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Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 1. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1889.

'Volume G 246: March 1647', in Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 1, (London, 1889) pp. 59-62. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/compounding-committee/pt1/pp59-62 [accessed 18 April 2024]

March 1647



March 1.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, referring it to the sub-committee to treat with [Stephen] Thompson upon the terms on which he will part with Scarborough Castle, and what consideration he will expect if it be continued a garrison.
	Note of a letter from the Committee of County Gloucester, in answer to one from this committee of 23 Dec., enclosing the printed votes, to signify that they had already sent up by Capt. Croft the list of delinquents' estates; and that they hold all who rent delinquents' lands to higher terms, and have improved the receipts from 1,200l. to 1,622l. 6s. 8d. a year, and intend so to proceed.
	Also of a letter from Wm. Harvey, sequestrator of co. Lincoln, that this committee's order for sequestering those sequestrable will not be obeyed, because the standing County Committee have not sat since October, and there is a general unwillingness in them to sit, till vindicated by Parliament from the aspersions cast on them by Col. King.
	Also of a letter from the Committee of co. York, that they are unable to act in sequestration, because the time limited by the Northern Association has expired, and some of the gentlemen who were in the first ordinance for sequestrations have lately left the county, and some of the rest are dead, or clerks to members of Parliament, so that they dare not take the name of a committee. [G 4, p. 33.]
March. 4.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, that three warrants be drawn on the treasurers, on the orders of the House, for money for Ireland.
	Order that if a fine be set on a delinquent two ways, no suspension of sequestration be granted till he has paid half the larger fine, and given security for the remainder. Repeated 13 March. [G 4, pp. 34, 39.]
March 5.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, that no part of the fines of Lord Deincourt and 22 other delinquents in co. Notts, named in a list presented by W. Pierrepoint and 3 other gentlemen of the county, be granted to any particular person without order from this committee.
	That the petitions of delinquents to be admitted to composition be heard every Saturday, and no other business intervene till they are dispatched. [G 4, p.35.]
March 6.	32, 33. Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, on a Parliament order given of 27 Feb., —that 15,000l. be charged upon Goldsmiths' Hall, to be paid by order of the Irish Committee sitting at the Star Chamber, 3,000l. for Lord Ormond, on his delivery of Dublin, and 12,000l. for the forces to be sent for relieving Dublin; that for more speedy payment, 8 per cent, interest is allowed to any who will advance the 15,000l., and this is especially recommended to the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, in regard the preservation of the Kingdom of Ireland to the Crown of England is so much concerned in the speedy furnishing of the said 15,000l.; —for payment accordingly.
	34, 35. Like order, on a Parliament order given of 23 Feb., —that 10,807l. 14s. 9d. be charged upon Goldsmiths' Hall, and paid to the Irish Committee in the Star Chamber, to satisfy the bills of exchange for the rest of the money to be paid to Lord Ormond on delivery of Dublin, half at sight, and half in 6 months, with interest at 8 per cent, allowed to any who will lend the money — for payment accordingly.
	36. Like order, on an order in the House of Commons of 2 March given,— that 10,000l. more be allowed for Ireland, deducting for arms, ammunition, &c., sent from the army magazines, to be paid by Goldsmiths' Hall, on orders of the Irish Committee, with interest for any who will advance it;—for payment accordingly. [Also G 1, pp. 172–174; 4, pp. 35, 36.]
March 9.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, that there be a summons to all from whose fines the 31,000l. for Ireland was to be paid, to pay in their moieties, if unpaid, within 14 days, or their compositions will be made void.
	That all compositions shall stand in course, as returned from the sub-committee.
	Like order, on an order of the House of Commons given, of 28 Jan., —that the further sum of 12,500l. 1s. 7d., intended to be paid by the ordinance for the sale of divers Papists' and delinquents' estates, now read, be paid by the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, out of the fines and compositions of those delinquents contained in a list formerly presented and voted by the House, for satisfaction of the reduced officers named in four lists presented to the House, and allowed of by them, and that the said 12,500l. 1s. 7d. be paid by the same persons, and distributed in the same manner, and for the same use as the former 10,000l. charged upon the said committee, for the said reduced officers, — for payment accordingly. [G 1, p. 148; G 4, pp. 36, 37.]
