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thereto before the year’s end, he is to surrender the house and garden to him. 
His brother, Thomas Bennet, engageth to see this bargain performed. (A 
subsequent entry says :—)* This is assigned to the minister of the place.” 
10th June. John Salph, of Stapleford, clerk. His delinquency was shown by 
his advising his neighbours to pay no taxes to Sir Edward Hungerford or other 
of the Parliament’s commanders, they being all rebels by the King’s proclamation. 
He also gave information against Mr. Wall, the minister there, and divers others, 
thereby occasioning them great trouble and fines. His estate being weak we 
accept of £10, for which William Biggs is security. 
12th June. William Smith is become tenant to the State for the parsonage 
of Kingston Deverill for this year ending Lady-Day next, at £80. He is to 
discharge all duties and payments. The parsonage formerly belonged to Mr. 
Aylesbury, a great delinquent. 
16th June. The Committee of the West to the Wilts Committee Gentlemen, 
Sir John Evelyn [of West Dean], in regard of the great spoil of his houses in 
Wiltshire, will be destitute of fit accommodation for himself, wife and family, 
when he shall come down upon the service of the Parliament. We desire that 
whomsoever he may appoint may be put into possession of the houses, gardens, 
orchards, and option thereunto belonging, late in the occupation of Dr. Nicholas, 
‘in the Close of Sarum, there to remain till further order from this Committee or 
the two Houses of Parliament. So we rest. Your loving friends, 
EDMUND PRIDEAUX. Witiiam SYDENHAM, 
EpwarD HUNGERFORD. Epmunp HueHeEs. 
RicHarRD ALDWORTH. Tomas Moore. 
JoHN Dove. JoHN NorRTHCOTE, 
Tuomas Honpecss. 
22nd June. Edward Lucas, of Fovant, a Papist, but not in arms, compounds 
for his tenement at Fovant by subscribing to pay £5 in forty days, and £5 more 
at Lady-Day following. He is to pay all contributions; and his thirds are also 
included. 
25th June. Henry Whitmarsh, of Sarum, a delinquent. His house, near St. 
Thomas’s Church, is now rented by Anthony Maynard for £3, and allowed him 
for arrears, he being a soldier in the Parliament’s service. 
Idem. Mr. Richard Miles is tenant for Steeple Langford parsonage, formerly 
belonging to Henry Collyer, at £180; to be employed to no other use than for 
the minister who shall be set there; reserving the fifths to the wife and children 
of Mr. Collyer. 
1st July. Mr. William Helmes, of Chilmarke, hath taken the Negative Oath. 
_ Mr. Thomas Coombes, of Teffont-Ewias, hath appeared before this Committee, 
and by reason of the weakness of his estate compounded for £10, to be paid 
12th October next. He hath also taken the National Covenant, and is thereby 
discharged of the sequestration of his estate. (Subsequent entry.) Half respited 
for poverty. 
