THE SEQUESTRATION OF THE GOODS OF RICHARD POWELL, ESQUIRE, AT FOREST HILL (JUNE 16TH, 1646)
RICHARD POWELL
A copy of the Inventory, with the prices of the goods as they were appraysed the 16 of June, 1646.
In a trunke of linen, as followeth:
1 paire of sheetes, 5 napkins, 6 yards of broad tiffany, 3 paire of pillow beares, 1 hand towell, 1 hollan cubboard cloth, 1 remnant of new hollan
£0
16
0
In the backside:
240 pieces of tymber, 200 loades of fire-wood, 4 carts, 1 wane, 2 old coaches, 1 mare colt, 3 sowes, 1 boare, 2 ewes, 3 parcells of boards
156
12
2
In the wooll-house, hoppes at
2
0
0
In the common, 100 butts at
60
0
0
One bull
1
10
0
Mr. Eldridge hath in his hand as much tymber as he was to give Mr. Powell for it
100
0
0
At Lusher's farme, the piece of corne in the great field at
42
0
0
The broad meddow eaten up by the souldiers
not praysed.
One greate ground eaten upp
One ground called Pilfrance, at
10
0
0
More, 1 piece of wheate
6
13
4
Mr. Powell hath at Forrest Hill 16 yard land which was usually sett at £8 or £9 yeare, and the tith of all the field
not praysed.
Mr. Powell hath at Wheatley 1 house and 3 yard land free land and 3 yard land and halfe upon lease
£477
0
0
Wee have in money
£23
0
0
32 pieces of silver, 2 little silver spoones, 1 broken silver spoone, 1 clock bell, at
2
0
0
15 quarters of mastline at
14
0
0
5 quarters of malt
5
0
0
6 bushells of wheate
1
2
0
In the studdy or boyes chamber which should have followed next after the little chamber over the pantry:
1 bedstedd with greene curtaines and vallons laced, 1 feather bedd, 1 feather bolster, 1 paire of blanketts, 1 yellow coverlid, 1 old horseman's coate with silver buttons, 1 great chaire, 1 great chest, 2 court cub-boards, 1 standing presse with drawers
2 13 0
Sold unto Mr. Matthew Appletree all the goods in this inventory appraysed, that is to say the household goods:
£
s.
d.
In the hall
1
4
0
In the great parlour
7
0
0
In the little parlour
3
0
0
In the kitchen
1
4
0
In the pastry
1
10
0
In the pantry
0
10
0
In the bakehouse
3
6
0
In the brewhouse
3
6
0
In the upper daryhouse
1
12
0
In the seller
1
15
0
In the stilling roome
1
1
0
In the cheese-presse house
0
12
6
In the matted chamber
4
16
0
In the chamber over the hall
2
18
0
In the chamber over the little parlour
3
15
0
In the two little chambers over the kitchin
1
0
0
In the servants' chamber
2
0
0
In the little chamber over the pantry
3
3
0
In the studdy or boyes chamber
2
13
0
In Mrs. Powell's chamber
8
4
0
In Mrs. Powell's closet
2
9
6
In the roome next the closet
1
10
0
In the roome over the washhouse
7
9
0
In Mr. Powell's study
1
14
0
In the same roome more linen
0
16
0
Malt, mastlin, wheate, a clocke and bell
22
2
0
In the backside: 4 hogges, 2 ewes, 1 mare and fold, 3 parcells of board, 240 pieces of tymber, 200 load or thereabouts of firewood, 1 wayne, 4 carts, 2 coaches
156
12
2
Wood lying in the common, 100 butts
60
0
0
In the wool house, hoppes
2
0
0
A bull
1
10
0
£310
12
2
Sold these goods, the 16 of June, 1646, by us whose names are under written, for the sume of three hundred thirty and five pounds, unto the abovesaid Mr. Appletree, and paid the same time to John King, in part of payment, the sume of twenty shillings, and the rest to bee paid at the delivery.
JOHN WEBB, RICHARD VIVERS, JOHN KING.
Witnesse [then follow the marks of witnesses who could not sign their names].
27 Feb. 1650–1
Vera copia ex[t], T. PAUNCEFOTE, Regr.
I make oath this as a true copie, T. PAUNCEFOTE, R.M.
[Side Note].
In the first Cart.
1 Arras worke chayre.
1 Tapestry carpett.
6 Thrum chayres
1 Wrought carpett
6 Wrought stooles
1 Carpett green with fringe.
2 Old greene carpetts
3 Window curtaines.
II
RICHARD POWELL'S COMPOSITION PAPERS AT GOLDSMITHS' HALL, 21 NOVEMBER 1646
A Particular of the reall and personall Estate of Richard Powell, of Forrest Hill
He is seised of an estate in fee of tythes of Whatley, in the parish of Cudsden, and three yard lands and a halfe there, together with certayne cottages, worth before these times
£40
0
0
This is mortgaged to Mr. Ashworth for ninetye-nine years for a security of four hundred pounds, as appeares by deed bearing the 10th of Jann. in the 7th of King Charles.
A demyse of 99 years defeated by a paymente of £400, the 30 of Jan. 1642; arrears unpaid.
His personall estate, in corne and household-stuffe, amounts too
500
0
0
In timber and wood
400
0
0
In debts upon specialityes and otherwise owing to him
100
0
0
He oweth upon a statute to John Mylton
300
0
0
He is indebted more before these times by specialityes and otherwise to severall persons, as appears by affidavit
1,200
0
0
He lost by reason of these warres three thousand powndes.
This is a true particular of the reall and personall estate that he doth desire to compound for with this honorable Committee, wherein he doth sub-mitt himselfe to such fine as they shall impose according to the Articles of Oxford, wherein he is comprized.
RICHARD POWELL.
Recd. 21 November, 1646.
