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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01854	An illegal way to get another mans estate ... by William Ball.	Ball, William.; Standen, William, fl. 1653.; Bullock, Edward.	1653 (1653)	Wing B590; ESTC R170436	6,984	16

〈…〉 LATELY 〈…〉 AND 〈…〉 Presented to the 〈…〉 affected Person● 〈…〉 JVST●●● By WILLIAM BALL LON●●● 〈…〉 Printed in th● 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 tweene one Edward 〈…〉 England Gent. and one 〈…〉 in the County of ●ecks Esq in 〈…〉 Mappe may be seen 〈…〉 undue and fraudulent 〈…〉 Arbitrary oppression as the 〈…〉 ●●strate On the 7. of November 1650. 〈…〉 specious pretences procured his 〈…〉 the late House of Parliament and 〈…〉 That his Uncle one Thomas Bullock 〈…〉 time if true had been above threescore 〈…〉 Petition was exhibited morgaged the 〈…〉 of Arberfeld and Barkham in the County 〈…〉 Edmond Standen Esq for 4000 l. with 〈…〉 ●●demption as Bullock did alledge and 〈…〉 corrupt practices betweene the aforesaid 〈…〉 and the Lord Keeper Egerton The 〈…〉 ●●●tified by Decree on behalfe of Stan●●●● 〈…〉 further consideration To that 〈…〉 the Parliament gave some 〈…〉 〈…〉 late 〈…〉 who were chose●● 〈…〉 ●●●tion should give credit to such a 〈◊〉 1. For first How could their late Honours support that a 〈…〉 if any such had beene touching a M●●gage would not have beene complained of and also redressed or relieved in the time of so many succeeding Lord Keep●●● or Parliaments during the space of sixty yeares 2. 〈◊〉 the true Case betweene ●●●●der and ●●llock aforesaid is a Book case reported by the 〈◊〉 Cook in his third Book in Twines Case and 〈◊〉 his ● 〈◊〉 in G●●●●●s Case so that such Lawyers as 〈◊〉 in 〈…〉 might as according to their trust they ought 〈…〉 such a frivolous and scandalous 〈…〉 the late Honourable Mr. Speaker did his 〈…〉 therein unlesse such Lawyers feared as 〈…〉 they should have been thwarted by some of 〈…〉 Thirdly the matter of that Petition 〈…〉 of equity as alleadged and forasmuch as 〈…〉 was of great concernment it ought in 〈…〉 have beene Committed to the Lord Keepers 〈…〉 ●●●●oners of the Great Seale to have heard and 〈…〉 the Case according to the Rules of Equity con●●● 〈…〉 For Equity is but a Candid or milde in●●● 〈…〉 of the Law not an abolition thereof or 〈…〉 case ought to have beene referred to some 〈…〉 ●●●ery to have examined heard and re●●● 〈…〉 ●●●use but the businesse ought not to 〈…〉 the Committee of Indempnity of which 〈…〉 might at his pleasure become 〈…〉 England might 〈…〉 Pleasure 〈◊〉 wherefore I shall 〈…〉 Petition to instan●● 〈…〉 Three things 〈…〉 other Power in England 〈…〉 they 〈◊〉 become Tyrants Oppressions or 〈◊〉 to their Co●●●●y to witt 1. To deliver over this people to a 〈◊〉 Government 2. To deliver over the 〈…〉 the ●●ation ill Benefit of this people 〈…〉 distinct in Law and Government 3. To deprive this people 〈…〉 the their Nationall Right to witt to 〈…〉 Right against Law in Being in regard 〈…〉 is only Effectively or Efficaciously not 〈…〉 to the La● nor hath any Parliament in England 〈…〉 be●●●● otherwise so that the Parliament 〈…〉 Law howbeit not against the Law of 〈…〉 as such a Law is in Being neither the 〈…〉 any other power can of a legall matter 〈…〉 ●●●trary The reason of all is For that 〈…〉 ought to be Regular in order unto the 〈…〉 THE SVPREAME LAVV not any 〈…〉 ●●●●ry tending to their destruction Wherefore if the Parliament or any 〈…〉 at any time give or grant the right of 〈…〉 meerely because it shall be their 〈…〉 should violate the right of one Act●●●● 〈…〉 〈…〉 forasm●●● 〈…〉 undergr●●●● 〈…〉 ☞ And 〈…〉 Petition after he had obtained the 〈…〉 in stead of producing the Deed of 〈◊〉 in 〈…〉 insisted upon as by the said Petition it doth and may appeare ●●llock moved the Committee for Indempnity some of whom were his Complices for another Order into the Country to examine Witnesses on his behalfe touching the pretended Morgage