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B03756 To his highness Oliver Lord Protector of the Comon-wealth [sic] of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The humble petition of Sir Job Harby knight. Harby, Job, Sir.; England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell) 1658 (1658) Wing H681; ESTC R177897 10,313 20

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1656. ORdered that the humble Petition of Sir Iob Harby Knight being directed to his Highness and by his Highness referred to the Councell bee committed to the Lord Fleetwood the Lord Lambert the Earle of Mulgrave and the Lord Strickland or any two of them by them to be considered of and the matter of fact with their Opinion to be reported to the Councell William Jessop Cler. Councell The Lord Lambert being absent Mr. Rouse was named in his place who together with the Lord Strickland did read the said Reports and approved them 13. August 1657 An Act of Parliament made 29. Ianuary 1648. confirmes all Letters Pattents Right Honourable YOu may please to remember that a Petition of mine was by your Honours hands preferred to his Highness humbly craving the confirmation of my Lease 4. s. the Chaldron for Coles exported which Petition was referred to the Committee for Inspection the 23. February 1653. who did examine all particulers therein contained and did Report to be just That J should be restored to my Collection and also be admitted to receive a Third part of the said duty for my owne use untill the expiration of the Letters Pattents as also that J should be satisfied for my Arreares since 1642. Which Report was by your Honour offered to his Highness whereupon his Highness for a further discovery of the truth of the Allegations did the second time Referre the same unto the said Committee with further Directions to examine what had been agitated in Parliament and at the Committee of _____ also by whom the Money had been received since 1642. By vettue of which second Referrence dated August 1654. the said Committee did seriously examine all the particulers and after such Examinations did 2. October make two Reports in hac verba upon Examination of the whole matter wee most humbly offer as our Opinion that it is just that the said Sir Iob Harby should be satisfied for his third part of 4. s. the Chaldron received on Coales exported since 1642. and the said Sir Iob Harby to be admitted to Collect the said 4. s. on the Chaldron for the future and to receive the Third part therof to his owne use during the tearme of yeares granted by the said Letters Pattents yet unexposed This Report his Highness referred to the Councell which together with my Petition to their Lordships produced an Order 10 th Febr. 1656. whereby that whole matter was Referred unto Foure or any Two of their Lordships by them to be considered and the fact with their opinion to be reported to the Councell In pursuance of which Order the Report from the Committee for Inspection was received and considered at the Councell 12. August last and was by their Lordships approved in every particuler Hereby it doth appeare that I have as just a Tytle to the premisses as any man hath unto his Land of Inheritance wherewith if his Highness were fully acquainted I am confident that such is his inclination to Piety and Iustice that hee would not deny it unto an Aged man against whom there was never any complaint nor hath ever been in Armes nor opposition to the Parliament but a large and constant Contributor to the service of the State upon all occasions hee having contributed above 3000. l. of which hee never received back one penny and hath in obedience to his Highness command lately satisfied 1400. pound to the Executors of Captain Thomas Westro whereas hee might have been cleared for Six and thirty pounds had nor his Highness interposed The state of my Case in this particuler being thus stated I doe humbly and earnestly crave That I may be admitted to my Collection on according to the Report so strongly confirmed and that I may Have a Warrant to the Collectors so to pay me or bee accomptable unto me for so much of the 4. Shillings the Chaldron as hath been Collected by them since 3. October 1654. and for the Arreares due to me from 1642. till 1654. I doe humbly submit to take them out of the future Collection of the said duty of 4. Shillings the Chaldron and shall pay the Rent reserved according to the Letters Patterns which Act of Iustice mixed with Compassion will ever bee thankfully acknowledged by Octob. 23. 1657. Right Hon ble Your most humble Servant J. H. To his Highness OLIVER Lo. Protector of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland And to the Right Hon ble the Lords of his Highness Councell The humble Petition of Sir IOB HARBY Knight Most humbly Sheweth THat the Petitioner by your Highness just favour hath obtained two well grounded Reports from the Committee for Inspection certifying the just tytle hee hath unto one third part of a Lease for 4. shil upon the Chaldron of Sea-Coles exported which said Reports have likewise by your Highness direction been perused before the Councell and by some of their Lordships have been confirmed in two particulers viz. First That it is just the Petitioner should have his Arreares since 1642. and 2 ly That hee should enjoy the benefit of his Lease untill the expiration of his Graunt as may appeare by the Papers in the hands of Mr. Jessop It may further please your Highness The Petitioners Lease is under the Great Seale of England and was more then XX. yeares past granted unto him upon a very valuable Consideration being neare 9000. l. in Money with a Rent reserved of 500. l. per annum untill the end of the Lease whereby he humbly conceiveth he hath as just a tytle thereunto as any man hath to his Land of inheritance the want whereof together with other his unparalleld sufferings hath reduced him and his Family into a perishing Condition and this notwithstanding he did constantly abide with the Parliament and upon all occasions hath been a large Contributor to the Service of the Common-wealth The Premisses considered the Petitioner doth most humbly pray That hee may not without any just cause bee deprived of his Propriety but that he may enjoy the benefits of his said Lease according to the Contents of the abovesaid Reports And hee shall Ever pray c. JOB HARBY Thursday 13.th May 1658. At the Councell at White-hall VPon reading a Report from the Committee to whom the Petition of Sir Iob Harby was Referred Ordered that the same together with the papers annexed be referred to the Lords Commissioners of his Highness Treasury to consider thereof and state the whole case as now it stands aswell in Referrence to the Petitioners claime as to the Imposition of 4. s. a Chaldron for Coales and report the same to the Councell HEN. SCOBEL Clerk of the Councell To the right Hon ble the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury ACcording to your Lordship Order of the 21 th of May 1658. Upon the Petition of Sir Job Harby Knight praying an allowance of a Demize and Graunt by Letters Pattents of the late king of 4. Shilling the Chaldron for Coales exported under the Rent