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upon the said private agreements and therefore ought not 
to be brought within the compass thereof or valued accordingly 
but Orator has no deeds or writings containing such agree- 
ments, but the said tradesmen and workmen have the same in 
writing and your Orator prays that they may set forth the 
same. And your Orator sheweth that the said tradesmen and 
workmen do pretend and give act in speeches that the said 
Sir Christopher Wren hath settled and adjusted their demands 
which if he hath he did the same without any view thereof 
and only upon the view and by the information of persons 
unknown to your Orator who made the said view and valuation 
exparte and therefore your Orator ought not to be bound 
thereby Howbeit your Orator upon the request and impor- 
tunity of the said Tradesmen hath paid them at least £30,000 
which said sum doth exceed all monies due to them upon a 
just and reasonable rate And your Orator hath often offered 
and proposed to the said Jackson &c. that if they would refer 
their works to a view and valuation to be made by the said Sir 
Christopher Wren he your said Orator would be at the charge 
thereof or if they would refer the same unto persons apt and 
fit for the purpose to be appointed indifferently between your 
Orator and them that your Orator would agree to stand 
to and abide such judgement as such persons should give 
thereupon or as any umpire to be chosen by them the said 
intended arbitrators should make and give in that behalf And 
your Orator did not only propose the same but caused a bond 
in order to such arbitration to be drawn and tendered to the 
said tradesmen and workmen to be executed each to other to 
abide such end or award as should be thereupon made all 
which the said tradesmen and workmen did utterly refuse and 
deny to consent and agree to well knowing that the demands 
and prices by them made were very unreasonable and excessive. 
And your Orator doth shew and aver in fact and not doubt 
but to prove that your Orator having since the said building 
and work so sat up made and performed as aforesaid to wit 
about one year last past and so forward your Orator hath 
