330 



The Wiltshire Compounders: 



the doubt, as shown by the following letter, written seven years 

 after by the newly-constructed county committee : — 



"Whereas we lately received from your Honours a list of divers delinquents 

 who have forme rly been fined, but you do not find have paid their fines — where- 

 with also we received your order to summon such of them, mentioned in the list, 

 to appear before your Honours, to shew cause, &c. We certify that only three 

 of the list were ever of this county, viz., Mervin Touchet, of Compton Esq. 

 William Thurman of the Devizes, gent, and Thomas Wanklyn of Westbury, 

 gent. We have sent our agent to enquire into their estates and to summon 

 them ; and we find that Mervin Touchet is not resident in this land, nor hath 

 estate real or personal in this county. And we find that William Thurman of 

 the Devizes in the year 1648 was assessed at Haberdasher's Hall at £200 for the 

 twentieth part of his estate, and by an order of the committee for advance of 

 money, dated 16th April, 1649, he was discharged of that assessment ; it ap- 

 pearing to that committee that he was no delinquent, as appears by an order 

 under three of their hands produced to us. And we find that Thomas Wanklyn 

 hath satisfied his fine and hath a full discharge for the same. Which is all at 

 present, saving that still we are— your very humble seryants. 



"William Ludlow. 

 "Bennet Swayne." 



" Sarum, 2nd Aug. 1653." 



Henry Thynne, of Biddeston, Esq. Was in arms against the 

 Parliament, and was in the garrison of Farringdon at the surrender 

 thereof, the articles of which are the same as those of Oxford. He 

 held the manor of Biddeston and lands at Walton, in Somerset, 

 derived from his grandfather, Sir John Thynne, of Longleat ; but 

 though his case is amply described, the final adjustment of his fine 

 seems to be absent. 



Sir James Thynne, of Longleat, Kt., and Sir Henry Frederick 

 Thynne, of Cawse Castle, Bart. Touching the delinquency of Sir 

 James Thynne ; he was formerly a Member of Parliament, but 

 deserted his place there and went to Oxford, and was in Exeter 

 when that city was delivered up to Sir Thomas Fairfax. Since his 

 submission he hath taken both the oaths. His estate in fee, in 

 possession, per annum, £1310 16s. 8d. — in old rents, per annum, 

 £388 15*. Sd. — in reversion old rents, £20. A third part of all 

 which lands are settled for his mother's dowry. He hath more 

 in fee per annum £55. His mother hath seized the said lands for 

 £6j91, His fine, at a tenth, is £3696. But if he settle £50 per 



