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O.C.C. 203 511
–517
P.E. 203 509
P.E. 4 136
R. 203 505 |
8 Nov. 1647. Thos. Woodcock and Peter Hudson, of London, beg
to compound for a lease for 99 years, from John, Earl of
Shrewsbury, of Llandrindodd farm and rectory, co. Radnor,
&c., sequestered for his recusancy only. |
203 |
508 |
17 Nov. Fine 60l. |
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139 |
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3 March 1649. Sequestration discharged, the fine being paid or
secured. |
5 |
74 |
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22 Dec. John, Earl of Shrewsbury, begs to have licence to stay
in town to prosecute a composition for part of his estate in
Wales, depending by reason of a debt owing to an M.P.
Granted. |
117 |
49 |
E. 117 35
P.L. 121 489
493
147 555 |
11 Sept. 1650. The County Committee for Chester, report that
the Earl's sequestration was discharged on proof of a deed
conveying his estate to trustees for paying his debts and raising
portions for his 2 eldest daughters, but the late Committee received 2/3 of the profits of his estate in Cheshire, amounting to
200l. a year, in part of arrears of 3,000l. or 4,000l. due for
jointure to Lady Mary Talbot, recusant. |
121
147 |
489
555 |
L. 151 229 |
21 Nov. The deed not to be allowed without order of the
Committee for Compounding. If allowed, 2/3 of Lady Talbot's
jointure to be sequestered for her recusancy. |
11 |
286 |
L. 165 483
121 485
234 171
D. 117 81 |
9 July 1651. Committees for cos. Derby, Chester, Worcester, and
Salop also ordered to allow no discharges of the Earl's estate,
not to allow Lady Talbot to receive more than ⅓ of the debt
due to her, and to give information thereon. |
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92(2), |
28,
473 |
P.E. 121 435
L.C.C. 234 172
I. &
D.
234 173
–179 |
27 Nov. The Earl begs discharge of his estate, seized on information that he assisted the Scots at Worcester, where he was
under restraint only; begs a copy of the charge against him,
and the names of the witnesses; also leave to receive his rents
on security. |
117 |
46 |
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27 Nov. Granted as to the charge and rents, and examinations
to be taken as to his delinquency. |
15 |
109 |
P.R. 117 63
15 119
D. 117 81
R. 117 53 |
4 Dec. 1651. John Harvey and 2 other trustees for payment of the
debts of Earl John, send, as required by the County Committee,
the discharge of the sequestration of the Earl's estate, and beg
allowance thereof. |
117 |
65 |
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21 Jan. 1652. They complain that the rents are stayed, and beg
to receive them on security. Granted. |
117
15 |
48
207
215 |
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10 Feb. and 10 March. Earl John begs publication of the case and
a hearing. Granted. |
117
15
16 |
43, 44
250
114 |
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17 Feb. The trustees complain that the County Commissioners
refuse to accept their security. |
117 |
51 |
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17 Feb. 1652. The order of 21 January in behalf of the trustees
confirmed. |
16 |
30 |
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27 May. Trustees allowed 6 weeks to prove their deeds. Meanwhile witnesses are to be examined as to the Earl's delinquency,
and returns made of the value of the estates, and of the receipts
therefrom by the County Committees; the creditors are to
prove their debts, and 2/3 of the 400l. reserved to the Earl to be
paid with arrears, from the rents in the tenants' hands. |
16 17 207(2) |
468 |
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4 May 1652. Leonard Hatfield and Thos. Harper beg to be
continued bailiffs and collectors of ⅓ of Alveton Manor, co.
