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Certificate of loss for William Robley

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An Account and Estimate of the Damage done
by the late Great Flood in the River North Tyne in
Northumberland to William Robley of Smalesmouth
in the chapelry of Falstone in the parish of Simondburn
in the said County Farmer of Three Farms (to wit)
Smalesmouth, Hawkuphill & Benthouse
all in the Chapelry of Falstone aforesaid                    £ : s : d.
Smalesmouth. To xxxx xxxxx a quantity of Rye, part        }
           Entirely Swept away and the rest rendered
           Good for little use by the floods flowing ---  }  9 : 0 : 0
           where the water was never known to reach       }
           before.                                        )
           To a Quantity of Potatoes Damaged thereby      -  2 : 0 : 0
Benthouse   -   To 350 Thrave of Oats Standing on         }
           the land where the same grow  Entirely Swept   }
           away by the Floods altho it was never known    } 87 :10 : 0
           that the River ever overflowed these Lands     }
           before.                                        }
           Fifty Thrave of Oats Swept away from the       }
           same Lands and removed from thence about       }  4 : 0 : 0
           five Miles and there found but so much         }
           Injured as to be good for little               }
           To a parcel of Oats then uncut and Damaged     }
           by the water                                   }  2 : 0 : 0
           a parcel of Barley uncut Damaged by            }
           the Water_____________________________         }  1 :16 : 0
           one Plow and Plow Irons taken away
           from these grounds                             }  0 : 0 : 0
Hawkuphill.   To a parcel of Oats uncut                   }
           Damaged by the water overflowing the           }  2 : 0 : 0
           Same a persell of Lime taken away              }  1 : 4 : 0

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