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 charge, and taken uppon myselfe the hazard of fire, loss, or other detriment incident unto them, of all which I hope tis now time to discharge mee.

5thly. Since the passing my accompts is like to carry noe money out of the publicke treasury, but possibly may bring backe some into itt, if too long delay shall not hinder the same, with reference to the collecting the souldiers pence, which can not well be done before the accompt be passed.

6thly. If the army have their lands before my accompts bee passed, I and all my friends and relations are at the mercy of a multitude of discontented querulouse persons, for our creditt and livelyhoods, neither have I any thing by way of security but a company of uselesse papers, whereas I have on the other side given good security for my owne performance; and in case I should not find in your lordshipps successors the same honourable dealing that I have hitherto found in your lordshipps, I may bee paid with captiouse and frivolouse objections instead of money; suitors for old and past services, when the State is in want, seldome finding but cold entertainement, how great a good soever their services have been.

7thly. I have about a thousand pounds more due unto me for the countyes of Wicklow, Carlow, and Limricke, which, through the neglect of the Commissioners of civill survey, and of the other Commissioners for setting out lands, can not be perfected; the which, with my four thousand pounds security, will make good all arithmeticall errors which can possibly escape in this present accompt, and all other matters that can bee in controversy.

1st. Because the subdivision ought to have been carried on with the downe admeasurement as one worke, the which, for that they might have been done together with the same labour and charge, I am therefore obliged to doe a part, as appeares by my contract and your Lordshipps order, 22° May, 1655.

2dly. Although I had been obliged to doe them a part, yett, the time of performing them being exspired, I am now neither obliged thereunto by the law or letter of my articles, nor by the reason and equity of them, the same being a new and a double worke.