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 more paines they took, by so much the lesse wages they had.

5. In the administration thereof, there was neither due tryal of Artists or Instruments; neither good Instructions before-hand, nor Examination afterwards. The Bonds taken for performance, were but the pictures of Obligations; which, though they are notoriously broken, hee the said Mr Worsly never knew how to sue.

6. The Knack of paying only for Measuring of profitable Land, and yet causing unprofitable to be admeasured, (which the Law for unknown reasons required not) begat infinite jealousies and discontents in the Army; So that the only true Art and Excellency which that Pretender expressed in this whole business, was so to frame Committees of conceited sciolous persons, intermixing some of Credit and Bulk amongst them, as whereby hee might screen himself in case of miscarriage; and when things were ill grounded at home, to put the finishing and upshot of them into the hands of others a great waies off.

For a short proof of all which, 't is