DESTKTJCTION OF AHWENACK. 53 



These are to require you on sight hereof to forbeare to injure Captn 

 Francis Bluett of Budock in the County of Cornwall either by plundering 

 his house, or taking away his horses sheepe or other catell or goodes what- 

 soever or offering any violence to his person or the persons of his familie as 

 you will answer the contrarie provided hee be obedient to all orders and 

 ordinances of Pari* given under m}^ hand and sealed at Truro the 19*'^ 

 March 1345. 



T. FAIRFAX. 

 To all officers and soldiers 

 under my command. 



We the Inhabitants of Budocke in the Countie of Cornwall do hereby 

 certifie all whom it may concerno that ffrancis Bluett and the Lady Jane 

 his wife are in greate povertie by reason of the greate and extraordinirie 

 losses which they sustained by the Kings fforces who burned downe to the 

 grounde the dwellinge house of the said Lady Jane called Arwenacke in the 

 saide Countie lyinge under the commando of the garrison of Pendenis Castle 

 together with all the stables and outhowseings thereunto belonging upon 

 the approach of the Parliament fforces before the said castle and much of 

 the Timber and woodes growing upon the said fferme was made use of for 

 the necessary services of the Leaguerthers likewise much of the groundes 

 belonging thereto was broken up and spoiled all the workes and trenches 

 being made thereupon Aud all the ff'ences and inclosures broken downe 

 and laid open and waste so as little or no use or profitt could or can yet bee 

 made thereof by the said Lady and also they bhe said ffrancis and Lady 

 Jane suffered much loss by the spoylinge of the Leades and Pypes beelong- 

 inge to the said House, which were all taken up and carried away together 

 with diverse other goods all to the value of 2000'^ and upwardes at the least 

 by the estimacion of us the inhabitants there In witness whereof wee have 

 hereunto severally subscribed our handes this 24th day of May 1647. 

 Christopher Cumin William Elliott 



William Tom Crisford Young 



Christopher Lee John Langham 



Atkins Thomas Babb 



William Lekye John Jewelde 



Roger 



William Furan 



A similar document sworn by 

 Philip Risenbeck of Penrin in the County of Cornwall Minister of 

 Gods word 



George Motye of Newlyn in the County of Cornwall gent maketh oath 

 that the Kinges forces of the Garrison of Pendenis Castle burned the house 

 of Arwenacke, and spoyled much of the tymber growing upon the Barton of 



