made my addresse to Justice Puliston in a peti ionary way that Richmond might not disquiet my mother with his boysterous and uncivil carriage but he more like a party then a Judge slighted my Petition asked how it came to pâ—sse I was not gone beyond seas with John Lilburn to which I replied I had other businesse then to mind and further said when these Gentlemen by him meaning Captain Howard and the other Justices by oaths and actions confederated to destroy the Parliament as Traitors I at their Bar owned there Authority but Traitors are promoted and your friends slighted yet God is good Richmond turns his Indictment of Felony after not found into an indictment of Trespasse which the Juries finds and being called I traverse it upon Serjeant Parkers motion all differences were referred to Sir John Lowther and Mr. Halton but when we meet hen Richmond asked my mother why she would busie her self for death was in her face and Gâ—aham his brother did challenge me to sight with him on Penreth Fell thinking to get some advantage upon me by provoking me to passion or accepting the challenge upon a common Latitat Richmond bringeth the Sheriff in person and arrested my mother and had carried her to Gaol but an Attorney told the Sheriff he cou'd not for he was an Attorney and would appear for her but we cou'd never have the Sheriff to this day execute any Writ against Richmond To free my mother of Richmoxd disturbances I brought her from Catterlen Hall being made unhabitable as aforesaid and ever since she hath dwelt with me The last Assiz s at Carlisle my mother had two trials for her Dowry the one against Graham the other against Richmond before my old friend Justice Puliston I appearing for my mother Justice Puliston began to check me telling me I never dealt but in bad causes and that he met me at every Bar in Westminster Hall the Jury being to be sworn one of the Panel would not swear upon a book whereupon the Judge bid set him aside for that man was one of Musgrave's faction the man being a stranger to me abou which a great contest I had before he was admi ted to be sworn Mr. Vaux dying seized was proved by Richmond and Grahams answers to my mothers Bill of Discovery Then Justice Puliston asked me when Vaux died to which I answered about the third of March was a twelve moneth Then said the Jugd Are you sure M. Vaux died the third of March To which I answered my Lord I came out of London about the 13 or 18 of March and before I got home Mr Vaux was dead so I cannot speak certainly to the time but I beleeve he died about the 3 4 or 5th of March or thereabouts then said the Judge Mr. Musgrave what would you say if he died in April I replied my Lord I cannot speak positively to any time but sure I am he is dead all which will be proved by Gentlemen of quality well affected and untainted in their reputations which for the satisfaction of friends some of them have certified as much which I have here inserted These are to certifie we whose names are here under-written upon the 16 day of August 1653. were presented at the Tryal had at Carlisle before Mr. Justice Puliston betwixt Isabel Vaux Widow Demandant upon a Writ of Dowery against William Graham Defendant when and where we see John Musgrave of Milnâ—rig in the County of Cumberland Gentleman sworn a Witnesson the behalf of the said Demandant Isabel Vaux in the said cause and the said John Musgrave being asked when the said John Vaux late husband of the said Isabel died the said John Musgrave said upon his oath that the said John Vaux died about the 3d of March was a twelve moneth then the said Justice Puliston said Mr. Musgrave are you sure Mr. Vaux died the 3d of March to which the said Mr. Musgrave replied and said my Lord I came out of London about the 13 or 18 of March or words to that purpose and before I got home Mr. Vaux was dead so I cannot speak certainly to the very time of his death but I beleeve he died about the 3 4 or 5 or thereabouts then said the Judge Mr. Musgrave what will you say if he died in April Mr. Musgrave replied and said my Lord I cannot speak positively to any time or words to that effect but I 'm sure he is dead and this is the whole sum of Mr. Musgraves Oath and Deposition other then proving some copies of Records we being present in Court at the time of the said Tryal from the swearing of the Jury till they gave up their Verdict which we shall be ready to testifie when we shall be thereunto required In witnesse whereof we have subscribed our hands the 10th day of October 1653. This is the great Pâ—rjury I am charged with At Michaelmas Sessions held at Cockermouth Octob. 5. 