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A91320	The countrey-mans complaint. Or A true account of the moneys, given, and lent to the Parliament, since the yeer 1640. By William Pryor of Thurning, in the county of Huntington, his means being but 17 l. 10s. a yeer. Together with his losses, crosses, vexations, and imprisonments, by means of the commitees, justices of the county, Lord Mountague of Boudon, and Parson Wells of Thurning. Who with their murthering practises, have endevored (as much as in them lies) the destruction of the said Pryor. Humbly presented to Parliament for justice; to be relieved from his oppressors.	Pryor, William.	1649 (1649)	Wing P4131; Thomason E562_7; ESTC R14972	4,574	8

and many other places in Harvest time The want of Milk Butter and Cheese for his Family besides the worth of the Beasts 20 l. Sufferings by the Lord Mountague First He demanded Tithes of the said Pryor for three Acres of Land which he hath in the Lord Mountagues liberties he pleaded he owed him none saying That which he had formerly practised was a denying Christ to be come in the flesh in general denying the three offices of Christ in particular against three Articles of the National Covenant and against the Law of the Land all which particulars he made appear That his Lordship and his Chaplain had little to say Moreover He told his Lordship if he had offended him he should satisfie himself out of his Land telling his Lordship That if he would demand the Free-simple of one of his Lands he would not withstand him but for Tithes his Conscience bound him to withstand him Whereupon his Lordship was pleased to cause him to be arrested forcing him to put in Bond of 40 l. to appear in person at London which according to the Law he could not demand keeping him four hours in prison while he gave in that Bond by which they forced him to stay all the Term at London at great expences waiting upon his Lordships Declaration which he did not deliver in that time it being co his damage 10 l. And the said Pryor by reason of the corruption of the Lawyers in cleaving to those that have biggest purse and to dance after great mens pipes by reason of whose influenced together with the Law-Monopolizers the poor mans cause cannot be heard nor Lawyers gotten to plead for him which was his case his Lawyer he got neglected his business so that his Lordship got Judgment against him which he hearing of went up to London the next Term and made Affidavit and so stayed Execution which was to his loss by time and money the value of 7 l. And afterward he committed his business to a Lawyer of Lincolns Inn one Mr. Foster he being not able to stay at London to follow his business which Lawyer neglected his business and so his Lordship had execution which he most violently unreasonably and unworthily prosecuted against him taking away for one yeers Tithes more goods then the Free-simple of the Land is worth taking away three Beasts worth 15 l. for one yeers Tithes of that Land which is worth but according to the rate of that Land lying by it even three Acres and a half 11 s. 8 d. per annum Neither did his Lordship yet cease his murthering tyrannical practices towards the said Pryor but caused his Horse to be pounded off his own ground by his Tenants locking them to a post up to the Feet-locks in dirt to destroy them forcing him to reprieve them several times not onely to the spoiling his Horses but hindering him in his business in Tilling his Land to his damage 40 l. Afterwards forcing him to try his Title for his own-ground the which being almost brought to a tryal in the Country his Lordship removed it to London on purpose to make him to spend money that if possible he might destroy him yet this cruel tyrant doth not rest here but causeth the said Pryor to be arrested the second time and least he should finde out an honest Lawyer which is hard to finde he chooseth him one himself and forceth him to imploy him and many other evils which if they should be mentioned it would be much more labor to relate what the said Pryor hath suffered by this Tyrant alias Lord. I shall onely mention one thing more in relation to the Title of the Land viz. His Lordship having Agents abroad to perswade men equally concerned with the said Pryor not to joyn with him for his Lordship would hot meddle with them onely he was minded to tire out the said Pryor witness Parson Wells his speaking to Thomas Smith of Warmington and Masser of Luddington to William Collings of Thurning His Lordships tyranny and injustice towards the said Pryor hath and doth occasion and continually incourage Delinquents and ill-affected to Parliament and Army his Lordship siding with them That they make it a matter of nothing to worry his Cattle to death strike others with Forks and break their backs Sometimes they break up his close Hedges other times his Gates putting in their Cattle cutting his Horse Ropes in the Field to his intolerable prejudice and vexation These with many other are his daily sufferings besides his ●ears he receiveth by his and the Parliament and Armies enemies telling him he will be for the Parliament again they are his good Masters how mightily they protect him other times if they can take him at an advantage they drag him in to drink the Kings health It is impossible to reckon up his losses crosses vexations and imprisonments that he hath suffered for standing up to maintain the peoples Liberties in Parliament besides that twelve yeers being in the Commissaries Courts for not being subject to some of their Orders before this Parliament began being in continual vexations by the Bishops Declarations by Summers Procters Informers and other of that beastly vermine c. Postscript GEntle Reader Thou hast here presented unto thee a Catalogue of evils undergone by the said William Pryor by which it doth appear that notwithstanding the Reformation that is in the Nation since this Parliament there yet remain great and intolerable oppressions upon some particular persons who without the Parliaments great care to protect and defend in relieving them according to their promises being their and the Kingdoms faithful Friends they are like to be destroyed not onely by their and the Parliaments enemies but by pretended friends as appeareth by this man whose whole Estate was worth by estimation but 17 1. 10 s. per anuum as aforesaid and out of that small Estate hath dis●urst freely by gift and Taxes 76 l. 6 s. 1 d. and besides that hath had unjustly taken from him as he is able to prove 163 l. 6 s. 7 d. being in all the just sum of 239 l. 12 s. 8 d. which is to the full two thirds of his Estate FINIS

