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February 6th to 10th. Mr. Wilkinson delivered in upon the Propositions two 
muskets, two pair of bandaliers, a case of pistols, and a carabine, worth £3, and 
40 shillings in money.—Francis Matthews, of Burton Ball, £5.—Francis Collyer 
and John Merret, of Hanging Langford, £5 each.—Thomas Miles, of Wroughton, 
a black mare worth £6.—Robert Blake, of Wishford, £10, besides a horse lent 
to Sir William Waller.—John Newman, of Charlton, and Rowland Newman, each 
£20.—John Chubb, in behalf of the widow Audras, of Bulford, £10.—Richard 
Ratway, in behalf of Henry Poynter, of Bulford, £5.—Francis Weeks, of 
Amesbury, £2U.—Mr. John Lynch, of Downton, £7 10s. in a bay horse— 
William Lawes, of Broadchalk, £20.—Thomas Wheeler, £5. 
10th February. John Lawes, of Broadchalk, tithingman, is accused by 
Ambrose Newe and John Randell as follows. When the Lord Hopton was at 
Winchester, just before Cheriton fight, Lawes came to the house of Edmund 
White in order to impress him for the King’s service, though sixty years of age, 
and lying sick in bed. My. Hudson, another witness, testified that when Lawes 
was offered the press-money as a substitute, he refused it, saying that the 
substitute he required was the old man’s son, then in the Parliament's service. 
He compelled the old man to arise, though he trembled too much to put on or 
off his clothes; and in fact died within six weeks, declaring that Lawes had been 
the death of him.‘ Lawes being now brought prisoner to Falstone, pays £10 for 
- his enlargement. 
[Francis Barber, of Burbage, yeoman, had two sons (though against the will 
of one of them) in the Royal army, and had himself served there for three weeks. 
But his especial enemy was Giles Davis, who, as constable of the parish, had. 
impressed two of his carts for the service of Sir William Waller, while that 
general was besieging Devizes in July, 1643. The battle of Roundway following 
immediately after, gave the upper hand to the aggrieved farmer, who forthwith 
made his way, aecompanied by his wife, into the victorious ranks of the Royalists 
in Devizes, where his two sons were serving under the command of Colonel 
Pierce, and induced that officer to march with force and arms into the territory 
of his neighbour, Giles Davis, and make reprisals in the form of two horses, 
assuring him withal that it was his full intention not to leave him while he was 
worth a groat. With the addition of two more captured waggons which he was 
permitted to carry off from the field of Roundway fight, Mr. Barber was 
sufficiently repaid. Testified by Giles Davis and Edmund Pearson. No fine 
recorded. | 
February 12th to 17th. On the Propositions or for their twenty-fifths. 
George Minety, of Hummington, £5.—Mr. Nicholas Grove, £5.—Robert Munday, 
of Great Durnford, and John Blandford, of Marten, £5.—Mr. John Lynch, 
second appearance. He formerly paid to Capt. Francis Thistlethwayte £20 
by Sir Edward Hungerford’s order. He now gives more £6 10s.—Mr. 
John Penny, of Bulford, £5.—Robert Wansborough, of Shrewton, £5.—Mr. 
Jerome Topp, £10.—Robert Wadman, alias Typper, of Sarum, a King’s soldier, 
- imprisoned here three weeks, is discharged, on his taking the Covenant, paying 
£1, and promising another £1 in a month.—Mistress Susan Hobbes, of Downton, 
widow, £4. She formerly sent in to the garrison stationed in West Dean House 
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