To the supream authority in this Common-wealth, the Parliament of England. The petition of John Earl of Rutland Rutland, John Manners, Earl of, 1604-1679. 1649 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-12 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A57984 Wing R2399A 99826016 99826016 207072

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A57984) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 207072) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1980:02) To the supream authority in this Common-wealth, the Parliament of England. The petition of John Earl of Rutland Rutland, John Manners, Earl of, 1604-1679. England and Wales. Parliament. 1 sheet ([1] p.) s.n., [London? : 1649?] Concerns compensation to Rutland for Belvoir Castle, pulled down by the government, and his dispute with Edward Howard, Baron Howard of Escrick, about the lease of Wallingford House. Imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

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 eng Howard of Escrick, Edward Howard, -- Baron, d. 1675. Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Confiscations and contributions -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2011-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2011-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2011-05 Sampled and proofread 2011-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2011-06 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
TO THE SUPREAM AUTHORITY OF THIS COMMON-WEALTH, THE PARLIAMENT OF ENGLAND. The PETITION of JOHN Earl of RUTLAND.
HƲMBLY SHEWETH,

THat whereas his principal Houſe Belvoir Castle, is lately pulled down, by Order from the Councel of State, to his great inconveniency for living in the Country; And being Tenant in poſſeſſion of Wallingford Houſe, having a juſt Title thereunto under the State, at leaſt unto Lady day next; As may appear by the Caſe annexed, though the Commiſſioners for compounding refuſe to confirm it: The Lord Howard pretending Title thereunto alſo, endeavours by his power to diſturb, and by threats of force to diſpoſſeſs your Petitioner thereof; contrary to the Law, and your late Act for ordering eſtates of Delinquents: Prayeth to be protected from force, and that the Lord Howard may be left to his Legal courſe, to whom your Petitioner will appear gratis; or elſe that it will pleaſe you to determine the Controverſie your ſelvs, to whoſe judgements your Petitioner ſhall ſubmit.

And pray, &c.
The Caſe betwixt the Earl of RUTLAND and the Lord HOWARD, is as followeth. 1 THe Earl of Rutland was certainly Tenant in poſſeſſion of Wallingford Houſe, at the time of the Lord Edward Howards pretended Leaſe from the Committee of Advance. 2 That the ſaid Leaſe to the Lord Howard, at 40 l. per annum, with the abatement of a fifth part for diſcovery, was upon pretence of his being a diſcoverer; though uncapable of a Leaſe, being a Member of the ſaid Committee. 3 That the diſcovery, if any were, was before that time made by another perſon to the Comiſſioners of Sequeſtrations for Weſtminſter, to which it did properly appertain. 4 That the Earl of Rutland, upon ſuppoſal of a Right in the Lord Howard, promiſed poſſeſſion of Wallingford Houſe; But the aforeſaid pretended Title of the Lord Howard, was afterwards annulled by the Commiſſioners for compounding, and waved by the Lord Howard himſelf; by his taking a New Leaſe to commence within his former pretended Term, and all this, before ſuch time as the ſaid Earl was to deliver him poſſeſſion; whereby the Lord Howard's ſuppoſed Right was extinct; and by conſequence, the Earl of Rutland's engagement of rendring poſſeſſion abſolutely diſcharged. 5 That before this new Leaſe of the Lord Howards, from the Commiſſioners for compounding, the Earl of Rutland had agreed with the Commiſſioners for Sequeſtrations, to continue in the ſaid Wallingford Houſe, till Lady day next, at the Rent of 136 l. 13 s. 4 d. beſides all Taxes and Repairs, which is more then was yet offered by any other (being alſo willing to give the ſame or a greater Rent, for the term of 7 years) the ſaid Commiſſioners for ſequeſtrations having power by inſtructions, to continue the Tenants in poſſeſſion till Lady day next. 6 The Earl of Rutland is adviſed by Counſel, that the Lord Howard's new Leaſe is void, for that it is not made purſuant to the directions ſet forth in your Act of the 25 of January 1649, it neither being let for the best Rent offered, nor upon any contract made by the Commiſſioners for Sequeſtrations. Laſtly, It was Ordered by this Honourable Houſe as followeth;
Die Martis 8. Decembr. 1646.

REſolved by the Commons aſſembled in Parliament, That no Member of either Houſe ſhall have any Sequeſtrations whatſoever, either by Leaſe or Grant.