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whatsoever_o shall_v be_v prove_v to_o be_v due_a from_o her_o husband_n to_o the_o state_n which_o they_o refuse_v whereupon_o this_o deponent_a and_o the_o say_a cousin_n offer_v to_o enter_v bond_n that_o within_o 14_o day_n upon_o answer_n from_o the_o say_v john_n hedworth_n if_o any_o thing_n appear_v due_a we_o will_v pay_v it_o down_o but_o the_o commissioner_n will_v have_v we_o to_o engage_v to_o make_v good_a what_o be_v preâ—ended_v to_o be_v due_a from_o mr._n george_n grace_n which_o thing_n we_o refuse_v because_o we_o know_v the_o good_n so_o drive_v be_v not_o the_o good_n of_o mr._n grace_n but_o mr._n hedworths_n as_o this_o deent_n offer_v there_o 3_o several_a time_n to_o depose_v but_o the_o say_a commissioner_n refuse_v to_o take_v any_o proof_n that_o the_o say_v good_n be_v the_o only_a proper_a good_n of_o the_o say_v john_n hedworth_n and_o this_o deponent_a further_a make_v oath_n that_o be_v certain_o know_v the_o good_n at_o that_o time_n so_o drive_v be_v 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of_o the_o action_n and_o bargain_n of_o the_o say_a esquire_n hedworth_n and_o in_o his_o absence_n manage_v his_o affair_n and_o business_n for_o he_o jur._n coram_fw-la commissariis_fw-la 9_o july_n 1651._o ralph_n grace_n r._n m._n vera_fw-la copia_fw-la these_o forego_n be_v the_o copy_n of_o 2_o order_n mention_v in_o the_o forego_n petition_n that_o be_v read_v in_o open_a court_n to_o prove_v the_o cattle_n take_v away_o to_o be_v the_o proper_a good_n of_o john_n hedworth_n esquire_n and_o these_o two_o follow_a paper_n be_v copy_n of_o affidavit_n produce_v in_o open_a court_n to_o prove_v the_o sub-commissioner_n slight_v and_o contemn_v the_o order_n serve_v upon_o they_o from_o the_o commissioner_n sit_v at_o haberdasher_n hall_n john_n hedworth_n of_o harraton_n in_o the_o county_n of_o durham_n esquire_n make_v oath_n that_o upon_o the_o six_o day_n of_o august_n 1650_o be_v before_o the_o commissioner_n for_o sequestration_n at_o durham_n with_o a_o order_n from_o the_o chief_a commissioner_n at_o london_n for_o put_v he_o in_o possession_n of_o his_o land_n which_o order_n sir_n arthur_n haselrig_n will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o obey_v but_o question_v this_o deponent_a how_o he_o come_v in_o possession_n of_o several_a of_o they_o unto_o which_o this_o deponent_a make_v answer_n that_o part_n of_o they_o he_o have_v and_o enjoy_v by_o expiration_n of_o lease_n and_o part_n of_o other_o by_o judgement_n at_o law_n and_o that_o he_o have_v several_a trial_n of_o that_o nature_n to_o come_v before_o the_o judge_n at_o durham_n the_o next_o assize_n which_o be_v within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o upon_o which_o sir_n arthur_n haselrig_n tell_v this_o deponent_a that_o he_o sue_v for_o nothing_o but_o what_o belong_v to_o the_o state_n whereas_o the_o house_n and_o land_n for_o which_o this_o deponent_a sue_v and_o upon_o which_o he_o have_v seal_v lease_n of_o ejectment_n and_o expect_v trial_n be_v his_o own_o inheritance_n and_o not_o sequester_v for_o his_o or_o any_o other_o delinquency_n and_o that_o at_o the_o same_o time_n sir_n arthur_n haselrig_n turn_v he_o about_o in_o the_o court_n and_o open_o command_v col._n wren_n that_o at_o the_o judge_n come_v to_o town_n he_o shall_v repair_v unto_o they_o and_o cause_v they_o not_o to_o suffer_v any_o proceed_n in_o court_n whatsoever_o that_o have_v relation_n to_o any_o pretend_a land_n of_o the_o say_v deponent_a by_o which_o mean_v