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A94942	A true and perfect narrative of the several proceedings in the case concerning the Lord Craven, before the Commissioners for Sequestrations and Compositions sitting at Haberdashers-Hall, the Council of State, the Parliament and upon the indictment of perjury, preferred and found against Major Richard Faulconer, the single and material witness against the Lord Craven, concerning the petition to the King of Scots, vvhich as the said Faulconer pretended, was promoted at Breda by the Lord Craven, and wherein, as the said Faulconer deposed, the Parliament of England was stiled by the name of barbarous and inhumane rebels. Shortly after which oath the Lord Cravens estate was voted by Parliament to be confiscate.	Falconer, Richard, Major.; Craven, William Craven, Earl of, 1606-1697.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Wing T2536; Thomason E1071_1; ESTC R208200	44,802	51

permit the said Petition so presented as aforesaid to be read the said Faulconer is since indicted of Perjury and the Grand Jury have accordingly found the same That a Warrant was obtained to apprehend the said Faulconer thereby intending to have brought him to his speedy Trial all Perjuries being excepted out of the Act of Oblivion but one of the material Witnesses after he gave evidence to the Grand Jury was the same day commited at White-Hall to the custody of one Midldton a Messenger of the Council of State and by him kept in strict custody till the Sessions was ended which was the only obstruction why in a Legal course the Law was not prosecuted at that time against the said Faulconer Your Petitioners take the boldness humbly further to inform the Parliament that it appears by search in the books kept at New Prison and Newgate That the said Richard Faulconer was committed first to New Prison and then to Newgate in April Sessions 1651. upon suspition of Felony where he should have been tried for the fact but that as your Petitioners are informed and hope to prove there was a stop made to the said proceedings meerly upon an Affidavit That he was in the Parliaments service besides it is well known that the said Faulconer was altogether a Stranger to the Lord Craven and hath since his coming over lately confessed to Testimony of good Credit that the Lord Cravens deportment at Breda was altogether inoffensive as to the Commonwealth of England and that he understood nothing of the said business more then that a consideration was desired to be had of the present wants and great necessities of the Petitioners All which your Petitioners humbly submit to the consideration of the Parliament beseeching you to omit the Lord Craven out of the Bill of Sale till this business be fully examined in Parliament or by a Committee or such other way as you in your wisdom shall think fit and until that other Examinations taken by some deputed by the Council of State which as is reported tend to clear the Lord Craven be reported to the Parliament as well as those Examinations have been which seem to make against the Lord Craven And your Petitioners shall pray c. After the reading of the said Petition there was very great debate about the same but none of the desires in the Petition were thought fit to be granted and thereupon it was put to the question Whether the Lord Craven should stand in this Bill to have his Land sold and it was carried in the affirmative by three voices there being 23 in the affirmative and 20 in the negative the Votes which passed that day were in these words following viz. Tuesday the third of August 1652. A Bill for sale of several Lands and Estates forfeited to the Commonwealth for Treason appointed to be sold for the use of the Navie was this day read the third time The humble Petition of Sir William Craven and Sir Edmund Sawyer Knights who have been Commissioners long intrusted by the Lord Craven in the management of his Estate was this day read An intercepted Letter directed A Monsieur Monsieur Carleton a Ezglisse de Chapelle Bruzelle was this day read The question being put that William Lord Craven do stand in the Bill it passed in the affirmative Resolved by the Parliament that William Lord Craven do stand in the Bill Hen. Scobel Cler. Parliam After the passing of these Votes several Members of the House were acquainted that a great part of the Lord Cravens Estate was entailed and especially Comb-Abby a Mannor of the Lord Cravens worth 2500 li. per annum entailed by John Lord Craven upon Sir William Craven and the heirs male of his Body the very next in remainder at this day after the now Lord Craven which entail was had in consideration at the marriage of Sir William Craven with Elizabeth daughter to Ferdinando Lord Fairfax the Lord Craven then engaging not to destroy the same Thus much being intimated to several Members of the House it was answered