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A77936 A true narrative of the undue, and greatly injurious proceedings of one Edward Bullock, late petitioner unto the Parliament of England, against one VVilliam Standen, Esq. humbly presented unto the Parliament of England / by William Ball, Esq. Ball, William. 1652 (1652) Wing B597A; ESTC R223494 4,343 17

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A TRUE NARRATIVE OF The undue and greatly injurious Proceedings of one Edward Bullock late Petitioner unto the Parliament of ENGLAND Against one VVilliam Standen Esq Humbly Presented unto The Parliament of ENGLAND By WILLIAM BALL Esq LONDON Prined in the Yeare 1652. A true Narrative of the undue and greatly injurious Proceedings of one Edward Bullock late Petitioner unto the Parliament of England against one William Standen Esq ONe Edward Bullock in November 1650. exhibited his Petition to the Parliament of England setting forth that one Thomas Bullock his Vnkle had Morgaged the Mannors of Arberfeld and Barkham in the County of Berks unto one Edmund Standen for 4000l with Power of Redemption And that by corrupt and foule Practices between the said Edmund Standen and the Lord Keeper Egerton the said Morgage was Ratified on the behalfe of the said Edmond Standen without Paying any farther consideration for the said Mannors And Prayed that the whole Proceedings touching the said unjust Decree And the corrupt Pratices in obtaining thereof might be Referred to a Committee to Examine VVhereupon the Parliament by their Order the 7. of November 1650. did refer the said Petition unto the Honourable Committee for Indempnity to Examine with Power to send for Persons Papers and Records and to consider the length of Time and how far forth the matter was fit for Reliefe and to give their Opinions therein and report it unto the House At the Hearing of the said cause before the said Committee on Thursday the 20 of Macch 1650. the said Edward Bullock made no Proofe at all either of any Morgage or corrupt Decree upon any Bill for Redemption much lesse made he any shew of Proofe or Corruption in obtaining the same Decree The Councell of the said Edward then ingeniously confessing that they had mistaken their case in the said Petition and did then insist upon a pretended Title at Law by vertue of a certaine Conveyance made by the said Thomas Bullock before the Sale of the said Lands made unto the aforesaid Edmund Standen And also pretending that the said Lands were undersold although the said Petitioner and his Councell very well knew as it was then by Councell made appeare on the behalf of Standen the Defendant that the said Precedent conveyance was adjudged fraudulent and within the Relief of the Statute of 29. Eliz. as being made with Power of Revocation and with full intent to defraud any Purchaser from him the said Thomas Bullock as by severall Decrees exemplified under the Great Seale it doth and may appeare and it was so Resolved by the Judges of England upon solemne Debate and remaineth so reported in Sir Edward Cook his third Book in Twines case Standen and Bullock and great reason there was for the Judges gave Resolution on the case mentioned for he or they who make a Deed of Conveyance for Lands with power of Revocation doe when they Bargaine and sell such Lands Implicitely though not Explicitely revoke such former Act and Deed in regard the vertue of a Precedent Revocable Act is determinable by the vertue of a subsequent Absolute Act. Now let any indifferent Rationall man judge whether the said Edward Bullock were not most Impudent to set forth in his Petition a Morgage and corrupt Decree and afterwards to plead a Pretended fraudulent Title and that after threescore years and upwards But Bullock suggested the matter of Morgage and corrupt Decree in his Petition craftily knowing or believing that otherwaies his Petition would not have been Read and Referred by the Parliament however of what ill consequence it may prove that any should be permitted to venture so audaciously to abuse the Parliament with matter of untruth I submit it unto their Grave censures as also whether it be consonant to Religion or Reason that the Lord Keeper Egerton should be scandalized with corrupt and foule practices to the Dishonour of his Family and posterity that Owners Proprietors of Lands should be damnified or molested by false and clamorous Petitions At the Hearing aforesaid Standen the Defendant made it appeare before the said Committee that Thomas Bullock in the Petition mentioned had sold the said Mannors and Lands outright unto Edmund Standen Esq for 4000l by Deed of Bargaine and Sale acknowledged and Enrolled the 12. day of June in the 31. yeare of Q. Elizabeth with Fines and Recoveries and release of Interest with warranty * It was made appeare at the Hearing by Bill and Answer Exemplified under the Great Seale of Queene Elizabeth That Bullock did acknowledge Edmund Standen to have beene the best Chapman he could meet withall upon valuaable consideration for the said Lands Also that the said Thomas Bullock had a Deed of Defeasance of the Mannors and Lands set forth in the Petition for and during the Tearm of his naturall life yeelding and paying unto the aforesaid Edmund Standen his Heires or Assignes but 150l yearely also that the wife of the said Thomas had Right and did for Divers years enjoy Right of Dower moreover that four Leases at the time of the sale of the aforesaid Mannors and Lands were in being upon undervalue Bullock the Petitioner at the said Hearing by certaine Depositions taken in the Country since the exhibiting of his Petition most of the Deponents ☞ being of his owne Kinred or name made appeare onely Heresayes as that such an one had heard say that the Mannors and Lands were Morgaged by Thomas Bullock aforesaid unto the aforesaid Edmund Standen that such and such had heard say that the Lands were worth 800l per ann yearly Rent that they had heard say that the woods were worth sayes one 7. another 8. another 9000l for not any two of them agree in any one thing of their Heare-sayes as by the said Depositions it doth and may appeare Now whether Depositions ☞ of heare-sayes ought to be Balanced with Deeds and Records I leave it to the judgement of All truly Rationall and understanding men However I have here inserted a true Copy taken out of the Booke of the Clerk of the Honourable Committee for Indempnity by which may appeare the Resolutions and Results of that Committee touching Bullocks Petition c. Thursday the 20. of March 1650. Committee for Indemnity Bullock against Standen Councell and Evidence heard on both sides upon Debate Question put That it doth appeare to this Committee that there was a Morgage of the Lands in Question Resolved c. in the Negative Question that there hath beene any Evidence given touching the obtaining of a corrupt Decree as is Complained of Resolved c. in the Negative Ordered that the rest of the matter of fact upon the Evidence be drawne up and reported to the House Ordered that it be referred to Mr. Richard Darley Mr. Moyle Mr. Luke Robinson and Col. Peter Temple or any two of them to examine the Case when it is drawne up to be Reported and present it to the Committee Vera Copia c.