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SUSPECTED PERSONS IN KENT.

BY A. RHODES.

W1III.E engaged in making some researches to annotate a list of
certain Kentish tokens, I came across seven volumes formerly in
the possession of Ralph Thoresby the aiitiquary, to whom they
were resented by Robert Kitchingham, a merchant of Leeds.
How t ey came into the possession of the latter it is impossible to
say; their proper depository should be the Record Oflice. Thougli
the series is incomplete, these volumes possess a certain value as
throwing a vivid side light on the history of that period by
revealing the elaborate system adopted by the Comiiionwealtli for
the registration of the movements of those suspected of Royalist
sympathies, and they have special claim on the attention of the
local historian, besides being useful in a biographical or genealogical
sense. They are now in the British Museum (Add. MSS.
341,011-17), where they are described as “Returns made by the
various Major-Grenerals and their Deputies presiding over the Mili-
tary Districts into which the Protector Cromwell divided the country
in 1655.” From these Returns I have extracted all the entries
relating to Kent, supplemented by another volume (Add. MSS
19,516), one of three, the other two being missing.

Coming to the registration system we find that the local
registrars forwarded lists of “suspected persons” to an ofhce in
London. The names of these were entered under ooiiiities in
rough alphabetical order. The volume containing Kent is Add.
MSS. 34,013, and the names are entered from four lists, the nature
of which cannot be explained, nor does it seem to be oi’ any
consequence. l have marked all these (‘,Xt1‘:WhS A. \Vlioii one ol’
the suspects travellcd, the ltegistrar forwzi.rdod to the ollico in
London the address where the traveller intended to lodge. These
particulars were entered in a book (Add. MSS. 34,014) which I have
marked B; and so minute was the supervision that a removal from
a lodging in one part of Fleet Street to another was duly recorded
(see HORTON KIRBY). On the arrival of the traveller in London
he had to certify to the central oﬂice the place of his lodging, and
his arrival was notiﬁed to the Major-Geiieral conimaiidiiig his
county, as was the date of his removal or departure. Add. MSS.
19,516 is a “Booke of such Letters as from ,tyme to tyme have
been sent from this Olliire to the hlaior geiieralls of ye respective
Associations of the Several Counties of this Nation.” Extracts

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froin this book I have marked 0. The oﬂice was at the “Three
Kings in Fleet Street, as appears from the following letter :-

Mr REYNOLDS,
Yours oi‘ the 5"‘ [ May 1656] present I received directed to me at the golden

Cock on Ludgate Hill, a place vtterly vnknown to me, nor to be found by any

perstoii you gave such direction vnto. From my house at the 3 Kings in ﬂeet
stre .

This Reynolds was_the f‘ Registrar for receiving appearances of
persons landing from torreigiie parts at Dover,” and his answer to

this was not considered satisfactory, as it evoked a further official
remonstraiice :—-

M" REYNOLDS, 21 May 1656'

v To What purpose should I give you such particular notice of the Street
aiiil Sigiie from whence I send my Letters but for ye" Information where yo“
rptui‘nes will ﬁiide nice out, and for your Excuse implying you might notwith-
:1p(:({l);;igipii[;poscthe]Office to be clsewlicro ; it would liauc had seine satisfactioii
1.  _ f, ‘ .1. er cu iad such a hint of the ]>l:1(,'f5'Wl’1€l1()0 I sent my letters, you
i.u in oiiiied peisoiis engaged to appcare that ll they had been disappointed in
one place they iniglit lia_ve found ince_iu the other: but for the future there
will I hope bee no occasion of such kind of writing as this, but having heard
well of you lroni M‘ Price, you may alsoc licare from nice as from 7

yo" very loving friend.

