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| May 4. |
Committee for Advance of Money to the County Commissioners for
Lancashire. We received yours of 9 December, with depositions against
those who had taken part with Charles Stuart; but contrary to our directions,
they were taken in a promiscuous way, intermixing divers delinquents in one
deposition, and sometimes only examining one witness. We desire you to take
further examinations, keeping the persons separate, or publication cannot well
be made in one case without naming the rest, and send us up your proofs
speedily. With note of like letter for the Commissioners of co. Worcester.
[A 25, p. 5.] |
May 5.
Penrith. |
94. County Commissioners for Cumberland to the Committee for Advance
of Money. We send a list of those who were in arms against Parliament in the
three wars, and have not compounded nor appeared in the county since, and
their estates have lain under sequestration. The following compounded for the
second war, viz., John Senhouse of Seascale [see Cases], Jos. Patrickson of
the How, and Wm. Patrickson of Weddicar, but were in arms in the third war,
and have not appeared in the county since. Their estates, real and personal,
are secured. [¾ page.] Annexing, |
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94.i. List above referred to, viz., Sir Tim. Featherstonehaugh, Kirkoswald;
Sir Phil. Musgrave, Bart., Eadnell; Lancelot Walker, Torpenhow; Rob.
Whitfield, Randell Holme. [½ page.] |
| May 7. |
95. List of 11 cases on which discharges were granted for delinquents, and
of 14 more to be heard on 7 May. [1 page.] |
| May 7. |
Committee for Advance of Money to the County Commissioners for
Dorset. Having sent you orders for levying sums on persons assessed, we
want to know what money you received before 1 December last, and what
goods, cattle, or rent you have seized; you are to return to Haberdashers'
Hall, not to Goldsmiths' Hall, the moneys so received, and the names of those
on whom it was levied. We have much money charged on our receipt which
requires present payment. With note of like letters to the Commissioners
for cos. Dorset, Lincoln, York, Chester, and Devon. [A 25, p. 6.] |
May 8.
Worcester College. |
96. County Commissioners for Worcestershire to the Committee for Advance
of Money. Rich. Thatcher discovered in 1650 an estate of Thos. Smith, Papist,
of Bromsgrove, worth 11l. 18s. a year, and the rent has been paid in ever
since; also in 1651 the estate of Wm. Nash, Papist, of Hanbury, worth 17l.,
which has been since paid in to the State. [1 page.] |
May 11.
York. |
97. County Commissioners for Yorkshire to the Committee for Advance of
Money. We send you our accounts for the 1/5 and 1/20. We paid in more than
we received, as Mr. Rymer will tell you at his coming. [½ page.] Enclosing, |
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97. i. Note by Ralph Rymer of receipts for assessments, 748l. 6s., and repayments, 276l. 9s. 10d., leaving a balance of 471l. 16s. 2d. Also of 500l. and
100l. already paid in. [2/3 page.] |
May 12.
Chester. |
98. County Commissioners for Cheshire to the Committee for Advance of
Money. You ask us to certify our receipts on assessments for the 1/20 before
1 December last. We levied no money on assessments before then, as all the
persons whom you ordered us to sequester paid in their moneys at Haberdashers' Hall. The Act [of Pardon] has put a stop to all orders received since.
[¾ page.] |
| May 14. |
99. List of cases and reports set down for hearing. [1¼ pages.] |
May 14.
Preston. |
100. E. Wall to Dallison. When yours of the 7th came, the commissioners
had adjourned, and were on business about their accounts and keeping courts
on sequestered estates, but I gave it to Mr. Cunliffe. He fears that if the
witnesses are re-examined, many will deny what they affirmed, this being
often done in composition cases, and he wants to know whether it is needful
in all cases, or only in those where only one witness was examined. [1 page.] |
| May 18. |
M. Dallison to E. Wall, clerk to the County Commissioners for Lancashire.
In answer to yours of the 9th, I do not think that by the letter of the
Committee for Advance of Money of the 4th, they wished you to re-examine
witnesses already examined, but to take distinct, and not promiscuous
depositions. [A 25, p. 7.] |
May 29.
Kendal. |
101. County Commissioners for Westmoreland to the Committee for Advance
of Money. By your order of 13 April, we have examined those who were in
arms with Charles Stuart in the last engagement, and sent the examinations,
and seized their estates. We will try to find out more. |
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We intend to send up all the Court rolls, and an account of the moneys
received by way of fines. We are in hand with the old accounts, but the work
is difficult and takes much time. [1 page.] |
