By F. A. Carrington, Esq. 151 



£ S. D. 



Tidcomb, Michael, of Devizes, Wilts 0217 00 00 



Thinn, Sir James, of Longleace, County Wilts, with fifty 



pounds per annum settled 3100 00 00 



Townson, John, Brunihil, Wilts, Clerk 0320 00 00 



Wallis, Edward, of Trowbridge, Wilts 0050 00 00 



Windebank, Sir Thomas, of Haines, Wilts 0810 00 00 



Yerbury, Edward, of Trowbridge, Wilts, Gent 0190 00 00 



Young, John, Durnford, Wilts, Gent 0635 00 00 



Yerbury, John, of Trowbridge, Wilts 0001 13 04 " 



The entire list contains the names of 3197 persons, residing in all 

 parts of England, of whom 258 had to pay £1000 or more, but it 

 must not be supposed that the sums here specified were the whole 

 of the losses of the Wiltshire nobility and gentry on this occasion, 

 as there is no doubt that those who were actively concerned forfeited 

 their whole property, and were not allowed to compound. 



In order to shew the present value of the amounts paid, it 

 may be proper to mention that Bishop Fleetwood in his "Chronicon 

 Preciosum," states that the market price of wheat in 1655, was 

 £1 13a. 4d. a quarter, and of malt, £1 per quarter. 



The originals of the two papers following, are in the Library of 

 the British Museum, Additional MS., No. 6508, p. 141. 

 " Gentellmen, 



" I delivered both my letters for the county of Willts to the Comittie, thare 

 is but one Comittie in the county, thay receved itt verey — and tould me thay 

 would put the ordenance in execution speedly. The parties I delievered my 

 letter is Mr. Hill of Salsbery, and Mr. Good of the same place, and Mr. Marten, 

 father and sunne both of Malberey, the solict is Mr. Frinch, dwells at Warmes- 

 ster. Mr. John Poulton is sequestrator and colector, Mr. Hill is Trer. new, 

 Mr. James Godward father and sunne was, Mr. Ditton was, and Mr. Gess and 

 Mr. Stokes, thea ware Trers. when the Comittie ware devided into scaverall 

 Parties — in the county — my letters has sett them together by the earcs. One 

 w^*" an other tha begine to impech one another, somme of them will be liard put 

 to give accoumpt, I cannot discover what monies thay have by them, thay say 

 none : there will be a mater of 2000 pounds in Rents to come in new. I have 

 sent you a note of the last information I could gett : somme of them have greet 

 accoumpts to give, thare Comitio of Accoumpts never acted as yett, soe I couceve 

 thay have greet accompts to give. I am gon ft'or Sumersetshere, soe in haste, I 

 lUst 



" Yours in what I may ia this my sarvice, 

 " Malbcry, the 23 of September, 1648. HUGH J USTICE." 



" Information yivtn by Capt. Jlumphrie Dimocke at Malhirey ; he ihcell att 

 London, bill wa» there new : the information teas tjivi-n him hi/ Mr. Langbriff(je, 

 ihirll 1,1 Miilburey : titcir informntion in about Midbcrci/. 