1653. in my absence Richmond prefers a Bill of Perjury upon this against me whereof Captain Hudson now a Justice of Peace hearing who was present at the Trial repaired to the Jury wishing them well to consider what they did upon that indictment against me in my absence for there was more malice then matter in the prosecution the Jury told him they had examined the matter and they could not find it but the Justices of the Bench being most of them my implacable enemies called the Jury before them and would have the witnesses sworn in open Court but the Sheriff and Bailifs put back all those whom they suspected to favor me Mr Lamplough one of the Justices told the Court there was an Order of Sessions that no indictment was to be admitted against any inhabitant without notice first given to them which then they admitted to others but denied in my case Mr. Howard hath caused him since to be put out of the Commission of peace for no other cause as I beleeve but this and suspecting him to be a man of too publike a spirit to comply with Howard and his popish faction and others of the most dis-affected and known Deliâ—quents he hath procured to be Justices of the Peace refusing to put in some very honest able men recomended to him One of the Jury told the Court M. Musgrave might mistake the month and not swear either corruptly or wilfully to which M. Briscoe and Sheriff Lawson said there was som would have al to be mistakes so after Richmond was admitted privatly to tamper with some of the jury the indictment was found I being in my way from London The witnesses sworn to the indictment were one Dacres above-named Thomas Gaâ—th an Attorney how much conscience he makes of an oath after I shall discover and one Orfear and how qualified he is for such a purpose here will appear I will begin with the last Orfear was first a plundering Cavalier captain for the King till the county was reduced for the Parliament
then entertained by Lawson as captain under him for the parliament daily he resorted to the Enemies Garison in Carlisle drank the Kings health and being asked why he would serve the parliament he said he did the King better service then when he was of his party Lawson had a house pulled down by the Enemy in his Isle by Keswick for which he preferred after an indictment against sundry persons some not being near the place by twenty miles which indictment was found upon Orfears evidence against sundry persons that were not there and forced to compound with Lawson upon his own terms One of credit told me he was first named in that indictment and how Lawson swore that hee was the first put his hand to the pulling the house down whereas in truth the man was not near the place by ten miles and was forced to leave his habitation because he would not assist the Enemy in that work and so desired Lawson to consider his condition but the man not being able to traverse his indictment the poor creature was constrained for purchasing his peace to give Lawson six or seven pound this he told me before sundry credible persons all which I beleeve to be true It is credibly said that Orfear did take and subscribe that damnable Oath called the Earl of Newcastles Oath for destroying the Parliament as traytors and which Lawson did likewise as is proved when he was Lieutenant Colonel under Sir Patritius Curwin But as the Fool makes a mock of sin so these make as light matter of Oaths as all their practises demonstrate For Garth he was Qâ—arteâ—mâ—â—◠〈◊〉 to Sir Philip Musgrave and then Cornet to Col. Sir Henry Fletcher for the King and did likewise swear and subscribe the aforenamed O th for the E. of Newcastle but upon reducing of that Country he was made by Barwis Agent for sequestrations in which imployment if he had dealt faithfully he might have brought into the publike treasury 20000 l. which by his being Sollicitor at the same time for Delinquents was lost for while he was Agent for sequestrations Mr. Howard Sir John Lowther Mr. Dalston Richmond and other great Delinquents imployed him as their Steward to keep their Courts their Attorney and Sollicitor in suits of Law and some of them allowing him yearly stipends so as little could be made of any discovery or concealment most of the Commissioners for sequestrations themselves being likewise sequestrable and men dis-affected In the like cases how officious he was to serve his friends one of many may suffice My father Vaux being in contempt for not answering my Bill and for costs upon over-ruling of his Plea I came to Garth being Deputy Sheriff for the return of the two Attachments against Vaux he therewith had Orders and monies from Vaux to discharge the contempt and sue out a Commission to answer in the country and for the costs by the next Post he should receive direction from Vaux where to have money to pay me I told him I could not trust him and would not forbear prosecution unless he would go presently to the fix Clarks Office and pay the contempt money for not answering and give Commissioners names to his Clark accordingly Garth goes with me