Stafford, which by the death of the Countess of Kent has descended to the Earl of Shrewsbury. |
91 |
217 |
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4 May. Judgment postponed, the Earl being said to be in the late
engagement at Worcester. |
16 |
352 |
L.C.C. 234 180 |
8 Sept. No timber to be felled on the Earl's estate in co. Berks.
The trustees to have no profits from that in co. Chester till
the arrears due to the State are paid. |
17 |
207 |
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21 Oct. County Committee of Chester report that they sequestered 2/3 of the Earl's whole estate in the county, value to the
State 300l. a year, not 2/3 of the 400l. a year. |
147 |
499 |
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1 Nov. County Committee of Berks report as to timber felled on
the estate, but ask directions on the order of 8 September for
levying 2/3 of 400l. a year, the Earl's estate in that county not
amounting to so much. |
146 |
403 |
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3 Nov. Parliament order referring the Earl's case to the Committee for Compounding for determination. |
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143 |
153
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24 Feb. 1653. John Purcell begs allowance of an indenture of
18 Jan. 1638–39, by which John, Earl of Shrewsbury, on the
marriage of George, Lord Talbot, his son and heir, with Mary,
daughter of Sir Percy Herbert, and for the 10,000l. portion
paid him, settled on her for their joint lives, a rent-charge of
1,000l. a year on manors in cos. Worcester, Salop, Chester,
Wilts, and Derby. Lord Talbot dying 9 years ago, she assigned
them 26 Nov. 1652 to petitioner, who cannot obtain the benefit
thereof, because the premises are sequestered for the Earl's
delinquency. |
138 |
414 |
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24 Feb. County Committee of Salop to examine and certify |
17 |
703 |
R.C. 25 16
121 461
L. 121 483
147 495 |
15 March 1653. Lady Mary Talbot begs payment of arrears and
damages due to her from John, Earl of Shrewsbury, by deed
of jointure dated 18 Jan. 1639, made by him on her marriage to
George, Lord Talbot, his son and heir, charging his lands in
cos. Worcester, Salop, Chester, Wilts, and Derby, with payment of 1,000l. a year during the joint lives of the said Earl and
the petitioner, and of 2,000l. a year on his death, with proviso
that failing payment, she was to enter on the said lands. This
she did in March 1644, but forbore to prosecute, being deceived
by his fair promises; has not been paid her arrears, and his
estate is now forfeit for treason. Begs payment of arrears
and damages, or leave to recover by law. |
121 |
445
463 |
L. 121 471
165 414
D. 121 476
L. 121 477 |
8 April. The Earl being returned as Papist and delinquent, the
County Committee of Worcester are required to certify why
the whole of the 400l. a year reserved to him is not sequestered,
and to proceed to sequester the same. |
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36 |
D. 121 477
481
C. 121 465
–469
33 314
D. 121 479 |
17 June. Order in the Council of State on the Earl's petition,—showing that when his estates were sequestered 4 February last,
he petitioned Parliament, who, on 25 March, ordered that his case
should be considered, and that meantime the Committee for
Compounding should state the case to Parliament and stay
proceedings; but by the dissolution of Parliament nothing
was done, and on 19 May last the Committee for Compounding
renewed their orders for his sequestration;—that the Committee
for Compounding be required to recall that order, and to require the County Committees where his estates lie to forbear
proceedings, and leave the estate in its present condition till
four months after the appointment of the next supreme power,
that the Earl may have a competent time to represent his condition to them and obtain their determination. |
I 69 |
345 |
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14 Nov. 1653. Parliament order, on report of his case from the
