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B06144 To the right honourable, the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Parliament of England, assembled in the House of Commons at Westminster. The humble petition of the tenants and freeholders of the mannor of Gillingham in the county of Dorset. 1641 (1641) Wing T1647; ESTC R185239 6,165 3

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To the Right Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the Parliament of England assembled in the House of COMMONS at WESTMINSTER The humble Petition of the Tenants and Freeholders of the Mannor of Gillingham in the County of Dorset HVMBLY SHEWETH THat at a Parliament held in February in the fourth year of his now Majesties Raigne a Petition was then exhibited to the Grand Committee for Grievances by the then Tenants of the said Mannor of Gillingham aforesaid subscribing their names to the particular Grievances then thereby complained of arising upon the disafforestation of the late Forrest of Gillingham on the behalf of themselves and of 400. others which never compounded or were questioned who had right of Common within the same late Forrest containing a complaint against a commission then lately awarded out of his M●jesties Court of Exchequer to Sir Iames Fullerton and others for the enclosing of the said late Forrest and a place there called the Bayliff●s walk against the proceedings of the said Commissioners in executing of the said Commission and likewise against a Decree made against the said Petitioners in the said Court of Exchequer concerning the said Forrest and Bayliff●s walk By which Commission and proceedings thereupo● the said Petitioners and many hundreds more of the Tenants and Inhabitants and Commoners there were much damp●ifi●d and oppressed as was alleadged by the said Petition And therefore the said Petitioners humbly prayed that the said Commission and ptoceedings might be examined which said Petition was read and ordered to be retayned and a day appointed for hearing the said Cause As by the said Petition remaining in this Honourable House and by the subscriptions and Copy of the Order of this Honourable House thereupon made ready to be produced may more fully appear but by reason of the sudden dissolution of the same Parliament the cause was not heard since which time divers other wrongs and oppressions have beene against the said Tenants by the Agents and Instruments of the R●ght Honourable the Earl of Elgin the present Fee-Farmer of the said Mannor and Forrest all which are comprehended in the Articles annexed Humbly therefore pray that you will be pleased to revive the Cause upon the first Petition and to hear and relieve your Petitioners complaint as well in those as in these other Grievances since happening as the justice of the Cause shall require And your Petitioners saall ever pray c. THE CASE THE Mannor of Gillingham is ancient D●measme and belongeth to the Crown of England and hath alwayes heretofore used to be parcell of the Queenes Jointure and never out of the hands of the King Queen of Prince for the time being untill the same was lately granted in Fee-Farme to the Right Honourable the Earl of Elgin parcell of which Mannor is a great Wast or Common called the Bayliffes Walk That within the said Mannor and Bayliff●s Walk lyeth the late Forrest of Gillingham compassed almost round by the said Mannor and Bayliff●s Walk within which Mannor are many Freeholds and above 200. Copies of Inheritance at Fine and heriot certaine the which Fines and heriots Rents and Profet of Courts have been paid to the Queenes use and ordered by the Court of the Mannor That there is likewise another Mannor consisting of several Copy holders of Inheritance called the Forrest Mannor at fine and heriots certaine the which Fines Herots Rents and Profits of Courts have been paid to the Wardens of the Forrest his use and ordered by the Forrest Court of that Mannor That all the said Tenants of both the said Mannors and other Inhabitants have time out of mind had and used to have Common of Pasture within the said Forrest for their Horse Beasts and other Beasts levant and couchant upon their respective tenements all the year at all times of the yeare as to their respective tenements belonging and Common of Pasture within the said Bayliffes Walke for their Horse Beasts or other Beast and sheepe levant and couchant upon their respective tenements all the yeare at all times of the yeare as to their respective tenements likewise pertaining That the said Fine certain and customes haue been by severall Decrees the one in the Ezchequer the other in Queen Annes Court and by an Act of Parliament 7. Iacob Reg. confirmed and the Charter exemplified which cost the tenants above 800. pounds That in Aug. 1. Car. Reg. a Commission issued forth of the Exchequer to Sir Iames Fullerton Knight being Commissioner and Patentee for about 40. yeares of the said Forrest at a small Rent and to others whereof the said Sir Iames Fullerton was of the Quorum to disafforrest and improve the said Forrest for the advancement of his Majesties Revenues with Articles of Instruction annexed for compounding with the Commoners and Officers by allotments out of the said Forrest in satisfaction of their Common and Offices there and for reliefe of the poore and for setting out convenient high-wayes through the said Forrest as by the Records thereof in his Majesties Court of Exchequer amongst other things may at large appeare 1. GRIEVANCE THat 22. Jacob. Reg. a Map of the said Forrest was taken by one Mr. Ienkins and his men who brought with him a perambulation thereof as he pretended wherein was included all the Bayliffes Walk and the Houses Gardens and Inclosures of about two hundred Tenants and Cottage 2. That for doing that service the said Mr. Jenkins required the then Bayliffe and Hayward of the said Mannor to attend his men and to informe them of all the places named in the said Perambulation and the houses and grounds of the Tenants All which was pretended to be within the said Forrest And the said Mr. Jenkins after the taking thereof alleadged upon his oath that he was assisted therein with divers ancient witnesses albeit the said Map was taken by his men only and himself very seldome with them 3. That 23. Aug. 22. Iacob a Court of Survey was holden at Gillingham at which Court a Jury was sworne to present according to Articles then delivered them whereof one of them was for the bounds of the Forrest none of the Jury then perfectly knowing the bounds between the said Forrest and the said Bailiffs walke which had been used time out of mind And having no evidence produced therefore they did not distinguish the said bounds in their presentment but did present only the aforesaid mapp which the said Mr. Ienkins produced unto them upon his Oath according to the perambulation he brought with him by which meanes the Bailiffes walke was taken to be Forrest 4 That the Commissioners caused the Tenants one by one to be drawn into a little close private Chamber in an Inne in Gillingham where the then Bailiffe kept the doore and there compounded with some of them for their Commons in the said Forrest promising to allot to every of them ratably after the rate of ten Acres of Forrest-ground for every 100. Acres of their several and