. . . _ _

iS_iibsoqueiitly he received ‘(Ill company with Mr. Tidcy, the
.llcgisti'ar at Rye) :1 i'eqiiost, with the first part of which we can all
iigrce, yin, to write “ with a more plaiiie and legible hand, without
wlucli it is not easic to road names oi" persons or places; and alsoe
t iitt you‘ would send the naiiie of the parish, street, and house where
persons iiiteiiduig tor Londoii purpose to lodge,”

l.\Iii. 1J()l1l1 Kiiigslaiid, _ the Registrar at Deal, was likewise
Ieiiiiiitcc that he had omitted to meiitioii the house, street, and
paiish ot such otthosc sent in his list as intend to lodge in and
til/[)()1lh Loiidoii. (hi 23 September I656 a “ News Booke ” is sent to

ll. ltcliyiiolds, and a iiicinoraiidiiiii that “what he has intimated
aiout t ic i'etpi'iiroi a baiiisht person from the Barbadoes shall be
ilf‘iiiiciiibei'cd. _ lhc Itcgistrar at Graveseiid was named Polling.

ie following is the term of the letters to the Major-Grciierals :—
HoN““‘ S",

iv Joliii Fiow of llavorsliani in _y_' Countie of Kent, Gent, the 7"‘ p’sent

1> homily gave notice of ye place of his Lodgiiig a’ Also of his IllheIlSl0ll'OY1

Xi(ri(l:i._y' or to Morrow the 8"‘ p’sciit to return to Ffiiversliani aforesd. I only

Honble. S’,
Y o“ humble Servant.

S TllOS0"l‘O his lioii"“‘ frond Coll‘ Kelsey, Ma. Gen“ for y” Counties of Kent &
iirrey, p sent.

London, 7"‘ ﬁ'obru. 16.35—[6].

i»\rnd the forin_ol entry of abode. ‘will be seen under HORTON

_&lRBY; sometimes the entry specilies that the iiotiﬁcation to the

office has been made in person (see Fixvrasimixr ULCOMBE) N 0t
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only were the movements of residents minutely traced, but those
of olﬁcials passing through on State affairs :-

12 Feb. 1655-[6].

John Lord Bellasio on ye 15 p’sent gave notice of ye place of his Lodging,
and likewise of his Lordp‘ Intention from Kente to remoue vpon Monday or
Teusday next towards Dover or Rio to imbark hiinselfe for ffraiicc, by reason of
a licence from his liighnesse Couricell dated ye 12” p’sent.

Also Thomas Cantly, Meniall Serv”, to attend his Lordship.

21 Aug. [1656].

Charles Gibbons of St. Cleine1it’s Dane on the 18"‘ gave notice of his
intention to remoue to Gravesend, and fI"O111.lil1eI1Ue the day lollowing to Dover,
and thence to imbarque himself for Calliee in France by a Lyoenee under the
hand and scale of the Lord Fleetwood, late Ld. Dept. of Ireland,

For convenience of reference I have arranged the matter
alphabetically under the names of places, putting all the available_
items under one heading, with the name from A, the place of
lodging from B, and removals from C. Curious as some of the
information is, unfortunately the series is ineoinpletczl A contains
names only; B, the most interesting, concludes on 11 June’. There
were two other volumes, for Add. MSS. 34,017 is an iiidex_ot
names with references to two volumes missing from the series.
The remaining notices of removal are taken from C. ‘ ’

A glance at the list will exhibit seine names of which there is
nothing beyond their entry in the lists as suspects; on _the other
hand, names occur in the removals which are not in the lists. One
list also supplies the deﬁciency of another; for instance, Pordage is
entered in A as “ of Preston,” but the particular Preston is
identiﬁed by C as “ iieere F-.i.vershan'i ” (see also lVI_Aic(iii'ri<i).

These travels might serve as a guide in many instances to one
searching for a register of marriage or death, as it is Just possible
that frequent journeys to one place might indicate an auiorous
errand as well as professioiial business, and an invalid, say at
Tunbridge, iniglit never return to his earthly liomc. ,l_"or this
reason I have thought it advisable to include all those iiioyiiig into
Kent (see TUNB].t11)(1E, SUTTON.) lt was at one time my iiiteiitioii
to have aiiiiotiitcd each iiaiiic wlicrcver possible by biogriipliical_ or
topograpliical details; and although 1 gatlierotl llllllly int-erosting
items, I :tl)il.1'1(l0llCd the task as requiring more time and labour than

I could devote to it. A few hints only have beeninserted to clear up
some dubious points.

AsII.—John Sollcy, yeoiiiaii. I :\
John Solley issued ii. token at lvlllglltllll, No.’ 5119, in Kent
(Boyiie’s Sever:/«en//2 ("rnfurg ’l'oIce;z.s', Second llditioii).
A AYLEsFORD.—J0lin Taylor, ycoiiiaii.
_BENENDnN.—-Steplieii Giiider, gciit.
BnrHisizsnisN.——1<‘r:iiieis Whitﬁeld, gent.
BExLEY.—1ticliard Wood, chandler.
George Cooke. l’Vas in London 18 Nov. 1656.