to Mr. Colburn in the fix Clarks Office to him Garth gave names for Commissioners Christopher Richmond Henry Daâ—res and others before Mr. Colburn paid me the contempt money and I joyned in the Commission and Garth in the presence of M. Golburn declared what he did was by Vaux direction Garth sues out the Commission but Vaux doth not execute but comes to London thinking to set his plea up again the former Commission is a bar to him Garth must help or it cannot be whereupon Garth makes affidavit that he had no direction to sue out a Commission or discharge the contempt and what he did was without the privity or direction of Vaux Upon this the Court referred it to the fix Clarks to examine whether the Commission was regularly sued out and upon hearing of Mr. Colburn the fixe Clarks certified for me and Garths wicked Oath was fruitless the affidavit is filed Henry Pearson told me Garth made an affidavit in the Upper Bench in Michaelmas Term last which is upon the File to which Pearson made another contrary to it so that one must be forsworn Many others have complained to me of Garths desperate swearing and affidavits For Dacres he could swallow the Earl of Newcastle's damnable Oath and I can most bear with him not onely in respect of his malignancy but for that Richmond and his wife had given him 160 l. for doing such like services against my mother and me as Richmonds wife hath in councel told sundry of her bosome friends Now what advantage could my mother have by my Oath as to the mistake of the moneth or what losse or disadvantage had or could Graham have by the same or how I can be brought within the compass of the statute of perjury I am not afraid to submit to the trial and judgement of the greatest of my enemies saving our Cumberland Justices of the peace and their Session juries and if the Gentlemens certificate on my bâ—half be disproved or either my mother or I could have one half-peny profit or the other so much loss by my supposed mistake or that the same was wilful knowingly or corruptly done by mâ— then let me have the like censure as Vaux his Bell with two tongues received for his most wicked wilful and corrupt perjury After my mother had recovered he Dowry my business carried me to the Assizes after held at Appleby in Westmerland thither am I persued by these bloudy men Being at Supper in my Inn some there took occasion of discourse of the Scottish King so called and of an expected change which I opposing one Richard Graham my brother Grahams brother sitting at the lower end of the table used provoking words whereat I seemed not to be moved thereupon this fellow called me rogue traitor and said that I was committed for treason against the King and all those that adhered to the Parliament were traitors and the King would have his right again and we should be all punisht as rogues and traitors Truly it was much I could forbear but passed the same over with other discourse as neglecting him After Supper I did go into the Town which Grahams brother having notice of with one of his Comrades purposed to have way-laid me as after I understood for while they were plotting against me for no other end then as I conceive privately to murther me if I had gone alone my man over-heard Grahams Comrade say to the other Musgrave hath his man with him and we shall not be able to deal with them both thus the Lord delivered me from those bloudy conspirators And the next morning I found this Graham lying in the Kitchin Chimney amongst the ashes asleep in a beastlike manner overcome with drink in all this
man of credit both by word and writing doth testifie for other things I refer you to my Letter to the Speaker of the last Parliament my Petition Articles and the proof of his Delinquency following only I desire notice may be taken of what manner of men he puts in Commission of Peace with us SIR IT is not unknown to you that when you were a Member in the former Parliament I did not forbear for favour kindred greatnesse of Persons or other by-respects but freely and plainly laid open such corrupt Members as sat then in Parliament for our County for which I underwent twenty moneths imprisonment until I was released upon Letters sent to the Parliament from the Lord General Fairfax and his Councel of Officers to this day no discouragements could hinder me in this way to discharge my duty ever avoiding sidings factions and what else might tend to the disturbance of publick Authority But this day having read the Declaration of this Honorable Parliament promising so many good things and that without partiality or respect of persons your ultimate end and aim next to the glory of God to be for the good and peace of this Commonwealth I am encouraged to represent unto the Parliament the true and general state and condition of my poor Country by this my Petition and Articles annexed