The Royalist Composition Papers: Being the Proceedings of the Committee for Compounding, A. D. 1643-1660, So Far as They Relate to the County of Lancaster, Volume 1Record Society, 1891 - Great Britain Calendar, arranged alphabetically under the names of those against whom sequestration orders were made. |
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Adlington aforesaid Allen April arrears Aspinwall assigns August Bannester Baron Beesley behalf Blundell Bradshaw Brereton Brockholes certify church Committee compounded copies county of Lancaster Croston dated at Preston deceased December deed delinquency deponent deposed discharged Earl of Derby Edward Elizabeth enclosed Euxton Examinations taken father February fols further gent gentleman George George Beesley heirs Henry Hugh Adlington Hugh Anderton indenture dated Interrogatories James Anderton January John John Bradshaw John Kirkby July June Kirkby Lancashire Commissioners lands late Lathom lease Lostocke Manchester manor Margaret mentioned messuage moiety National Covenant Nicholas Order to refer paid parish Parliament persons Peter Holt peti Petition petitioner petitioner's Pigot prayed premises Prestwich Readinge recusancy rent Richard Ashton Robert Robt Roger Samuell Boden Second Series seized sequestration shewed signed sioners sworn taken at Preston tenement thereof Thomas tithes unto wife Wigan William witness worth yearly yeoman
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Page vi - ... loan of monies, or otherwise at their " charge, have assisted the commonwealth, or shall " in like manner hereafter assist the commonwealth " in time of extreme danger, may be repaid all
Page 248 - Cams, of fbalton, Gentleman. (Second Series, Vol. xxxii., No. 1,707, fols. 45, &c.) fo. 45. Delinquency; in arms against the Parliament. He compounded on a particular which disclosed that he was seized to him and his heirs of the manor of Halton, with the appurtenances and of divers lands, tenements, mills, and hereditaments in Halton, Whittington, and Lancaster, and in Kerby Lonsdale, co. Westmoreland, worth yearly £212. 3s. 4d. That he also possessed a parcel of land in Quarrismore, 1 held by...
Page 197 - TOU&ow. (First Series, Vol. ci., No. 4,092, fol. 273.) fo. 273. Letter dated Preston, 8 April, 1652, signed by Robt. Cunliffe and G. Pigot, mentioning that in observance of an order of the 27th November then last, made upon the petition of the above, they had perused the petition and examined the contents thereof, and, upon perusal of all the orders made by the then late Committee in the county, they found that by an order of the 3rd of February, 1647 [-8], they allowed petitioner a...
Page xvi - I do likewise swear, that my coming and submitting myself under the power and protection of the parliament, is without any manner of design whatsoever, to the prejudice of the proceedings of this present parliament, and without- the direction, privity, or advice of the king, or any of his council or officers, other than what I have now made known. So help me God, and the contents of this book.
Page 251 - May, 1649, and compounded upon a particular which disclosed that he was seized in fee of a messuage and lands in Leyland worth £6.
Page xv - I also believe that Salvation cannot be merited by Works, and all doctrines in affirmation of the said points I do abjure and renounce without any equivocation, mental reservation or secret evasion whatsoever, taking the words by me spoken according to the common and usual meaning of them. So help me God.
Page vii - Power to levy the same, shall be forthwith seized and sequestered into the hands of the Sequestrators and Committees hereafter in this Ordinance named : And of such other Persons as shall at any other time hereafter be appointed and nominated by Both Houses of Parliament for any County, City, or Place within the Realm of England or Dominion of Wales...
Page vii - ... Arms against the Parliament, or have been, are or shall be in actual War against the same, or have voluntarily contributed, or shall voluntarily contribute, not being under the power of any part of the King's Army at the time of such contributing, any Money, Horse, Plate, Arms. Munition. or other Aid or Assistance, for or towards the maintenance of any Forces raised against the Parliament, or for the opposing of any Force or Power raised by Authority of Both Houses of Parliament...
Page 84 - ... £316. fo. 289. Letter dated Preston, 21 September, 1654. fo. 291. Letter dated 26 January, 1653[-4], at Ormskirk. This shows Mr. Dunn's account. (First Series, Vol. xxi., No. 613, fols. 339, &c.) fo. 339. Printed certificate, signed by John Nye, registrar, dated 12 May, 1654, shewing that petitioner was a person qualified to preach the Gospel, and therefore fit to receive the augmentation which had formerly settled upon him or the place where he preached.
Page xv - I do believe that there is not any transubstantiation in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper or in the Elements of bread and wine after consecration thereof by any person whatsoever. And I...