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BoNNiN(iToN.——Cliarles Boys, Esq.

7 Feb. 1G56,lodgcd at the liouse of M‘ Browne, :1 Barbour, next
Dore to Essex House in ye p’isli of Clement Dane. 14 Feb., gave
notice of his intention to remove back to Boiinington.

12 Feb., John Boys, Esq, is entered in (7, but this may be
a niistake.

BoiinnN.—
Ralph Clarke, gent.

15 April 1656, :it the Kzitlieriiie Wheel in Southwark, at the
house of Mrs. . . . . Widow.

John Greenstead, gent.
J oliii Luke, yeoniaii.

23 April 1656, entered as Luke, at the house of I[eiiry Booth

in Chick liaiie, Cooke.
J nines ltayiier, gent.

24 April 165G, in (fross Key Lniie, at ye house of \’Villi:un
(Jobbe, :1 cliiriirgeon, near Jcoli':iird’s Bldgs. in high Ilolborn.
20 May, at the house of Williuiii Cobbc, in (lross Key 112L110, next
to the i\ni,~,'oll, in parish of Gylcs in tho fcilils. On the 23rd to
1‘(‘ll]0V0 brick.

0 Sept, to the (.‘-ountie of lledlord, to the house of M‘ 'l.‘:Iyloi'
in the purisli of Button S(Hll\'(‘ll, and froin t-lienoe back to Borden
:il'oresziid. 26 June and 18 Nov., in li()l1(l0ll.

Biziriiiiii’iisr.—lticli:ird 'l.‘r:i._y, clerk.

7 Feb. 1656, at M“ E. llobsuii, lIllll(0(‘1>01‘,:lt_y0 sign of ye Golden

Calf iii 'l‘h:iinos street, iioar ye llll'(‘0 ('r:iiies.
liltIl)GEl{ (Query 13niDi.:n).—J:iiiies T()ll}.5ll0, }.{(‘.l1l:.
l%iio.iiLi<‘.i'.—

John AYl(l1‘(.‘\\'H.

28 Fol). 1656, at the Urowii iii Slime liuiic, \\'illi:iiii Kiioiile,

Viitliiiillrw. lteiiinved 211"‘.
Henry Glll)lll‘ll(‘, l‘I.~'q.; l\'ii-liolas (l:ii‘dii<-i', ('ll:lll(llC‘['; llciiry King,
geiih; Ariirild King, }.5('lll.; Willi:iiii l‘hilli1»s, yeoiiizin.
(,'ALlCl{lliL.-—Sll‘ John l)lLI‘(*ll,
(‘.iN'riciiiiUicY.——
John Best, (‘iiiiiivillor iit liiiiv, of l)lllll(‘S, llI‘(‘l'(‘. Cmiterbury.

At his (fli:iiiiboi'.< iii (li‘:1.y(>‘s Inn. 30 April 1656, at his ()\\"ll
Cli:iiiibci' iii (‘:rayu'.< Inn. 11 Julie, at his (Iliiiiiilier in (w'r:iyo’s
Iiiii.

Joliii llctteiiliiiiii, (nloiit.

In Loiidoii 15 J iily 16.36.

’l‘lioni:is Edwards, gent. lii l1l)ll(l()Il :26 Julie 16.313.

Thniiizis Everett, Mayor.

.l(}I'(‘lll_)~' (iiiy, f_f(“llli., of Piiules neere (.':iiitei‘liury (vmif. N()NNIN(ilTHN).
Rivliard lll11‘lll‘('>‘S, l'l.<q., of l[:ii'<lrc.\'.<.

01' ll:ir(li'oss Coiirt.

6 Feb. H356, at liaivrciioe Wiiitleris, A Slioeiiinker lll (Jr:iyo’s
liiii Liuic. 12 l“e|)., gave notice of reiiioval l'roiii Wiiiilercs iii
Gi':i.yc’s Inn to Uppliurds. 7 May, of U}-p llarils at Sainuell
Culliiiiores iii .llre:id Street, next door to ye Sigiie oi‘ the Crowiic,
in yo pnrisli of Beiinetsliiicks.

