Cases before the Committee: October 1647

Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 3. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1891.

'Cases before the Committee: October 1647', in Calendar, Committee For Compounding: Part 3, (London, 1891) pp. 1770-1772. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/compounding-committee/pt3/pp1770-1772 [accessed 16 April 2024]

October 1647

Henry Mansell, Llandewy, Co. Glamorgan.


12 Oct. 1647.		Vol. G	No. or p.

P.E. 203 201 R. 203 191	Compounds for delinquency. His name being, without his Knowledge, inserted into a commission for settling the Array, and he thereupon being unwillingly drawn to set his hand to a warrant for raising money for the King's party, his estate was sequestered. Is 80 years old, and so infirm that he cannot walk without help.	203	199
P.E. 203 197 P.R. 4 182	21 Oct 1647. Fine at ¹/6, 141l. 8s. 4d.; but if he settle Knelston tithes for increase of the maintenance of the minister there, the fine is to be 120l.	4	128
R. 203 194	25 Feb. 1648. Begs to add to his former particular certain omissions.	203	194
	1 March. Fine increased to 197l. 8s. 4d.	4	185
	5 Sept. Complains that having paid the ½ of his fine for Llandewy Castle, and secured the remainder by bond, and had letters of suspension, Colonel Philip Jones, by force of arms, kept him out of pocession, on pretence of having purchased the lease, and so wearied petitioner that, to purchase his quiet, he assigned over his interest therein to Jones. Yet his whole estate is again sequestered by the County Committee, because he has not sued out his pardon, which he cannot do, his composition not having been reported to Parliament. Begs abatement of his fine, as he has parted with the lease, and letters to the County Committee to restore him to possession of his estate.	104	37
	5 Sept. Jones to be required by the County Committee to deliver up possession and to restore his writings to him; or in default, to appear before the Committee for Compounding to answer his contempt.	4	217
	9 Nov. The Committee for Compounding reprove the County Committee for their strange and unprecedented proceedings in selling the estate without authority, and enforce observance of former orders, or their conduct will be reported to Parliament.	234	166

Rob. Smith (late), and William Smith, M.P., his Son, Akeley, Bucks.


19 Oct. 1647.		Vol. G	No. or p.

P.E. 203 495 P.R. 4 127	Martha, widow and executrix of Rob. Smith, compounds for the estate in Wroxhill, co. Beds, the college lease in Akeley, and the lease for 1,000 years of lands in Wavendon, co. Bucks, which her husband appointed by will to be sold by her, and the moneys so raised to go towards payment of his debts, and maintenance of her and her children. Her son being joint purchaser with her husband, through but in trust, the estate in law for the freehold falls to him. The estate is now sequestered, first for her husband's delinquency in leaving his habitation and residing in Oxford, and secondly for her son's adhering to the King. Her son neither has nor claims any right to the estate but as trustee, having by deed released his right, that his father's debts may be satisfied.	203	494
P.E. 118 37	Oct. ? 1647. Her petition to compound for the college lease in Akeley and Wavendon, renewed.	118	35
R. 203 491	17 Nov. Fine at ⅓, 360l.	4	139
C. 203 501, 502 P.E. 203 503 P.R. 4 136 R. 203 497 P.R. 8 160	8 Nov. 1647. Wm. Smith compounds for delinquency in being in arms against Parliament.	203	500
	17 Nov. Fine at ²/3 108l.	4	139
	9 Oct. 1649. Fine reduced to ⅓, 53l. 18s. 4d.	6 234	221 191
	11 July 1651. Order on his request to be include in Exeter Articles, for enquiry whether any can compound on those Articles after the 4 months named therein.	97	525
C. 34 55	March 1650 ? County Committee inform that Martha Smith has not compounded for a great part of her estate, and that her son William was a captain in the King's army, and has a good estate not compounded for.	249	81

Sir Rob. Wolseley (late), and Lt.-Col. Sir Chas. Wolseley, his Son, Co. Stafford.


	Vol. G.	No. or p.

