372 The Falstone Day-Book. 
at £100 for the term ending next Michaelmas. He also takes “ The Lamb,” in 
Sarum, and the old-rents in Wilton, Newton, and Wiley, at £5.—(Subsequent 
entry in August, 1647.) William Coles undertakes Barnes's bargain. 
2nd April. Jonathan Hill and William Stone are tenants for Sir George 
Penruddocke’s parsonage of Chalke at £100, besides quarterings and the rent 
due to King’s College, Cambridge. 
Roger Thorpe, of Sarum, acted as chirurgeon in the King’s army. He has 
now signed the Negative Oath, and his estate being mean we accept of £5. 
—Raynaldo Thorpe, of Sarum, holds £100 of his brother John Thorpe’s money, 
and is to pay for the twentieth part £5—altered to £10. 
Mr. John Falconer subscribes £5 for his twenty-fifth, and engages to take the 
Covenant when tendered publickly in Sarum.—Roger Upton, of Sarum, a soldier 
in Capt. Windover’s band, has taken the Negative Oath ; and his estate being 
under £100 we accept of £5. 
Benjamin Lewes, of Wincaunton, is become tenant to the State for one year 
commencing last Lady-Day, for the manor, demesne, and old-rents of Horning- 
sham, belonging to William Arundel, a recusant, at three score pounds paid 
quarterly ; besides all payments, quarterings of soldiers, and the thirds payable 
to Mr. Arundel—Provided that if it appear that Mr. Arundel is also a delinquent 
and within the compass of the Ordinance for sequestration, then the tenant is to 
pay those thirds to this Committee; reserving and excepting out of this grant 
all woods and underwoods, which the tenant is not to meddle with; neither are 
this Committee to dispose of during the term hereby granted. 
8rd April. Mr. Richard South, of Dinton, well affected to the Parliament’s 
cause, as shown by several previous donations, offers £5 for his twenty-fifth part. 
—Respited till further order. [It never appears to have been paid.] 
7th April. Mr. Walker, the minister of Chilmark. It was charged against 
him that he held correspondence with the enemy, misled many to bear arms 
against the Parliament, and brought contempt upon the Directory. His 
parsonage had consequently been sequestered. On the other hand he had paid 
£60 to Colonel Ludlow, and he now pays £20, and promises another £20 by the 
24th June; all which, amounting to £100, we accept for his personal estate and 
for his living at Tisbury, being a chattel. Mr. Fice will take bond for the other — 
£20. 
The Earl of Marlborough. William Ley, Esq., and Richard Fitz have become 
tenants to the State for the manor of Teffont Ewyas and the demesnes there, 
the estate of the Earl of Marlborough, a delinquent in arms, for one year ending 
Lady-Day next, at £100. Arthur Harris and Ambrose Edwards, two other 
tenants, receive warning. (Subsequent entry.) Mr. John Shirley is now tenant 
for the old-rents of North Tidworth belonging to the Countess of Marlboreugh, 
to pay £10 till Michaelmas besides the Countess’s fifths. Afterwards for the 
said rents and fifteen acres of Ash-rudge Coppice in Chute £20 in clear rent. 