Committee of petitions, that the judgment of the Committee for
Compounding concerning him shall stand. |
234 |
181 |
H. 25 247 |
17 Nov. Lady Mary begs leave to contract on the Act of 21 Oct.
1653, for her jointure of 1,000l. a year which has been sequestered, 2/3 for her recusancy, though never convicted, the rest for
recusancy and delinquency of the Earl; he granted her the
same on her marriage with his son, George, Lord Talbot, who
died in March 1644. |
121 |
437 |
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24 Nov. The deed of settlement of 18 Jan. 1639 allowed and she
admitted to contract; the County Commissioners to ascertain
the value of the lands on which the 1,000l. is settled, and
the Auditor to report what arrears are due. |
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234 |
1142
182 |
R. 121 453
L. 147 497 |
22 Dec. Contract made void, the value of the estates not being returned, and a new one to take place. |
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43 |
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4 Jan. 1654. The petition of John. Earl of Shrewsbury, to the
Protector, referred to the Council of State, referred by them
to the Committee for Compounding for report, staying further
proceedings meanwhile. |
I 75
234 |
34
183 |
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5 Jan. Order that proceedings be for borne accordingly |
234 |
183A |
P.R. 26 9 |
13 Jan. Lady Mary Talbot renews her petition to contract for
her estate, with allowance for charges and incumbrances. |
121 |
440 |
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30 Jan. Lady Mary Talbot petitions the Protector that the order
of 4 January may be no prejudice to her title, or to her further
proceedings in pursuance of the order of 24 Nov. 1653. Noted
that the Council is recommended to declare that the said order
shall not prejudice her. |
234 |
184 |
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16 Feb. 1654. Francis, Earl of Shrewsbury, petitions the Protector to grant him a pardon for all offences. On the petition of
his father, His Highness was pleased to stop the proceedings
against him in the sequestration of his estate by the Committee
for Compounding. By his father's death an estate is come to
him, in itself not competent to the honour which came with it,
limited to him for life only, and charged with very great debts
and incumbrances. Besides these pressures, he is threatened to
be questioned for delinquency. Begs relief. |
234 |
185 |
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16 Feb. Referred to the Council |
I75 |
115 |
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7 March. Order in Council on petition of Mary, Lady Talbot, that
the order of 4 Jan. 1654. on behalf of the late Earl, is not to
prejudice her in her title, or the receiving of her rents, or her
proceedings on orders of the Committee for Compounding made
before that order. |
I 75 |
155 |
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3 April. Earl Francis renews his petition. The Council conceiving he might be guilty of treason, and his case not proper
for them, in respect it had a reference to the Committee for
Compounding, have not proceeded therein. His case however is not within the cognizance of that Committee, he being
neither a delinquent sequestered, nor having a case depending
for delinquency, and if he should be sequestered, the Committee are not empowered to compound with him. |
234 |
186 |
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As to treason, he has not for years past given the least occasion to suspect him guilty of any act made treason by the late
Acts of Parliament, by which he ought to have been prosecuted
within a year after the offence. Is not guilty of any treason
named in the ordinance of 19 Jan. 1654. Begs either an
absolute pardon, or leave to compound at such moderate rates
that he and his may be able to serve His Highness in some
sort answerable to his degree. |
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P.E. 234 188 |
3 April 1654. His petition referred to Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper,
Col. [Thos.] Mackworth, and Col. [Phil.] Jones, to examine and
report to Council. |
234 |
187 |
O.C. 175 254
274 |
11 April. They report their opinion that his fine should be
2,000l., to be assigned towards paying the Cheshire gentlemen, and that an ordinance should be prepared to discharge his
own and his father's estate from sequestration, on his paying
and securing the said fine. |
234 |
189 |
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11 April. Order accordingly |
I 75 |
233 |
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9 May. Information that Earl Francis was a delinquent at Worcester in 1651, went abroad, but came over and settled with the
Council of State to pay 2,000l. for delinquency; if this include
not recusancy, he should take the Oath of Abjuration. |
149 |
267 |
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9 June. The suspension of the Earl's estate continued |
30 |
96 |
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9 June. Lady M. Talbot begs payment of the 2/3 of her 1,000l. up to
the late Earl's death. |
121 |
439 |
L.C.C. 145 673
173 411, 383 |
9 June. County Committee of Cheshire are to receive the 2/3 sequestered for recusancy. |
