Benefactors are Registred with their respective Donations there being no more Space left here in this single Sheet than to mention   l. s. d. The late Archbishop Juxon's Legacy of 2000 00 00 The late Archbishop Sheldon's Gift in his Life-time of 2000 00 00 The late Archbishop of York's Gift of 1850 00 00 The late Bishop of Winton's Gift of 1818 14 06 Edw. Swift of Lincolns-Inn Esq his Legacy of 1000 00 00 Dame Dionese Williamson of Hales-hall in Norfolk her Gift of 2100 00 00 The Lady Rows's Gift of 0800 00 00 Editha Chaffin of Guilford Spinster's Gift of 1253 09 06 Ann Holbech late Wife of Dr. Thomas Holbech her Legacy of 0500 00 00 The Lady Rich Relict of Sir Thomas Rich 500 l. and 50 l. more left by her Husband to a pious use and by her applied to this 0550 00 00 Jasper Main Canon of Christ-Church in Oxford his Legacy of 0500 00 00 William Evat Clerk's Legacy of 0300 00 00 The Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's 3526 01 03 William Sancroft D. D. Dean of St. Paul's now Lord Archbishop of Canterbury besides his Proportion of the Annual Payment of the Dean and Chapter 500 l. and since that time 650 l. in all 1150 00 00 The University of Oxford 0621 17 04 The University of Cambridge besides their promise of more 1067 11 06 Benjamin late Lord Bishop of Ely 0500 00 00 Peter late Lord Bishop of Ely 450 l. besides 50 l. at his Consecration in all 0500 00 00 Those which we are forced to omit here are to be seen in the TABLE abovementioned As the Lord Roberts late Lord Privy-Seal A Concealed Person by Mr. Bathurst Dr. Hamy Dr. Jones Subdean of the King's-Chappel Dr. Ball Master of the Temple Tobias Rustat Esq Yeoman of the Robes Mr. Barnabas Oly Clerk Mr. John Hanson of Lothbury Ralph Snow Esq Sir Thomas Chichley Sir Thomas Allen of Finchley Sir Charles Pitfield James Ravenscroft Esq Sir Thomas Exton Sir Leoline Jenkins Mrs. Margaret Turner The Earl of Burlington Sir Stephen Fox The Lady Wyld Relict of Sir William Wyld Sir Thomas Bridges of Covent-Garden Each of which gave a 100 l. a piece c. John Tillison Clerk of the Works