this_o deponent_a dare_v not_o go_v on_o with_o his_o trial_n whereby_o this_o deponent_a sustain_v very_o much_o loss_n and_o damage_n and_o this_o deponent_a further_a say_v that_o upon_o the_o 13_o of_o february_n 1650._o presenting_z himself_o with_o his_o council_n before_o the_o say_a commissioner_n sit_v then_o at_o durham_n and_o that_o with_o a_o second_o order_n from_o the_o chief_a commissioner_n at_o london_n for_o their_o obedience_n to_o the_o first_o which_o they_o refuse_v whereupon_o this_o deponent_n council_n mr._n john_n heath_n make_v the_o warrantableness_n of_o his_o cause_n to_o appear_v unto_o they_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o order_n and_o advice_n they_o last_o receive_v from_o the_o chief_a commissioner_n at_o london_n whereunto_o mr._n thomas_n dallivale_n be_v one_o of_o the_o sub-commissioner_n then_o sit_v at_o durham_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o the_o say_v deponent_a and_o mr._n heath_n his_o council_n that_o notwithstanding_o they_o have_v public_a order_n present_v unto_o they_o yet_o many_o time_n they_o receive_v private_a instruction_n to_o the_o contrary_a or_o word_n to_o that_o effect_n jur._n cotum_n commissariis_fw-la july_n 2._o 1651._o john_n hedworth_n r.m._n vera_fw-la copia_fw-la ralph_n grace_n of_o harraton_n in_o the_o country_n of_o durham_n gentleman_n make_v oath_n that_o upon_o the_o eleven_o day_n of_o june_n last_o he_o together_o with_o george_n grace_n of_o harraton_n esquire_n do_v deliver_v unto_o the_o commissioner_n for_o sequestration_n in_o the_o say_a county_n two_o order_n of_o the_o honourable_a the_o commissioner_n for_o compound_v the_o one_o bear_v date_n the_o 23_o of_o may_v 1651._o concern_v the_o examination_n of_o witness_n in_o the_o case_n of_o george_n grace_n of_o harraton_n aforesaid_a esquire_n and_o to_o return_v the_o examination_n in_o five_o week_n from_o the_o say_v 25._o of_o may_n and_o the_o other_o bear_v date_n the_o 28_o of_o may_v 1651._o whereby_o the_o say_v commissioner_n be_v order_v to_o send_v up_o to_o the_o say_a commissioner_n for_o compound_v the_o proof_n upon_o oath_n whereupon_o they_o judge_v the_o cattle_n take_v from_o john_n hedworth_n of_o harraton_n esquire_n to_o be_v the_o cattle_n of_o george_n grace_n esquire_n and_o to_o examine_v witness_n on_o both_o side_n if_o desire_v and_o to_o make_v return_n thereof_o within_o ten_o day_n after_o notice_n of_o the_o say_a order_n and_o both_o the_o say_a order_n be_v enter_v in_o
arthur_n and_o judge_v he_o so_o godly_a just_a and_o honest_a as_o the_o like_a can_v scarce_o be_v find_v in_o england_n and_o my_o uncle_n have_v high_a obligation_n upon_o he_o to_o sir_n arthur_n for_o be_v so_o zealous_a for_o he_o in_o 1641._o in_o deliver_v his_o petition_n to_o the_o then_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o reparation_n for_o his_o foresay_a suffering_n they_o do_v not_o regard_v the_o aforesaid_a affront_n do_v to_o my_o elder_a brother_n but_o bless_v themselves_o in_o the_o happiness_n they_o be_v like_a to_o enjoy_v by_o have_v so_o good_a a_o man_n as_o they_o then_o repute_v sir_n arthur_n to_o be_v to_o be_v their_o governor_n and_o so_o make_v it_o their_o work_n to_o be_v serviceable_a with_o all_o respect_n to_o he_o and_o the_o public_a interest_n which_o they_o conceive_v to_o be_v concern_v in_o he_o and_o have_v a_o extraordinary_a fair_a visible_a correspondency_n with_o he_o they_o take_v the_o opportunity_n some_o year_n ago_o to_o write_v a_o 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