First Earl of Shaftesbury : bom 1621, died 1683. 25 



wo two only : 3rd to Henry Whitaker, of Shaftesbury Esq. for £500, we two 

 and Sir Gerard Napper. For all these I have his counter-bond. [Other tran- 

 sactions of this nature recorded in behalf of Coventry, who was compounding 

 for delinquency.] 



" 14th June. My wife, myself, and my sister, began our journey to Bath and 



came this night to Trowbridge. 15th. We came to Bath, where my wife 



made use of the Cross-bath to strengthen her against miscarriage. We lay afc 



Mrs. Bedford's by that bath. 17th. Came back to my house at Salisbury 



and dined at Madington. 18th. We met at Wilton at bowls. Went with 



my uncle Tooker to Madington that night. 22nd. Went to Bath to my 



wife. 



" August 14th. The Judges came to Salisbury, Judge Godbolt and Sergeant 

 Wilde. They went hence the 18th. Four condemned to die, one for a robbery, 

 two for horsestealing, one for murder. Yorke that was for the robbery I got his 

 reprieve. The Justices present were Sir Edward Hungerford, Mr. Edward 

 Tooker, Mr. John Ashe, Mr, Whitehead, Colonel Ludlow, Mr. William Eyre, 

 Mr. Giles Eyre, Mr. Bennet of Norton, Mr. Joy, Mr. Aubrey, Mr. Sadler, Mr. 

 Hippesley, Mr. Howe of Wishford, Mr, Howe of Berwick, Mr. Dove, Mr. 

 Stephens, Mr. Coles, Mr. Swanton, Mr. Goddard of Upham. At the last Assize 

 Sir John Danvers was present. I kept my ordinary at the Angel, four shillings 

 for the gentlemen, two for their men, and a cellar. 



"August 26th. I met the Commissioners for the assessment for Sir Thomas 

 Fairfax's Army at the Devizes, and came to Madington at night. The com- 

 missioners present were myself, Mr. Tooker, Mr. Jenner, Mr. Dove, Mr. Bennett, 

 Mr. Sadler, Mr. Hippesley, Mr. Edward Martin, Mr. Gabriel Martin, Mr. Jesse, 

 Mr. Thomas Bailey, Mr. Brown, Mr. John Stephens, Mr. William Coles, Mr. 

 Thomas Carter, Mr. Nicholas, of Semley, Mr. Ditton, Mr. Read, Mr. Crouch. 



" In July last I settled my brother George's estate on him, who was some 

 months since married to one of the co-heirs of Mr. Oldfield of London, sugar- 

 baker. I gave my brother freely £4000 for his preferment, and an annuity of 

 £55 per annum for one life, and cleared it of my sister's portion." * 



" Septemher 2. I went to Warminster and sat on the Commission for Sir 

 Thomas Fairfax's army-contribution. There were Commissioners myself, Mr. 

 Bennet of Norton, Mr. Carter, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Jesse. I lay there that night. 



15th. My uncle Tooker and I went to the Devizes, where we met the 



Commissioners for Sir Tho. Fairfax's army — present myself, Mr. Tooker, Mr. 

 Alexander Popham, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Carter, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Jesse, 

 Mr. Martin the elder, Mr. Ditton, Mr. Read, Mr. Stokers, Mr. Brown, Mr. 

 Manning. We came back to Maddington to bed. 27th. Went to War- 

 minster and sat in the Commission. 28th. Dined at Mr. Topp's at 



Stockton and came home to Salisbury. October 2. Went to Tottenham 



* This sister, Philippa Cooper, married Sir Adam Brown, of Betch worth Castle, 

 in Surrey, and died at a great age in 1701. The brother, George, lived at 

 Clarendon Park, near Salisbury. He is conjectured to be the George Cooper who 

 was made one of the Commissioners of the Admiralty by the Rump Parliament 

 in 1659 ; and was probably also tho George Cooper who represented Poole in 

 the Convention Parliament of 1660. Christie's Memoirs of Shaftesbury, 73- 



