1665.] OE TFIE MARQUIS OF WORCESTER. 273 



&quot; The Petitioner dotli further allege that the six thou 

 sand pounds [6000] owing by him to Mr. Hall, and for 

 which Mr. Hall hath obtained a judgment against the 

 Petitioner, is part of that very 9 5,000 advanced in the 

 service of your royal father. 



&quot; I find likewise that Mr. Hall hath assigned this judg 

 ment to your Majesty, and all the time of that assign 

 ment was indebted to your Majesty five or six hundred 

 pounds. 



&quot; But I am humbly of opinion, that though your Ma 

 jesty may by your prerogative release this judgment 

 thus assigned, yet it will not be fit for your Majesty to 

 do it as this case is, because then your Majesty will 

 stand obliged to make good to Mr. Hall so much money 

 as would remain due to him after your Majesty s debt 

 [is ?] satisfied, which is in effect to put your Majesty in 

 the Petitioner s place for payment of Mr. Hall s debt. 



&quot;Nevertheless the Petitioner s case being very worthy 

 of relief, I do humbly consider it fit for your Majesty 

 to reserve the consideration of his satisfaction to some 

 better occasion. 



&quot;HENEAGE FINCH.&quot; 



Among family documents at Badminton House is the 

 following draft, which may relate to the foregoing 

 petition : 



u The Case of Edward Marquis of Worcester, &c. 



&quot; Edward, Marquis of Worcester is indebted 6000 

 unto John Hall, Esq. the Eeceiver for the Counties of 

 Gloucester, Monmouth, and Hereford, &c. 



u John Hall assigns this judgment to the King, whose 

 prerogative interfering, John Hall s debt of 6000 will 

 affect the Earl of Worcester s estate, and obstruct the 

 other creditors from their respective satisfactions, by 

 the former settlement of my Lord of Worcester s. 



