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'Cases before the Committee: May 1644', in Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 2, (London, 1890) pp. 843. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/compounding-committee/pt2/p843 [accessed 23 April 2024]
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May 1644
Fras. Nevill, Chevet, Yorkshire.
| 11 May 1644. | Vol. A | No. or p. | |
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| Information that he sent men and arms to the King; was the first to make Pontefract Castle a garrison; was Commissioner of Array; sequestered the well-affected, and was a great oppressor in raising money for the King; caused Sir John Savile and others to be taken prisoners; made his castle at Sandal a King's garrison; was long at York with the Earl of Newcastle; was in the garrison at Bolton Castle; and when questioned by the County Committee, answered inpudently that he had done all the mischief he could. He borrowed large sums for the King, subscribed an invitation for the Earl of Newcastle to come into Yorkshire, and an engagement to raise 300,000l. for his army. (fn. 1) | 107 | 859 | |
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24 Feb. 1645 Francis Pierrepoint and John Darley certify the Speaker that Nevill was of the Committee for Maintenance of Lord Newcastle's army, and was acting against Parliament; yet in Aug. 1644, he voluntarily submitted to Lord Fairfax, has given good assurance of his affection, and is willing to pay 20l. a month for the army, though his estate is worth only 600l. | 107 | 843 |
| R. 173 55 | 4 March. Nevill appears before the Committee for Compounding, and is ordered to state his case. | 2 | 54 |
| 5 March. He affirms that his estate is not worth more than 500l. a year, and his goods not more than 600l. He is bound to pay his son on his marriage 200l. a year, and to afford him and his wife diet, lodging, &c., or to pay him 100l. more. His son was never in arms, nor contributed to the King's party, and was never charged with delinquency. Pays 50l. and 14l. a year to his two younger brothers each for life, and owes 1,650l., for which interest is unpaid since April 1643. | 107 | 863 | |
| Refused a commission from Lord Newcastle to raise a regiment in April 1643, and retired into Northumberland till | |||
| July, when he was compelled by the Earl to return, but still refused to raise men, continuing at York as one of the Committee for Maintaining the Army till December, when he gave out he would leave the King's party, which he did. Returned in August 1645 to York to submit to Lord Fairfax. Never acted on the Commission for Array. Supplied provisions to the Earl of Manchester's army, in addition to losses by it amounting to 1,000l. and horses worth 400l. Has lent the Parliament 50l. | |||
| 7 March 1645. Fined 2,000l., it appearing that he was very active in the Earl of Newcastle's army, and has an estate of 1,200l. to 1,500l. a year. | 2 | 55 | |
| 8 March. Fine confirmed, and his estate rated at 1,400l. a year |
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| 22 March. Parliament Order that a fine of 1,000l. be accepted, 500l. to be paid now, and 500l. within 3 months after the country where his estate lies is settled in peace. |
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| 25 March. Ordered to pay 250l. in a week, and the rest in 3 months, which if he do, his Ordinance for discharge is to be presented to the House. | 2 | 66 | |
| S. 3 124 | 23 May 1646. Having neglected payment, is to be required, under pain of resequestration, to pay the remainder fifteen days after notice. |
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| 2 June. He replies that the remainder is not yet due, nor is he able to pay it, having to pay as much monthly for maintenance of the war as in June 1645, and for the last 6 months regiments of Scotch horse have been quartered on him, and have committed outrages on his tenants at Tickhill, Rotherham, Barnsley, and Leeds, which places have suffered more of the miseries and cruelties of war the last six months than ever since the beginning of these unhappy differences. |
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| S. 4 13 | 23 March 1647. Ordered to pay in the remainder of his fine, viz., 500l. | 4 | 48 |
| 7 July 1650. Petition (missing) for allowance of 1,600l. debt, for which he obtained a judgment against George Widdrington, referred to Brereton. | 11 | 34 | |
| 5 August. Begs reference to counsel of his complaint that the County Committee for Northumberland refuse obedience to the order of the Committee for Sequestrations, allowing him this debt due from Sir Edw. Widdrington on a judgment against his father, Roger Widdrington of Cartington, Northumberland. | 107 | 851 | |
| 9 August. The County Committee to certify the cause of sequestration, and Reading to report. | 11 | 74 | |
| P.R. 11 107 | 9 August. Begs to compound for the debt on the Act of 1 August. Noted, claim allowed. | 107 | 862 |
| 4 December. Pleads that his extent was never questioned till this Act passed, and Sir Edward Widdrington, being a Papist and delinquent in arms, cannot compound. | 107 | 849 | |
| 23 April 1651. Begs confirmation of the order of allowance | 107 | 838 | |
| 23 April. The County Committee to inquire the cause of sequestration, and Reading to report. | 14 | 92 | |