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April 3.
Gurney House. |
Trustees for sale of Dean and Chapters' lands to the Committee for Compounding. Being obliged by our trust to secure the libraries of the late deans
and chapters, we directed the removal of those at Canterbury, as in other
places, to London, for disposal by Parliament, and to be kept from the embezzlement threatening them by the decay of the place where they are. Some
of your sub-commissioners having interposed, we desire you to prohibit any
further interruption in the removal of the books. [G 88, p. 525.] |
April 4.
Coventry. |
1. County Committee for Warwickshire to the Committee for Compounding.
On 22 Oct. last you directed us not to admit of burdens being laid on sequestered
estates by reason of horse, dragoons, and foot, but our Militia Commissioners
are still resolved to continue the charge until there is a special order
of Parliament prohibiting them, and have issued warrants requiring the occupiers to send in horse and arms, under a penalty of 10l. We beg speedy
directions herein, and your letter to the commissioners about it. |
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With note of a letter to the Militia Commissioners, 29 April, to desist, as they
are not by the Act for raising horse to assess sequestered estates, but persons,
and that Parliament upon a motion to that effect did not think fit to order
sequestered estates to bear their portion, and it is not allowed in any county of
England or Wales. [1 page; also G 30, p. 453.] |
| April 5. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Northumberland.
Certify us for whose delinquency the lands in Riplington and ½ the tithe in
Hayson, claimed by Cuthbert Soppett [Sapwith], were sequestered, and when
the parties became delinquents, and we will give further order. [G 30, p. 309.] |
April 5.
Worcester. |
2. County Committee for Worcestershire to the Committee for Compounding.
We send particulars of contracts for some estates which have been let at their
full value, without deductions for contributions which the State is to allow
according to Act of Parliament upon payment of the rents, and desire your
directions as to granting the leases. |
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We have commenced keeping of courts on sequestered manors. We enclose
the presentment given by the jury at a court on Orlton Manor, the estate of
Fitzwilliam Coningsby, deceased. |
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With notes of reply, 22 April. You do not send us abstracts of surveys of the
estates contracted for, as you should do by the Act of Parliament, before we
confirm contracts. You speak of improved rents; but in the former rents,
did the tenants pay the taxes ? You do well to hasten courts, as Parliament
is very urgent for money. Hasten in the rents due 25 March, and all arrears.
Let the steward certify to us the fines and profits of courts. In your returns
for Orlton, you speak of heriots being paid to the delinquents. You must not
suffer this for the past nor the future, but recover them from malignant
tenants. [1 page; also G 30, p. 473.] Enclosing, |
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3. i. Proceedings in the court held at Orlton Manor, 3 April 1650, the custom of
the manor being to grant 1 life in possession, and 2 in reversion. Presentments of 14 copyholders and 10 freeholders named. [2 pages.] |
| April 7. |
Note of order by the Committee for Compounding for payment to Edw.
Huson, joiner, of 4l. 18s. for repairs in Edw. Carey's chamber at the Committee's rooms. [G 93, p. 758.] |
| April 7. |
4. Henry Horsley, County Commissioner for Northumberland, to the Committee for Compounding. John Ogle, one of our Commissioners, is now
commander of a troop of horse in Scotland; 2 others are far from Newcastle, and
cannot meet often on account of urgent business. As we must be two in our
actings, I beg appointment in Ogle's place of Thos. Errington, who lives near,
and has always been faithful and active. This will much satisfy the people who
generally resort to Newcastle. [¾ page.] |
April 8.
Stafford. |
5. County Committee for Stafford to the Committee for Compounding.
We sent you a survey of Col. Leveson and Mr. Fowler's estates by post 3 weeks
since, and now send you a copy of Col. Leveson's; his houses and buildings attached to the mansion are much ruined, and we therefore think it has
been surveyed at its full value. |
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You order payment of 1,200l. to Alderman Allen, or whom he or the
treasurers-at-war should appoint, but not having heard from them, we are
returning them the money, which we rather believed they would have ordered
us to pay at Chester for the Irish service, that way being most convenient for
us. [1 page.] |
| April 9. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that the Committee for co. Bucks
certify why they have let the estate of the Duke of Buckingham for 6 years
contrary to instructions, and that the lease be revoked, and all leases for more
than one year, and they are to give account of their so proceeding. [G 14, p. 75.] |
| April 9. |
Interrogatories and depositions thereon taken for the State in the case of
Chris. Cheesman, to prove his receiving bribes for letting sequestered estates,
taking free quarter, &c. [G 74, pp. 294–311.] |
| April 9. |
Trustees for fee-farm rents to the Committee for Compounding. The Committee for Removing Obstructions in the sale of fee-farm rents having ordered
20 June last that all fee-farms charged with payments on the creation of any
earl or other peer should be discharged therefrom, we desire to know what
peers have compounded with you for their creation money. [G 85, p. 1183.] |
April 9.
