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The Wills/iire Compounders. 



gent., a "recusant," that is, a Romanist; but not charged with 

 " delinquency." 



" To' the honourable the Committee for compounding. The humble petition of 

 John Stephens, of Conock — Sheweth, that two third parts of the estate of John 

 Onyon, of Horton, in the parish of Bishops Cannings, was sequestered about four 

 years since for his recusancy; that the whole estate being valued at £120 per 

 annum, the said two thirds only amounted to £80. But your petitioner can and 

 shall be ready to make it appear that the whole estate is worth £240, and so the 

 two thirds are £160. And so much is and has been formerly offered for the 

 same to the Committee of the county ; but they, through some underhand dealing 

 of his, the said Onyon, have not harkened unto it. Your petitioner prays your 

 honourable order to the now Committee of the County strictly to examine the 

 truth of the premises, that the State and Commonwealth be not defrauded. 19th 

 February, 1651." 



Endorsed : — " The Committee in the county to examine and certify." 



Result not known, but see more respecting Onyon's estate in the 

 History of Devizes. 



Richard Peirce, of Devizes, draper. His delinquency lay in 

 his having "adhered unto the forces raised against the Parliament" 

 — in what capacity not stated. In his petition, presented in April, 

 1649, he affirms that " he was never a Member of Parliament, nor 

 judge, nor officer towards the law common or civil, nor sergeant 

 councillor or attorney, nor clergyman master or fellow of a college." 

 His fine was £45, levied at a sixth on a freehold messuage or tene- 

 ment in Devizes called The Swan, worth £15 a year. 



George Penrtjddocke, of Broadchalk, Esq., son of Sir Thomas 

 Penruddocke, of Illingbury. The papers containing his case are 

 very copious, but they principally relate to matters outside of 

 Wiltshire. His only possessions in this county were a small farm 

 at Broadchalk for the term of three lives, holden of St. Nicholas' 

 Hospital at Sarum, at £10 in corn and money; worth before the 

 troubles £15 more — and secondly, the rectory of Broadchalk, Bur- 

 chalk, and Alston, held of King's College, Cambridge, at a rent of 

 £44 10.9. ; thirty-six quarters of wheat, forty- one quarters of malt, 

 and forty fat sheep ; worth £150 above the said rent. He complains 

 that all the household goods of three well-furnished houses have 



