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A35588 The Case and proceedings of at least sixty gentlemen participants and purchasers for valuable consideration, of lands in the levell of Hatfield Chace, the counties of York, Lincolne and Nottingham and more then two hundred of their tenants who have been dispoiled of their estates by the inhumane and barbarous ryots of the inhabitants of the mannor of Epworth ... / humbly presented to the consideration of this present Parliament for redress of their so great losses and dammages as it was also to the several parliaments sitting in the years 1651 and 1654. 1656 (1656) Wing C849; ESTC R37529 14,811 16

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That the Sheriff of the County of Lincolne for the time being shall upon request to him made by the Participants appoint such a Deputy within the limits of the said Levell for suddaine ayding and assisting them if need shall require as they from time to time shall desire And it is likewise ordered by their Lordships That as well the Ministers in the adjacent Parishes shall upon the next Sunday after receipt of this Order as the Under-Sheriff of the County of Lincolne in the severall adjacent Market-Townes on the Market day make publication of this Order that the Inhabitants may take notice hereof and conforme accordingly Jo. Browne Cleric Parliamentorum Die Sabbathi vicessimo primo Martii 1645. WHereas the Participants in the draining of Hatfield Chace and parts adjacent in the Counties of Yorke Lincolne and Nottingham have petitioned this House insomuch that by Order of the Committee of Lincolne the Tenants and Inhabitants of those drained Lands within the Mannor of Epworth have entred Bonds for payment to the Committee of their Rents due to their Landlords at our Lady day now next coming and at Michaelmas next coming to be deposited in their hands till the tryall of a Title and likewise that the said Levell is become totally drowned by the malicious pulling up of a navigable Sluce which kept the River of Trent from flowing into Vickersdicke whereby very great dammage is hapned not only to the Participants and Tenants in particular but to the Commonwealth in generall For reedifying of which and other Sluces Banks Draines and Inclosures demolished this House did on the 10th of Decemb. last settle by Order which Order the Lords in Parliament assembled doe hereby confirme And do further Order That those Bonds so taken from the Tenants be upon notice of this Order brought into this House to be disposed of as to Justice shall appertain And do likewise require and authorize the Commissioners of Sewers for the said Levell that they be ayding and assisting to the Participants with all their legall authority in reedifying the things so demolished and preserving the said Levell from future inundation and destruction by the pretended Commoners in which they are hereby authorised and required to call to their assistance the Sheriffs of the County and the Justices of the Peace next adjoyning to the said Works to be ayding and assisting in the establishing and preservation of so good and beneficiall a wo●k to the C●mmonwealth Jo. Browne Cleric Parliamentorum Upon the Bill in the Exchequer Chamber for establishing the possession against those seaven who brought their Actions at Law the Court upon severall debates and search of the presidents they made this Order following Mercurii decimo die Februarii 1646. WHereas in the Cause here depending by English Bill exhibited by Sir Thomas Abdy Knight and others Plaintiffs against James Mawe Gregory Tore William Bire Richard Mawe Robert Barnard William Tonge Thomas Medley and others the Tenants and Inhabitants of Epworth in the County of Lincolne Defendants upon hearing of his Majesties Sollicitor generall on the said Plaintiffs behalf concerning the stay of Suits by Action at Law brougbt by the said Defendants against Anthony Massingarb and others Plaintiffs in this Court claiming under his Majesties Title It was ordered by this Court the Eight day of this instant February That the Council on either part should attend this Court this day concerning the stay of the said Suits and that in the mean time the said Defendants were ordered not to proceed therein as by the said Order at large appeareth Now upon hearing of Mr Sollicitor Generall Mr Thorpe and others on the behalf of the said Plaintiffs and of Mr Gates Mr Ellis and others on the behalf of the said Defendants endeavouring to shew cause for the further proceedings in the said Suits at Law and upon producing of an Exemplification of a Decree of this Court for the setling of the quiet possession of the Lands in question and of the interest of his Majesty therein It is this day ordered by this Court That his Majesties Sollicitor generall shall proceed upon the said Bill in this Court with all convenient speed and in the mean time the possession of the Lands in question to be held in quiet by the said Plaintiffs as it hath been formerly setled by this Court and enjoyed at any time since the said Decree made And that the said Suits at Law shall be stayed by the Injunction of this Court untill the hearing of the Cause or that this Court give further order Upon which Injunction the Sheriff having a Writ of Assistance came with neer 100 persons to quiet the possession and set up the fences of the 4000 Acres first laid waste but then Daniell Noddell came with 400 men and forced the Sheriff with all his assistants to flie and then demolished what the Sheriff had before caused to be set up Then the Participants brought their Bill to hearing and during that time the said Inhabitants rise in tumults and laid waste the remaining 3400 Acres as in the Report The Council of State being informed of the continuall Ryots committed by the said Inhabitants writ the ensuing Letter to the Sheriff of Lincolneshire SIR WE are informed that there hath been severall Ryotous and tumultuous gatherings together of people in that County of Lincolne under some pretence about the Commons of Epworth which kinde of meetings ought not at any time to be suffered but effectually proceeded against as the Laws have directed that by the punishment of some others may be deterred from such like attempts but especially in such times as these a more diligent care ought to be taken to prevent such meetings of the multitude that may make use of other pretences to begin Insurrections and carry on designes to the interruption of the publike peace and danger of the Commonwealth You are therefore to keep a watchfull eye upon the confluence of people upon any feigned pretences whereby danger may probably arise and to make use of the power the Law hath put into your hand and intrusted you with to preserve the peace of the County And if you find that power not sufficient for that purpose you may desire assistance from such forces of the Commonwealth as shall be nearest you who are hereby ordered and shall have directions to give you such assistance as shall be necessary for your effecting that work whereby dangerous consequences may be prevented and delinquents against the publike peace may be brought to condigne punishment the people neverthelesse for such wrongs as they may have cause to complain of being left to prosecute their pretences in a peaceable and quiet manner in due course of Law where they may have right witeout making themselves Judges in their own Cases by such exorbitant and irregular courses Whitehall the 12th July 1651. Signed c. To the High Sheriff of the County of Lincolne These After these Orders and Letter before mentioned were made herein