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 whole worke will be performed by the surveyors now imployed by your Lordships within the time agreed uppon: and for the price wee are content to accept of less then the Dr hath proposed, not doubting but that wee, who have had exsperience allready in the worke, shall be better able to performe the same then such who are raw and unexsperienced, though taught by the Dr; nor can it be objected to us, however disclaimed against by the Dr, that our proceedings hitherto have been unsatisfactory, ffor some of your Lordshipps may remember that, at our first setting forth, we pressed for an exact and particular admeasurement, though the Dr then was silent; and, accordingly, the Commissioners for Survey, then sitting at the Castle in Dublyn, had drawn up instructions, but the necessity of the affaires of the Commonwealth not dispenseing with soe long a work, those other ways were found out and enjoyned.

Now soe it is, may it please your Lordshipps, that the Dr having not done anything in his proposalls more then any other man might have done, and what wee our selfs are ready and willing to doe at lesser rates, by the time allotted, and wee hope with better satisfaction then the Drs new taught soldiers, wee humbly desire that wee be not disposed to the insatiable desire of a covetous monopoler, but that wee may be imployed immediately from your Lordshipps, and the benefitt acrewing by our laboures may redound to the Commonwealth.

All which is humbly tendered to your Lordshippse consideration.

Signed in behalfe of the surveyors by

This paper being exhibited, the Dr was called into the Councill chamber, where it was read to him; but he desired it might be again read in parts, which being done, he answered it from point to point, accordingly soe as it was clearly rejected; even soe clearly as that there remaines noe other memorey of it, but what is here afforded itt.

This aussault of the under-surveyors being repulsed, the generall of this army himselfe, the Surveyor-Generall, Mr Worsley, was forced to engage; he, therefore, goes to the severall members of the Councill apart, and had prepared