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Privy Seal; besides being harrassed by a political adversary, William Burleton, 
of Heath Farm, who refused his tithes. Mr. Pope’s liberality to the Parliament’s 
cause ought to have secured him more respectful treatment, for he had held the 
living forty-nine years; but he was turned out in 1646, we must suppose on the 
ground of “Insufficiency” by reason of age; for nothing else was brought 
against him. His death occurred about two years later. See 12th March, 1646, 
for Burleton. ] 
27th February. Sold out of Langley Wood for the use of the State to William 
Bowles, of Sarum, six oaks for £7, and to William Whittyer, of Sarum, four 
hollow oaks for firewood, for £3. 
[William Booth, gent., and George Thomas, gent., are become tenants to the 
State for several parts of the Marquis of Hertford’s estate in the Collingbourns, 
Stapleford, Amesbury, West Dean, &c., for £450, with stipulations too long to 
recite. After sundry receipts dated here and at Devizes, occur the words :—] “ This 
bargain is taken off above.” [‘‘ Above” means in London. ] 
28th February to 2nd March. James Oviatt, £10.—Jerome Webb, of 
Winterbourn, £10.—Thomas Batter, £5.— Richard Pile, of Great Amesbury, £5, 
and at the same time Mr. William Pyle, of Baverstock, through his servant, 
William Barrett, shewed that he had paid £12 in Dorset, and now adds £28 for 
Wiltshire—Mr. Jasper Westley, of Whitley, having previously paid £10 to 
Major Wansey, now subscribes £20 more. Mr. Skilling, of Draycot, a recusant, 
for his warren at Fosbury, and coppice of twelve acres, to pay £40, besides £20 
to Mrs. Skilling for her thirds.—Edward Poore, of Durrington, gent., being 
convented before us on suspicion; but he having taken the Negative Oath and 
subscribed £8 now frees him from the supposed delinquency. 
Mr. William Tooker, of Britford, is charged as follows—that he being Bailiff 
of Salisbury, read all the King’s proclamations, but refused to publish those that 
were set forth by the Parliament. He now compounds for £50, ten pounds 
being allowed for two horses which Captain Ewen had. For the payment of his 
debts, which are considerable, his real and most of his personal estate was 
conveyed to his brother, Edward Tooker, Esq., long before these times. We 
therefore accept the above in full discharge. [Dated at Longford Castle; both 
brothers signing. See 19th January, 1645.] 
3rd March. William Grove, of Guston, in the parish of Chalk. Thomas 
Hayward, of Normanton, and William Hayward, of Durnford, £5 each. From 
Warminster Mr. John Fisher and Mr. Edward Middlecot, each £10. Mr. 
Middlecot had at various times shown his affection to the Parliament by setting 
forth horse and arms under Sir Edward Hungerford. 
Mr. Walter Biss, minister of Bishopstrowe, being convented before us for 
delinquency, hath taken the Negative Oath, and for his personal and temporal 
estate in Cheesegrove subscribed £20, which we accept in full discharge, con. 
ceiving his estate to be under £200. 
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