342 The Wiltshire Compounders. 
their power, he, through compulsion, joined in the Royalist com- 
mission aforesaid; though at the same time he protected many 
of the Parliament’s friends, as indicated by the following certificates, 
directed to the Goldsmith’s Hall Committee :— 
“We the inhabitants of the Hundred of Westbury do hereby humbly certify 
that Edward Yerbury of Trowbridge in the County of Wilts, being about two 
years since past a commissioner for the King, demeaned himself very courteously 
towards us and the rest of the inhabitants of this Hundred, And we are confident 
that by his means and persuasion we and the whole Hundred were much eased 
in our fines. In witness whereof, &c. 2 Nov. 1645. 
“JoHn Gipss, Mayor Rozsert Botton SeFrton JoNnzEs 
“Tomas Kina, Minister Joun Buresss THEOPHILUS LANE 
“JoHn GawEN Church- Jonn CauntoR THomas PEATEN 
“JoHN STEPHENS : wardens THomas CLARK NicHotas PHipp 
“RatpH ALDRIDGE Con-JoHN CocKELL THomas PHIPP 
“GEORGE GERRISH sta- JoHN CowazRD Enw.Pogrtron [or Paction] 
“Witt. MEREWETHER ) blesJoHN CROME WILLiam STANTOR 
“Joun Amior Epmunp FieGins Hues Warts 
“ZacHaRy BayLy JoHN GBEENHILL Rosert WHATLEY 
“THOMAS BEDFORD JOHN GRIMELL JOHN WHITAKER 
“James BLATCH JOHN Hancock JOHN WILKINS 
The like from Whorwelsdown Hundred, signed by Robert Beach, 
John Bennet, William Blagden, Thomas Carpenter, William Harris, 
George Markes, Anthony Martyn, Henry Martyn, John Ruddle, 
and John Stillman. 
The like from Bradford Hundred, signed by John Earle, Robert 
Ffet, George Godwin, George Grant, Walter Grant, Thomas Malt- 
man, Paul Methwin, and Matthew Smith. 
The like from Melksham, signed by Thomas Flower, Sen., Thomas 
Flower, Jun., Jeremy Gough, Nicholas Rutty, Isaac Self, and 
Walter Webb. 
Mr. Yerbury also obtained a helping hand from his neighbour, 
the renowned John Ashe, whose dominant voice at the London 
board we have already had frequent occasion to notice :— 
“To my worthy good friend Mr. Dallison at Haberdashers Hall, Theseo— 
“ Westminster, 2nd Nov. 1646. 
“Str; I do heartily thank you for your care in the business that concerned 
Mr. Edward Yerbury, and for your respect to me in that and other business. I 
shall be ready upon all occasions to answer your love and respect shewed to me 
or any of my friends. It is so, as Mr. Hill and Mr, Darley know very well,that — 
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