136 PROCEEDINGS FOR COMPOUNDING. 



" Right honoble, 



In obedience to his Matyes writ and directions 

 from yor Lopps for prperation of a shipp in the Countie of 

 Derbie for his Matyes service I have caused to be assessed 

 and taxed the sume of 3,5ooli. in the rateing whereof upon the 

 severall towneships I have governed myself (as much as might be) 

 by such pubHque payments as have bine usuall in the said 

 County. 



The perticular sume of everie Constablerie is mentioned in the 

 schedule here inclosed wth distinction of the charge of the 

 Clergie according to yor Lops appointment And some addition 

 is therein proposed to be raised out of prtended exempt places 

 from their towneships for supplie of others unable to pay. And 

 although some part of the money in the said schedule in reguard 

 of the povertie of the parties cannot wthout great pressure be 

 prsently leavyed nor the rates of some impropriate tythes and 

 some other thinges for the prsent be distrayned for, because the 

 owners thereof reside not in the County whereby one hundred 

 pounds and upwards is not yet come to my hands. Yet in my 

 desire of expediteing the service I have brought up the whole 

 sume of 3,50011. humbly desireing that if I finde any absolute 

 refusall to pay the said sume of looli. and upward to me I may 

 have the honorable assistance of this Board to helpe myselfe. 

 And soe I shall remaine to be commanded by your Lopps. 

 In all humblenes, 



John Harpur. 27 Feb. 1636." * 



The persistency with which he supported the Council seems to 

 have rendered him specially obnoxious to the Parliament men. 



On January loth, 1645, Sir John Harpur of Swarkeston was 

 ordered by the Commissioners to settle;^! 10 per annum, viz., 

 ;!^2o per annum upon the vicar of Barrow, ^^40 per annum upon 

 the church at Ticknall, and ;£^o per annum upon the church of 

 Repton ; for which he was to be allowed ^583, reduced his 



* Dom. State Papers, Charles I., ccciii., No. 135. 