Chester. |
6. County Committee for Cheshire to the Committee for Compounding.
Particulars of cases. Report 3 cases of compounders who were lawyers.
Endorsed with notes of reply that if they did not compound as lawyers, they
must be re-sequestered, and care is to be taken as to like cases in future.
[1½ pages.] |
April 9.
Llanvilling. |
7. County Committee for North Wales to the Committee for Compounding.
The demesne of Redcastle, co. Montgomery, under sequestration for the
recusancy of Sir Percy Herbert, Bart., has been enjoyed by Col. Hugh
Price, governor of the Castle, ever since the garrison was taken in Sept. 1644,
and he desires to continue tenant as long as he remains governor. The "demesne
has been long in his hands, and no one is desirous to meddle with it, but as the
governor is one of our fellow commissioners, and we are not to let sequestered
estates to any of the commissioners, say whether you will order him or any
other to be tenant of the 2/3 Sir Percy being now capable to enjoy ⅓, having
compounded in the late composition for North Wales. The whole demesne was
let the last two years for 250l. a year, with keeping the castle in repair, or 300l.
and the State to be at the charge of repairs, &c. [1 page.] |
| April 10. |
Order in the Committee of Parliament for Removing Obstructions, that as
they are required by Parliament to consider the excessive fees of the officers
and clerks of Goldsmiths' Hall, and to reform them, and as the Committee for
Compounding have not, as ordered 8 Jan. last, certified what fees are taken
by the said officers, they certify forthwith. [G 108, p. 155.] |
April 10.
Armourers' Hall. |
8. Sequestration Committee for London to the Committee for Compounding.
Notes of cases. The duplicate of the Camden House Committee speaks of 3 ingots
of silver belonging to Lord Cottington, which were sent to the Tower when Sir
Robt. Harley was master of the Mint, and likewise of goods of Lord Conway's,
in the hands of Sir Robert, to be accounted for by him, as sequestered in his hands
for the use of the State. Sir Robert has been before us, and denies that he ever
had any ingots, or any of Lord Conway's goods, but that Lady Conway, his
sister-in-law, sent certain goods to him at that time, and that he re-delivered
them to her or to Lord Conway. |
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With marginal notes of reply, that the entry in the duplicate book is not
sufficient proof of the sending the ingots to Sir Robt. Harley, and therefore
proof is to be obtained of their delivery. As to Lord Conway's goods, Sir Robt.
Harley is to prove by what order he delivered them up, or to be accountable to
the State for them. [1 page; also G 30, p. 256.] |
| April 11. |
Certificate by John Middleton, John Husband, and John Glover, postmaster,
to the County Committee of Durham, that the horse boat, formerly at Neasham
for accommodating the country when the Tees rose, is missing, to the prejudice
of the common packet. |
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Also certificate by the County Committee of Durham, that the aforesaid horse
boat was maintained by Sir Francis Howard, as lord of the manor. [G 90,
p. 895.] |
April 12.
Exeter. |
9. John Serle and Rich. Clapp to the Committee for Compounding. All
Exeter. your orders are prosecuted with expedition, and the agents required to give
a return. Some delinquents are now discovered, but many more would be
brought in if you would grant the discoverers some encouragement, and many
thousands of pounds would be so raised. We make bold to suggest that when a
witness is called by our warrant, and after examination his evidence is material,
if he, being poor, complains of his hindrance and expense, we may, according
to distance and time, give him 1s. or 2s., and some more, by which means they
will go away satisfied. |
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We proclaimed all the delinquents' and Papists' estates, and after 14 days
attended to let them; but expecting your further direction therein, we put
them off, so that we might meet all at Exeter this sessions' week. Being thus
all together, we opened and made public the offers, and made short grants to
the highest bidders, but as they ask for leases, we desire further directions
therein. |
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There are 300 acres of coppice woods upon the lands lately belonging to
Sir Nicholas Slanning, well conditioned for sale, and good offers made, and as
much is continually cut and taken away by poor and irresponsible people, we
have given order to Mr. Pearse,—an honest neighbour who offers 150l. a year for
it for 7 years, on condition he begins this year,—to take down this spring
50 acres, and account for the same. There is likewise good timber there,
worth 500l., or 600l., and on other estates under sequestration, which we shall
view if you please to dispose of it. At Chulmleigh, 200l. may be made of old
wasting timber trees that grow worse with standing. |
We are now going through the county to keep the courts, and have received
out of the estates as follows:—
Sir Edw. Carey, 104l. 19s.