aforesaid and that Committee although they were no way warranted by the Parliaments Order granted unto him an Order or Commission to that end wherewith B●llock ●●●●●er came into the Countrie vapouring of his great friendship and acquaintance with Parliament men and that they were sure to have the Manours and Lands mentioned in the Petition aforesaid by which subtill deportment and by promises of courtesies and friendly Neighbourhood c. Bullock's Brother one 〈◊〉 ●●●●ock craftily-won unto himselfe many ignorant and credulous people in and about Wockingham especially such as were of his owne Name Kinred and Friends some of whom allbeit but Cottagers and such like by vertue of the undue Order or Commission 〈…〉 Committee of Indempnity for they had no 〈…〉 to grant it were induced to depose and deposed 〈…〉 heard say that the Mannors and Lands mention●● 〈◊〉 morgaged for 4000 l. that they had heard say that the Lands were worth 800 l. per ann at the time of sale that they heard say that the Woods and Timber were worth said one 8000 l. sayes another 10000 l. c. With those depositions Bullock and his Brother exceedingly boasted and at Westminster moved the aforesaid 〈…〉 Decr●● 〈…〉 Standen the 〈…〉 made 〈…〉 undenyable Rec●●●●● 〈…〉 under the Great 〈…〉 Bullock ●●●ther produced any su●● Decree no● is any such producible that the 〈…〉 Lands were 〈…〉 After 〈…〉 his Bro●●● 〈…〉 Progress in the 〈…〉 they then beg●● to 〈…〉 after the Commissioners for I 〈…〉 ●●berdashers Hall were instituted 〈…〉 in June the 23. 1652. which 〈…〉 without any ☞ power given them by the said 〈…〉 scope of the Act is meerely for matters 〈…〉 for any case referred by speciall Order of the 〈◊〉 to the late Committee did voluntarily undertake to re-heare the said case betweene Bullock and Standen 〈…〉 on the first of October 1652. The very day 〈…〉 ●hich re-hearing Bullock had procured one fellow to 〈…〉 somewhat more then his former Deponents and 〈…〉 ●●●nden the Defendant did make the contrary 〈…〉 and undenyable Records and certainly 〈…〉 of men who may possibly yea probably 〈…〉 in this case on Bullock's behalfe ought to 〈…〉 with Records yet the said Commissioners 〈…〉 heare the case to the great charges and tro●●●● 〈…〉 ●●●●den the Defendant and not long before the 〈…〉 of the late Parliament ordered 〈◊〉 both Bullock 〈…〉 Standen should present their casts severally in writin● 〈…〉 ●●der their Hands unto Mr. Brereton of Councel for 〈…〉 〈…〉 would 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 Howe●●● 〈…〉 ●●●●tion both 〈…〉 ●●●fence punctually 〈…〉 ●●fore the said Commissioners and 〈…〉 unto Mr. Brereton aforesaid under the 〈…〉 Hand ho●ing that here●●●●● such 〈…〉 proceedings whereby any 〈…〉 danger 〈…〉 but that according for the Lord Generalls late Declaration April the last 〈◊〉 The 〈◊〉 of the Land shall be observed and obeyed William Ball. May the 25. 16●● To the Supreme Au●●●●ity 〈…〉 ●●●●tion the Parliam●●●● 〈…〉 The humble Petition of Edward Bullock Gentle●●● an Inhabitant of New-England SHEVVETH THat Tho Bullock your Petitioners Vnkle being seized of two Mannors to him and his heires males for ever viz. the Mannor of Arbeifeld and the Mannor of Barkham and divers

appeare and proved by a latter Deed in the said Bill and answer mentioned bearing Date the 30. day of May Eliz. 32. The Decree in Chancery made by the Lord Keeper Egerton complained of by the Petitioner Edward Bullock to have been corrupt ☞ and to have ratified a Morgage of the said Lands as in the Petition suggested doth not on any point or clause instance one tittle of a Morgage of the Mannors and Lands aforesaid much lesse ratifie any such pretended Morgage but the said Decree made by the aforesaid Lord Keeper by and with the assistance of Sir John Popham Knight chiefe Justice of the Queens Bench and of Sir Edmond Andersonne Knight chiefe Justice of the Queens Court of Common Pleas doth ratifie and confirme the Mannors