20 CHATSWORTH BUILDING ACCOUNTS. 
to Measure the said worke which was by them respectively 
according to their respective trusts measured computed valued 
and appraised (wt 35/2. for digging foundacions) at the summe 
of 10428/.: 03s.: 11d. with which appraisement his Grace was 
soe well satisfyed (as this defendt. doubts not but to prove) as 
that he did pay the said Mr. Webb and Mr. Strong the summe of 
Seven pounds a piece towards their said Jorney or Trouble And 
this Defendt. doth deny that the said Sr. Christopher Wren and 
Mr. Talman or either of them did (to the knowledge or belief 
of this defendt.) by the nominacion request or -direccion of the 
said Workmen or of this defendt. att any time nominate or 
appoint any person or persons whatsoever (other than the said 
persons which were approved of by the complt.) so as aforesd 
to measure or value the said workes or that the said persons 
who measured and valued the same did rate the same even as 
this Defendt. and the other persons in the Bill for that purpose 
mencioned had sett downe and valued the same or att as full 
prizes as if the said work had been done abt London but att 
such rates and prizes only as were reasonable and faire (making 
abatement and allowance for the old materialls) and which was 
afterwards seemingly well approved of by the Complt. and that 
the complt. was so well pleased with defendts. performances in 
this his said Articled work as that he afterwards imployed this 
defendt. in other workes of the same kind about the said house 
and came to such new Agreements touching the same as are 
hereinafter sett forth and mencioned which this Deft. did 
accordingly undertake and performe according to their said 
respective new agreements And this Defendt. saith that he hath 
in the first schedule hereunto annexed (which he maketh and 
humbly prayeth may be accepted and taken as part of this his 
answer) sett forth a true account (to the best of this Defts. 
knowledge & beliefe) of all the work done by him & his 
workmen in pursuance of the sd Articles octopartite according 
to and with the valuation & admeasuremt thereof by the 
sd Peirce Strong & Webb with the privity and approbacion of 
Compit. And this defendt. saith that true itt is he did con- 