Thos. Rich of Ermington, 13l. 19s.
11d.
Garrett Dillon, 25l. 17s. 10d.
Mr. Atkins, out of the Sheaf of
Hartland, 10l.
[Rich.] Lane of Marychurch 10l.
John Arundel of Trerise, 16l. ls.
8d.
John Littlejohn, 25l.
James Bagg, 19l. |
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With marginal notes of reply, 1 May, as follows:— |
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What encouragement we can give shall not be wanting, and if the
prosecutors bring any to judgment, in case Parliament shall not by that time
give a general allowance of a 5th, we shall represent the particular cases to the
House, and doubt not but thereupon Parliament will allow a 5th. For the
witnesses that are material, if there be no prosecutor in the case, you may make
such moderate allowance as you find needful; but where a prosecutor is in the
case, the same is to be abated out of his 5th. If you have followed the Act
of 25 Jan. 1650, and our instructions, we shall confirm your contracts; but you
must certify your entering and surveying before you contract, and where you
have set an estimate upon lands, none are to bid under that sum. |
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As to selling coppice woods, it had been as well if you had taken them in
time, for we fear the season is past for this year. You had best sell the wood by
the acre, and then you need not either let it by the year, or make any great
matters of account. You ought to have certified the number of acres, and
what timber is decaying, and fit to be felled; also what quantities you leave
standing, and where any is fit to be taken away, so that no spoil or waste
be made of timber. We also hope, you will improve the keeping of courts to
the best advantage, and will take care that the moneys be received in time and
returned to us, with your accounts. [Also G 30, p. 35.] Enclosing, |
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10. i. Note of the contracts alluded to made by the County Commissioners.
[¾ page.] |
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10. ii. Warrant to John Pearse to fell 50 acres of coppice woods belonging to
Richard Arundel, now under sequestration, he paying according to a former
offer if allowed by the Committee for Compounding; otherwise to account
according to its true value. 10 April 1651. [¼ page.] |
| April 16. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, on complaint of Christopher
Cheesman that,—not withstanding their order of 26 March last, the Committee for
Sequestrations of Berks, to whom he is agent, refuse to employ him;—that they
forthwith employ him as agent till further order, and pay him 10l. on account
towards his arrears. Publication of the depositions touching him to pass, and
the cause to be heard Friday sennight, he giving them notice to attend
if they will. [G 14, p. 84.] |
| April 16. |
Petition of Thos. Pendleton and 12 other shoemakers of Northampton to the
Committee for Compounding, for an order for the Ladyday rents of the estate
of Wm. Baud of Walgrave, co. Northampton, a Popish recusant and delinquent,
in discharge of their account for furnishing the Treasurers-at-War for Ireland
in 1642, by special order of a Committee of Parliament, with 4,000 pairs of
shoes and 600 pairs of boots for the soldiers there, which they were forced to
send to London with a great convey of horse, whereby they were 1,000l. out of
purse. The House of Commons, by order of 17 Jan. 1648, authorized the Committee of Goldsmiths' Hall to sell the said estate and pay petitioners. In order
thereto, the County Committee on direction of the late Committee for Compounding, let the said estate to petitioners for 400l. a year for 3 years, ended at
Michaelmas last, but 208l. 7s. 6d. is still due to them. [G 108, p. 113.] |
| April 16. |
Order thereon that petitioners produce their first Order of Parliament, and
the order of the Committee for Compounding, and that the county committee
certify what the petitioners have received out of the estate named. [G 14,
p. 85.] |
April 16.
Liskeard. |
11, 12. County Committee for Cornwall to the Committee for Compounding. We have met with more obstructions of late than we could imagine, and
your agent tells us plainly he cannot and will not survey estates at 4s. a
day, so that we must intreat that others may be appointed, and recommend
Rich. Langson, Rich. Clarke, and Thomas Tyack, or two of them, with such
a salary that the work may be effectually carried on. |
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Your instructions of last December have impeded the work, for you require
us to set no more estates entire and in bulk to one person, and we have few or
none who will take in parcels; none take estates but soldiers, and they will
take all or none, and upon their own terms, and dispossess the families, which
is a hardness very ill spoken of, in regard your order is not to oust Papists of
their mansion houses. Besides the matter of appeals is very tedious in the
scant time left us from other employments— as the militia, assessing, &c.,
for which we are not commissioners, and which we cannot leave without prejudice
to the Commonwealth. Particulars of cases. |
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We desire you to spare us intricacies, and not to make order upon order,
and to be sparing in orders for cross-examinations, where the matter is
proved by two witnesses of credit, and we will be exact in our returns thereon
to you. |
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With marginal notes for a reply. You are to let the estates in bulk or in
parcel, as you find best. The Papist is to be allowed his mansion house and 1/5.