which otherwise I knew not how to make known to the Parliament then by your hand and yet durst not be silent lest I be thought to be an Apostate as others have proved If you fail to present this my Petition the fault is yours and not mine if your Honors suffer thereby and the enemy with us kept still up in Authority to the much sadding of the spirits of your suffering friends However I am as I write Yours and the Commonwealths true Servant John Musgrave Directed to M. Rous the Speaker of the Parl. and written in July 1653. To the Right Honourable the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England The Humble Petition of John Musgrave of Milnerigg in the County of Cumberland Humbly sheweth THat your Petitioner hath undergone much trouble affliction of imprisonment for his affection to the Parliament and Army and of discovering and complaining of Delinquent Magistrates which oppressed the Parliament and Armies Cordial friends in Cumberland That the Enemy of this Common-wealth while Delinquents are kept in Authority in Cumberland are incouraged to hope for a time of change and so boast and if the happy successes of the Army had not prevented the same would have indangered insurrections as often threatned in that Country Your Petitioner on the behalf of himself and your distressed and afflicted friends there humby prays your Honours to take the Articles against Mr. Charls Howard a Member of this honourable Parliament into your consideration and that ye will be pleased to remove Delinquents out of authority and free your suffering friends from under the pressures they lie under by corrupt and Malignant Magistrates all which in discharge of his duty in affection to your Honours and for the good of this country your Petitioner is humbly bold to represent to your Honours and what your Honours shall think meet to do therein he shal wholly acquiesse and indeavour to pursue and observe your Honours directions And shall ever pray for your Honours Articles against Charls Howard Esquire a Member of Parliament by John Musgrave IMprimis The said Mr. Howard in the first war was in actual arms against the Parliament and after he was taken under the protection of the Parliament falsified his ingagement as by the Articles of Delinquency proved and hereunto annexed may appear 2. That the said Mr. Howard hath and doth imploy Captain Coulsey a notorious Delinquent a great plunderer and oppressor of the well-affected as his afterward of all his Courts and the Agent in most of his affairs which Coulsey imployeth one Thomas Jackson a sequestrep Delinquent as his Deputy Steward whereby the well-affected are much discouraged 3. That the said Mr. Howard procured an Order from the Justices of the Peace at the general Quarter Sessions helden for Cumberland in September last for levying 500 l. yearly of the Country under pretence of the suppressing the Mosse-Troopers which he hath raised but keepeth but about 20 of his own Tenants men dis-affected to the present Government and Moss-Troopers themselves or so reputed and most men of evil fame whereas Mr. Howards Tenants in Gilsland are by their Tenure of their lands to do Border service against the Moss-Troopers at their own charge 4. That the said Mr. Howard at the general Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden us at Penreth upon the return of the grand Jury by the Sheriff being most of them compounded Delinquents and so disabled from executing any Office of Trust by an Act of Parliament made in October before declared openly that it was his judgement that Delinquents were not by that Act disabled to serve as Jurors but afterwards in the beginning of February 1642. privately inquired of some Gentlemen whether the said John Musgrave would complain of the said Delinquent Jurors upon breach of the said Act to which one of them answered they knew not the said Mr. Howard replied the said Musgrave would do it but we must oppose him and we have no other way then by alledging that we could not get otherwise able men to execute that imployment or words to that effect whereby it clearly appeared his judgement was that the said Jurors were incapable of that trust and imployment though he professed openly otherwise in the said Sessions and it is notoriously known that the well-affected there are much oppressed by Malignant and Delinquent Jurors 5. That the well-affected in the County of Cumberland are much discouraged in regard none but a known Delinquent is summoned to sit in Parliament for this Country and little hopes they have of readressing their grievances without some that have been constant and faithfull to the Parliament and Armies Interest be called to sit in Parliament and Delinquents removed out of their publick imployments there most of the Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of the Militia in Cumberland being either sequestrable for their Delinquency or men dis-affected to the Army 〈…〉 The Charge against Charles Howard Esquire Penrith Apr. 30. 