4 Dec. 1646
These are to certifie, that Richard Powell of Forrest Hill, in the county of Oxford, Esquire, did freely and fully take the Nationall Covenant, and subscribe the same, uppon the fourth, day of December 1646, the sayd covenant being administered unto him according to order, by me,
WILLIAM BARTON,
Minister of John Zecharies, London.
Probat. est.
[Dorso,]—Richard Powell, of Forrest Hill in the county of Oxford, Esq. took the oath this 4th of December, 1646.
THO. VINCENT.
8 Dec. 1646.
Richard Powell, of Forrest Hill, in the County of Oxford, Esq.
His delinquency, that he deserted his dwellinge and went to Oxford, and lived there whiles it was a garrison holden for the Kinge against the Parliamente, and was there at the tyme of the surrender, and to have the benefit of those Articles, as by Sir Thos. Fairfax's certificate of the 20 of June, 1646, doth appeare.
He hath taken the National Covenant before William Barton, minister of John Zacharies, the 4th of December, 1646, and the Negative Oath heere the same daye.
He compounds upon a Perticuler delivered in, under his hand, by which he doth submit too such fine, &c., and by which it doth appeare:
That he is seized in fee to him and his heirs in possession of and in the tythes of Whatley, in the parish of Cudsden, and other lands and tenements there of the yeerely value before theis troubles, £40.
That he is owner and possessed of a personall estate in goods, and there was oweinge unto him in good debts, in all amountinge unto £600; and there is £400 more in tymber, which is alledged to be questionable.
That he is endebted by statutes and bonds £1,500. He hath lost by reason of theis warrs £3,000.
He craves to be allowed £400 which, by a demise and lease, dated the 30th of January, 1642, of the lands and tenements aforesaid, is secured to be paid unto one Thomas Ashworth, gentleman, and is deposed to be still oweinge.
Fine at 2 yeeres value, £180.
[Signed] D. WATKINS,
JEROM ALEXANDER.
III
MILTON'S PETITION TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR SEQUESTRATION AT HABERDASHERS' HALL
25 Feb. 1650–1
To the Honourable the Commissioners for Sequestration at Haberdashers' Hall
The Petition of John Milton
Sheweth,
That he being to compound by the late Act for certaine land at Whately, in Oxfordshire, belonging to Mr. Richard Powell, late of Forest-Hill, in the same county, by reason of an extent which he hath upon the said lands by a statute, did put in his Petition about the middle of August last, which was referred accordingly; but having had important business ever since, by order of the Councell of State, he hath no time to proceed in the perfeting of his composition; and in the meantime finds that order hath bin giv'n out from hence to forbidd his tenents to pay him rent; he therefore now desires he may have all convenient dispatch, and that the order of sequestring may be recalled, and that the composition may be moderated as much as may bee, in regard that Mrs. Powell, the widow of the said Mr. Richard Powell, hath her cause depending before the commissioners in the Painted Chamber for breach of articles, who have adjudg'd her satisfaction to be made for the great damage don her by seizing and selling the personall estate divers days after the articles were sealed. But by reason of the expiring of that court she hath received as yet no satisfaction, and beside she hath her thirds out of that land which was not considered when her husband followed his composition, and lastly the taxes, free quartering, and finding of armes, were not then considered, which have bin since very great and are likely to be greater.
And your petitioner shall be ready to pay what shall be thought reasonable at any day that shall be appointed.
(Signed) JOHN MILTON.
25 Feb. 1650–1.
Mr. Brereton is desired by the Commissioners to perfect his report in Mr. Milton's case by Tuesday next.
A. S., E. W.
[In the margin, in Milton's own hand]
"I doe swear that this debt for which I am to compound according to my petition is a true and real debt, as will appear upon record.
"John Milton."
Jur. 25 Feb., 1650–1.
IV
MRS. ANN POWELL'S PETITION, 16TH JULY, 1651.
To the Honourable the Commissioners for Compounding, &c.
The humble Petition of Anne Powell, widow, the relict of Richard Powell, of Forrest Hill, in the county of Oxon, deceased,
Sheweth,
That the petitioner brought £3,000 portion to her late husband, and is now left in a most sadd condition, the estate left being but £80 per annum, the thirds whereof is but £26 13s. 4d. to maintaine herselfe and 8 children.
The said estate being extended by Jo. Milton on a statute staple for a debt of £300 for which he hath compounded with your honours on the Act of the first of August, and therein allowance given him for the petitioner's thirds, yet the said Mr. Milton expects your further order therein before he will pay the same.
She therefore humbly prayeth your honours' order and direction to the said Mr. Milton for the payment of her said thirds, and the arreares thereof to preserve her and her children from starving.
And, as in duty bound, &c.
ANNE POWELL.
To be read next petition day, July the 14th, 1651.
S. M.
16 July, 1651.
[On the fly-leaf of this petition are the following notes]
Mrs. Powell,—By the law she might recover her thirds without doubt, but she is so extreame poore she hath not wherewithall to prosecute, and beside, Mr. Milton is a harsh and chollericke man, and married Mrs. Powell's daughter, who would be undone if any such course were taken against him by Mrs. Powell, he having turned away his wife heretofore for a long space upon some other occasion.
This note ensuing Mr. Milton writ, whereof this is a copy.
Although I have compounded for my extent, and shall be so much the longer in receiving my debt, yet at the request of Mrs. Powell in regard to her present necessitys I am contented as farre as belongs to my consent to allow her the 3rds of what I receive from the estate, if the Commissioners shall so order it that what I allow her may not be reckoned upon my accompt.
[In the margin, Mrs. Powell's note, 16 July, 1651]
The estate is wholly extended, and a saving as to the 3rds prayed but not granted we cannot therefore allow the 3rds to the petitioner.
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