March 11.	Notes in the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, of letters from the county committees of Derby and Herts, in answer to the committee's votes of 10 Nov. [G 4, p. 38.]
March 13.	Petition of Thos. Russell and Thos. Buckley to the Committee for Compounding. Being appointed high collectors for co. Cambridge for moneys for the two four mouths' pay of their brethren the Scots, they paid it into Goldsmiths' Hall according to two ordinances of Parliament. Nevertheless, they received further orders from the Committee of Lords and Commons residing before Newark, for the payment of 1,936l. 13s. 1½d. to James Thompson, for provisions for their said brethren when before Newark, which they have accordingly paid, and they beg an order to the treasurer for the Scottish army to give them receipts therefore. [G 115, p. 35.]
March 13.	Reference thereon to the sub-committee. [G 4, p. 40.]
March 13.	37. County Commissioners for Wirrall Hundred, co. Chester, to the Committee for Compounding. As instructed, we send you a list of delinquents, and the value of their estates since sequestered, and before the wars, but as many of the estates lay near Chester, we could do nothing whilst it was a garrison of the enemy; also the incursions of the enemy and quarterings of our own soldiers destroyed much of the sequestered estates, few being tender of what belonged to the public, [½ page.] Enclosing,
	37. i Particulars of the localities of sequestered estates in Wirrall Hundred, (fn. 1) viz: —
		Present Value.			Late Value.
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
	Sir Wm. Brereton, who in 1644 settled a garrison at Hooton, and one at Puddingtan, near Cheater; his lands were much plundered	—			—
	—Whitmore, D., Leighton, Great Neston, Poulton, and Thornton Hough	189	10	4	372	8	0
	Sir Wm. Massey, D. and P., Puddington, Ledsham, &c.	187	3	4	414	13	4
	Fras. Leech, D., Mollington	20	0	0	60	0	0
	Sir Thos. Powell D., Birkett [? Birkenhead] ferry on Liverpool water, Claughton cum Grange, and Tranmere	137	18	0	264	16	8
	Widow Chantrell, P., Knock-Torum	18	0	0	32	0	0
	Widow Deane, P., Bidston cum Ford	5	6	8	8	0	0
	Thos. Griffith, of Carnarvon, D., Greasby	18	0	0	30	0	0
	Valentine Whitmore, D., Thurstanton	69	10	6	92	3	10
	Rob. Leonard, D., Irby	10	0	0	15	0	0
	Thos. Bennett, D., Barnston	8	0	0	20	0	0
	Earl of Derby, D., Bidston and Upton	176	0	5	273	15	0
	Wm. Poole, D. and P., Poole	176	0	0	260	0	0
	Thos. Wally, D., Little Sutton	31	0	0	70	0	0
	Lord Chomley, Little Sutton and Capenhurst	77	18	8	129	8	8
	[Wm.] Stanley, D. and P., Hooton, Storeton, Old field, Pensby, &c., besides 90l. dower of Lady Stanley not sequestered	261	13	1	445	13	1
	Col. Moston, D., Great Meolse	—			2	0	0
	Thos. Glasier, D., Lea and Ledsham, and 50l. tithes disposed by the Committee for Plundered Ministers	94	2	6	158	12	6
	Earl of Shrewsbury, D. and P., Oxton, and old rents in Brimstage, &c.	75	9	4	80	16	0
	Mr. Hurlston, D., West Kirkby	1	1	0	—
	[John] Minshall, D., Derby House, Over Bebington, Tranmere, &c.	155	18	2	177	18	6
	Ralph Morgell, D., Mollington, Torrett, Lea, and Backford	16	0	0	70	0	0
	Edw. Morgan, D., Mollington, Torrett	4	12	0	20	0	0
	Ralph Leigh, Mollington and Backford	5	3	4	8	0	0
	Widow Martin, D., Mollington	3	0	0	7	0	0
	[Wm.] Gamull, D., Crab Hall	18	3	4	34	16	8
	Lord Kilmorey, D., Stoke	8	0	0	—
	Earl Rivers, D. and P., Chorlton,	0	11	6	—
	Orlando Bridgman, D., Brombrough	50	0	0	150	0	0
	[Jane] Marrow, D., Brombrough Court	50	0	0	80	0	0
	[Hen.] Bunbury, D., Stanney	201	2	0	532	13	9
	Dean and Chapters' Rents, Chorlton, Saughall, and Croughton	27	7	5	—
	Mr. Frogg, of Whitby, D., near Chester, not yet sequestered	—			33	0	0
	Sir Thos. Wilbraham, Hotweek Park, too near to Chester to be let	—			—
