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2 June 1653. |
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Alex. Bates and John Mills petition the Council of State that
after contracting with the County Committee for KirkbyThure tithes for 1650, and giving a bond to pay 127l., the
parishioners resist the collection, and the County Committee
refuse petitioners an order to distrain, yet sue them at law for
fulfilment of their bond. Beg that their case may be referred
to Col. Briggs and Major Scaife, that in the meantime there
may be no prosecution against them, and that they may be
empowered to collect arrears from the parishioners. |
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378 |
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2 June 1653. Case referred by the Council of State to the Committee for Compounding. |
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189 |
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17 June. Another petition (missing), to the Council of State likewise referred to the said Committee. |
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348 |
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19 July. Order in the Committee for Indemnity that the petition
of Bates, and Mills, referred to them by the Council of State,
is only cognizable before them as Commissioners for Compounding. |
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375 |
L.C.C.
I.& D.150 307
I.& D. –315 |
20 July. Order in the Committee for Compounding that the
Cumberland Committee peruse the petition and take examinations thereon [in the margin of this order is the name of
Ann Saville]. |
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L.C.C. 142 383 |
6 Dec. The parishioners of Kirkby are to show cause why they do
not pay the tithes, and the Westmoreland Committee to show
cause why they do not aid in collecting them, and why they
put the bonds in suit against the petitioners before they had
assisted them; all proceedings on the bond stayed. |
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261 |
H. 25 292 |
21 Feb. 1654. This order renewed, and all proceedings on the
bonds postponed 2 months longer. |
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389 |
L.C.C.
& D. 142 387
385
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20 April. On Mills' complaint that the 4 oxen and 2 horses which
he distrained for the tithes were rescued by the owners, John
Gowling and John Pattison, the order of 21 February renewed,
and Gowling and Pattison summoned to show cause of their
contempt of order; proceedings against Bates and Mills stayed
for 2 months. |
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5 Sept. John Gowling and John Pattison, for the parishioners
of Temple-Sowerby, whose proportion of the rent paid by
Bates and Mills was only 25l., complain that the damage
done to their cornfields by Gen. Lambert's horse amounted
to 250l., on account of which he Commissioners for Propagating the Gospel in the four Northern Counites, ordered,
5 Feb. 1652, that 20l. should be abated to petitioners for that
year, and that they should pay 10l. to the curate and 40s. charges,
and the remainder to Bates and Mills, which petitioners did,
the difference upon the remainder being referred by mutual
consent to Mr. Dalton, minister, and [Thos.] Langhorne, one
of the Commissioners for Cumberland, who ordered Bates to
make no further demand on petitioners. |
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Notwithstanding, Bates and Mills procured an order for them
to appear before the Committee for Compounding, but did not
serve it on any in particular, so that they thought themselves
excused by the arbitration. Failing to appear, they were sequestered, and horses, to the number of 124, and value 350l., belonging to the inhabitants were distrained by Bates, with the help
of 12 soldiers from another county. The soldiers sold many
of them for 6d. or 12d. each, kept the rest 5 days impounded,
and when no chapman could be found to buy them, delivered
60 to petitioners, on their bond for appearance before the Committee for Compounding. Petitioners lost two fairs and sustained 200l. damages to their horses. Beg relief against
Bates and Mills, and permission to sue them at law. |
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5 Sept. Order that 6 weeks be allowed for the County Committee
to take the needful examinations, and that the case be then
heard. |
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116 |
L.C.C. 145 405 |
24 Oct. The time having elapsed, and no certificate or depositions returned, notice is to be given to the County Committee
that the case will be heard and decided in a fortnight on the
present returns, if no others are made. |
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145 |
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4 Jan. 1655. The Committee for Compounding cannot at present
hear the case, but no proceedings are to be taken against Bates
and Mills for two months. |
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238 |