26 June, in Loiidoii.

’l‘lioiii.'is Iliirdrcss, Esq.

23 Jun. 1656, at his cliainbcrs in Gr:iyo’.s Iiin. ltoiiioved 20 Feb.

hack to (‘ziiit.crbl1ry. 22 April, at his oh:iiiiber iii (ir2ivye’s lnii.
22 May, j_{‘llV(3 notice (if his inteiilioii to remove back to Czuiterbury.

-1 Juiie, at his cliaiiiber iii Gr:iyc’s Inn.

in London 8 July and 9 Dec. 1656.

Avery Hills, Apotlieirziiy.
In London 2114 July and 4- Dev. 1656.

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"William Kingsley, gent.

"Francis Lovelace, Esq, of Paules neere Canterbury.

29 Ap. 1656, at his chamber in Gra.ye’s Inn.

Francis Ma lesden, grocer.

29 an. 1656, at the Sign of the Squirrel], Robert Wheeler,
gunmaker, in Shoe Lane, London. 7 Feb, again at Wheeler’s, who
is called a Grunsrnith; on the 9"‘ gave notice of his intention to
remove back to Canterbury. 26 Feb. 1656, at the house of John
Webb, Clieesmonger, on St. Mary Hill by llilliiigsgate. Removed
on the 28”‘. 2 June 1656, at the Squirrell; removed on
the 5"‘.

In London on 4« Nov. 1656.

VVilliam Marshall, Pewterer.
Henry Palmer, gent.

011 18 Nov. 1656 he was in London, and described as of

Martin Hill, near Canterbury.
Richard Pysing, Carpenter.

3 March 1656, at the bleeding heart at Ratcliﬂ‘ e Cross, in the
p’ish of Stepney at the house of Thomas Gibson; on Friday 7"‘
intendeth to remove back to Canterbury. .

Robert Pownoll, Clerke; VVilliani Rigdon, gent, of Nether Hardress
(see LIMIDGE); \’Villiain Russell, gent.; John Reader, gent.
Edward Roberts, Esq.

26 Jan. 1056, at his (lhainbers in Graye’s Inn, Holborn.
14 Feb., removed back to Canterbury. 80 Ap., at his chamber
in Graye’s Inn. 23 May, gave notice of his intention to remove
back to Canterbury.

In London 8 July and 4 Dec.

Joseph Roberts, gent., of Duiistons; John Slowman, ;,rent., of Paules
neere Canterbury.
John Simpon, grocer.
In London 15 July.
Anthony Sanderson, p.>:011t., of Dunstons; 'l‘honi:is Tuke, ’l‘ob:1cco-pipe
Maker ; Robert Turner, Viiitner.
CHALLOCK.-—Jolin Giles, gent; Gibbon Hawker, gent.
CHARLTON .——Edw21rd Wilsford, Cell.
This is probably Charlton-by-Dover.

CHART, LITTLE.——Daiiiel Bourne, yeonian.

30 April 1656, lodgetli at ye house of ltichurd Baylye, Inn-
keeper, at the (lrowne in Uovent Garden. 3 May, gave notice of

his intention to remove brick to Little (Thart on the 5"‘.

CKARTHA1\I.—'l‘lioinas Osbourne, Esq.

5 Feb. 1656, at the house of M‘ Clarke, A Sur;:ion in the old

Bailey at the Surgions’ Arines. 7 May, at the house of Mris.

Bellinger, widdow, in the old Bailey, near the Punip. 24 May,

gave notice of his intention to remove back on the 26'“.

CHELsFXELD.—iIraiicis Brasyer, yeoinaii ; John Cocke, liusbniidiiiaii; John
Clark, yeomini ; Robert Petley, yeoinan.

CmsR1TON.—’/iouch Brockniiin, gent.

CHEVENING.—15 July 1656, ’1‘honi:is 'I‘urnur of ()i':iye’s Inn gave notice of
his intention to remove towards Clievcning, and on the 211"‘ to
remove to Kingston on Tliziiiies.

CHisLEiiURsT.—--Pliillip \\'arwick. 12 June 1656, was in London.

CH1sLETi*.—11uﬂ’l1ani, gent. [sic] .

