CHATSWORTH BUILDING ACCOUNTS. 21 
tinue in the said worke about twelve yeares without delaying 
the same otherwise than constrained on such extremities by 
the complts. non-payments as aforesd And this Defendt. doth 
confesse that workemen & provisions are generally cheaper in 
Derbyshire than in London but saith that artist skilfull and 
able workmen (of which sort this Defendt. carryed very many 
from London) are scarce and deare in those parts And _ this 
Defendt. beleives the Surveyrs and Appraisers of the worke had 
regard to both And this Defendt. saith that the new workes 
by him done were rated and charged att such rates as were 
agreed upon before his entry upon the same pursuant to such 
new agreements and not pursuant to the said Articles Octo- 
partite or at any other rates And this defendt. doth confess that 
he did not think fitt to leave the matter of the new Agree- 
ments subject to incertainties where he could well ascertaine 
the same And therefore this defendt. had the said new 
Agreements under his Graces the said complts. hand the first 
of which said Agreements [ ] in the words and 
figures following (viz)- October ye 12th 1692. Agreed then 
between the Right Honble Wm. Earle of Devonshire of the 
one part and Benjamin Jackson of Grove in the County of 
Nottingham Mason of the other part that. he the said 
Benjamin Jackson shall build and erect the walls of the East 
side of Chatsworth House or any other Mason worke belong- 
ing to the same which the said Earle shall appoint him the 
said Earle paying to the said Benjamin Jackson for every 
superficiall foot of Rugtick and plaine Ashler one shilling per 
foot for every superficiall foot he shall erect or sett up 
he the said Benjamin Jackson raising the stone att Quarry 
And for all other sorts of worke in frett stone the said Earle 
‘shall pay him according to the ‘rate that Sir Christopher Ren 
hath formerly allowed in his book of Estimate unless the said 
Sir Christopher Wren shall think itt reasonable he shall make 
_anabatement and the moneys to be paid him every fortnight 
for the said work according as Mr. Franc Recarr shall 
informe his Lordshipp itt shall accrue or become due to him 
