1 gen 1693 anni - byword

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<i>A Bill of work don at Huddersfield Bridge</i> in 1693 amounted to £10 7s 6d and for the most part it included predictable charges for labour, timber, stone, carriage and ale <i>allowed to workmen</i>. It began though with two entries that are not straightforward: <i>Item for goeing to vew and byword 3s 0d. Item paid for markin money 3s 6d</i> (QSI/32/6). The OED offers four meanings of ‘byword’ but none of them satisfactorily explains its use in this context. Perhaps it referred to a discussion and agreement that resulted from the ‘viewing’ of the bridge, or a written undertaking. The ‘markin’ could have been the ‘measuring’ that helped the mason arrive at his estimate. Both interpretations are speculative and the precise meaning remains uncertain.

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