A bill for building a mill in Svatá Dobrotivá on the Zbiroh demesne in 1701–1702, which is recorded and interpreted there, provides a unique illustration of building a village mill in the early 18th century and describes its equipment. It shows how estate owners used their position to reduce the price (by employing craftsmen only from their estates, corvée in digging the foundations, collection of stones and transport of material) at the break of the 16th and 17th century. It also serves as a valuable source of terminology used in the contemporary crafts.