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knowledge .of this Deft.) And this defendt. saith that it may 
be true that the Complt. hath paid amongst the several 
Tradesmen in the Bill mencioned the sum of 30,000/. 
But this defendt. doth not know the same But confesseth he 
hath received for himselfe workemen and servants towards 
his work and labour and performances in the said buildings 
and premises the summe of 10,000/7. and noe more to the 
best of this defendts. knowledge remembrance or beleife But 
the exact particuler payments this defendt. cannott sett forth 
having kept noe account thereof himselfe but trusting therein 
wholly to the Complts. Agents or Stewards as is hereinafter 
after mencioned. And for that the same have been transacted 
above six yeares since and the payments made not altogether 
to himselfe but partly to himselfe and partly to his workemen 
and Agents and others (which payments were made not by 
the Complt. himselfe but his Agents for which he this defendt. 
and such others as received any money from the Complt or 
his Agents on this defendants behalfe from time to time gave 
receipts to the Complts. Agents who made the payments 
(as he verily beleives) And this defendt. humbly hopes that 
this Honble. Court will presume That in regard the said money 
was not paid by the Complts. own handes but his Steward and 
Agents by his Graces order*under his hand subscribed under 
the Agreements [ ] Bills the said Agents did not 
pay without receipts which they required and had (as he 
verily beleives) on the said order for their vouchers neither is 
it to be beleived that his Grace the Complt. would allow of 
any payments without such vouchers And this Defendt. saith 
That he is well content to allow to his Grace whatever he 
hath (upon Account wth his stewards and agents in that 
behalfe allowed to his said Stewards and Agents as paid to 
this defendt. or others for him. And this defendt. doth deny 
that he this defendt. hath by himselfe or workemen or any 
other received near 12,0o00/. as in the Bill is pretended or 
more that 10,o00/. to the best of his remembrance knowledge 
or beliefe. And there still remaines due to him over and 