by some of them that special notice was taken of the entayling of this Estate and that a Clause was added to this Act which was not in the former Bill for sale which would resolve the question A Copy of which Clause being procured and agreeing with that which was afterwards in the printed Act was in these words And be it further Enacted by this present Parliament and by Authority thereof That all Reversions and Remainders expectant upon any Estate tail upon any convetance made by the said Traitor or Traitors or anyother person or persons by or under whom they or any of them Claim of any the Manors Lands Tenements or Hereditaments of any the Traitor or Traitors in this Ast or in the aforesaid Act for Sale of several Lands and Estates forfeited to the Commonweath for Treason named not actually vested in the possession of such Tenant in Tail by the death of such Traitor or Traitors before the Five and twentieth day of March One thousand six hundred fifty two which by Fine and Recovery might be Docqued by any of the said Traitor or Traitors are and shall be to all Intents and Purposes Forfeited for their said Treasons And as well the said Traitors and their Heirs and Assigns and all other persons and their heirs in Reversion or Remainder upon any such Estate shall be for ever barred as if such Traitor or Traitors had actually levied a Fine and suffered a Recovery for doing thereof Any Allowance Law Statute or Vsage to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding Wednesday August the 4. 1652. The House again resuming the debate of the ingrossed Act for Sale A Proviso was tendered by Mr. Strickland on the behalf of Sir William Craven who was privy to the agreement of the said marriage of Sir William Craven viz. Provided that this Act nor any thing therein contained shall extend A Proviso tendered on the behalf of Sir William Craven rejected to make void any remainder use or reversion setled upon Sir William Craven Knight out of the Estate of William Lord Craven or John Lord Craven his brother whose Estate is since descended to William Lord Craven at or before this marriage with Elizabeth daughter of Ferdinando Lord Fairfax deceased any thing in this Act contained to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding But this Proviso after the reading thereof and some debate thereupon was rejected And the Bill for Sale of the Lord Cravens Estate immediatly thereupon passed as a Law The Lord Craven shortly after having notice that the Bill was The Lord Craven resolvs of a further address to the Parliament past for Sale of his Estate and that the Surveyors were sent down into the Country to Survey the same in order to a present Sale and being desirous to preserve the same though confiscated yet from being cantanized into several hands was desirous again humbly to Petition the Parliament and

1651. The question being propounded that leave be given to take the Vote touching the Lord Craven into consideration again it passed in the negative The Votes Summons four months after confiscation Resolved by the Parliament that a Summons do issue forth for William Lord Craven requiring him to appear parsonally at such time as the Parliament shall appoint to answer such matters as shall be objected against him on the behalf of the Commonwealth of England Resolved that the place of his appearance be at the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England Resolved that the day of his appearance be on the 3. of Septemb. 1651. A draught of the Summons to be signed by Mr. Speaker was this day read and agreed unto in these words By Authority of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England These are to command and require William Lord Craven to make his personal appearance before the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England upon the third day of September 1651. there to make answer to all such matters as shall be objected against him on the behalf of the Commonwealth of England whereof he is not to fail at his peril dated at Westminster this third day of July 1651. Ordered by the Parliament that the Sergeant at Arms attending the Parliament do proclaim this Summons in Westminster-Hall Ordered that this Summons be likewise printed and that the Sergeant at Arms do cause the same to be set up at the Old Exchange London and other places Convenient for the publication thereof Hen. Scobel Cler. Parliam The said Vote of Summons being past 4 months after confiscation wherof the Lord Craven had no notice yet having got information of some former proceedings in the Parliament against him and his estate when he was far remote in Germany did thereupon send a Petition by the forraign Post under the Cover of the Dutch Packet directed to the Parliament which was delivered the latter end of August 1651. by the Dutch Agent then Resident at London to Mr. Speaker and by Mr. Speaker