2«-» S. VIII. Aug. 20. '59.] 



NOTES AND QUERIES. 



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Powell of Forest Hill, in the county of Oxon, Esq., shew- 

 ing that the pet" said husband having a fyne sett uppon him 

 for his delinquency dyed before payment thereof made, and 

 having di vers great incumbrances charged uppon his Estate, 

 and the Com""" of Oxford disposing of his p'sonall Estate, 

 the pef desires deduccOns and abatem*' accordingly. It 

 is ordered that his case be referred unto M'' Brereton, 

 who is to make report thereof unto this Com"**. Upon 

 the peticon of John Milton desiring to compound for 

 extent upon the estate of the late above said Richard 

 Powell, it is ordered that he be admitted to composicOn 

 accordingly, and that it be referred ut supra." 



" Die Martis, d'o Martij, 1650. 

 " Upon the report of M'. Brereton in the case of John 

 Milton desireinge to compound upon the Act of 1» Au- 

 gust!, 1650, for certaine messuages, lands, and tythes in 

 the said report raenconed, beinge late the lands and pre- 

 misses of Richard Powell late of Forest Hill in the co. of 

 Oxford, gent'., deceased, and extended by the s'^ John 

 Milton upon a statute of five hundred poundes acknow- 

 ledged to him by the said Rich*! Powell and W" Heme, 

 Citizen and Goldsmith of London, as by the s<i report of 

 M"" Brereton and particuler thereunto annexed appeares 

 (coppies whereof are hereunto annexed and attested by 

 our Reg""), it is resolved and soe ordered that the pef be 

 admitted to compound for the premisses att the fine of 

 one hundred and thirty pounds now set, and that upon 

 payment of one moiety of the s"* fine within fourteen© 

 dayes into the Trery att Goldsmiths hall, and producing 

 his acquittance for y« same, the seq":"" of y» premisses 

 shall then be suspended, and y* he doe pay in y* other 

 moiety w'l'in 6 weekes after, and thereupon y" seq«o" shalbe 

 discharged, and the pef, his exo""', ado""", and ass" shall 

 have and enjoy the before menconed premisses soe com- 

 pounded for as well till the said fine of 130' as his owne 

 just debt is fully satisfied according to the Act of 1" Au- 

 gusti, 1650, aforesaid." 



« 4*0 Martij. 1050. 

 " Ordered — That John Milton doe pay into the Trefy 

 att Goldsmiths Hall as a fine imposed according to the 

 late Act of Parliam' of the first of August, 1050, touching 

 Extents, Mortgages, &". the sume of one hundred and 

 thirty pounds, being for an estate belonging to Richard 

 Powell, late of Forest Hill, in the county of Oxford, gent, 

 deceased, and extended by the said John Milton, the one 

 moiety of the s'^ fine w'^in 14 dayes, and the remainder 

 w">in 6 weekes after." 



«' 120 Martij, 1650. 

 "Whereas wee ordered the fowerth of this instant 

 March that John Milton should compound for certaine 

 messuages, lands, and tythes lately belonging to Richard 

 Powell, late of Forest Hill, in the county of Oxford, Gent°. 

 deed, menconed in the report of M^ Brereton to y» s"^ 

 order annexed, and y* he should pay as a fine for y* same 

 the sume of one hundred and thirty poundes, and y* he 

 should pay in a moiety of the s*! fine w'Mn 14 dayes then 

 next, and upon his produceing of an acquittance of his 

 paym« of the s^ moiety the seq'^o" should be suspended, 

 w<='' s<i acquittance is now produced to us. It is therefore or- 

 dered that the s*! soq<^on be accordingly suspended, and y ' the 

 8*1 M'' Milton or his ass«* be permitted to receive the rents, 

 yssues, and proifits of the aforesaid lands and premises 

 accordingly, he having given security for paym* of the 

 second moiety w'Mn the tyme lymitted." 



"27 Martij, 1651. 

