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shall be made by and uppon the said articles by vertue of them, and shall at all times yeild and shew his books of accompts unto the said Sir Hardress Waller, for his satisfaction therein.
In witness whereof, &c.,
William Petty.
Observations hereon, shewing Sir H. Waller never had one farthing.By which may be observed the time of making those articles, vizt, the sixth of December, when the contract was fully perfected.
2dly. That his son, Mr Wallter Waller, was to carry on the worke in the whole province of Munster (which, as was before guessed) proved neer half the whole. Now, what were the parts and abilities of that admirable young gentleman is soe well knowne, that there is noe man but will thinke his paines and interest, as to soe great a proportion of the whole undertaking, might well deserve as much as by this contract was to be allowed; but, besides that, the most troublesome business of procuring orders from superiours, which were some hundreds, and that of collecting the monyes, which proved to be a very slavery, was part of Sir Hardress his undertaking. All which, with bearing one-sixth part of all disbursements, might be a sufficient ballance and consideration for what Sir Hardress was to receive.
I doe not mention his being bound with the Doctor, forasmuch as that was done rather as an owning and a proffessing of his being partner with him then as a thing which needed to have been done; ffor had Sir Hardress thought fitt to follow the Doctors advice, hee never had done it at all.
Moreover, itt is declared to all the world, that for as much as his son, Mr Wallter Waller, never acted, but went into England uppon his owne affaires, and that Sir Hardresse himselfe did not run through the clamour of collecting the money from the army, nor of procuring orders, &c., neither did he disburse any money, as was in the contract supposed, he never demanded [a] penny of the Doctor, nor any such inspection into his accompts as in the contract is mentioned; nor hath he appeared in the Doctors troubles to avoid suspicion of partiallity, but hath been content to withdraw himselfe from all committees relating to the Doctors performance, that he might not give any occasion of mens thinking he would patronise him in any thing not justifieable.
