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The Commission for Discoveries as it passed under the great seal of England.
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England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658.
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1656
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Wing C7048; ESTC R27136
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THE COMMISSION FOR DISCOVERIES As it passed under THE GREAT SEAL OF ENGLAND LONDON Printed by Tho. Newcomb dwelling in Thames-street over against Baynards Castle 1656. OLIVER Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland and the Dominions thereto belonging To Our Trusty and Welbeloved Ralph Hall Peter Elliston of Grays Inn in our County of Middlesex John Griffith Edward Carey John Wilsby William Bridges and Nathanael Stirrup Esquires Greeting Whereas We have been informed That several Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Goods Chattels Moneys Plate and Jewels and other things to a very great value belonging unto Us in Right of the Common wealâ—h are by Fraud Collusion or otherwise unjustly concealed or detained to the prejudice of the State and great Diminution of the Publick Revenue Whereupon severall persons wel-affected to the Common-wealth and to Our Sevice are able ready and willing to discover divers and sundry Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Goods and Chattels Moneys Plate and Jewels and other things so belonging unto Us not paâ—doned and unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid if some more speedy and lesse chargeable way and course then by Bills or Informations in Our Court of Exchequer were found out and dâ—rected for proving and making good such the r Discoveries and they assured to receive some competent Reward and Recompence for their service pains and charges therein And We being willing that such Persons may receive all due and fitting encouragement in a work and service so advanâ—agious to the Commonwealth and that they or others whom it may concern except onely such persons as shall prove very obstinate and refractory may not be troubled with long and chargable Sutes upon Bills or Informations to be exhibited in Our said Court of Exchequer for discovering such Manors Lands Tenements Rents and other the premisses belonging unto us not pardoned unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid But that the same may more speedily be seised into Our Hands and duly charged in the great Roll of of the Pipe in Our said Exchequer Know ye therefore That We for the better effecting of this Our Service have nominated constituted and appointed and by these presents do nominate constitute and appoint you the said Ralph Hall Peter Elliston John Griffith Edward Carey John Wilsby William Bridges and Nath. Stirrup to be our Commissioners And We do by these presents impower authorise and appoint you or any four or more of you to receive for and on Our behalf all such Informations as shall by any person or persons be exhibited before you touching or any way concerning any Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Moneys Plate Jewels Goods Chattels or other things so belonging unto Us and not pardoned which are unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid and by all such good and lawful ways and means as to you or any four or more of you shall seem meet to send for any Persons Parties Witnesses Records Accompts Books and Writings whatsoever Provided always and Our Will and Pleasure is That before any person or persons shall be molested or summoned upon any such Information or Informations the person or persons so informing shall give such good Security with Sureties as by you Our said Commissioners or any four or more of you shall be allowed and approved of to prove and make good such his or their Information or Informations or else to pay such reasonable Costs and Damages unto the party or parties so molested or summoned as you Our said Commissioners or any four or more of you shall award And if upon any such Information Examination and Enquiry and full hearing of the Parties concerned and mature consideratiâ—n had of the whole matter it shall appear unto you Our said Commissioners or any four or more of you That any such Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Moneys Goods Chattels Plaâ—e Jewels or other things so belonging unto Us in Right of the Commonwealth and not heretofore pardoned are unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid then Our Will and Pleasure is That you Our said Commissioners or any four or more of you shall forthwith from time to time under your Hands and Seals certifie all such Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Moneys Goods Chattels Plate Jewels and other things so discovered together with the whole matter touching such Dâ—scovery oâ— Dâ—scoveries unto Our Commissioners of Our Treasury for the time being to the end The said Commâ—ssioners of Our Treasury may forthwith cause the premisses by Proces out of Our said Court of Exchequer to be duly seised into Our Hands and to that purpose put in charge in the great Roll of the Pipe there And that this Our present Commission may be the better and more effâ—ctually executed and with less charge and expence unto the persons so discovering without delay Our further Will and Pleasure is That there be a Register attending you Our said Commissioners in this Our Service And We conceiving Our welbeloved Ferdinando Parkhuâ—st Gentleman to be a fit person for that purpose have nominated constituted and appointed and by these presents do nominate const tute and appoint him the said Fe dinando Parkhurst to be Register to you Our said Commissioners for this Service And We do likewise by these presents constitute and appoint Our welbeloved Richard Hatter Gentleman to be Assistant unto the said Ferdinando Parkhurst in the said business and employment who shall have and receive such competent yearly Sallaries and Allowances as We shall think fit to allow and appoint unto them the same to be paid unto them and either of them respectively at the Receipt of Our Exchequer quarterly by even portions so long as they and either of them shall continue in the employment aforesaid And therefore We Will and do hereby Declare Our Pleasure to be That they the said Ferdinando Parkhurst and Richard Hatter or either of them shall not take any other Fee or Fees of any person or persons so informing as aforesaid or of any other person or persons whatsoever Except onely such smal Fees for writing as by you Our said Commissioners or any four or more of you shall be limitted and appointed And We Will and by these presents do require you Our said Commissioners That you or any four or more of you shall meet upon Monday the Six and twentieth day of May instant next ensuing the date hereof by nine of the Clock in the Morning at Worcester-house in the Strand in Our County of Middlesex in some convenient Room there to be appointed for that purpose then and there to enter upon the Execution of this Our Commission and so to proceed therein and to sit from day to day or at least three days in every week for the space of one whole year from the date of this Our present Commission or till We shall signifie Our Pleasure to the contrary And to the end that
