PROCEEDINGS FOR COMPOUNDING. l6l 



Commonwealth. George Bowden, of Bowden and Barnby, the 

 son of Nicholas, was the last heir male of the family. Younger 

 branches settled in Leicestershire. 



"By the Commissioners for Compounding etc 

 28 May 1652. 



Upon the petition of George Bowden of Bowden in the County 

 of Derby gent desireing his estate may be discharged according to 

 the late Act of Generall Pardon being not Actually Sequestered 

 the first of December last 1651 as he alleadgeth, and that in 

 order thereunto the Commissioners for Sequestration in the sayd 

 County may certifie whether his estate or any parte thereof stood 

 Actually Sequestered the first of December aforesayd or not It 

 is ordered that the Commissioners for Sequestrations in the sayd 

 County of Derby doe forthwith upon notice hereof certifie 

 unto us whether the estate of the petitioner or any parte thereof 

 stood Actually Sequestered the sayd first of December or not 

 And in case it appeare that the petitioners estate or any parte 

 thereof did not stand Actually Sequestered the sayd first of 

 December that then our Register doe of course drawe upp his 

 discharge. 



Ja : Russell 



Ric : Moore 



WiLLM : MOLINS 

 EdW : WiNSLOW " 



" Gentlemen 



In observance to your order of the 28 of May last in the case of 

 George Bowden of Bowdon in the county of Derby gent we doe 

 hereby humbly certifie that the said George Bowdens estate nor 

 any part thereof was neither seized nor actually sequestered the 

 first of December 1651. Only some depositions for the proofe 

 of his delinquencie taken by 



Gentlemen 



Your humble servants 



Derby. July 16. 1652 " 



