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| March 1. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding that on any petitions on the Act for
Sale, any two commissioners have power to refer to the county commissioners
the proof of the sealing and delivery of deeds. [G 13, p. 50.] |
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Order that the business of Major Winthrop and the agent for Hereford [Mat.
Price] be heard on Thursday. [G 25, p. 2.] |
| March 1. |
Answer of Col. John Gorges, entirely denying the charges made against him
by Col. Pyne relative to Rich. Cheesman, &c. [G 88, p. 811.] |
March 5.
Salop. |
County Committee for Salop to the Committee for Compounding. To your
inquiry which of the late county committee's books and papers are in our custody,
and which wanting, we reply that we have only one very small book, which we
sent up, and a book of transactions at Wem, about 1644, both found on our entry
into the service; but we have received no others. [John] Broome, their
solicitor, being dead, we are inventorying his papers, and if we find more
sequestration records, we will certify. [G 166, p. 171.] |
March 7.
Reading. |
County Committee for Berks to the Committee for Compounding. We have
each taken the oath prescribed by the Act of 15 April 1650, before Peter
Burningham, J.P. for Reading. We have the books of the late committee
for sequestration proceedings from 1644 to 1650, except those about receipts and
payments of money, which remain in the treasurer's hands, [G 146, p. 297.] |
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County Committee for Northampton to the Committee for Compounding.
We enclose a certificate of our taking the oath. We long since received from
the late county committee copies of what remains under sequestration and what
is discharged, and know not anything else that we need. On your order of
12 Aug., we asked the treasurers what they had in hand, and found they had
accounted with the committee of accounts for the county, and with the
treasurers at Goldsmiths' Hall for their receipts till Ladyday 1649, and they
gave us an account of their receipts to Sept. 1649, for which they have acquittances from the late county committee, or from the treasurers at Goldsmiths'
Hall. [G 163, p. 507.] Enclosing, |
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i. Certificate by John Norton, justice of peace, that Rob. Guy, Peter Whalley,
and John Ekins, County Commissioners for Northampton, have taken before
him the oath for faithful discharge of their office required by the Act of
15 April 1650. 1 March 1653. [G 163, p. 505.] |
| March 8. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding that the Middlesex, Committee
appear this day fortnight, [G 37, p. 93.] |
| March 8. |
Committee for Compounding to the trustees for sale of lands, &c., at Drury
House. Yours of 17 Feb., touching George Hope and Mr. Metoalfe, we have
received. In both cases we sent you the certificates required by the Act for
Sale, and cannot find that we must give you such particular accounts of things
before us as you ask. We are sensible what unnecessary trouble we should
draw on ourselves and you thereby, and lay this before your consideration. |
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As you are on oath to discharge your share of the duties imposed by the Act,
and would doubtless be thought faithful therein, so we desire to be esteemed
sensible of our duty, and faithful in its discharge. We hope you think us such.
If so, forbear to interrogate us on our certificates. If otherwise, we are so far
confident of your prudence as to believe you will refrain from proceedings in
any case, till you can charge some mistake on us, which if you suspect, and
desire to search into, our offices are open, and our officers ready to furnish
copies of any record, which you may have, if you think that the Act empowers
you to such enquiries, or that such copies are more authentic than our certificates. [G 25, p. 7.] |
March 8.
Knutsford. |
4. County Committee for Chester to the Committee for Compounding. Our
accounts already given in certain the list required in yours of 19 Jan., but we
send you another as directed. How are we to act in the cases of Mr. Taylor
and Art. Davenport, who having given security for payments, but not paid, were
not sequestered within the limits of the Act? [1 page.] Enclosing, |
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i. Alphabetical list, with titles and abodes, of 96 persons sequestered in co. Chester.
[32/3 pages.] |
| March 8. |
Sir John Trevor to John Leech. Lord Wenman is questioned before the commissioners about Sir Thos. Aylesbury's goods. There is some mistake, for he
never had a pennyworth of them. Let the bearer, his servant, see how and
what the charge is. [G 128, p. 267.] |
| March 9. |
Statement that though his lordship is charged with goods, value 77l. 2s., he
never bought any of the Committee for Sequestrations of Westminster, or any
other, but only used a few beds and other lumber whilst in the house. The chief
goods were locked up, and when Aylesbury compounded, his lordship was turned
out, had to provide another house, and lived 3 years in Westminster without any
demand being made. [G 128, p. 269.] |
| March 9. |
Order thereon that the Middlesex Committee make good their information,
and that his lordship give in his answer, and prove what he can as to his not
having the said goods. [G 25, p. 8.] |
| March 10. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that a messenger summon the
Committee for co. Middlesex to appear before them on Tuesday. [G 25, p. 9.] |
March 10.
Haberdashers' Hall. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Oxon. High
misdemeanours are charged on some of you, which is very unwelcome news to
us. You are to attend us in 14 days for your vindication, and bring the moneys
levied by our orders, and your accounts of them and of moneys not yet levied,
and you shall understand more on this matter. [G 30, p. 357.] |
March 10.
Haberdashers' Hall. |
Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Worcester. We
hear that Capt. Yarranton, a commissioner with you, has not taken the oath.
