Curb the factiouse Spirits of too many ill men which I feare are not true Royalists at the Bottome. I pray my Service to all with you

London y 22th. (88)

Yors I recevd & sent ye inclosed to my Cosen who is in very good health & I hope will acquaint you by this post; I must confesse news is more in the Country then here for wee have nothing of Late, only the Queen is well recovered again of her indisposition & intends now to lye in at St. James's. Westm". hall is very thinn of businesse & as for my part I have the honor. to Walk there & view the faces of the folkes in the severall Courts, but as yet never asked them how they did. Yor friends & mine my Bro3: are very civil & I doe assure thee my Bro: has got a fine worthy Ladie, & I doe not question but they are a very happy couple. I'm afraid that Sultanaes ffioccoe's and Cockatowers are soe extreamly worne & alsoe chargeable, that I must be forced to put them both into the Counter, for all that's left amongst us above what's allreadie laid out I have here enclosed the valew. I cannot say any thing more but that my last hopes are that I may have some employ amongst either the Dominicans, Benedictines, or some where else, I am now just makeing an end of my letter, but withall an humble service to yr father and mother & y' assistance in sending us som more you know what I meane & soe I take my leave & am Thy ever Lovs: affectionate Kinsman & servt. whilst I can write.

Το

Edward Parker Esqr at

Browseholme near

ANTHO PARKER

Clithero

in Lancashire

per Manchester Bagg

To the Worpfull Thomas Parker of Brooseholme Esq".

WEE whose names are subscribed doe humbly certifie that Margarett the wife of Edward Hancocke hath (since her comeinge to haue residence in Bradford) beene noted & knowne to be a common disturber of her Neyghbors in the way of Scoldinge; for weh, shee was in Slaideburne Court pr:sented for a common Scold: & continueinge that vnneighborly practise was Ducked, and for all that shee hath hitherto pracktised the like way of Scoldinge: soe that scarse a familye in the said towne is free from her: and this wee made bold to certifye vnto yo". wop, as a certaine truth: witnese or: hands the 6th day of March Anỡ dom 1673:

HENRY: KNOWLES

WILLM CALUERLEY

STEPHEN ANDERTON

CAPTAINE PARKER

AFTER my respects &c. Sr the deputie Leivetennants have ordered my Cozen Swinglehurst as principall for a Corselett, but my Cozen Core is pleased to take the Corselett, & let my Cozen have his muskett, I beseech you Sir be pleased if any thinge be said by the Leive tenants against my Cozen Swinglehurst at Kighley because of his non appeareance, that he liveth in Wales & could not appeare him selfe, but one of yr old soldiers viz. John Leminge of Grindleton will be there to show a Muskett with its furniture for him, & my Cozen Core will carry the pike allotted for my Cozen. if things be not at p'sent suiteable to y' mynde, I pray you dispence for this tyme & after you shall order vs for the armes as you will be pleased to have them. I beseech you Sir be pleased to assist my Cozen at this tyme herein, & you will very much ingage

NOBLE S

I MAKE bould to p'sent theise few lynes vnto yo": in the behalfe of Henry Parker, Roger Parker, Alexander Parker and Edward Hairst who I know and by good informačon letne vnderstand haue beene lysted souldiers vnder the comand of Collonell Sr. Thomas Tildsley from the begininge of the Warr vntill the Endinge thereof wch: as yet have but yet reciued but small pay onelie sixe shillings Eight pence a peice wch: others that have received the like sume haue not served but onelie had the sight of a batle and soe Run Away. Sr. I desire this ffavor. at yo'. hands in regard that theise men haue alwayes beene true and faithfull to his Maties: service that you would giue Order to the Collect': for the moneyes raysed to pay vnto them such further Allowance as yo": in yo': discretion and accordinge to the Act of Parliam shall bee thought fitt and convenient. noe more Sr. but that I desire yo'. ffavor for theise true Royalissts wth the psentment of my service to yo'. good Lady and all yors.

To the Constables of Waddington in Bradford

You are hereby required by the speciall appointment of Collonell Ambrose Pudsay Esq' to give notice and sumons to all the ffreeholders wth.in yor Townshippe to bee at Yorke vpon munday next where Election is to bee made for Knights of the shire to serve in this next ensuinge pliament, and they are to bee at the Ringhouses by tenn of the Clocke vpon the same day, and are desired to giue their voyces for Sr. John Guddericke and S1. Coniers Darry, and those that are mindfull to goe are herevnto to subscribe their

names, and those that refuses yo": are to returne their names in another paper.

giuen vnder my

hand this xxiijth of March 1660

THO: PARKER

xix Die Octobris 1630.