1650. High Sheriff of the County of Cumberland That the said Mr. Howard having a Commission to be a Colonel for the King in the last War which he did confess was as large as any man had did by vertue thereof send forth his Warrants to the several Constables of Gilesland for their several Masters requiring all men above sixteen and under threescore to appear before him at Bramton and the Constable to present their names upon Thursday the tenth of August 1648. and the 14 and 16 day of the said month following at which several dayes the said Mr. Howard came to the abovesaid place accompanied with many soldiers in Armes under his command and did
I acknowledged the Lords goodness to me At the Westmerland Assizes justice Puliston as at Carlisle discountenanced the honest justices there and said openly upon the Bench he could own none for a justice but Col. Brigs against whom the Lord did witnes before night Brigs having overburthened himself with drink as he could not walk the streets without reeling and after some repose Brigs came to my lodging where he spent the whole night in swearing and excessive drinking among a company of Cavaleers but such things are no blemishes in our persecuting justices but when I come in particular to set down the malignancy and misgovernment of our justices made upon M. Howards recommendation to the Lord Protector I may have farther occasion to speak of this Gentleman But before I will farther meddle with our Country Magistracy I will finish my discourse as to Richmond This last Term upon my removing the indictment of perjury against me into the Upper Bench for the very same thing meerly for vexation hath he laid an information of perjury against me in the Capital Office for the mans malice hath no bounds to which I say no more if I be faulty in the least let me suffer with the highest transgressour but Richmonds dealings is no better towards other poor widdowes His fathers widdow by a wile he turned out of doors who being friendless was drawn to take a small annuity which he failing to pay broke the womans heart and she soon died This affidavit will discover his kindness to another widdow whose petition I have to present to the Lord Protector when a door shall be open to me together with Richmonds barbarous usage of one Halton the Minister of Kurbythure because a Roundhead and how he caried the man to York by vertue of his Commission of Array and how the poor man was brought by him to his grave will require a more large discourse The Affidavit of John Wambye in the behalf of Mary Bearson Widdow plaintiff Thomas Wilton and Henry Mesâ—s Defendants WHereas there was a reference made by Justice Puliston of the difference betwixt the Plaintiff and the Defendant upon the Defendants petition to Christopher Richmond Esq and Thom. Laton Esq two delinquents compounded which said referrees about the 20 of Septemb. last called the said parties before them and brought with them one Francis Sisson a Justice of peace in Westmerl Nephew to Edward Sisson who married Wiltons Aunt and guardian to the said Wilton being an aged decrepit woman about 80 years old Now this Deponent deposeth that he was present at Broughan upon the meeting of the said referrees and parties and upon the said widdow Pearsons seeming to decline the said reference the said Richmom began to give the said widdow very high and threatning language telling her if she would not submit to the reference she should never get any thing nor should have never any benefit of the law and for this Deponent who went thither with the said Pearson he threatned to have his nose slit and his ears cut off and threatned one Iohn Gowling to undo him because he was the widdowes friend and neighbour and other bad language the said Richmond gave then unto the said Gowling so as he well durst not or would not stay longer to be abused with the said Richmond and presently after the said Gowlings departure the said widdow Pearson was drawn by the threats and menaces of the said Mr. Richmond to submit to the order and award of the said referrees with the Vmperidge of the said Justice Sisson who ordered her for to take 25 shillings for her widdow-right and dower in a Tenement in Gulgath in the County of Cumberland and seal a release thereof Whereas her third part thereof was well worth twenty shillings by the year And this Deponent knoweth the said release was made by her through the threats and menaces of the said Mr. Richmond Sworn the 8 of November 1653. By John Wawbye John Page Therefore I will till a fitter opportunity forbear and proceed in order with our Country Justices of the peace in Cumberland and Westmerland And first with Cumberland whose names