Fobn Brade, of Cockerbolme, husbandman.

(Second Series, Vol. xliii., No. 2,579, fols. 315, &c.)

fo. 315. Delinquency, adhering to the forces raised against the Parliament. He petitioned 20 April, 1649, and compounded upon a particular which disclosed that he was seized for life of the one half of a tenement and garden lying in Cockerholme, held of the lord of the manor of Cockerholme, and worth yearly £4. 10s. Fine, £9. (24 April, 1649.)

fo. 318. Petition.
fo. 319. Particular.

James Bradley.

(First Series, Vol. xli., No. 1,268, fols. 120, &c.)

fo. 120. Petition from John Marsh, of Preston, gentleman, who claimed to be entitled to a messuage in Elston, then formerly in the possession of James Bradley, and later in that of Ann Bradley, his widow, two thirds of which had been sequestered for the popery of the said James Bradley, and subsequently to his death, for that of Elizabeth Bradley, who having died the property descended to petitioner, who now prayed for an examination of his title. Granted (15 May, 1655).

ff. 150-181. Another set of papers in which petitioner was interested in some property in Brindle sequestered for the recusancy of one William Crooke.

James Bradley, of Bryning.

(First Series, Vol. x., No. 262, fol. 413.

17 September, 1653.

fo. 413. Contract for sale to Bartholemew Heskeith, of Aughton, Esq., of all that capital messuage and demesne lands with

the appurtenances in the occupation of James Bradley, with several other lands and tenements in the several occupations of Hugh Redding, John Mersor, Wm. Smith, Miles Hall, William Walker, and George Smith, situate in Brining and Kellemergh, parish of Kirkham, late parcel of the estates of James Bradley, gentleman.

fo. 417. Petition which disclosed that petitioner's father died seized of an estate in tail which descended to petitioner and had been sequestrated for his delinquency. Petitioner, having been ever conformable, prayed for an order to the Lancashire Commissioners directing them to certify what estate his father died seized of, what title petitioner had to the estate, and to examine witnesses, &c. ("16 June, 1652. Order as is desired.")

fo. 428. Petition, which shewed that petitioner was one of the persons whose name had been inserted in the Act for sale, thereby his estate became liable to sequestration or to be sold. Prayed that in accordance with the proviso in the Act he himself might be admitted to compound for it. (28 June, 1653. Referred to Mr. Readinge.)

James Bradley, of Thorneley, Husbandman. (First Series, Vol. x., No. 262, fol. 416.)

fo. 416. Petition, shewing that two thirds of his estate had been sequestered for his recusancy only, and he prayed by the powers in a late Act given to be allowed to contract for the same (18 January, 1653[-4]). Referred to Mr. Reading.

Roger Bradley, of Bayley, Husbandman.

(First Series, Vol. x., No. 262, fols. 425, &c.)

fo. 425. Petition which shewed that Richard Bradley, petitioner's brother, being seized of a small tenement for term of lives, did in his lifetime (in the time of King James)

assign one moiety of it to Elizabeth, his wife, during her life, and the other moiety to petitioner, after her death the whole to him. Her moiety was sequestered for her recusancy. She was then dead, and buried at Burneley, 24 January then last past, 1652[-3], whereby the estate ought to have descended to petitioner, who was conformable and had had his two sons in arms for the state, one of whom had been a close prisoner, at Shrewsbury, at the hands of the enemy for the space of twenty-three weeks, which, to release him, had put petitioner "to infinite charge;" petitioner "now growes old and is mightily impoverished and likely to be undone for ever if not relieved by your good honours." Prayed that the estate may be freed from sequestration. (20 July, 1652. Commissioners in county to certify, and Mr. Brereton to report.)

fo. 426. "These may Certifye Authoritye, or whom it maye Concerne that the Bearer hereof, Roger Bradley, of Baley, in the Co: of Lanc', & wthin our parish of Millon, husbandman, is, and hath beene euer, a dutifull and Constant good Churchman, & not onely himselfe, but also his wife and children, Conformable and Compliable to the present government of the State and Comon-wealth of England, the wch we make bould to Certifye und1 our hands. Dated the 20th of June. "SAMUELL FFELGATE, Minist:

fo. 428. "To the Honble Comittee of State,

"SHEWETH, To yor good Honrs that we beleiue that Roger Bradley yor Honrs peticõner hath petticoned in noe wise but in truth. And that Willm Bradley & Thomas Bradley, his sonnes, hath beene souldiers under our Comands, and did faithfull seruice for the State & Comon

wealth of England, the wch we make bould to Certifye, and to subscribe or Names the 24th of June, 1652.

& abrode in the CHR: WHITE."
Army allso.

fo. 431. Report by Mr. Brereton, based on an order of 20 July, 1652. He found that Richard Bradley, of Bayley, yeoman, by indenture dated 19 February, 1634[-5], reciting that Richard Sherborne, of Stonihurst, Esq., deceased, by indenture dated 16 May, 1620, demised a messuage in Bayley to Richard Bradley during the lives of the said. Richard, Richard Ash, and Henry Hayhurst; the said Richard assigned the said messuage to Henry Walshman and Richard Alston, during the said lives, in trust for the said Richard Bradley and his assigns during his life, and after as to one moiety in trust for Elizabeth his wife, from the 2nd February then next after the decease of the said Richard, during her life, if the said lease so long continue, she remaining "of good conversation and unmarryed;" after her death in trust for Roger Bradley the petitioner, brother of the said Richard, during the said lease, and as to other moiety, from the 2nd February next after the decease of the said Richard Bradley, in trust for the said Roger and his assigns during the said lease with divers provisoes.

Richard Allston, one of the trustees, deposed to certain facts, and Henry Walshman, the other trustee, confirmed him.

Submitted to judgment whether the sequestration ought not to be discharged (13 April, 1653).

fo. 433. Certificate, at the request of Captain Thomas Smith as to what proceedings had been taken in the case, dated 28 March, 1653[-4]; signed Jo. Leech.

fo. 436. Petition (copy).

fo. 437. Order of reference, 20 July, 1652, to Lancashire Commissioners.

fo. 439. Report by Lancashire Commissioners, dated at Preston 7 September, 1652, as to the proceedings taken by them in the matter, and enclosing copies of the examinations taken.

ff. 441-444. Depositions of John Walchman, of Pendleton, yeoman, Richard Alston, of Claughton, husbandman, and Henry Welchman, of Ighten Hill, husbandman, sworn August 26, 1652, at Preston.

fo. 445. Certificate stating there were no charges of delinquency against Roger Bradley.

fo. 448. Certificate as to Elizabeth Bradley, of Baly, her recusancy, sequestration, &c., and as to her identity.

(First Series, Vol. c., No. 4,031, fols. 407, &c.)

fo. 409. Letter dated at Preston, 7 of September, 1652, signed by Edw. Aspinwall, Robt. Cunliffe, and G. Pigot, mentioning that by an order of the 20th of July, 1652, made upon the petition of the above, touching the moiety of a tenement two parts of which were sequestrated for the recusancy of Elizabeth Bradley then deceased, they were required to examine witnesses for proof of the matters alleged in the said petition, and to certify the grounds and causes of the sequestration, and when and from whom. They, in obedience thereto, certified that they had taken the examinations enclosed on behalf of the petitioner, and that in the year 1644 two thirds of a moiety of it had been sequestrated for the recusancy of the said Elizabeth Bradley, who was at this time dead.

fo. 407. Examinations taken at Preston, 26 August, 1652, of John Welshman, of Pendleton, yeoman; and

fo. 408. of Richard Alston, of Claughton, and Henrie Welshman, of Ightenhill.