Reclaiming Brading Haven: an Estimate, 1699.

Source:
The History of the Isle of Wight
Sir Richard Worsley. 1781.
May 10th, 1699.
The Abstract of an Estimate of the Charge of taking in, draining, and securing of the Haven of Brading, &c.

The damme or sea wall will be best to stand near about where the old wall stood, with some difference in the range and variation of the line thereof.
This wall will containe in length about 3400 feet, and will be cheapest and best done to consist of the nearest matter at hand; which is a strong stiffe clay, with which it is to be mingled some other proper materials. The delving, casting, filling, ramming, arming, and sufficiently defending and securing this wall, will cost about six shillings the foot running, which amounts to£1020 0s. 0d.
There must be two verie substantial sluces, which will cost the sum of£900 0s. 0d.
The charge of utensils of all kinds, may amount to about£250 0s. 0d.
The charge of closeing and securely shutting in of the old channel, which will be the most difficult and troublesom work of the whole undertaking, will come to the sum of£1000 0s. 0d.
The proffit or recompense to the undertaker, whoever he may be, who shall be found able and successfully to design and execute the work, cannot in justice be less than the sum of£1000 0s. 0d.
The total is£4170 0 0
HY. SHER,
Surveyor.