Notes of cases. We do not take pleasure in creating trouble for you. If you find
that we make any order without sufficient proof, certify it, and do not charge us
with making order upon order without giving instances. We intend not to debar
the delinquent from cross-examination, nor shall condemn the innocent and
quit the guilty. [1 page; also G 30, p. 112.] |
| April 17. |
Petition of William and Thomas Cook for the inhabitants of Sheffield, co. York,
for a settlement of 50l. a year on James Fisher, their godly, learned, and painful
minister, who has been faithful to Parliament, and whose labours God has
exceedingly blessed. Sheffield is a market town of great resort, and its inhabitants numerous, but mostly poor handicraftsmen. |
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The settled revenue of the minister is but 30l. a year, the profits of a vicarage.
Noted by Stephen Estwick, "I know the contents to be true. The minister I
have known 20 years; he is very deserving." Also noted by the Committee for
Compounding, "The first rectory settled thereabouts is to have 50l. settled out
of it to the petitioner." [G 77, p. 221.] |
| April 17. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that no day of hearing be appointed in any cause except in course, unless so ordered after being put to the
question. |
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That no order contrary to a former order be made unless put to the question., [G. 13, p. 39.] |
| April 17. |
Committee for Compounding to the [Committee for Removing Obstructions.] By your order of 10 April, you require us to certify what fees are taken
by the officers and clerks belonging to Goldsmiths' Hall. We enclose you a
table, and one is also affixed on the door where we sit, that all parties may
know. |
| Registrar to the Committee for Compounding. |
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d. |
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Discharges |
6 |
8 |
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Letters of suspension |
2 |
6 |
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Orders to certify the fine to the treasurers |
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6 |
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Copies of particulars |
2 |
6 |
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Orders signed by the commissioners |
2 |
6 |
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Orders signed by the registrar |
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6 |
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The same for discharges and orders. |
| Examiner. |
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Every witness examined ex parte
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Every sheet copied, 16 lines a sheet |
0 |
6 |
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Every exhibition examined and certified. |
1 |
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First side of a report, close written |
2 |
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Every other side, close written |
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The registrar to the Committee for Compounding answers all letters from the
County Committees, which are very numerous, and sends down when required
copies of papers of delinquents; he also makes out lists of those who have
not paid in their fines, and sends them into the country, for which he has no fee. |
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The registrar of the Committee for Advance of Money does the same as to
letters and copies. Where there is no prosecutor, he has no fees; and where
there is one, few pay fees for orders, summons, and copies. |
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Mr. Reading and Brereton, the counsel, Sherwin the auditor, and Fowle
the agent, receive no fees. Mr. Carey the examiner has no fees for drawing
reports and copies of depositions to the prosecutor, nor for drawing up charges
of delinquency. [G 14, p. 85; 108, pp. 163–169.]. |
| April 17. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Derby. The
County Committee for Notts wrote us 22 March about a difference between
you and them, as to which county part of the Earl of Derby's estate lay in.
Your open opposition one against another is very obstructive to the service.
Had you certified the case to us, we would have heard and redressed you, if you
had the right. But as you were not vigilant enough to take the woods when fit
to fell, you are to let the County Committee for Notts proceed in their sale,
and any part that appears to be in your county shall be saved for you. [G 30,
p. 28.] |
| April 17. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Middlesex. When
we have certified the incident charges on the foot of the commissioners' accounts
to the Army Committee, we will give notice to the several county committees of
what allowances they approve, but till then we cannot give you the allowance
you desire for a doorkeeper. We will confirm your contracts when the houses
are surveyed, &c., according to the Act. [G 30, p. 255.] |
| April 17. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Surrey. On yours of
18 March, about Wanborough Manor and Guildford Priory, certify whether the
park would, if laid open, yield but 20l. a year; consider about the felling of the
timber, with the coppices and other perquisites, and what had best be done with
the deer. [G 30, p. 441.] |
| April 18. |
Order in Parliament that the 20,000l. charged by order of Parliament of
1 April inst. upon the receipts of Goldsmiths' Hall, and the 10,000l. charged
upon the receipts of Haberdashers' Hall, for supply of the stores, be paid by
warrant from the Council of State to such persons as they shall appoint, and
that the Commissioners for Compounding issue warrants to the treasurers of
those respective receipts to make payment there of accordingly. [G 1, p. 232.] |
| April 18. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding on Lieut. Rich. Nuthall's petition
that the committee cannot relieve him, and his papers are to be returned to
him. [G 14, p. 88.] |
| April 18. |
Committee for Compounding to the Commissioners for Sequestrations, co.
