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above his damages Interest costs and expences (as this defendt. 
computes the same) the summe of 4,200//. at the least. And 
that all his said first articled was duely surveyed and valued 
by the persons aforesd who were approved and appointed so 
to doe but denyes that he ever pretended That any of the 
said workes were personally viewed and valued by Sr Christopher 
Wren or that he knowes any thing of the valuacion of the 
workes of the other Tradesmen as in the Bill is pretended but 
saith that the Defts. said new workes were duly measured 
(with the privity and approbation of the Complt. by the 
severall persons mencioned and sett downe in the said second 
schedule hereunto annexed and the complt. had a Bill of 
particulars thereof delivered to him or one of his Agents 
(as this Defendt. doubts not but to prove) and the same 
was never concealled or kept from him by this defendt. as 
in the Bill is suggested And this defendt. saith itt may be 
true That the Complt. did propose such refferences and cause 
such Bond to be made and tendred to this defendt. as in 
the Bill But such proposall and tender being made not untill 
after this defendts. work had been duly vallued and appraised 
according to the said Articles and Agreements (wth the privity 
and approbacion of the complt. This defendt. was and is 
advised that there remained nothing in doubt to be referred 
but that this defendts. due for the said work may (by such 
-yalluacion and appraisement aforesd wth the approbation of 
the Complt.) be well ascertained And therefore and for that 
very reason and upon that very account (and noe otherwise) 
‘This “Defendt. did and doth refuse to enter into such bond 
And doth deny that the prizes he sett upon his said work 
was anywise unreasonable or excessive or such as he could not 
or cannott justify but on the contrary sayth they are very 
faire and reasonable And this defendt. sayth he doth not 
know or beleive that since the building aforesd performed or 
att any time before the Complt. ever had the like or better or 
as good building or work done for neare halfe or for any less 
‘prizes than were sett downe by this defendt. as in the Bill 
