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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	pay_v	rent_n	tenant_n	2,576	5	9.7256	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88258	To every individuall member of the supream authority of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England. The humble addresse of Lieu. Col. John Lilburn, by way of answer to a most false and scandalous printed petition, delivered at the House door against him, by one William Huntington, upon Wednesday the 26 of November. 1651	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1651 (1651)	Wing L2186; Thomason E647_7; ESTC R208843	12,713	12

he left her as obstinate at the latter end as she was at the beginning of the Discourse and coming up immediatly to London he wrote down to his Father and his said Cousen Blacket to go to her and her husband again before complaint was made of Them and perswade Them to imbrace some of the said Propositions who did so accordingly but all in vain Upon the knowledge of which your Suppliant did upon the 22 of April 1651. by a second Petition complain of the said Will. Huntington that he would yeild no obedience to Their said Order either in paying his rent or appearing before Them to shew cause wherefore hee would not Upon which complaint the said Committee of Obstructions did further Order That the said Will. Huntington should upon site or notice of That Order and Demand made by your Suppliant or by such person or persons as he then had or should appoint to receive the said rent with the arrearages thereof as also the possession of the said Farm pay the said rent for and give up the possession of the Farm aforesaid accordingly or otherwise make his personal appearance before the said Committee within Twenty days after such site or notice of that Order which Order being served by my Agent or Atturney George Blacket and who made abundance of Journeys from his own House thither which is about Twelve miles off Billingham to perswade Them without the utmost of compulsion to obey the Authority of Parliament which was all in vain and for his pains therein Huntington's people with great gads or cudgels set upon him and as he hath told me might have hazarded the knocking him upon the head had he not well acquitted himself with his Sword After the knowledge of which before I would goe about to execute the utmost extremity I on purpose sent down my wives brother Cornet Thomas Duel to see what he could do with them about yeilding obedience to the said Orders but fully understanding of their perverse obstinacy I ordered the reserving of the Order in the presence of one that I hired to come to Westminster to make Affidavit of the serving it which being made the said Committee made an Order to the Sheriffe by force to put me into the possession of the said Farm The Copy of which Order thus followeth 25 June 1651. At the Committee of Parliament for removing Obstructions in the sale of Deans and Chapters Lands WHereas complaint hath been made unto the Committee by Lieut. Col. John Lilburne that he hath purchased of the Contractors for sale of Deans and Chapters Lands severall Messuages Lands and Tenements with their Appurtenances lying and being in Billingham in the County of Durham that the Tenants of the said Farms refusing to pay their rents and some of them denying the Title of the Common-wealth this Committee did the 15 of January last order that they should pay their rents or else within twenty dayes after notice of that Order appeare before this Committee and shew cause to the contrary And whereas the said Lieut. Colonel in a later Petition read the 22 of April last alledged that all the said Tenants submitted to pay the rents saving William Huntington the successor of Thomas Shippard in the said Order of 15 of January last mentioned who lives upon and enjoyes the profits of a Farm lying in Billingham aforesaid part of the said purchase rated at 18 l. 15. s. 7. per Annum in present possession and will in no way obey the said former order whereupon this Committe did the said 22 of Aprill order that the said William Huntington should upon sight or notice of that Order and demand made by the said Lieut. Coll. or by such person or persons as he then had or should appoint to receive the said rent with the Arreages thereof as also the possession of the said Farm pay the said rent for and give up possession of the Farm aforesaid accordingly or otherwise make his personall appearance before this Committee within twenty dayes after such sight or notice of that order as aforesaid And forasmuch as oath hath been made unto this Committee that the said William Huntington was upon the third of June instant personally served with the said Order of this Committe of the 22 of Aprill aforesaid and wheras it is alledged that the said William Huntington hath neither paid the rent for nor given up possession of the said Farme nor appeared before this Committee according to direction of the said Order of the 22 of April aforesaid This Committee do therupon order That according to an ordinance of Parliament in that case made the Sheriffe of the County of Durham aforesaid do upon the fight of this Order repaire unto the said Farm and Farm-house and doe remove the said William Huntington or any for him or under him out of the possession of the said Farm Farm-house and appurtenances and doe deliver up the quiet possession of the said Farm Farm-house and all and singular the appurtenances thereto belonging unto the said Lieut. Col. John Lilburne or unto Richard Lilburne Esquire Cornet Thomas Dowell and George Blacket his Assignes or any of them and if hee finde resistance to raise the Posse Comitatus and by force of Arms to possesse the same and also to break open Dores and Gates for the clearing of the possession and the said Sheriffe is authorised to commit unto the next common prison for one moneth such person and persons as he shal find to resist him in the executing of this Warrant Jo. Corbet Nath. Hallows Cor. Holland Richard Sallaway John Trenchard Upon the serving of which Order upon the Sheriff of the county to Durham he with his men went to Billingham where the said Huntington and his Wise forced them to the utmost extremity that could be before they could get the possession which at last having obtained it was delivered up to my Assigns named in the foresaid Order After which my occasions in August leading me down into the North parts on purpose to complain against Sir Arthur Hesilrigg to the Generall he being then an Officer in his Army for robbing of my Unkle and other of my Relations by his Will and pleasure of their Colliery at Harraton commonly called The nine and five Quarter seams of Coles which the said sir Arthur values in his Certificate at 5475 l. per annum I say going into the North at the Post house at York I met with a large exclamation against me for a Tyrant and grand Oppressor about the said Farm being left there by M. Bowles sometimes a Chaplin in the Army as the Postmaster told me which I have cause to judge arose from some of sir Arthurs Agents one purpose to blast my Reputation Unto which I made my defence in the maner that is made before after which arriving at Billingham the said Huntingtons Wife came to me for to claim the enjoyment of her crop of Corn. Unto which I answered to this effect