Kent. The Trustees for sale of Dean and Chapter lands inform us that you
withstand their order directing the disposal of the library belonging to the
late Dean and Chapter of Canterbury to Mr. Griffith, minister of the Charter
House, London. We desire you to deliver the said library to Mr. Griffith, or
his assignee, by catalogue, to be indented, one part thereof left with you, and
the catalogue returned to us. [G 14, p. 88.] |
| April 18. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Essex. You write
on 6 Dec. of John Mann's being tenant to the estate of Wm. Peters. We reply
that you cannot let any sequestered estate to one of yourselves, even though he
was tenant before. You are there fore to re-let to some other fit person. [G 30,
p. 139.] |
| April 19. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Salop. We
confirm your contracts, if according to instructions. Despatch the particulars
promised in yours of 29 March. [G 30, p. 382.] |
April 19.
Kendal. |
13. County Committee for Westmoreland to the Committee for Compounding.
We enclose particulars of a survey of some wood in Kendal Park, sequestered
from the Marquis of Worcester, and have announced it for sale on Monday next,
after which we will send you a further account by John Faweett, our clerk, who
is going to London. [¾ page.] Enclosing, |
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13. i. Survey of the said wood, giving the number of trees 198, and the value of
each— total 102l. 13s. 0d., and 11l. old dead wood. April 15, 1651. [1 sheet.] |
April 20.
Warrington. |
Rob. Massey to the Committee for Compounding. As you commissioned me
to act as sequestrator for co. Lancaster, on my return from London I addressed
myself to the commissioners therefor, and return you their answer. Let me know
your pleasure therein. I have not knowingly done anything to deserve their,
rejection of me, save that my coming among them will "something eclipse their
salary." If they bring any complaint against me, let me defend myself;
I will suspend action if you wish it, otherwise I ought to vindicate your
act. You know what my sufferings for Parliament have been. [G 101, p. 849.]
Enclosing, |
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i. Peter Holt, Rob. Cunliffe, and G. Pigott, to Rob. Massey. As we were called to
this place unsought for, we are resolved to go on with it, without joining
ourselves with any who seek the place. Unless you acquiesce in this answer,
we will give an account of you to the commissioners above. 10 April, 1651,
Preston. [G 101, pp. 827, 857.] |
| April 22. |
Committee for Compounding to the Council of State. We have seized the
estates of those whom you ordered, but Denzil Holles, Sir Hen. Lingen, and
Dr. Lucy send to us for copies of their charges and depositions, which we
request you to send us, and in future to send the charges with the orders to
seize estates, as we act on a very strict oath. |
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You advise that the prosecution of Sir John Gell's case be left to the Court of
Exchequer, but perusing the Parliament order of 27 March, we think we ought
to bring in his revenues for the use of the State, the rather as there is a design
to defraud, which will not be so easily discovered in the Exchequer, from which
process has been already issued, but the sheriff can find no estate. [G 14, p. 90.] |
April 22.
York. |
County Committee for Yorkshire to the Committee for Compounding. Notes
of a case. Most of the names in your list [of recusants] are dead, and their
heirs not convicted, though most of their estates were sequestered by the late
County Committee, and are so continued by us. Many are servants and had
no estate, or only personal estate, 2/3 of which they bought themselves. Some
are the wives of men, neither delinquents nor Papists, and some sold their
estates before these wars and since their conviction. Are we to sequester
their heirs, reputed Papists, if not convicted, and what are we to do with the
husbands of Papists? [G 172, p. 125.] |
| April 23. |
Order in Parliament, on petition of Henry, Lord Herbert of Raglan,
appointing a committee of 26 persons named to consider what interest he has
in any of the lands lately settled by Parliament on the Lord General, and their
value, and to report; and if they find he has a good title, to bring in a provisofor excepting out of sale by the Act lands of like value. The lawyers of the
committee to meet this afternoon and Commissioner Lisle to take charge of the
business. The delinquency of Lord Herbert referred to the Committee at
Goldsmiths' Hall, for their evidence and report on the case. [G 1, p. 232.] |
| April 23. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that by the orders, to seize and
secure estates is meant only the staying rents in the tenants' hands, and inventorying and appraising personal estates, the county commissioners taking
security for their being forthcoming, in case the parties be adjudged delinquents.
No alienation to be made by any charged with delinquency till the cause
is adjudged. On the party's request, he is to be allowed to receive his rents,
and possess his personal estate on security. [G 14, p. 91.] |
April 23.
Chester. |
County Committee for Cheshire to the Committee for Compounding.
