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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77328	A full discovery of a foul concealment or A true narrative of the proceedings and transactions of the committee for the accompts for the Common-wealth of England, with William Bagwell and John Brockedon accomptants, discoverers and plaintiffes against the committee of Hartford, the treasurer and paymaster there in the year 1643. Licenced by authority.	W. B. (William Bagwell), b. 1593?; Brockedon, John.	1652 (1652)	Wing B438; Thomason E1068_4; ESTC R210397	13,669	20

A FULL DISCOVERY OF A FOUL CONCEALMENT OR A TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE Proceedings and Transactions of the Committee for the accompts for the Common-wealth of England WITH William Bagwell and John Brockedon Accomptants Discoverers and Plaintiffes against the Committee of Hartford the Treasurer and Paymaster there in the year 1643. LUKE 8. 17. Nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest Neither any thing hid that shall not be known and come abroad Licenced by Authority LONDON Printed by James Flesher for Nicholas Bourne and are to be sold at the South Entrance of the Royal-Exchange 1652. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE COUNCEL of STATE For the COMMON-WEALTH of ENGLAND The humble Petition of Will Bagwell and John Brokedon Accomptants discoverers and Plaintiffes in the behalfe of the said Common-wealth SHEWETH THAT your Petitioners the third of July last 1651 at the request of some of the Souldiery did peruse and examine some of Hartford accompts and by an accompt by them drawn out have discovered 5097l 2s besides the value of Armes and Furniture for 28 Harquebushiers men and horse that served lesse then the number raised as discoverers for the Common-wealth whereof they have proved 2500l or thereabouts by severall credible witnesses upon oath the same being a branch of 4103l 2s detained from the Souldiery that were under the Command of Sir John Norwich for 13 weeks and 3 days pay by the Committee of Hartford their Treasurer Paymaster c. of the said County of which they have hitherto given no just accompt The same being collected and received of the Inhabitants of the said County for the satisfaction of the pay of 300 horse Harquebushiers that they maintained at their charge under the Command of the said Sir John Norwich from the 17 of August 1643 to the 25 of March 1644. which detention c. caused your Petitioners to exhibit the said branch of discovery of 2500l or thereabouts with their complaint against the said Committee c. of Hartford before the Honourable Committee for the taking and receiving of accompts for the said Common-wealth That notwithstanding the many addresses to the said Committee for relief your Petitioners were still frustrated of their expectations by their continuall delays and obstructions of their prosecution of the charge laid against the aforesaid Committee c. Whereupon your Petitioners upon the 27 of January last continued their said prosecution of the said branch of discovery of 2500l or thereabouts and notwithstanding their great charge and losse of time in their severall addresses to the said Committee in the behalfe of the said Common-wealth can hitherto have no relief which tendeth to the great wrong of the Common-wealth and Souldiery as by a true Narrative of their proceedings and transactions and the accompt ready when called for to be humbly presented to your Honours doth at large appear And this discovery issuing from the military affairs Your Petitioners humble suit is That your Honours will be pleased to take the premises into your pious and serious consideration and thereupon if your Honours finde it meet to nominate some worthy persons Commissioners that are experienced in Military affairs to hear examine and determine the business or otherwise to doe therein as to your grave wisdomes shall seem most agreeable to equity and justice for the procuring an effectuall tryall and speedy end of the said discovery c. for the present and future good and benefit of the Common-wealth and Souldiery c. Delivered April 17 1652 to the Lord Generall Cromwell And they as in duty bound shall ever pray c. Will Bagwell John Brockedon A TRUE NARRATIVE Of the Proceedings and Transactions of the Committee for the Accompts of the Common-wealth of England with William Bagwell and John Brockedon Accomptants Discoverers and Plaintiffes against the Committee of Hartford the Treasurer and Paymaster there in the year 1643. Humbly presented to the Right Honourable the Councell of States serious Consideration by the said Bagwell and Brockedon THat the proceedings of the said Bagwell and Brockedon in their addresse to the said Committee of the Accompts of the Common-wealth against the said Committee of Hartford c. which was in being in Anno 1643. may be rightly understood It is in the first place to be noted That in the said year 1643 by Authority of Parliament a Regiment of * 300 Horse Harquebushiers were to be raised by the said Committee of Hartford under the Command of S John Norwich Knight and Baronet Colonell and Captain of horse for the defence and preservation of the said County which said Regiment was continued under the said S John Norwich his Command and in the said service from the 17 of August 1643 to the 25 of March 1644. At which time they were taken into the Lord of Manchesters marching Army during which time of their service under the said Sr John Norwich being 31 weeks and 3 days the afore mentioned Committee of Hartford for payment and discharge of the said Regiment assessed and received of the Inhabitants of the said County monies sufficient to pay the aforesaid Regiment of 300 horse Harquebushiers for the time aforesaid and yet neverthelesse have left the Souldiery of the said Regiment in arrear and unsatisfied for * 13 weeks and 3 days pay they having paid the Souldiery no more but for 18 weeks onely Whereupon the said Souldiery finding themselves aggrieved for the withholding of their due for the said 13 weeks and 3 days did the 3 of July last 1651 apply themselves to the said Bagwell and Brockedon with some accompts of the said Hartford Committee who upon view and examination whereof they the said Bagwell and Brockeden by accompts have discovered † 5097 pound 2 shillings for the Common-wealth a branch whereof of 2500 l. or thereabouts they have discovered by Edward Coxe John Gates Gabriel Baskervill William Allen John Hatton Charles Booth and other witnesses that Sr Thomas Dakers Mr Barber Captain Dauges M. Puller and other Commissioners in the year 1643. and Humphry Packer senior and Humphry Packer junior then Treasurer and Paymaster or some or one of them or some other by the direction of them the said Committee of the County of Hartford or some other or others by their appointment did assesse collect and receive of the Inhabitants of the said County of Hartford money sufficient to discharge the whole pay of the said Souldiery and that the said Committee Treasurer and Paymaster or some or one of them or others to their use have detained and do still detain to the great wrong and prejudice of the Common-wealth and Souldiery the said summe of a 2500l or thereabouts as a branch or part of b 4103l 2s the said Bagwell and Brockedon finde to be owing to the said Souldiery for 13 weeks and 3 days pay due to them from the 17 of August 1643 to the 25 of March 1644 as by accompt particularly it doth appear Whereupon according