WHEREAS by virtue of an order dated xvjo die April in the first Yeare of the raigne of or Gracõus soueraigne Lord King Charles at a Court holden at Whitwell in the fforrest of Bolland all difference concerning makeing the ffence betweene Broseholme, and the Laund of Radham pke, wch. should arise betwene Thoms Parker Esq': and John Parker Gentlema ffarm2. of Radham parke were referred vnto me to end & determyne; Now I Willia ffanshawe his Mats: Auditor for the Duchy of Lancaster for the North pte, having aswell viewed the said ffence, as pvsed the Lease of the said John Pker, and fynding that the said ffarmors of Radham haue for a long tyme vsed to make the Ditches and ffence betwne Radham pke and the Lands appteyning to Brousholme, and to open & scower the same Ditches at his owne prop Coste, & Charge, accordinge to his Lease, I do therefore order that Mr: John Pker the now ffarmor of the said pke, & all others his successors: shall make, scower, & open the said Ditches, as they vsually haue beene done ffor the most pt of fforty yeares last past, at his owne prop Coste & Charge as often as need shall require.

Vera Copia xa per me Christ. Parkinson Chem ibm.

Sr.

W FANSHAWE Audit

Whalley abbey Septembr. 1. 1662 As to the warrant you shewed me from Mr. Auditor Fanshaw for a buck out of the Forrest of Bowland belonging to the Duke of Albemarle, It cannot be observed without the Dukes orders wch. I have no power from him to give in that behalf. And I believe the Auditor is so civill he would not have sent for any buck from Bowland, If he had remembered the forrest to be out of ye king

I am

Yr loveing friend
THO CLARGES

For my loveing

friend Mr. Parker

SHEWETH

To the right houble, the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in this p'sent Parliament assembled.

The humble peticon of Edward Rawsthorne Clarke Vicar of Mitton in the Countie of Yorke.

THAT the Abbott and Convent of Cockersand haveing the Impropriation of the said Rectory of Mitton gaue vnto the viccar thereof fower Oxgangs of Land as by a deede (confirmed by the Lord Archbishoppe of Yorke) may appeare to this honble Assemblie.

That yo peticioner hauinge beene Incumbent there for the space of twentie fiue yeares last past hath possessed but onelie two Oxgangs of land or thereabouts although his p'dessors receiued the benefitt of the whole, beinge vtterlie depriued of the other two by Richard Sherburne Esq. Impropriator of the said Rectory of Mitton.

That yo' pet': beinge admitted to the said viccaridge of Mitton quarto die ffebruarij Anno. dom. 1615 hath euer since paid the Tenths out of the said viccaridge wch amounteth to 28°: 9d: per Annum and hath likewyse paid in the late raigne of Kinge James of famous Memory fiue subsedies, and fower in his now Maties: Raigne wch of right ought to have been paid by the said Impropriator as by the said deede vnder his graces Seale of Yorke may likewyse more plainlie appeare the said Impriat1. hauinge all manner of Tythes, as Corne Wooll, Lambe, Calfe, Mortuaries, Easter booke and all manner of small Tythes, amountinge to the cleare yearlie value of one Thousand Mrks ffor Clearinge of wch, unlawfull Charges yo' peticioner sued the said Impropriato: before his Maties: Barons of the Exchequr. and had diuers Orders as to this Honble Assemblie may bee shewed, but the greatnes of the Impriat": was such, that yo'. pet': (beinge not onelie Indigent but alsoe Infirme) could never get a Decree.

And thus yo peticioner hath ever sustained great wronge to his great Impourishment and vtter vndoinge, beinge now seaventie fower yeares of Age, & for the space of seaven yeares hath beene blinde, and not able to execute his Office in the Ministrie, but doth keepe a preachinge Minister to serve his Cure allowinge him tenn pounds per Annu and his dyett out of his smale meanes.

May it therefore please this Honble: Assemblie not onelie to cause the said Impropriato to restore vnto the said viccaridge the two Oxgangs of land, but alsoe to repaie vnto yo' said peticioner the said Tenths & subsidies

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