ample Encouragement Reward and Recompence maybe given unto all such persons as have made or shall hereafter make any Discovery of any such Manors Lâ—nds Tenements Rents Moneys Plate Jewels or other the premisses so belonging to Us and not pardoned but concealed or detained as aforesaid We do by these presents Declare Our further Will and Pleasure to be and do hereby with the Advice and Consent of Our Council Grant That all and every person and persons who before the Commissioners of and for Our Treasury have already discovered or upon any Information or Informations to be exhibited before you Our said Commissioners herein before named or any four or more of you shall discover or upon any Bill or Information exhibited or to be exh bited in Our said Court of Exchequer â—ath or have discovered or shall hereafter discover any such Mâ—nors Lands Tenements Moneys Plate Jewels or other the premisses so belonging to Us and not pardoned but unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid And the respective Heirs Executorâ— Administrators and Assigns of all and every such person and persons so discovering shall from time to time and at all times have and enjoy to their own use and behoof one full fifth part or so much more as the said Commissioners of Our Treasury for the time being shall think fiâ— to allow of all annual and other sum and sums of Money which shall be paid into the Receipt of Our Exchequer upon any such Dis◠〈…〉 And if any person or persons being seised or possessed of any such Manors Lands Rents Moneys Plate Jewels Goods or Chattels or owing any such Arrears of Rents Debts and Duties so belonging unto Us and not pardoned but unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid shall voluntarily first discover the same unto the said Commissioners of Our Treasury for the time being before any such Discovery thereof made as aforesaid and shall submit unto such Orders and Directions as shall by the Commissioners of Our Treasury be given for the more speedy seising into Our Hands and due charging in the great Roll of the Pipe aforesaid all such Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Goods and Chattels so voluntarily discovered as aforesaid then and in such case onely We Will That such person or persons so voluntarily discovering and his her and their respective Heirs Executors Adminstrators and Assignes shall from time to time and at all times have and enjoy to their own use and behoof one full fift part or so much more as the Commissioners of Our Treasury shall think fit to allow of all annual or other sum or sums of money which shall be paid into the Receipt of Our Exchequer upon such voluntary Discovery or Discoveries of any such Manors Lands Tenements Goods Chattels or other the premisses and shall likewise have allowance deduction defalcation and retainer to him her or themselves of one full fift part or of so much more as the Commissioners of Our Treasury shall think fit to allow of all such Arrears of Rents Debts Duties sums of Money Plate and Jewels so voluntarily discovered to be in his her or their possession or by him her or them owing concealed or detained as aforesaid And such person and persons so voluntarily discovering as aforesaid shall likewise have Our Free and Gracious Pardon for such his her and their former concealments thereof And Our further Will and Pleasure is and We do hereby Declare the same to be That if any person or persons having compounded and having any Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Moneys Plate Jewels Goods or Chattels omitted out of his her or their Composition or Compositions not pardoned but unjustly concealed or detained as aforesaid or being now under Sequestration for Delinquency or Recusancy and having any Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Moneys Plate Jewels Goods or Chattels not sequestred nor pardoned but concealed or detained as aforesaid or being comprised in any Act for sale and having any Copihold or Customary Land or Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Goods or Chattels not sequestred nor pardoned but concealed or detained as aforesaid do and shall before any such Discovery thereof made as aforesaid Petition the Commissioners of Our Treasury for the time being to be admitted to compound for the same then We do hereby Will and Authorise the said Commissioners of our Treasury that in such case They compound with such person or persons so Petitioning after the rate of one fourth part of the value of such Manors Lands Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Moneys Goods and Chattels respectively And further We do by these presents Declare and Grant by and with the Advice and Consent of Our Council That all and every person and persons who shall so Compound as aforesaid and after submit unto such Orders and Directions as by the said Commissioners of Our Treasury shall be given for duly charging such sum or sums of money as shall be due and owing upon such Composition or Compositions in the great Roll of the Pipe and shall duly pay the same into the Receipt of Our said Exchequer and the Heirs Executors Administrators and Assignes of such person and persons so compounding submitting and paying shall and may peaceably hold and enjoy all such Manors Land Tenements Rents Arrears of Rents Debts Duties Goods and Chattels so compounded for free and clear of and from any Seisure Sequestration or Molestation whatsoever any thing in this our present Commission or otherwise to the contrary notwithstanding And to the end that such competent Sallaries as aforesaid to be allowed to the Register and his Assistant before in these presents named as also the fifths and other sums of Money before mentioned may be duly paid and the Allowances Defalcations and Compositions aforesaid made according to the tenor and true meaning of this Our Commission We have by Our Letters of Privy Seal bearing even date with these presents given full Warrant and Authority in that behalf to the said Commissioners of and for Our Treasury to allow and pay the same accordingly And the better to enable you Our said Commissioners to carry on the Service aforesaid with effect We do by these presents Impower and Authorise you or any four or more of you in all Cases Matters and things touching and concerning the Premisses to examine Witnesses upon Oath or otherwise Which Oath We do hereby Authorise you or any four or more of you to administer And lastly We Will and Require you Our said Commissioners to observe and pursue such Rules and Instructions concerning the Management of our said Service as you shall from time to time and at all times hereafter receive from Uâ— by and with the Advice of Our Council In Witness whereof c