faithfully presented to the Parliament before the third of September 1651. but the Parliament thought not fit to permit the same to be Read by reason there was none present who could testifie they did see the Lord Craven subscribe the same and give directions for the delivery thereof which Petition remains in the hands of Mr. Scobel Clerk of the Parliament and was as followeth To the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England The Humble Petition of William Lord Craven Humbly sheweth THat the Petitioner notwithstanding his Care and Endeavour to The first Petition presented by the Lord Craven not permitted to be read avoid giving any Cause of offence to the Parliament hath nevertheless been so unfortunate as to meet with those who by false and Calumnious Informations have practised to beget an ill opinion in this honourable Assembly of the Petitioner and thereby as much in them lieth to work his absolute ruine with the falsity of their suggestions The Petitioner doubteth not to make manifestly appear by divers Witnesses and circumstances conducing to the clearing of the truth but in regard the present conjuncture of affairs here doth not permit him to come in Person he doth most humbly beseech the Parliament to be so favorable unto him as to give way he may by his friends and Counsel be permitted to answer and set forth the truth and circumstances not doubting but by this means he shall be able to clear his innocency and give satisfaction to this Honourable House And your Petitioner shall pray c. William Craven The Lord Craven hastens from Germany into Holland and sends Octob. 1651. A second Petition miscarried à duplicate of his former Petition by the hands of Mr. Peter Wilkin a Gentleman formerly of the Earl of Essex and Lord Fairfax's Life-guard a person of very much merit and faithfulness to the Parliament who immediatly after he had his dispatch fel sick beyond Sea and dyed there the Lord Craven being much troubled at his disaster frames a new Petition and sends the same over into England in October 1651. Subscribed with his own hand which Sir Gilb. Pickering Mr. James Chaloner Colonel Martin Petition with the Duplicates thereof so subscribed as aforesaid remained in the hands of several Members of Parliament each of whom were desired to take the first opportunity that was offered to any of them to present the same Who from Octob. 1651. untill 22 of June 1652. though they often endevoured it and were daily attended therefore by Mr. Rushworth for above seven months together could not prevail to get the Petition read in Parliament And then the House falling into a debate of an additional Act for sale of Delinquents estates And the Lord Cravens name being propounded to be inserted therein gave a seasonable opportunity to have the Lord Cravens Petition read which was in these words To the Supream Authority the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England The humble Petition of William Lord Craven Humbly sheweth THat upon the Information of Major Richard Faulconer who A second Petition of the Lord Cravens acknowledgeth That himself and another drew the Petition to the King of Scots against the Commonwealth of England and that the Petitioner promoted the delivery thereof and upon the information of Captain Thomas Kitchingman and one Hugh Reyly that the Petitioner was at Breda with the said King and upon a Vote of 24 of August 1649. whereby it was declared that those who had been under pay of the Parliament of England in the service of Ireland and revolted and betrayed their trust and all others who did adhere to the Son of the Late King or any of his Forces in Ireland should be adjudged Traitors and their Estates to be confiscate and their persons to be preceeded against as Traitors Thereupon the 6 of March 1650. it was voted in Parliament that your Petitioner is an Offender within the Declaration aforesaid and that his Estate be confiscate and that the Commissioners for compounding be required to seize and Sequester the same which they have done accordingly and have ever since received the Rents and Profits of all his Lands and have sold his Cattle and Goods The Petitioner saith he is not guilty of the matter charged upon him and humbly desireth it may be taken into consideration 1. That he went with Consent of Parliament beyond the Seas before the War broke forth in England and hath been there ever since attending his Charge 2. That he went not to the King of Scots into Holland but that the King came to Breda whilst he was there upon his imployment where his Residence by Command then was 3. That the material information is upon a single Testimony of one who confesseth himself the principal contriver of that Treason whereof he accuseth the Petitioner to be an abettor and besides is mainly disproved and contradicted in divers parts of his Testimony and proves not any word