	Mr. Penruddock, D., Brombrough and Eastham	147	0	0	250	0	0
	Sir Thos. Smith, D., Burton Rectory and glebe lands	—			100	0	0
	Granted to the Minister, old rents	1	16	0	—
	John Kelshall, D., Willaston	10	0	0	20	0	0
	Wm. Wilcock, D.,	8	0	0	16	0	0
	Col. Fras. Gamull, D., Hargreave	18	0	0	40	0	0
	Dan. Bavand, D., Hargreave	4	10	0	9	0	0
	[9 pages. The valuations of individual property are given in the detail in the original, but not added together.]
March 18.	Order of the House of Commons to the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, to take care for the speedy payment, from the fine of Fras. Nevill or some others, of the 200l. ordered for the widow of Thos. Buller, slain in service of Parliament. [G l, p. 162.]
March 18.	Order of the Committee for Compounding,—on motion by Mr. Haselfort, clerk of the Goldsmiths' Company, that there is special occasion for the use of the Hall for 2 or 3 days in the beginning of April;—that this committee will adjourn on 7 and 8 April, and leave the Hall free for the company. [G 4, p. 43.]
March 18. Carmarthen.	Commissioners for Sequestration for South Wales to the Committee for Compounding. We have had many impediments to our proceedings against delinquents here, so that none of them appear to us to be rendered to their compositions, but made free of their estates of very great value, as though they were not delinquents. The occasions of delay being removed, we have entered on our work, and hope soon to give a better account. But we cannot still lay hold of the personal estate of the great delinquents, as most of it is conveyed out of our association, and the rest made away to others, or concealed. The inferior people are so overawed by the malignant gentry that they make no conscience of wilful perjury, and publicly profess that they will not offend their landlords, come what may. Therefore to avoid such perjuries, we beg that the delinquents may be compelled to compound for their concealed personal estates at such values as we shall certify, on information of some of better quality and affections. [G 167, p. 671.]
March 20.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, that the treasurers shall not accept of any person who is a delinquent once bound, for security of another for the second payment. [G 4, p. 44.]
March 23.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall, on an order of Parliament given of 5 March 1647—that the remainder of Sir T. Littleton's fine be paid to Francis, Lord Willoughby, in part of 3,155l. 15s. 10d. due to him on his account (not including 55l. 7s. respited on public faith), for more speedy payment of the said sum, the Houses are willing to consider any course that may be offered;— that the balance of the said 3,155l. 15s. 10d. be paid to Lord Willoughby by the Goldsmiths' Hall Treasurers. [G 1, p. 174; 4, p. 49.]
March 27.	Order of the Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall for a general letter to the Committee of co. Notts, on the desire of Laurence Thompson of Newark, for discharge of persons under value. [G 4, p. 54.]
March 30.	Committee at Goldsmiths' Hall to [several county committees]. We send you a list of persons long since fined for delinquency, but who have neglected to prosecute their compositions. Letters were sent from us to discharge their sequestrations, providing they sue out their pardon under the Great Seal in 6 weeks, and reports have been made to the House and the fines determined accordingly, but they have not taken out their pardons as required. We therefore revoke the suspension of their sequestration, unless they produce within 12 days a certificate from us that they have taken out their discharge. [G 4, p. 51.]