26 Records of the Rising in the West, A.D. 1655. 
This seems to show that Edward Penruddock was in Paris at this 
period. We hear of him again from Manning :—! 
“Cologne, Noy. 1, 1655. Anon. Letter of Intelligence. 
Captain John Shelton Captain Lieutenant to Colonel Killegrew, is sent by 
Hyde for England, as an additional agent for the West of England. He is 
allied to the Grenvilles. The Lord Craven will come over, if he can get your 
pass, which take notice of. 
Mr. John Gorge, brother to the Colonel of County of Somerset, Mr. Heywood 
of Sarnm, Mr. Richard, and John Kitson, and Penruddock the six clerk were 
engaged with Wagstaffe. They were joyed here that you release prisoners on 
bail, and especially for the Marquis of Hertford, who we hear now is at my Lord 
Capels and at liberty.” 
And after much gossip he proceeds :— 
‘*T most heartily thank you for your care of my supplies, as also for the care 
you have had of me, in giving me safe addresse to you, and observing mine.” 
Then saying that letters may probably have to go by Calais, 
Zealand, or Holland, instead of Dunkirk, in consequence of the breach 
with Spain, he adds :— 
“‘Once more I intreat’ you to let me have with the first, a letter of credit to 
lie by me for a dead lift.” 
Strangely ominous words! Manning was soon after detected, 
and being credited with this and other “ dead lifts,” received pay- 
ment by execution. He was shot by order of Charles II., after 
some species of trial. 
The next information of Edward Penruddock is after the Restor- 
ation :— 
“State Papers, Domestic. A.D. 1660. Vol. xx. No. 84. Peton of Edward 
Penruddock Esq. to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty. 
The humble Petition of Edward Penruddock Esq. 
Humbly sheweth 
That your petitioners friends in 1632 procured a patent of the reversion of 
Mr. Robinson’s office, one of the six clerks in Chancery and payed his late 
Majesty 2500£ for it. 
In 1638 Mr. Robinson dying before your petitioner could obtain his admission 
into the office he paid* 5500£ more into the Treasury, which he borrowod at in- 
terest and yet{oweth. 
That in 1642 going with his late Mate to Oxford he continued there in his 
14 Thurloe, 101. 
* No, 85 has ‘*he was forced to paie £5500 in.” 
