30 Records of the Rising in the West, A.J). 1655. 



The following relates to another of the risers. Mr. Richard 

 Arscott (of Sarnpford Courtenay, according* to Desborough's list). 

 State Papers, Domestic. Charles II, Vol. ii., No. 13 : — 



" These aie to certify all whom it may concerne that the bearer hereof Richard 

 Arscott Gent, served under the late Lord Hopton during all the late warre 

 untill the laying doune of Armes at Truro in Cornwall, and hath been in 

 severall flights viz: at Braddock, Launceston and Stratton, in all the seige of 

 Exon untill it was reduced to his Ma tie 's obedience, at Cherriton Doune, and both 

 Newberry Battells, in which services he received severall wounds to the hazard 

 of his life and since Duke Hamilton's comeinge into England with an Army- 

 hath beene employed as an Agent by the Gentry of Devon and Cornwall (his 

 Ma tie 's Loyall subjects) And that in Penruddock's business he appeared with 

 Men, Horse and Armes raised at his owne charge. And also in S ir George 

 Booths raising Armes, he bought 300 case of Pistolls for the Gentry of Devon 

 to be employed in his Ma tie 's service, which Armes he brought out of Exon' with 

 the hazard of his life. He was likewise sequestered of all his estate both reall 

 and personall, and at severall times suffered three yeares Imprisonmn 1 , and in 

 Penrddock's business, was committed to the Common Goale by John Coppleston, 

 then High Sheriff of the County of Devon, and tryed ^for his^life by a Court 

 Marshall. 



That for his loyall and good affection, in prosecution of his Ma tie 's severall 

 services, he mortgaged to one Burgoyne 12 small Tenem ts . of his owne Inherit- 

 ance for £400, which still lyes forfeited, and for the better carrying on of the 

 said services he hath been enforced to borrow severall summes of Money 

 amounting to £180 more, which yet remains unpaid 



August the 21 st 1660 



j. g ken vile 

 Hawley 

 Tho. Stuckey 

 Hugh Pollakde" 



The next is a petition of Marcellus Rivers and others : — 1 



On the 24th March, 1659, as the Grand Committee of the 



1 " On a motion that Major General Boteler be declared'incapable of employ- 

 ment in any office, either civil or military in this Commonwealth 



Colonel White [Wells], 1 He is now said to have offended in a military ca- 

 pacity, but the military capacity has committed a rape upon the civil.' 



Mr. Secretary Thurloe [Cambridge University], ' I think him a man of worth. 

 The sentence too severe. The highest punishment next to life and he unheard. 

 He had but secured the property of one engaged for Charles Stuart, who had 

 since fled to him.' 



Mr. Charlton [Ludlow], * If this is not the highest offence what can be ? Nor 

 is this the highest punishment on this side death. Sending one to Jamaica or 

 Barbadoes is much worse.' " April 12th, 1659, 4 Burton's Diary, 407—8. 



