18 CHATSWORTH BUILDING ACCOUNTS. 
the said intended Building and having also agreed with other 
the workemen in the Bill named such articles octopartite dated 
the 12th day of February in the first yeare of the Reigne of 
our late sovereign Lorde and Lady King William and Queen 
Mary were entered into and executed as in the Bill is sett forth 
for the more certainty wherein this Defendt. refers himselfe to 
the same Articles one part whereof under the hand & seale of 
the Complt. is in this Defendts. custody ready to be produced 
unto this Honble. Court And one other part (as this Defendt. 
verily beleives in the hands of his Grace the Complt. And 
this Defendt. further saith That he this Defendt. in pursuance 
of the said Articles did for his part with all diligence apply 
himselfe to the discharge of his duty in performance of -what 
he had undertaken and covenanted to performe and did carry 
and take from London into Derbyshire very many artists and 
workmen which from time to time he imployed in the said 
worke and did noeway neglect the same on his own account 
or on his part either in the pulling downe of the old or erect- 
ing or carrying on of the new intended Building in the said 
Bill mentioned But this Defendt. doth confess That through 
his Graces the complts. not makeing good his payments accord- 
ing to his agreements (and on noe other acct.) this Defendt. 
was sometimes disabled to pay his workemen who were very 
often 150 and upwards (as this Defendt. doubts not but to 
prove) and such a competent number as might in all pro- 
bability have carryed on and finished the Masons work and 
said Building by the time in the said Articles prefixed had his 
Grace the Complt. supported this Defendt. with due and just 
payments according to his Articles to enable him to have 
made good his payments to his said workmen And this 
Defendt. further saith that for want of the complts. making 
good payments he this Defendt. was often hindered in his 
worke and forced to goe to London to raise money by his own 
interest and creditt and did raise and lay out of his owne 
money very great summes to carry on the said worke And 
this Defendt. doth deny that the Complt. did pay or cause to 
