314 The Wiltshire Compounders. 
gent., a “recusant,” that is, a Romanist; but not charged with 
* delinquency.” 
“To the honourable the Committee for compounding. The humble petition of 
John Stephens, of Conock—Sheweth, that two third parts of the estate of Juhn 
Onyon, of Horton, in the parish of Bishops Cannings, was sequestered about four 
years since for his recusancy; that the whole estate being valued at £120 per 
annum, the said two thirds only amounted to £80. But your petitioner can and 
shall be ready to make it appear that the whole estate is worth £240, and so the 
two thirds are £160. And so much is and has been formerly offered for the 
same to the Committee of the county ; but they, through some underhand dealing 
of his, the said Onyon, have not harkened unto it. Your petitioner prays your 
honourable order to the now Committee of the County strictly to examine the 
truth of the premises, that the State and Commonwealth be not defrauded. 19th 
February, 1651.” 
Endorsed :—“ The Committee in the county to examine and certify.” 
Result not known, but see more respecting Onyon’s estate in the 
History of Devizes. 
Ricuarp Petree, of Devizes, draper. His delinquency lay in 
his having “adhered unto the forces raised against the Parliament ”’ 
—in what capacity not stated. In his petition, presented in April, 
1649, he affirms that “ he was never a Member of Parliament, nor 
judge, nor officer towards the law common or civil, nor sergeant 
councillor or attorney, nor clergyman master or fellow of a college.” 
His fine was £45, levied at a sixth on a freehold messuage or tene- 
ment in Devizes called The Swan, worth £15 a year. 
Georce Prenruppocks, of Broadchalk, Esq., son of Sir Thomas 
Penruddocke, of Illingbury. The papers containing his ease are 
very copious, but they principally relate to matters outside of 
Wiltshire. His only possessions in this county were a small farm 
at Broadchalk for the term of three lives, holden of St. Nicholas’ 
Hospital at Sarum, at £10 in corn and money; worth before the 
troubles £15 more—and secondly, the rectory of Broadchalk, Bur- 
chalk, and Alston, held of King’s College, Cambridge, at a rent of 
£44 10s.; thirty-six quarters of wheat, forty-one quarters of malt, 
and forty fat sheep ; worth £150 above the said rent. He complains 
that all the household goods of three well-furnished houses have 
