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The Wiltshire Compounders, 



their power, he, through compulsion, joined in the Royalist com- 

 mission aforesaid; though at the same time he protected many 

 of the' Parliament's friends, as indicated by the following certificates, 

 directed to the Goldsmith's Hall Committee : — 



" We the inhabitants of the Hundred of Westbury do hereby humbly certify 

 that Edward Yerbury of Trowbridge in the County of Wilts, being about two 

 years since past a commissioner for the King, demeaned himself very courteously 

 towards us and the rest of the inhabitants of this Hundred. And we are confident 

 that by his means and persuasion we and the whole Hundred were much eased 

 in our fines. In witness whereof, &o. 2 Nov. 1645. 

 "John Gibbs, Mayor Robert Bolton Sefton Jones 



" Thomas King, Minister John Burgess Theophilus Line 



"John Gawen ) Church- John Cauntor Thomas Peaten 

 "John Stephens i wardens Thomas Clark Nicholas Phipp 

 " Ralph Aldeidge \ Con-JoHN Cockell Thomas Phipp 

 "George Gerrish ! sta-JoHN Coward Edw. Portion [or Paction] 



" Will. Meeewetheb ) bles John Ceome William Stantor 



"John Amiot Edmund Figgins Hugh Watts 



"Zachart Bayly John Greenhill Robert Whatley 



"Thomas Bedford John Grimell John Whitaker 



"James Blatch John Hancock John Wilkins 



The like from Whorwelsdown Hundred, signed by Robert Beach, 

 John Bennet, William Blagden, Thomas Carpenter, William Harris, 

 George Markes, Anthony Martyn, Henry Martyn, John Ruddle, 

 and John Stillman. 



The like from Bradford Hundred, signed by John Earle, Robert 

 Ffet, George Godwin, George Grant, Walter Grant, Thomas Malt- 

 man, Paul Methwin, and Matthew Smith. 



The like from Melksham, signed by Thomas Flower, Sen., Thomas 

 Flower, Jon., Jeremy Gough, Nicholas Rutty, Isaac Self, and 

 Walter Webb. 



Mr. Yerbury also obtained a helping hand from his neighbour, 

 the renowned John Ashe, whose dominant voice at the London 

 board we have already had frequent occasion to notice :— 



" To my worthy good friend Mr. Dallison at Haberdashers Hall, These — 



"Westminster, 2nd Nov. 1646. 

 " Sir ; I do heartily thank you for your care in the business that concerned 

 Mr. Edward Yerbury, and for your respect to me in that and other business. I 

 shall be ready upon all occasions to answer your love and respect showed to me 

 -or any of my friends. It is so, as Mr. Hill and Mr. Darley know very well, that 