be Sir Wilfride Lawson Charles Howard William Briscoe John Barwis Henry Tolson Thomas Cholmley John Hudson Thomas Craister Tho. Langhorn Arthur Foster Lancelot Fletcher Captain Coulsey Sir Wilfride Lawson did take the treasonable Oath and Engagement called the E. of Newcastles Oath was a Lieuten Colonel in armes for the King caused one widdow Blaithwait to be carried in a Cart to Carlisle Goal and there imprisoned and first stript to her smock urging to Sir Phil. Musgrave that she came from the Parliament as a Spy Committed to prison one George Foxe to close Goal and procured an order from the Judges that none of his friends should visit him for no other thing then being a Preacher without ever laying any charge against the man to this day After an Injunction serves for setling possession Sir Wilfride Lawson some three moneths since put two of Sir Patritius Curwins tenants out of the possession of their houses and tenements and thereby the men were forced to submit to their Landlords will and pleasure after much money spent in setling their possession Sir Wilfride Lawson being Sheriff the last Summer Assizes at Carlisle refused to arrest Christoph Richmond upon a Capias ut legat at my mothers suit the warrant being delivered to him in Richmonds presence and his Fee tendered Sir Wilf Lawson and his under Sheriff will not though required return processes of Contempts as attachments and proclamations as for instance 3 proclamations at my mothers suit two attachments one at my own suit and another of priviledg at Mr Nelsons suit all returnable the last Term. Charles Howard a notorious delinquent though at Worcester he engaged against the enemy yet his brother supposed not without his privity betraid a great part of Mr Howards Troop to the Scots King with whom his brother went away and before Mr Howard came up to the last Parliament Sir Pat. Curwen and most of his projecting Cavaliers was at his House all night which the well-affected are jealous was upon some designe for the next day again they had another great meeting at Sir Patric-Curwens Castle under colour of a hunting Mr Howard used barbarous cruelty upon the body of the wife and daughter of Thom. Milb one of the witnesses examined to proue his delinquency by causing a Scottish Witch-finder so tearmed in his presence to strip the women and thrust great pins into sundry parts of their naked bodies to the amazement of the beholders the women being of good repute and never any charge brought against them Since the last Plot against the Lord Protector was discovered M. Howard hath listed one Berriswith to be one of the Lord Protectors Life-guard by the name of Hunt that he might not be known by the name of Berriswith he and his friends being so much declared enemies to the Parliament as Captain Thorp a
muster the men who appeared and appointed Officers and listed many men under his command and gave order for free quarter for his souldiers and that the Constables should levie moneys to pay for the horses he took in every place Thom. Milburn Tho. Bell of Farlam Anthony Heviside of Tawkin Secondly that the said Master Howard took ten horses for the said service in Hayton Parish and proportionably in other parishes within Gilesland according to the purvey Tho. Bell. Anth. Heviside Thirdly that the said Mr. Howard did declare openly at the said Muster that the men and horse so levied was for the Kings service and that he was to meet the Prince at Berwick Saturday the 19 of August following Tho. Milburn Tho. Bell. Fourthly the said Mr. Howard sent a letter to ten Cavaliers that had horse and armes quartering upon Leonard Hodgson Constable of Hartleburn in Northumberland that if they would ride in his Troup to Barwick as Reformadoes they should have command as the places fell and they should come to Francis Grahams of the Stone-house in Gilsland and thereabouts and they should have quarter till they marched to Barwick Leonard Hodgeshon Fifthly the said Mr. Howard repaired several times to the enemies Guarrison at Carlisle and walked abroad with his arms Richard Hutton Sixthly at two several Musters by Warrant the said Mr. Howard in the fiâ—st Article mentioned after the said M. Howard had made his Speeches to the Countrey his Souldiers drew their swords and cried a King a King Thomas Addison This charge was presented us and the several Witnesses to every Article proved the same and subscribed their names before us at Penrith the 1. of May 1650. Thomas Craister John Musgrave Jo. Bristoe Tho. Langhorn William Briscoe was a Committee man for the enemy advised the other Justices being most of them Commissioners for Array to commit Captain Crakanthrop and me for not taking the oath of Supremacy and advised the other Justices to disobey our Habeas Corpus When the Justices in open Sessions would have released one Nicholson