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be paid the severall summes of 2000/7. according to the said 
Articles or at least to the content or satisfac . . . all 
the workmen as in the Bill is pretended But this Defendt. 
doth agree that the said new building and workes were not 
finished att the time limitted by the Articles but saith the 
same was occasioned by the complts. not paying and advancing 
money according to his agreements (as this Defendant doubts 
not but to prove) and not . . . . any neglect or slight 
of this Defendt. or through this Defendts. default or through 
any neglect or slight of any’ of the other workmen (to the 
knowledge or beleife of this Defendt. But this Defendt. saith that 
he was beyond measure damaged as well by undergoing the 
disgrace damage and expence of frequent arrests by those under- 
workemen that he had imployed in the said worke as by the 
hindrance he otherwise underwent in his affaires and business 
and exhausting all his money and creditt in that service for want 
of due payments And this defendt. doth deny that he continued 
to work upon or abt the said building only att certaine times 
as he pleased or that he neglected the same other than through 
the default of the complt. as aforesd in not making good his 
payments according to the said Articles or that this Defendt. 
did set downe or demand severall or anygates or prizes which 
were or are unreasonable or excessive as in the Bifl is pretended 
but on the contrary this Defendt. saith he doubts not but to prove 
(as the truth is) That he well performed his parte of the said 
worke to the good likeing of the said Complt. and in good time 
And that after his performance thereof Two persons (vizs.) 
__ Edward Strong, Mason, and Edward Peirce, Mason and Carver, 
(men of great creditt skill and judgement in their respective 
occupations [ ] and good judges of the well performance of 
the said work were pursuant to the said Articles with the 
approbacion of his said Grace and by the appoinctment of Sr. 
Christopher Wren and Mr. Talman in the Bill named) sent downe 
_ from London to Chatsworth to value and appraise the same And 
one Thomas Webb [ ~ | was [ ] like approbacion 
of his Grace) alsoe sent downe with the said Strong and Peirce 