You must press him to it, as the Act peremptorily requires it; if he will not take
it in 14 days, he must forbear to act; and against our desire, we must dismiss
him from employment. [G 30, p. 476.] |
| March 11. |
Certificate by Rob. Reynes and W. Wightman, justices of peace, that on the
Act of 15 April 1650, they have administered the required oath to Thos. Lindley
and Rob. Brunts, County Commissioners for Notts. [G 164, p. 325.] |
March 11.
Chelmsford. |
County Committee for Essex to the Committee for Compounding. When we
first began to act, we all three took the oath before Col. Matthews, a justice of
peace. The late committee have given us some papers, and declare they have
reserved none except their diary, which records all their actings as a committee,
as well as orders about sequestrations. What they have delivered is your
orders discharging sequestrations, and the sequestration returns, very imperfect. [G 156, p. 143.] |
March 14.
Stafford. |
County Committee for Stafford to the Committee for Compounding. Particulars of the leasing of sequestered estates, all surveyed, posted, and boxed
according to instructions, viz., those of |
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Hum. Vize of Staundon to Major John Serjeant, clear rent |
49l. |
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Fras. Collier, Stone, to Rich. Murhall, |
30l. |
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Tim. Startin, Uttoxeter, to Fras. Bett, Loxley, |
25l. |
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John Gifford, Marston, to Wm. Licett, |
33l. |
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With note, 30 March, that they are to be confirmed. [G 168, pp. 565, 566.] |
| March 17. |
Deposition by Rob. Rust, in the case of Blanche Walker and others (missing),
to the signing, sealing, and delivering of a deed of 2 May, 11 Car., by Edw.
Walker, of Nether Stowey, co. Somerset, in presence of Sir Wm. Shelley,
John Shelley his brother, R. Williams, and deponent. [G 128, p. 311.] |
| March 18. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that no survey be received by
the counsel, unless certified on oath to have been examined with the original at
Drury House. [G 37, p. 100.] |
March 18.
Haberdashers' Hall. |
Committee for Compounding to Edw. Aspinwall, Nich. Cunliff, and Rob.
Massey. We send you an order to be Sequestration Commissioners for co.
Lancaster, making void all former commissions, and desire you to act upon
our instructions, which are grounded on Acts of Parliament. With the commission accordingly, 11 March 1652. [G 12, pp. 537, 538.] |
March 22.
Knutsford. |
County Committee for Chester, to the Committee for Compounding. Lady
Byron, widow of the late pretended Lord Byron, is claiming a jointure
or dower out of the estate of George Warburton, of Arley, co. Chester.
She was a daughter of Lord Kilmorey, and brought a marriage portion of
2,000l. or 3,000l. to her first husband, Peter Warburton, who died a minor,
and the estate left him by his great uncle, Peter Warburton, went to his
brother George. She married Lord Byron when Chester was a garrison for
the late King; was with him in England, France, Ireland, and elsewhere till
his death, which we conceive was not long since, and is now at Lord Kilmorey's,
Dutton, co. Chester, and now for the first time claims her jointure. We beg
directions as to whether it is to be paid, and whether with arrears, if she do
not demand them "by reason of some dealing with the said George Warburton
being affectionately both of one side." [G 149, p. 249.] |
| March 23. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, for letters to the committees of
Cornwall and Cheshire, enclosing the schedules presented by Aud. Sherwin,
and requiring them to levy the arrears forthwith, and certify. Also to all other
counties from which the auditor returns like schedules. [G 37, p. 102.] |
| March 23. |
Committee for Compounding to the county committees for Chester and
Cornwall. We send you a schedule of arrears due from delinquents' estates in
your county, and require you to be dilingent in getting them in, on account of
the urgent occasions of the State for money. [G 30, pp. 95, 114.] |
| March 23. |
Petition of Edw. Lee, treasurer to the Commissioners for Propagating the
Gospel in co. Durham, to the Committee for Compounding. Parliament, on
1 March 1650, granted the said commissioners power to dispose of impropriations, tithes, &c., for the preaching of the Gospel and schoolmasters, but the
county committee have received the rents of Coniscliff, Lanchester, Fenwick,
and Buckton, and half those of Cheswick, co. Durham. Begs an order for their
restoration. [G 97, p. 687.] |
| March 23. |
Committee for Compounding to the Committee for Sequestrations, co. Durham. Order to restore all tithes and impropriations received since 10 March
1651. [G 25, p. 22. See Aug. 23, p. 649, infra.] |
| March 24. |
Note of a letter from the Committee for Compounding to the County Committee for Chester, to demand from [Rob.] Gregg, examiner, and Ald, Peter
[Leigh] a list of those who compounded for delinquency at the reduction of
Chester, and to send up their names and addresses this day fortnight. [G 87,
p. 775.] |
| March 25. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that Major Rich. Hopton he
a Sequestration Commissioner for co. Hereford. [G 12, p. 537.] |
| March 30. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that the treasurer at Goldsmiths'
Hall pay Peter Brereton the balance due of his salary of 5l. a week for the
past ½ year. |
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Like order to pay to Aud. Rich. Sherwin the balance due for his salary for
himself and clerks of 350l. a year. [G 25, p. 27.] |
| March 31. |
Order of the Committee for Compounding, that the case concerning recusants' mansion houses be determined Tuesday next peremptorily. [G 37,
p. 107.] |
