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Nov. 12. |
170. Bond of William Moreton of the parish of St. Andrew's,
Holborn, and Richard Moreton of the same, to John Hunt, serjeantat-arms, in 100l., conditioned that if William Moreton, now
prisoner in Newgate, but about to be discharged by the Committee
of Examinations, shall appear before the said Committee when
required, and shall do nothing prejudicial to the State, then this
obligation shall be void, otherwise to be in full force. [¾ p.] |
Nov. 13. |
171. Order in the House of Commons, that the petition of
Sergeant-Major Purefoy and Captain Purefoy, [sons of Gamaliel
Purefoy of Coventry], prisoners in Lord Petre's house, be transmitted to the Lord General, to be tried by a council of war. [Copy.
Printed in Commons' Journals, Vol. III., p. 309.] Also, |
171. i. Order by Lord General Essex to the keeper of Lord Petre's
house for the release of Sergeant-Major and Captain
Purefoy, on their giving security to appear upon summons before a council of war. 15th November. [Copy.] |
171. ii. Bond of Gamaliel Purefoy of Coventry and John Withe of
London in 2,000l., to Robert, Earl of Essex, conditioned for
the appearance of Sergeant-Major George and Captain
Michael Purefoy on summons, and for their not taking
arms against Parliament. [Copy, damaged. 2 pp. in all.] |
Nov. 22. |
172. Certificate in Chancery by Sir Richard Lee, Bart., Sir Paul
Harris, Bart., and Sir Francis Ottley, that by virtue of letters of
the King of the 22nd of November 1643, Thomas Edwards, nominated
as sheriff, took oath before them at Shrewsbury, co. Salop, faithfully
to perform the duties of that office. Latin. [Strip of Parchment.] |
Nov 23. |
173. Paper book, containing letters and orders of the Committee
of the House of Commons for the affairs of Ireland from 23rd
November 1643 to 13th September 1644, chiefly concerning the
providing and transport of provisions and stores to Ireland, and the
payments for the same, and also the collection of contributions from
various countries of England. [49 pp.] |
1643. |
Folio book of 48 written and many blank pages, bound in
parchment and marked outside "Mr. Auditor Collins, No. 1," containing:— |
1. List for pay and entertainment of the Lord General and his
train, and the officers of horse and foot in Ireland (p. 1). |
2. Summary of the charges of the forces designed for the present
war in Ireland (p. 5). |
3. List of the officers to be sent from England to Ulster (p. 8). |
4. Particular of the forces at Carrickfergus, Belfast, Malone, and
Lisnegarvey, 22nd January 1642 (p. 9). |
5. Abstract of the muster rolls delivered to Commissary William
Roberts by the Commissioners at Carrickfergus, and estimate of
what is due to the forces in actual service, 1st April 1642 (p. 10). |
6. List of the English forces in the garrisons, castles, and forts in
Ireland and their governors and commanders, with notes of which
have been surprised by the rebels (p. 11). |
7. Abstract of muster rolls taken Jan. and Feb. 1642 (p. 19). |
8. The like of troops in Munster, in 1643 (p. 25). |
9. Copy of the Articles of the Treaty between the Scotch and
English Commissioners, by which the Scots agree to send 10,000 men
to aid in the reducing of Ireland (pp. 31–34). [The proposals of
the Scotch Commissioners are in Rushworth's Collections, Part III.,
p. 501, under date 24th January 1642, but the Treaty itself is not
printed there]. |
10. Minute of Resolutions in the House of Commons, 23rd March
and 8th April 1642, concerning pay for the Scots army (p. 34).
[See Commons' Journals II., pp. 494, 517.] |
11. Abstracts of musters in Munster and Leinster, 1642 (p. 37). |
12. Copies of (1), an order in the House of Commons, 17th May
1643; (2), commissions by the Earl of Leicester to Hugh
Montgomery to be colonel of the regiment formerly commanded
by his father, Viscount Montgomery of Ards, and to command three troops therein, 22nd October 1642; and (3), an order
in the Committee for Ireland, concerning pay for the troops in
Ulster, 29th Oct. 1642; also accounts of Crown lands in co.
Lincoln. (At the end of the book.) [See Car. I., Case H., No. 7.] |