152 Composition for Edates in Wilts. 



" A farme att Al Cannings of Mr. Goddards of Salisbery sequestered, it was 

 left to his wife to receve the Rents, it beinge about £80 per anum, and uoe 

 benifite to the state. 



" Sir John Glan^dll's estate beinge sequestered, and orders from aboue to sell 

 the stocke and to let yestate : nothing dune therein. 



" My Lord Semer's estate being wourth 3000 pounds and great parte of itt 

 quit Rents, was let for £400, since the Cuntery was in the Parlomcnts power. 



'' That Mr. Moris of Badberey being proved a delinquent by six witnesses or 

 more, and his land worth 160 pounds a yere besides his stocke worth 1000' p., 

 yett was not sequestred. 



" Mr WUl. Fieher of Lidington being a Commissioner and Trer. for the King's 

 party, and a charge proved by Mr. Edward Goddard and John Langbiidge, yett 

 M. richer was not sequestred, his estate wourth 200' p. anum. 



" Mr. Browne of Shefford being proved a papist, and in Armes, his estate 

 worth £200 p. anum, was let at micheallmas last at £70 to Mr. Browne's baley, 

 and £1000 profered for his stock, and secueritie for the munies, was soiild to his 

 baly for £400 p. 



"Mr. Henery Hedges of "Wanberey beinge proued a delinquent, was not se- 

 questred but comepounded for £20 p. anum heaveing besides his stocke. 



" A maner of Lord Caselhaven's, a Rebell in lerland, being sequestred, was 

 let to his Ladey for £80, yet nothing pade. 



" That a charge of delinqencie beinge brought to the Comitte against Mr. 

 Staples a counselor, being in Armes, yett nothing was done against him. 



" Mr. Goddard of Swindon, a Commissioner for the Kinge, was lined £20 by 

 the Comittie, he heaving £600 p. anum. 



" A charge of delinquence being brought against John "Woodard, baley to Mr. 

 Browne a papest, the Comittie toke noe notice of the said charge, though the 

 wittnesses ware free boulders, and men of good reput, he being worth £1000. 



" There beinge £200 proffered for Mr. Browne's farmes att Lurgesall for this 

 yere, the Comittie of Salberey let for £60 p. to his lady. 



"That Mr. Langley being a Leftenent in the King's armie, compounded for 

 £20, being worth £80 p. anum, besides his stock and never sequestred. 



" John Brunson of Ogborne being proved a delinquent and sequestred, and 

 compounded for £20, being worth £70 p. aniun besides his stocke. 



" S'' WUl. Master estate at minsall, (Mildenhall) tenanted to Mr. Hulber of 

 Malberey, noe accoumpt this 3 yeres." 



Addressed on the outside 



" For the Trers. for Sequestrat, sitting at Gildhall, London, theiswith speed." 



Docketed in another hand writing, 



"Wilts, 23''Septem., 1648, Hugh Justice." 



It should be observed that the Decimation of the Estates of the 

 Delinquents in 1655, after the revolt of Penruddock and Grove was 

 a much more serious matter than the Sequestration and Composi- 

 tion of 1643, which was by an ordinance of the Parliament of April 



