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Petition to the Protector. Before you left for Ireland and Scotland, you left me in the charge of Sir Hen. Vane, jun., and Col.
Walton, and the colonel did his best, but could not obtain
payment. Last May, you and Council ordered me 9,308l. 0s. 5d.
out of the first discoveries I should bring in, and I produced
several, one 5 weeks since, about the Stilyard, and another now
ready to enter. The annual rent will be 5,000l., but I cannot
prosecute them without your help. |
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My ship, that so long served the State, was taken by the French
in time of treaty, and the late Council wrote to the French
Agent for satisfaction, but had it not. I petitioned you, and
you referred me to Council, but I can obtain no answer, and
10 years' waiting for a just debt has brought me and my family
into a starving condition. I beg an order for the 9,000l. out of
½ the discoveries I shall make, and speedy payment of the
308l. 0s. 5d. surplus, that I may be able to prosecute my
discoveries. With reference thereon to the Committee for
Advance of Money, who are to take examinations, and to allow
him 1/5 of his discoveries, 500l. more on the first 1,000l., and
also of 1,000l. on every 10,000l. brought in, till his debt of
9,308l. is paid. With receipt by him, 6 April 1655, of the
original petition and reference, which he will return in 14 days. |
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15 June 1654. Order in the Committee for Advance of Money
thereon, that the petitioner make his discoveries, and that the
registrar receive and enter them, and issue orders for examinations, on which proceedings will be taken. |
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14 July 1654. Committee for Advance of Money to Thos. Baker,
master of the First Fruits' Office. On reference from the
Protector of the petition of Maurice Gardiner, who presents a
discovery of pensions, procurations, and synodals, we desire you
to be at Haberdashers' Hall next Friday, to confer with us
thereon. |
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25 Aug. 1654. Gardiner informs that when Henry VIII. seized 165 8, 9
the first fruits and tenths, which had before belonged to the
Pope, he did not seize pensions, procurations, and synodals,
which equally belonged to the Pope, they being of much smaller
value, and they were left to the bishops and their officials in
their visitations, unless the Crown visited, which it had the
power to do. These are in arrears the 12 last years, and
undoubtedly belong to the Protector. Request that they may
be levied, and that Baker may give out copies of records concerning them, and also certify what sums are charged on
rectories, &c., for pensions, procurations, and synodals, whereby large sums will be brought into the Treasury. |
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25 Aug. The information referred to Brereton, to consider and
report whether the case is cognizable by this committee, and is
within the Protector's reference. |
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