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Bakewell edge stone at one shilling & Sixpence a foot for 
every superficiall foot of paving in Stokestone for the Hall 
and the Court att fourepence a foot for four great Flower 
Potts to stand on the topp of the House threescore pounds 
to be wrought according to a designe given March 3oth 1696, 
John Weldon, pay to the above named Benjamin Jackson for 
the work above mencioned as the same _ goes forward 
DEVONSHIRE as by the said writing ready to be produced 
(unto wch this Defendt. for more certainty referrs himselfe) 
it doth and May appeare. All which said agreements this 
defendt. doubts not but to prove. And this defendt, saith 
That the above recited Agreements were all the agreements 
that were made between his Grace and this defendt. touching 
the new workes which were to be done by this defendt. 
which with the first mencioned Articles Octopartite were and 
are all and every the Articles or Agreements which were att 
any time entered into by and between this defendt. and the 
Complt. touching all “or any part of the worke or buildings 
in the Complts. said Bill mencioned to the best of this 
defendts. knowledge remembrance or belief And this defendt. 
saith That he hath in the second Schedule hereunto annexed 
(which he maketh and humbly prayeth may be also accepted 
and taken as part of this his answer) sett forth a full and true 
account (to the best of this defendts. knowledge and _beliefe) 
of all the work done by him according to and in pursuance 
of the said severall new Agreements he made with the Complt. 
together wth the admeasurement thereof by John Barker, John 
Anyon, Robt. Kirk [ ] Ricard, & Robert Hester 
in the said Schedule named who measured the same with the 
allowance or privity of the said Complt. And as for the 
q valluacion thereof this defendant takes itt That the same is 
ascertained by the said Agreements themselves as to part 
thereof and as to the other part the same (pursuant to the 
said Agreements) hath been allowed by Mr. Talman (as 
appeares in the sd second Schedule) And the said new workes 
have been noe otherwise valeued than as aforesaid (to the 