 " Whereas wee ordered, 4 Martij, 1650. that John Mil- 

 ton should bee admitted to compound according to the 

 Act of 1"'° Augusti last for certaine messuages, lands, and 

 tythes menconed in the report of M' Brereton and parti- 

 culer thereunto annexed, extended by the s<* John Milton 



upon a statute of 500" acknowledged unto him by Richard 

 Powell, late of Forest Hill in the county of Oxford, gent., 

 deed, and W" Heme, Citizen and Goldsmith of London, 

 and that hee should pay as a fine for the s* premisses 

 the sume of one hundred and thirty poundes then sett, 

 and that upon payment of one moiety of the s"i fine w*Ma 

 14 dayes the seq«o" of the premises should be suspended, 

 and upon paym» of the other moiety within 6 weekes 

 after the seq<=o" of the s^ premises should be discharged. 

 Now, for that it appeares to us by two sev'all acquittances 

 under the hands of the Trefs att Goldsmiths hall, that 

 the s"i John Milton has paid in the full fine. It is there- 

 fore ordered that the s^ John Milton, his executo"'', ad- 

 ministrato", and assignes shall have and enjoy the before 

 menconed premises soe compounded for, as well till the 

 sd fine of 130" as his owne just debt w*'' due interest is 

 fully satisfied and paid according to the s'' act of the 1st 

 of Aug' last, 1650, afores*, intituled An Act touchinge 

 extents, Mortgages, &c., all w<='» the Com''' in the coun- 

 trey, and all others whom it concernes are to take notice 

 of, and see performed accordingly." 



"7 Junij, 1653. 

 " In compliance to an ord"" from y* Court of Aides ( ?) 

 of y 26th of May, 1653, in the case of M" Ann Powell, 

 whereby wee are directed to certifie unto sev'all particu- 

 lers set downe att the bottome of y® s'^ ord' touching the 

 Estate late of Richard Powell, Esq., her late husband, 

 deed. Wee doe hereby certifie that M"^ John Pj-e, second 

 Sonne of S"' Robt. Pj'e, Knight, and John Milton, Esq., 

 have compounded for parcell of the Estate of the said 

 Richard Powell according to y" Act of 1" Aug. 1650i 

 (viz*), the said John Pye for lands of y« yearly value of 

 272' 15', it being a lease for 31 yeares, and his clayme 

 was by vertue of a mortgage thereof made unto y* st* S'' 

 Rob' Pye, and since by him assigned unto the s"* John, 

 upon w'^'' mortgage there was oweing to him the sume of 

 1238', for w^'' estate (respect being had to his s'' debt and 

 damages) the fine was 576' 12« S** w<='» he hath paid into y« 

 Trefy att Goldsmiths hall. And the said M"" Milton hath 

 likewise compounded for an other part of y« s"* M"" Powells 

 Estate upon the said Act, w^i* he valued in his particuler 

 att 80'y poundes per ann. in fee, out of w^"" he was allowed 

 the thirds w'^'' he paid to M" Powell for her dower, and 

 his clayme was by vertue of an extent upon a statute of 

 500' acknowledged unto him by the s"! Richard Powell, 

 for w'l^ (after allowance made for his debt and damages) 

 his fine was 130' which he hath paid into the Trei^y att 

 Goldsmiths hall as by y" severall papers annexed and at- 

 tested by o'' Reg"" more fully appeares. 



" S. M. J. B. 



" A. S. R. M.» 



In the year 1653 this property was released 

 from sequestration; for in one of the Council 

 Books, under the subjoined date, we find the fol- 

 lowing resolution entered : — 



« 26 Oct. 1653. 

 " Upon mocon of M'' Martyn of Councell in the behalfe 

 of M" Anne Powell, widow, relict and administratrix of 

 Richd Powell, late of Forest Hill in the county of Oxford, 

 Esq. deceased, and Richard Powell, sonne and heire of the 

 said Richard Powell, moveing that according to judge- 

 ment of the Court of Articles given the 15"> of July last 

 the lands and estate late of the said Richard Powell may 

 be discharged from sequestracon, and upon reading the 

 certificate made by us to the said Court of Articles the 

 seaventh of June last touching the composicons made 

 with us for the said Estate by, John Pye and John Mil- 

 ton, Esq", upon the Act of the 1*' of August, 1650, and 

 upon consideracon had of the whole matter. Resolved, 

 that the freehold lands formerly morgaged to the said M' 