THE Countrey-mans COMPLAINT OR A true Account of the Moneys given and lent to the PARLIAMENT since the yeer 1640. By William Pryor of Thurning in the County of Huntington His Means being but 17 l. 10 s. a yeer Together with his Losses Crosses Vexations and Imprisonments by means of the Commitees Justices of the County Lord Mountague of Boudon and Parson Wells of Thurning Who with their Murthering Practises have endevored as much as in them lies the destruction of the said Pryor Humbly presented to Parliament for Justice to be relieved from his Oppressors Jere. 21.12 Execute judgment in the morning and deliver him that u spoiled out of the hands of the oppressor lest my fury go out like fire and burn that none quench it because of the evil of your doings Printed in the Year 1649. A true account of the moneys given and lent to the Parliament since the yeer 1640. by William Pryor of Thurning in the County of Huntington together with the losses crosses vexations and imprisonments undergone by the said William Pryor by the means of the Committees of Huntington by Justices of the County who with their destructive practices have endevored as much as in them lie the destruction of the said Pryor as will appear by this ensuing Catalogue HIs means is worth by estimation but 17 l. 10 s. per annum 1. Lent upon the Propositions in Horse Money and Plate 6 l. paid towards Horses charged 14 s. 3 d. paid for the Scotch Army 12 s. paid for the British Army in Ireland 1 l. 1 s. 6 d. paid for the English Army 16 l. 1 s. 6 d. paid towards the pressing and setting out of Souldiers and for maimed Souldiers Widows and Orphans of such as were slain in the Parliament service 7 s. 4. d. paid towards Voluntiers and Bulworks making 9 s. paid to the Committees for fines and amercements though he himself appeared with Horse and Arms 1 l. 6 s. 7 d. paid towards the maintenance of the Eastern Garrisons for disbanding Foot and Dragoons and paying them a moneths pay 12 s. 6 d. for reducing of Newark 2 s. towards paying the Kingdoms debts 1 l. 7 s. Subsidy 1640 1641. 1 l. 4 s. Poll money 3 s. Contribution and Loan for Ireland 9 s. Carriages taken and impressed 3 s. II. Losses by the Cavaliers viz Two Horses worth 18 l. and a Gelding with Bridles and Saddles and himself taken prisoner to his damage 8 l. and a Mare worth 6 l. III. Towards the raising of recrute for the Army at Saint Ives 17 l. given at the said time three Horses for the service worth 20 l. spent upon five Alarms at Huntington 5 l. spent in the service at the Lord Generals first going out of London 2 l. spent in seting his son out of prison 3 l. Sufferings by the Committee of Huntington IV. Had his Arms seised upon viz. A sword and Fowling Peece with a Pocket Pistol which was none of his and was forced to redeem them out of the Committees Agents hands and to return the Pistol home again he borrowing it onely to assist Lieutenant General Cromwel against Burley and afterwards the Committee under pretence of sending for Cavaliers Arms sent for his and because the Pistol was wanting being none of his he going along with them to Huntington was five days imprisoned by the Committee for not delivering up that which was not his to his damage it being in the midst of Seed time and he having no body to follow his business in his Crop at Harvest 10 l. besides his expense in prison and in promoting a Petition to the Earl of Manchester notwithstanding at the same time they left Cavaliers Arms hanging behinde the door unseised upon although they were told of them V. After this he was summoned before Mr. Castle one of Committee and Mr. Bernard of Huntington by Warrant he appearing it was demanded of him Why he would not pay what was due to Mr. Wells Parson he answered He owed him nothing and if the Parson thought that he owed him any thing the Law and the ordinary Courts of Justice were all open when he should be ready to joyn issue with him to which the Justices replyed That there was an Ordinance of Parliament to enforce the payment of Tithes but he denyed that he owed him any thing To that Mr. Bernard answered That Tithes was due by Scripture instancing that Scripture That thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the Ox that treadeth out the Corn To which he replyed He was none of his Ox neither did he tred out any of his Corn. Whereupon the Justices desist at present and Parson Wells got a Writ and arrested the said Pryor upon which he offered the common bayl which them Bailiff refused sayjng They must have two Subsidy men bound or else he must to prison and upon the same carried him away from his business Cattle getting to his Reek of Grain by reason of his absence to his damage 1 l. And being drawn away by Cavaliers Bailiffs in a most horrid maner beating punching and dragging him through the dirt to prison where he continued fourteen hours to his damage 1 l. And procuring two men to be bound was released and appeared by his Atturney at the next Term yet notwithstanding his bayl was arrested in a most unjust maner for not appearing upon which he was forced to go to London in Harvest to search the Records whether there was any neglect in his Atturney which be found contrary to his damage 7 l. After this the Parson lets the suit fall and goeth to the Committee for a Warrant to distrain upon which the two forementioned Justices grant him a Warrant contrary to their Oaths contrary to the Liberty of the Subject contrary to the 29 Chapter of Magna Charta the English mans Birth-right to break open any Doors or Gates to seise upon any Goods as they that came to distrain did declare The Bailiffs that came to distrain was Masser of Luddington and Wolman of Oundle one of Major Butlers Souldiers When they first came into the yard they asked for him It was replyed He was gone from home whereupon they said He did ow Mr. Wells money and they came to distrain and presently fell to driving away Cattle and they drove away eight Cows and Bullocks worth 2● l. but his wife with those at home endevored to resist saying They came like theeves she demanding their Warrant which they refused to produce the aforesaid Masser run at her with his sword swearing he would run her through upon which she not stirring he striks her thrusts her into a ditch calling her whore and presently drove the Cattle out of the County which they ought not to have done by the Statute and setting Malignants to prize them and sold them unto their and the Parliaments utter enemies within a day or two when as they should have been unfold fifteen days which was to his damage by going to London