30 |
96 |
C. 173 381
L.C.C. 173 371 |
27 June. The County Committee ask whether her arrears should
be taken from the Earl's other lands not in the jointure. |
145 |
573 |
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5 Dec. Order that they be levied from the whole estate |
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78 |
189
421 |
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16 Jan. 1655. John Rushworth, and other trustees of Earl
Francis, remonstrating against the order for levying Lady
Mary Talbot's arrears on the whole estate, order for stay of
levying cattle and other proceedings, until witnesses have been
examined in the case. |
27 |
252 |
O. C. 27 295 |
24 Jan. Certificate that Earl Francis has not been convicted of
recusancy in London or Middlesex. |
117 |
119 |
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10 April. The trustees beg a new commission to the Commissioners
in co. Chester to examine witnesses, so that the Auditor may
perfect his account. |
117 |
84 |
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10 April. Granted, and witnesses to be examined. |
27 |
362 |
O.C. 27 405
C. 33 438
78 423 |
24 April. Rushworth complains that the order of 16 Jan. notwithstanding, the County Committee collect the rents pending the
examination, and begs 6 weeks' stay of proceedings, pleading
against the collecting of the rents till the accounts are
complete. |
117 |
42 |
D. 117 40 |
24 April. A delay of 5 weeks granted |
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117 |
369
37 |
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12 July. Rents to remain in the tenants' hands for 8 weeks |
29 |
19 |
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27 July. The trustees beg allowance of their title to Riddialls,
Upton, co. Worcester, which John, late Earl of Shrewsbury,
allowed his sister, Mrs. Mary Talbot, to enjoy, though having
no title thereto, but 2/3 of which are sequestered for her
recusancy. |
114 |
1068 |
O.C. 29 63 |
27 July. Referred to the County Committee |
29 |
12 |
P.R. 27 333
78 411
D. 78 416
C. 33 435
D. 78 418,
419, 414
R. 78 403
C. 78 423 |
13 March 1655. Ant. Craven, of London, petitions that Lady
Mary Talbot sold him, 7 Nov. 1654, for 4,500l., her annuity of
2,000l. on manors, cos. Worcest. Wilts, Chester, Derby, and
Salop, for 60 years or her life, on rent of 1,000l. but on
3 December 2/3 of it was sequestered for her recusancy. Begs
discharge, the purchase being made before the sequestration. |
78 |
270
412 |
27 July. Reading and Brereton are fully to instruct themselves
in the case, and it will be heard the first Thursday after the
adjournment. |
28 |
22 |
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23 March 1655. Rob. Sawyer, of Heywood, Berks, begs allowance
of his purchase from Lady Mary Talbot, in Nov. 1654, for 3,700l.
of a rent-charge of 1,000l. on lands in cos. Worcester, Wilts,
Chester, Derby, and Salop, 2/3 of which were sequestered in
Dec. 1654 for her recusancy, his purchase being before her
conviction. |
115 |
233 |
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23 March. Referred to the County Commissioners and Reading |
27 |
317 |
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27 Sept. 1659. The Earl of Shrewsbury's estate to be sequestered
for complicity in Sir G. Booth's rising. |
59 |
217 |
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3 Oct. The County Commissioners for Hants will enquire
what estate the Earl has there, and secure it. |
234 |
190 |
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5. Oct. The Earl of Shrewsbury's estate secured by the County
Commissioners of Derby, on suspicion of complicity in Sir Geo.
Booth's rising. |
263 |
57 |
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8 Oct. County Commissioners for Worcester staying his rents,
he pleads, that though sequestered by the Committee for
Advance of Money in Oct. 1653 for his engagements with the
Scots, he compounded with the late Protector and Council,
and was discharged on payment of 2,000l. |
263 |
64 |
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14 Oct. The County Commissioners for York secure his estates
there, on order of the Committee for Compounding. |
263 |
71 |
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20 Oct. The Earl allowed his estates on security |
264 |
82 |
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21 Oct. Summoned by the County Commissioners for Worcester
to defend himself in 10 days, or the profits of his estate will be
taken. |
263 |
77 |
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25 Oct. County Commissioners for Stafford send an inventory
of his estate in their county. |
263 |
85 |
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31 Oct. Committee for Compounding notify its receipt |
59 |
207 |
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Jan. 1660. The County Committee for Hants are to refer to the
Committee for Compounding those who have claims on the
Earl's estate. |
59 |
186 |
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10 Jan. The County Commissioners for South Wales report that
they entered on his estate in co. Radnor, but the tenants show
an order of 3 March 1648–49, passing the estate to Thos.
Woodcock and Peter Hudson. |
264 |
58 |