committed by Col. Fletcher for refusing to take up Arms for the King against the Parliament Mr. Briscoe advised the Court not to do it without Collonel Fletchers directions whereupon the poor man was held in prison till the siege of Carlisle was over He is a great enemy to Sectaries so called and in his charge in Sessions called them worse then Papists requiring the Jury to present them and they would punish them That complaint being made to Mr. Briscoe against Edward Robinson a notorious Delinquent and one who articled against William Musgrave for delivering Iartlepool to the Parl. For forging a false Verdict against one Wil. Bâ—urbank and for levying monies upon that Verdict and other forgâ—ries Mr. Brisco would not punish nor displace Robinson for it but keeps him stil to be Clark of the honour of Penrith and Inglewood Forrest Courts Master Briscoe being learned Steward of the same Honours and Courts Complaints being made to Mr. Brisco for redress of a wrongful amerciament set upon Thomas Cason a tradesman for selling goods in Penreth being no Corporation and of the said Robinson for taking Casons cloath of good value from him would neither give order to redress the amerciament or Robinson to restore Casons cloth tending to the destroying of Casons trade and credit John Barwis to him I have little to say then what is said already onely he is known to be no friend to them they call Sectaries and would destroy us Henry Tolson he hath ever been a Neutral but known a Cavalier hath his heart and is no friend to the Parliament or Armies Friends Thomas Cholmley did take the Earl of Newcastles Oath sent ou Horse and Armes against the Parliament and was in Arms him self for the late King for his delinquency and malignancy deserted the former Parliament being a Member thereof At the Lord Protectors fiâ—st going into Scotland openly declared it was against his conscience to fight against the Scots and committed sundry to prison under the name of Sectaries and preachers Thom Craister a Commissioner for sequestrations got most of his estate by that imployment and being a Captain in Carlisle Garison declared it was against his conscience to fight against the Scots and laid down his Commission raised near ten thousand pound of Delinquents by way of Fines for which he never yet accounted for and without authority of parliament or the Lord General continues still a professed Enemy to all such as are called Sectaries or Independents and imprisoned sundry of them for their judgement Thomas Langhorn did take and subscribe the Earl of Newcastles Oath a great countenancer of Malignant Ministers as Master Baldine of Penreth who refused to pray for parliament and Army while the Scots had an Army on foot A petty Shop keeper very unfit for a Justice of Peace John Hudson against whom I have nothing to object if others have they may but as he tells me he will rather undergo a fine then take the Oath with others in Commission whom he cannot approve of Lancelot Fletcher is a stranger to me I never knew or heard he was any wayes active or appeared for the parliament but by his Cavalier friends lived peaceably at home when the Enemy was in power Captain Coulsey what manner of man he is I reâ—er to the Articles against Howard Arthur Foster a Delinquent and in Armes bo h in the first and and second War against the parliament arraigned for murther and â—ued out his pardon by means of Sir Richard Graham to whose family he is a retainer For the Westmerland Justices I shall be brief being not my business and should have been wholly silent if the honest and suffering party there had not been concerned therein Edward Briggs noted for his malignancy to the Armies friends and for his life and conversation I shall forbear to speak but very many ways unfit for that imployment and ignorant of the Laws and Statutes of this Nation Roger Bateman was so disaffected to the change of Government from Kingly to Parl. as for a long time he refused to be sworn a Justice very passionate and Strafford never more cruelly persecuted the Puritans then he the Sectaries Thomas Burton a notorious Delinquent was a Trooper under Sir Thomas Tildesly expressing his malignancy by drinking the Kings health the gross misdemeanors in executing of his Office while he was Justice of Peace the many quarrelsome and troublesome suits his oppressions and unwarrantable and illegal commitments his daily frequenting ranting Cavaliers company are all proved before the Commissioners for compounding and much more for which be was fined Fifty pounds and disabled to be a Justice of Peace And whereas it is said that his father was plundered by Sir Philip Musgrave it is known that his father was under Sir Philip Musgraves protection and voluntary without compulsion lent large sums of money to Sir Philip to carry on the War and if there was a