Particulars of cases. By yours of the 17th, we find you are not satisfied that
we proceed in letting estates on the Act of 25 Jan. 1650, as to their survey and
valuing. We have returned them on survey at their present worth, and hope
in after time they will improve in value. [G 125, p. 703.] |
| April 24. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding to write to the treasurers-at-war
that there is 3,000l. in Northumberland which they may receive |
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Order that when the commissioners are about contracts, no person but themselves and officers be present. |
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Order that Peter Ambrose, agent for Lancashire, forthwith send up an
account on oath. [G 36, pp. 171, 172.] |
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Order on an order of the House of Commons of 18 May 1648 given, on the
petitions of Hen. Stephens, merchant, and a report from the Committee of Lords
and Commons for Ireland, — that 1,400l. 1s. be allowed of as a debt of the State;
that 500l. of it be charged on the Excise, and the rest paid out of a such concealed
delinquents' estates as he shall discover at Haberdashers' Hall, in satisfaction of
3,100 salt hides taken from him by the Lords Justices and Council in Ireland,
for the use of the army;— that such discoveries be received, and when they
come in, order will be given for his satisfaction. [G 120, p. 105; 14, p. 95.] |
April 24.
Westminster. |
Sequestration Committee for Westminster to the Committee for Compounding. We hear that Major Cooper, one of your Committee for Surrey, has
taken a colonelcy in the army. We therefore recommend Thos. Daunser, well
known to us for diligence and ability, to take his place. [G 79, p. 743.] |
| April 25. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding on hearing depositions in a case
between the Berkshire Commissioners and Chris. Cheesman, their agent, and
on Cheesman's confessing that, he took the 20s. and the 4l. named, that he be
suspended from acting as agent, and that as to his salary he is to petition, and
set down what is due. [G 36, p. 172.] |
| April 26. |
Petitions of Issac Ambrose, minister of Preston, co. Lancaster, to the County
Committees for Sequestrations. Has an augmentation of 50l. from the small tithes,
but for 1½ years it is detained because he cannot subscribe the engagement, not
from perverseness, but from conscience. Yet that he may be void of offence,
he declares that as a messenger of peace, he ought to preach and practice peace,
not to abet controversiess, and will no way disturb the present powers, but
submit to all lawful things required. Therefore as "moderate counsels conduce
much more to a happy settlement than such as are high and rigid," he begs
continuance of his augmentation. With recommendation of him by the County
Committee to the Committee for Compounding, as a godly and orthodox
minister. [G 159, pp. 464, 466.] |
April 26.
Coventry. |
County Committee for Warwickshire to the Committee for Compounding. On
Cvoentry. your order of 8 April, we tried to discover the estate of the Countess Dowager
of Denbigh here, but cannot find that she has any, either by jointure or dower,
and the Earl confidently affirms that she has not. We hear that Col. Roper, a
counsellor of Lincoln's Inn, can make a clear discovery of her estate, and he is
now in London. With note that Mr. Fowle examine Roper about the countess,
who is a Papist and beyond seas. [Extract, G 170, p. 343.] Enclosing, |
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i. Basil, Earl of Denbigh, to the Committee for co. Warwick. Your clerk
and agent are searching for my mother's personal estate, but there is none
which she can legally claim were she present. How, although absent, and a
lady, and having had no share in the late troubles, she can be thought a
delinquent, is beyond my judgment. If this will not satisfy, I can prove my
title to the estate. Newnham Padox, 22 April 1651. [G 170, p. 350.] |
April 28.
Derby. |
14. County Committee for Derbyshire to the Committee for Compounding.
Since our last of 19 March, we gave an account of the money then paid in to
your treasury. We have now returned 1,300l., of which 1,000l., is to be paid in
before 4 May next, and 300l. before 25 May. Of these sums 85l. is half a year's
rent from Windley, and 240l. half a year's rent from Litchurch, both sequestered
from the Earl of Newcastle, and settled on the Trustees for Ireland; 450l. in part
of half a year's rent from the Earl of Chesterfield's estate, which of late Lord
Grey received according to Act of Parliament. [½ page.] |
| April 29. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding that the registrars do not give out
any copies under their hands, unless written by themselves or their clerks.
[G 13, p. 39.] |
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Order that Edw. Rich of Lincoln's Inn be steward for courts in Papists and
delinquents' estates in co. Somerset and city of Bristol. [G 12, p. 193.] |
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Order that Wm. Lane of Gray's Inn be steward for keeping courts of
sequestered estates in the county and city of Oxford. |
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Also that Thos. Harvey be steward for co. Cornwall. [G 12, p. 217.] |
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Order on request of — Brookes, minister, and on letters from — Peters,
minister, and [John] Dove, M.P., that Edm. Gardner be agent to the Committee for co. Berks in place of Chris. Cheesman. [G 36, p. 173.] |
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Order on an order of Parliament given, of 18 March 1651, on report from
the Committee of Parliament on Obstructions,—that 1,000l. be paid to Col. Robt.