and Lands aforesaid in equity unto Edmund Standen Complainant against the unjust claimes and pretences of William Bullock the now Petitioners Father as by the said Decree it doth and may appear grounded upon the reasons therein specified some whereof are also mentioned by Sir Edward Cooke in the third book of his Reports in Twines Case This was made appeare and proved by the said Decree exemplified under the Great Seale of Queen Eliz. Dated the 5. day of June Since when restored in the 39. yeer of the said Queens Reigne and left sometime of late with the Commissioners aforesaid William Bullock the now Petitioners Father pretended a Lease of 800. yeers of the aforesaid Mannors and Land demised unto him by Thomas Bullock aforesaid had there been a Morgage of the said Mannors and Lands as is now pretended he needed not to have seined such a Lease but to have desired Redemption and to tha● end the said William Bullock suborned and endeavoured to suborne Evidence or Witnesses and for forging or feining of the Lease aforesaid and for other his notorious practises the said William Bullock was censured in the Starre-Chamber This was made appeare and proved by a Deecree of Starre-Chamber exemplified under the Great Seale of 〈…〉 30. of 〈…〉 of the said Queens Reigne Si●●● re●●●●● and left 〈◊〉 of late with the Commissioners aforesaid At the time of the purchase Mistresse Dorothy Bullock wife of Thomas Bullock aforesaid had Right of Dower and enjoyed Dower afterwards for a long season This was made appeare and proved by a Deed of Assignement of Dower under the said Dorothy her hand and seale Dated the first day of July Eliz. 37. At the time of the Purchase there were four Leases in being for 15. or 16. yeers of a good part of the Demeasnesse of the Premisses at small Rents which the Lessees whereof William Bullock aforesaid was one were to enjoy against the Purchasor Standen although the vendor Bullock should dye This was made appeare and proved by the Covenants in the Copy of the Deed of Bargaine and Sale aforesaid also by the aforesaid answer of Thomas Bullock exemplified c. also by the Decree in Chancern fo●●erly mentioned also by the deposition of John ●anner taken by Order of the former Committee for I●●●●●ity The mannors and Lands aforesaid are si●uat in the Forrest of Windsor and at the time of the sale of them to Edmund Standen aforesaid subject to the strict execution of the Forrest Laws which made them of lesse value and esteeme This was made appeare and proved by the severall Depositions of Stephen Rose Wiliam Bullock Anne Hamlyn John Planner and Richard Bullock taken by Order of the Committee aforesaid The Mannors and Lands aforesaid are averred to have been according to constant Report sold out-right T●● 〈…〉 s●●●●● of Anne Hamlyn 〈…〉 ●ge●●on 〈◊〉 by Order of the Committee aforesaid The suits between Edmond Standen and Will 〈◊〉 the now Petitioners Father were not upon any Morgage but upon other points and debates at Law mentioned before Numb 7. This was made appeare and proved by the Chancery and Starre Chamber Decrees aforesaid and also it doth and may farther appeare by severall non-suits in the Kings-Bench and Common-Pleas as also by a verdict Iudgment and Execution Termino Paschae Iac. 3. against the said William Bullock The Mannors and Lands in the Petition mentioned are not now worth 800 l. per annum after above 60. yeers improvement as it is generally knowne in the Country where the Lands lye and if the Deponents on Bullocks behalfe have averred and deposed otherwise 〈◊〉 persons ought not in Justice to be credited who 〈◊〉 ●●●sed gaine-sayed undeniable Records touching 〈…〉 Concerning the Woods and Tim●● 〈…〉 ●●tition mentioned all Impartiall men kno●● 〈◊〉 Woods at the time of the sale of the Ma●●●● and Lands 〈…〉 〈◊〉 sayers of Records as aforesaid may 〈…〉 Given under my h●●d the 31. day of March 1653. W●●●●●●●●●den