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A95394 To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland the humble petition of Richard Tuttell, Barbican London. Tuttell, Richard. 1654 (1654) Wing T3388; Thomason 669.f.19[10]; ESTC R212071 2,301 1

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To the Parliament of the Common-Wealth of England Scotland and Jreland The humble Petition of Richard Tuttell Barbican London Sheweth THat about the yeare 1642 one Mr. John Clark made a contract with Part of the County of Kent to serve then in severall Cattle for Provisions for the Late Kings house and did serve them in more then he received money for by the sum of 34 l. or thereabouts That about the yeare 1644 the said Clark Died and made his wife Executris of his will and about 1646 the Petitioner intermaried with her And betweene 1651 and 1652. the Trustees for sale of the late Kings and Queenes Goods c. called the Petitioner to account and charged him with 238 l. 28. 8 d. which they pretended his predecesser had concealed and kept in his hands but the petitioner knowing nothing of it nor receiving any assets of the said Clarks Estate with his wife desired a small time to put in his answer to their charge which being ready the petitioner waited upon the said Trustees neare halfe a yeare with it but could not in any wise bee heard Therfore not knowing what to do he retained a Counseller thinking they would heare him and upon his motion they ordered them to attend about 9 or 10 of the clock the next day and then they should be heard Counsell and the petitioner attended them at the time aforesaid but could not be admitted into them till they were forced to presse in after 8 of the Clock at night and assoone as the Counfell began to speake in the bufines they asked him what he was what his name was and where he dwelt and then rose up and told the Petitioner except that he would give them a 100 l. they would not here his cause and gave the like answer severall times after to the Petitioner and his friends That shortly after the petitioner having occasion to goe into the Country about his affaires the said Trustees sent their officers with an order and entered his house and shut up his doors and told his wife they were come for 238 l. 2 s. 8 d. she told them her husband was not at home but she expected him that night or the next morning and desired them they would be satisfied till his returne but they replyed they came for so much money or else they would seice the goods in the house and sell them and there upon caused many Trunks and Chests to be opened where upon the petitioners wife sent for two of her neighbors who when they came the said officers refused to let into the house one of them being a Comonconusellman sent for a Constable but still they denied them entrance at last being got in they desired them to be civill till the Petitioner came home and to forbeare any violence and in case he did not give them satisfaction that night or the next morning they should have as fair a Seisvre as then they had but they answered if ther were any thing too hot or too hevie in the House they would leave it then two other Gentile-men hearing of it came in and they likewise intreated them that they would be sparing whilst her husband came home and offered them security of 1000 L. that he should give satisfaction but they replied they would not leave her a ragg to wind about her finger And one Jackson an informer who was with the said officers Commanded two Brokerly fellows to praise the goods and not over value them for they were like to have them at the valuation they set upon them and vsed many threatning words and expressions to the petitionets wife in so much that shee took a very great feare and suddenly after died this being done they tooke afireforke and broke downe a place made up of double deale board and tooke out money and Plate to the value of 185 l. which would not satisfie them til they had seased more of the Petitioners goods and caryed them away That the Petitioner for Reparation in the premeses made his adresses to the first Parliament who ordered him to apply himselfe to the Committee appointed to examine the abuses of severall officers c. And they upon examinations and hearing of his cause by their order of the three twentith day of March annexed to the original petition did declar that the said monys were Leavied upon the petitioner contrary to Law Justice and without warrant by the Acts of Parliament and did order the said Trustees to repay the same to the Petitioner having then money remaining in their hands not charged to the States Acconut That the said Committy determining in the Disolution of that Parliament the said trustees took advantage there of and refused to obey the said order and there upon your petitioner by advice of Councell brought an action at Law against the said Trustees and much money was spent therein and the suit being ready for hearing they appealed to the Commite for Jndemnity which Committe thought by their Order annexed to the original Petition they do acknowledge the Petitioner was not liable to the paiment of the said 238 L. 2 S. 8 D. as a debt to the Common-Wealth yet they doe there by order the Petitioner to give them releases of the said Action and upon the Petitioner refu sall have committed him to the Custody of a Sargant at Armes where he hath laine at a very great charge two Months and upwards by meanes whereof he is not onely like to bee jnforced to the Losse of his Just debt but to bee uterly ruened in his Estate That the Petitioner for his good affections to the State hath suffered many losses had a great part of his estate Plundred from him by the Kings forces in Northamton-sheire and never had any satisfaction has lent money plate and horses And hath lost two Sonnes in the Stats seruice to purchase the Benifite of the Lawes and freedome from oppression the Birthright of true Euglishmen The Petitioner doth humbly pray that this Honorable house will be pleased to take his sad and most oppressed condition into serious consideration And that for preventing of the Jii Consiquence which may befall his aged Body by restraint and the Presant Jnsoportable charge which lies upon him may be relesed out of prission and that according to the fundamentall and known Lawes of this Nation he may have his legall remedy against those many injuries and wrongs he now suffereth by the Dealing aforesaid or that he may bee otherwise Relieved as to your Wisdome shall seeme most meet and agreeable to Justice and equity And he shall ever Pray c.