A LETTER FROM HIS HIGHNESSE THE Lord Protector, Sent into the North of ENGLAND, touching loose and idle persons, and such as come from abroad to kindle fire in England, as also for the Coun­try to act according to Law.

VVITH A List of the Prisoners at Salisbury, and Excester, condemned to dye.

AND Another List of the Prisoners at Excester that were not tryed.

London Printed by Robert Ibbitson, 1655.

A LIST Of the Prisoners at Salisbury and Excester, condemned to die.

Wilts ss. At the Session of Oyer and Terminer, and general Goal Delivery held the 11. of April 1655.
To be drawn, hanged and quartered.
  • JOhn Lucas
  • John Dean
  • John Kensey
  • Henry Lawrence
  • John Thorp
  • Edmund Mack
  • John Fryaer.
To be hanged by the neck until they be dead.
  • John Lovelace.
  • Thomas Sweet, alias Ga­mage.
  • Robert Hartford, alias Harwood.
  • Sampson Pickefat
  • John Woodward
  • Margaret Gingel.
Devonshire ss. At the Session of Oyer and Termi­ner, holden at the Castle of Exon, the 18 day of April, 1655.
To be drawn, hanged and quartered.
  • John Penruddock Esq;
  • Hugh Grove
  • Robert Duke
  • Richard Reeves
  • Francis Jones
  • George Duke
  • Thomas Fitzjames
  • Edward Davege
  • Thomas Poulton
  • Edward Willis
  • Nicholas Mussel
  • William Jenkins
  • Thomas Hilhards
  • Robert Harris
  • John Byby
  • John Cook
  • John Hayns
  • Henry Collier
  • Joseph Collier
  • James Horsington alias Huish.
  • William Wake
  • Christopher Honeland,
  • Haunce Stiver
  • John Giles, alias Hobbe, A notorious Horse­stealer that came in on the Act of Oblivion, and one that took prison to turn Rebel.
  • Abraham Wilson.
  • Richard Brown.
To be hanged by the neck until they be dead.
  • Richard Thorn,
  • Peter Lovering
  • Andras Peterson
  • John Vandenova
  • [Page 5]John Wilcox
  • Thomas Sidley
  • Samuel Lang
  • Margret Honiwel
  • Giles Brocker

A List of the Prisoners, not as yet Tried, and now remaining in Exon Prison.

  • Edward Penruddock
  • John Jones
  • Edward Moringe
  • Joseph Moringe
  • Thomas Rumsey
  • Richard Allwood
  • Henry Harding
  • George Gifford
  • Robert Brown
  • Simon Bearnard
  • Richard Humfrye
  • Edward Payenter
  • Stephen Eskyn
  • John Jenninges
  • Robert Nichols
  • John Shepperd
  • Richard H:
  • John Bond
  • Isaack Stichley
  • Robert Barefoot
  • William Levington
  • Henry Hardiswell
  • Carey Reynel
  • William Hallet
  • Edmond Clark
  • Phillip Woodward
  • Thomas Fray
  • John Russel
  • Henry Sampson
  • John Williams
  • Moses Kenfeild
  • Robert Cordye
  • John Bancks
  • Edward Target
  • Leonard Carket
  • Nathaniel Saplin
  • Richard Broadgate
  • Edmund Vynimouth
  • [Page 6]James Combe
  • Thomas Mortmore.
  • Thomas Cawly
  • Robert Maton
  • Robert Gugar
  • Richard Batt
  • Ambrose Cole
  • John Chamberlain
  • Thomas Uppington
  • William Pearse
  • Thomas Cooker
  • William Dyimont
  • John Allen
  • Thomas Lambert
  • Ithroe Morthey
  • Henry Binsted
  • Timothy Maton
  • Cornelius Igney
  • Richard Reed
  • Richard Whitly
  • VVilliam King
  • Richard Miles
  • Edward Coxe
  • VVilliam Bungey
  • Richard Renfeild
  • Thomas Ranger
  • Andrew Blackman
  • Thomas Gray
  • VVilliam Martyn
  • Hugh Edward
  • James March Banks
  • Richard Andrews
  • John Vinson
  • Francis Toop
  • John Purchas
  • Richard Arscot.

A Letter from His Highnesse the Lord Protector, sent into the North of Eng­land, touching Loose and Idle per­sons, and such as come from abroad to kindle fire in ENGLAND.
As also for the Country to act according to Law.

Gentlemen,

WEE doubt not but you have heard before this time, of the hand of God going along with us in defeating the Rebellious Insurrection, and wee hope, through his blessing upon our labours, an effe­ctuall course will be taken for the totall disappointing of the whole design; Yet knowing the restlessnesse of the Common Enemy, to involve this Nation in new Calamities; Wee conceive our selves and all others, who are intrusted with the preserving the Peace of the Nation, obliged to endeavour in their places to prevent and defeat the enemies intentions; and there­fore as a means especially conducing to that end, wee do earnestly recommend it to you to take order, that diligent Watch (such as the Law hath appointed) be duly kept for taking a strickt accompt of all stran­gers in your County, (and principally near the Sea [Page 8]coast) which will not only be a means to suppress all Loose and Idle persons, but may probablely cause some of those, who come from abroad to kindle fire here, to be apprehended and seized upon, especially if care be taken to secure all them that cannot give a good accompt of their businesse, and may also break all dangerous meetings and assemblings together. Herein wee do require and shall expect your effectu­all endeavours, knowing that if what by Law ought to bee done, were done with diligence in this respect, the Contrivance of such dangerous designs as these would be frustrated in the birth, or kept from grow­ing to maturity. I Rest,

Your very affectionate Friend OLIVER P.
Whitehall 24 March 1654.
FINIS.

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