86 



Records of the Rising in the West, A.I). 1655. 



This seems to show that Edward Penruddock was in Paris at this 

 period. We hear of him again from Manning: — 1 



" Cologne, Nov. 1, 1655. Anon. Letter of Intelligence. 



Captain John Shelton Captain Lieutenant to Colonel Killegrew, is sent by 

 Hyde for England, as an additional agent for the West of England. He is 

 allied to the Grenvilles. The Lord Craven will come over, if he can get your 

 pass, which take notice of. 



Mr. John Gorge, brother to the Colonel of County of Somerset, Mr. Heywood 

 of Sarnm, Mr. Richard, and John Kitson, and Penruddock the six clerk were 

 engaged with Wagstaffe. They were joyed here that you release prisoners on 

 bail, and especially for the Marquis of Hertford, who we hear now is at my Lord 

 Capels and at liberty." 



And after much gossip he proceeds : — 



" I most heartily thank you for your care of my supplies, as also for the care 

 you have had of me, in giving me safe addresse to you, and observing mine." 



Then saying that letters may probably have to go by Calais, 

 Zealand, or Holland, instead of Dunkirk, in consequence of the breach 

 with Spain, he adds :- 



" Once more I intreat you to let me have with the first, a letter of credit to 

 lie by me for a dead lift." 



Strangely ominous words ! Manning was soon after detected, 

 and beiog credited with this and other " dead lifts/'' received pay- 

 ment by execution. He was shot by order of Charles II., after 

 some species of trial. 



The next information of Edward Penruddock is after the Restor- 

 ation : — 



"State Papers, Domestic. A.D. 1660. Yol. xx. No. 84. Peion of Edward 

 Penruddock Esq. to the King's Most Excellent Majesty. 



The humble Petition of Edward Penruddock Esq. 

 Humbly sheweth 



That your petitioners friends in 1632 procured a patent of the reversion of 

 Mr. Robinson's office, one of the six clerks in Chancery and payed his late 

 Majesty 2500£ for it. 



In 1638 Mr. Robinson dying before your petitioner could obtain his admission 

 into the office he paid* 5500£ more into the Treasury, which he borrowed at in- 

 terest and yet oweth. 



That in 1642 going with his late Ma tie to Oxford he continued there in his 



1 4 Thurloe, 101. 

 * No. 85 has "he was forced to paie £5500 in." 