Lilburne by the Committee for Compounding, from the profits of the estates
of delinquents discovered by him, and also 1/5 of any discoveries he shall make
beyond the 1,000l.;—confirming the above, and ordering the prosecution of all
delinquents discovered by him. [G 1, p. 233; 14, p. 98; 153, p. 105.] |
| April 29. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for London. Notes
of a case. As to the discharging part of the estate of Isaac Rogers after seizure,
you are not, on pretence of any deed or title whatsoever, to discharge any estate
seized, secured, or sequestered, without allowance by us. [G 30, p. 255.] |
| April 29. |
Petition of John Bacer and Jas. Herneden, churchwardens, and 6 other
ancient inhabitants of St. Giles'-in-the-Fields, to the Committee for Compounding. There are many poor, aged, and impotent persons in the parish, by reason
of the gentry deserting it, and the great taxes. Parliament has imposed a tine
of 2,000l. on Abr. Reynoldson, and recommended its distribution among the
poor. Beg a proportion thereof. Noted, "This to be considered of."
[G 87, p. 305.] |
April 29.
Stafford. |
15. County Committee for Staffordshire to the Committee for Compounding.
We desire to know if a delinquent who compounds for an inconsiderable estate,
and after composition has an estate of greater value left to him, either by
marriage or lineal descent, ought to compound for it. [¾ page.] |
| April 29. |
Petition of Chris. Cheesman, late agent for sequestrations, co. Berks, to the
Committee for Compounding, for an order to receive 50l. 4s. 0d. balance due for
his salary, from 23 Feb. 1650 to 25 April 1651, and 30l., his expenses in prosecuting the commissioners for co. Berks. [G 74, p. 273.] |
| April 30. |
Order thereon for the County Committee to certify whom they employed in his
place during his absence or neglect of service, and what they paid him; and to
note that this committee considered Cheesman agent until they removed him,
and therefore his deputy is to be allowed pay for service, but not as agent.
Also to examine Cheesman's information that Jos. Blagrave took 4l. bribe of
Wm. Halloway. [G 14, p. 101.] |
| April 30. |
Petition of the inhabitants of Clapham, co. York, to the Committee for
Compounding. They have in their parish 2 ancient chapels, one at Austwick,
the larger town, wherein are many blind, lame, and aged persons, who cannot
go to church, and the inhabitants are so improverished by plundering, billeting,
and assessments, that they cannot as before maintain a minister at their own
charge. The other is at Eldroth, 2 miles from the church, and the ways cannot
be passed in winter, for the water; it has only 17s. yearly, given by Giles
Moore. The rectory is worth 190l. a year, whereof 100l. is settled on one
minister. Beg the 90l. for the chapels. Noted for Mr. Rich to certify whether
the 90l. is disposed of. [G 75, p. 125.] |
| April 30. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that Thos. Daunser be a commissioner for Surrey and Southwark borough, in place of Major Cooper, unless he
knows himself to be accountable to the State for money, and does not pay it
within 20 days. [G 12, p. 195.] |
| April 30. |
Committee for Compounding to the Committee for co. Berks. We cannot
confirm your contracts, because they are on surveys made by Jos. Blagrave, no
officer of ours, but appointed by you, nor shall we confirm any but on your own
survey. We take it ill that you do not answer us about Mr. Thomas of Windsor's being at Oxford and Wallingford. [G 14, p. 102.] |
April 30.
Derby. |
16. County Committee for Derby to the Committee for Compounding. We
have yours of the 17th grounded on information from the Committee of co. Notts.
The land in question has paid taxes to South Normanton in this county time
out of mind, and was let last year for 27l., but the tenants complained of
the felling wood, and dividing the ground by ditches and fences. We thought
it was soldiers that had bought the forest, and sent over to see. They
pretended a lease from the Committee of co. Notts, but did not produce it, and
one of us went over to Nottingham and spoke to the commissioners, who said
in excuse that the land was taken of them as being concealed land. This is all
our "open opposition," and we have no power to sell timber. They have let 2/3
of the land at 9l. for 21 years, giving timber to build a house. Not knowing
this, we had let it for 20l. You can now judge between us. |
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With note of an order to write to the Committee of Notts that the Committee
for Compounding are satisfied that the premises are in Derbyshire, and that
they are to give account of the waste of timber. [1 page.] Annexing, |
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17. Certificate signed by Ralph Bodes, minister, and 45 others, that Fulwood
Fields are in South Normanton parish, co. Derby. [1 page.] |
April 30.