Parliament order that—as the estate of the late Sir Rob. Wolseley, of Wolseley, is sequestered for delinquency, and as most of it was before the wars settled upon his son, Sir Charles, who is only 16, and has always been under tutors, and whereas Sir Charles has discovered a debt of 1,700l. due from him to John Gifford, of Bassobel, co. Stafford, a Popish recusant, who died in Ireland, for which debt lands of Sir Charles were mortgaged by his father—Sir Charles pay to the County Commissioners of Stafford 2,500l., and thereupon his own and his father's estate be discharged from sequestration; also that the lands mortgaged to Gifford be discharged from payment of any debt to the State.	141	7,8
19 June 1655. Order in the Committee for Compounding that as they, as a Committee for Indemnity, —on hearing a cause between Rich. Hinton, for himself and Thos. Alicock, and other sureties, against Wm. Whitby and his wife, executrix of Sir Rob. Wolseley, for indemnity for a debt of 200l. sequestered in Hinton's hands by the County Commissioners of Stafford, and by him compounded for and paid to the use of the State,—granted him indemnity only as to 50l., part of the 200l., and as there was a judgment for the whole 200l., on which Alicock was taken in execution, but they ordered his release on a bond by himself and Alicock in 300l. for payment of 150l. with interest, and Whitby to show cause why they should not pay the remainder of the debt to the State. On reading the above Parliament order and receipt given of the 2,500l., it is resolved that the State is already paid by virtue thereof, and that Whitby may prosecute his claim by law to the debt.	141 27	59 423

Rob. Barcroft, Exeter, Devon, and Chard, Somerset.


26 Oct. 1647.		Vol. G.	No. or p.

P.E. 203 325 P.R. 4 130 C.203 327, 328 R. 203 317 C. 234 167 L. 203 331 P.E. 203 325 P.R. 5 14 D. 203 329 R. 203 321	Begs to compound on Exeter Articles for delinquency in arms	203	324
	3 Nov. 1647. Fine at ½, 102l. 10s.	4	133
	10 Jan. 1648. The sequestrators having seized on half of his estate since his petition, begs order for its restitution, or mitigation of his fine, or discharge as under the value of 200l.	203	337
	12 Jan. Restitution ordered of the estate seized since he exhibited his particular.	4 234	161 168
	17 Oct. Having paid ½ his fine, begs reduction to the rate of ¹/6, his household stuff, &c., having been seized and sold by the County Committee.	203	320
	11 Jan. 1649. His petition for a review rejected	5	44
	22 Jan. Fine reduced to 51l. 5s., at ¹/6, and his bond to be delivered up to him.	549 234 203	50 169 333
	14 Dec. 1649. Several persons summoned by virtue of a Commission in Bankruptcy against him.	67	225

Francis Watson; London, and Church Aston, Co.; Salop.


		Vol. G	No. or p.

NOTE 204 805 C. 204 801. 802 P.E. 204 795 799 P.R. 4 130 L.C.C. 204 804 D. 204 807 R. 204 793 C. 35 47	26 Oct. 1647. Compounds for delinquency in adhering to the King's forces, for which his estate was sequestered 10 Sept. last. Has been often imprisoned by the King's party for disaffection. Has paid his fifth and twentieth parts, and been obedient to all orders of Parliament.	204	798
	28 Feb. 1648. Fine 523l. 13s. 4d., but remitted if he settle Dawley Rectory, worth 56l. a year, on the minister there.	4	183
	1 March. Conveyances to be drawn for settling the rectory	4	185
	6 and 22 March. Mr. Watson, of the Middle Temple, to whom the business of the conveyance is transferred in Rich's absence, is to attend to the settlement.	4	187 193

Alex. Breres, Marton, Co. Lancaster.


Oct.? 1647.		Vol. G.	No. or p.

O.C.C. 203 849 858 C. 203 853, 848 P.E. 203 851 P.R. 4 141 C. 203 843–845 R. 203 839 H. 4 144	Compounds for delinquency. Went several times to the garrison of Lathom when it was held against Parliament. Took the National Covenant and Negative Oath before 1 Dec. 1645.	83	295
	22 Nov. 1647. Petition renewed for a favourable composition	203	842
	20 Dec. Fine at 1/10;, 82l. 4s. 4d.	4	152