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the_o committee_n of_o essex_n order_n date_v 17_o august_n 1644._o he_o be_v forcible_o drive_v out_o of_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o manor_n of_o battle_n and_o paton-hall_n which_o he_o hold_v for_o and_o to_o the_o use_n of_o thomas_n violet_n attest_v by_o thomas_n conningsbie_n esquire_n of_o hartfordshy_a and_o christopher_n hatton_n of_o london_n gentleman_n upon_o this_o order_n of_o the_o committee_n i_o philip_n cage_n be_v in_o possession_n of_o both_o the_o manor_n of_o battle_n and_o paton-hall_n with_o the_o appurtenance_n in_o the_o county_n of_o essex_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o lea_n of_o a_o extent_n from_o his_o majesty_n assign_v to_o i_o and_o other_o by_o m._n thomas_n violet_n in_o trust_n of_o those_o land_n with_o divers_a other_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o london_n and_o middlesex_n for_o the_o use_n of_o thomas_n violet_n i_o philip_n cage_n and_o my_o family_n be_v forcible_o drive_v out_o of_o possession_n about_o the_o 20_o of_o
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essex_n and_o not_o prove_v his_o charge_n against_o i_o before_o the_o committee_n according_a to_o these_o order_n i_o do_v petition_v the_o committee_n of_o essex_n that_o they_o will_v require_v the_o tenant_n of_o battle_n and_o paton_n hall_n to_o forbear_v to_o pay_v edward_n elconhead_n any_o more_o rent_n and_o to_o require_v ed._n elconhead_n present_o to_o bring_v into_o the_o committee_n of_o essex_n all_o sum_n of_o money_n that_o he_o have_v receive_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o order_n or_o order_n on_o the_o manor_n of_o battle_n and_o paton-hall_n to_o be_v deposit_v into_o the_o committee_n hand_n till_o my_o cause_n be_v examine_v in_o parliament_n for_o master_n edward_n elconhead_n find_v i_o be_v in_o the_o displeasure_n of_o the_o parliament_n think_v at_o once_o to_o give_v i_o a_o payment_n both_o for_o master_n waad_n debt_n and_o my_o life_n and_o therefore_o m._n elconhead_n charge_n i_z with_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o parliament_n before_o the_o 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