Whitehall. |
Council of State to the Committee for Compounding. Give speedy order for
seizing, inventorying, and securing the estates of the 8 persons in the schedule
enclosed, whom we find to be engaged in designs against the Commonwealth.
We will in due time transmit the evidence, so that you may examine and
proceed touching sequestrations. Their estates should be secured, lest much of
them be embezzled before timely orders come. |
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You long since received the Parliament's resolution in the case of Lord
Craven, and yet you forbear to dispose of his estate. Examine this, and if you
find it as is signified to us, give speedy order touching the sequestration. The
work you stand entrusted with is of extraordinary use and concernment to the
exigencies of the State, in the carrying on whereof, as we have in many things
been witnesses of your diligence, so we doubt not of receiving many more
testimonies. An account of your progress we shall expect, that you may
receive our further assistance and direction. P.S. by Lord President Bradshaw,
"We desire you enjoin your agents speed and privacy till the work be done."
[G 172, p. 739.] Annexing, |
i. List of the persons alluded to:—
Col. Gill.
Lord Powys.
Thos. Butler.
Gualter Frost.
Thos. Minshall.
Wingfield Bodenham.
Mary Pattison.
Sir Thos. Carey. |
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[G 172, p. 740.] |
| April ? |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Stafford. As to
your letting the extended estate of Sir Thos. Fleetwood, Bart., recusant, you
are in all cases to let estates to the best advantage, surveying and certifying
according to the Act of 29 Jan. 1650, the State bearing all taxes, and to take care
that sequestered estates are not taxed more highly than others in the county.
[G 30, p. 427.] |
| April ? |
County Committee for Hants to the Committee for Compounding. Being
ordered, 20 May 1650, to collect all arrears due from the estates of the Marquis
of Winchester and the late Lord Capel, we have received and paid in from
the Marquis' estate 114l. 8s. 0d., which being deducted from 763l. 2s. 2d., the
arrears mentioned to us, leaves 648l. 14s. 2d. in the hands of the respective
persons charged, chiefly Sam. Wheate and Rich. Pitman of Basingstoke, Sir
Edm. Plowden, and Fras. Ivory. The whole estate being granted by Parliament
to Sir Thomas Jervis and Rob. Wallop, we are enjoined not to meddle with
it, and have only to collect the arrears. |
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From Capel's estate we received 65l. 3s. 9d. for ½ year's rent at Ladyday
1651, and 250l. by sale of 2 copyholds, which has reduced the yearly value of
the estate to 26l. 16s. 0d. These are all the estates late in the management of
the Irish Trustees which were committed to us, though by yours of 11 Aug.
last you require more. We have looked after the estates in management of
those trustees, and have taken 16l. rents of land in Kingsclere, part of the Earl
of Worcester's estate, and entered on Freemantle Park, value 60l. a year, estate
of Francis, Lord Cottington, said to be settled on President Bradshaw, about
which we desire directions. [G. 167, pp. 599, 600.] Annexing, |
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i. Particulars of receipts by the County Committee of Hants, from arrears on
estates of the Marquis of Winchester, the late Lord Capel, and the Earl of
Worcester. Total, 435l. 1s. 9d. [G 167, pp. 601, 602.] |
| April ? |
Order [in the Committee for Inspecting the Treasuries] for the following
payments by the Committee for Compounding to its officers for salaries ending
25 March 1651:— |
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£
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s. |
d. |
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John Reading, counsellor, 48 weeks |
240 |
0 |
0 |
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Peter Brereton " 44 " |
220 |
0 |
0 |
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[Edw.] Carey, examiner, 10 months 2 days, self and clerk |
134 |
4 |
0 |
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John Leech, registrar, 48 weeks, self and 4 clerks |
288 |
0 |
0 |
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Martin Dallison, registrar to the Committee for Advance of
Money, 5½ weeks, self and 2 clerks |
16 |
12 |
0 |
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Rich. Sherwin, auditor, ¾ year |
262 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Fowle, agent, 5 months 10 days |
44 |
8 |
0 |
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Thomas Vincent, usher, 48 weeks |
48 |
0 |
0 |
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Thomas Hammersley, messenger, 48 weeks |
48 |
0 |
0 |
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William Hale, messenger, 48 weeks |
48 |
0 |
0 |
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[G 116, pp. 31–33.] |
| April. |
Note presenting these orders for approval by the Army Committee, and forms
of warrants for several of the payments. [G 116, pp. 28, 29.] |