CRANBRO0K.——J0li11 Leigh, gent.

8 May 1656, John Leigh, the elder, ofthe Towne of Cranbrook,
Gent, at his Chamber in Staple Inn in the parisli of Andrew in
Holborn. 22 May, to remove on the 23rd. 11 June, at his
chamber in Staple Inn.

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CimYi=0RD.—’I‘hoinas Andrews, yeomnn.
CROUCiI.~Robert Mailing, yeonian.

There is :1. parish of this nainc in the .lIundi'ed of \Vrotliani
(llaxtetl, vol. ii., p. 240), but possibly it 1nz_iy be one ol'_the Crziys,

as the name occurs several times on tokens in this district. Isa-io
Maiiningr of l):irti'ord issued one in 1661‘, in 1658 Ann .\'I:ining of
St. Mary (Tray isslued one, and Robert l\l:niing of  l\lary Cray
appears in these lists (see Si‘. MARY GRAY). A ianiily iianied
Manning was seated at Cudliann and ,l)OWll for many years.
(.'UDII.\1\i.—— l{o}.:er Knowe, yeoni:in. I '
l).iiiTroRo.—George Sniale, yooinan.
l)AVING'.l‘0N.--Jolin Bode, gent. ; Robert Oivre, gent.
l)EL(‘E, (;‘.—imAr.—»-»(See R-O(‘l[l'1STER.)
l)I1\ICl{U1tCII.~ «Edward Harrison gent.
l)ITTON.——-VVilli:in1 Brewer, ’elli.l
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l)0VER.—
Arnold Braines, Mere-liiint.

_ The clerk was dubious as to the spelling of the name, besides
being shaky as to the topogrzipliy of his lodging; nppureiitly he
had removed to Bridge.

6Fel>_.16-56, at the house of M’ l{»lUll:l.l‘1_l Harrison, A '1‘:iylor
over against the Dolphin Tavern in ’l‘o\vei' Street in the parish of
li:lI'l(Hl;:. 12 Feb., llraanics _L{‘.‘lV0 notice of removal from '.l.‘ou'er
street to Dover. 12 March, :Ig:iiii at lIai'risoii’s. 1%) May, entered
as Arnold Brueiiis oi" l3rid}_:<‘, at ‘the liouse of Harrison, El. 'I‘}i_)'lei‘,_
over agziiiist the Dolpliiii ’l‘:ivei'n in 'l‘o\vcr Street in the p:ii'ish oi
I)unstan-in~the—East.

12 Feb, entered as lil':llll(*.~‘il1(.‘. In lioiidon 20 Nov., entered
as llrneiiies ol' l3i‘illg(-..

Fcrdininnlo Booth, gent-.; Ni«~liol:i.< .l‘l:lSi.0ll, i\l(‘l‘l'll:llli; John I"o.~'ter,
llpnliolldcr; Jlllobrt-pt l]l;i\\':i.i'il,(‘oril\v:iiiici'; John lioonie, .\lercli:int;
innp n-ey an i e, rower.
l’clcr Nevill, oi‘ lIuss:i.iii, nc:.1i' I)ovcr.
In London 11 Sept. 16.36.
E<l\v:ird Raiiger, Mercliaiit; John Rolfe, .\I<-ri-er; liaivrenize .\‘:i\vycr,
(Ii1iil'iol(lp‘i}; Jplliilit trllllllQ{”ﬁllllll(¢{lUﬁ5, ll)Lill);l)t‘I‘i. Vulic, llrewer;
ieor_<.:e est, . a s er; 1 nun e an , rewcr.
l)iu\'s'i~.-xiv. —(Sec C.-\N'l‘ERliUR'Y.)
l£.\sTiti'.~—Jol1ii Aiistiii, vcoin:i.n.
l‘lI..\IES.—l'ct(‘i‘ Neprow, Mi~r(:li:nit (Qii«.~i'y l‘lL.\IS'l‘(,iNlC).
l*IIJ'iiAM.———'l‘lioin:is Supp, <,,rcnt.
‘lRl'l‘lI.--Jnlili llnrvill, yeoin:1n.
EYTIIOILN E.-—.lUl1li Farn:ib_v, cent.
EAST FAIH.i§iuii.—~—Tlioiii:is l)eci'iiij_r, g(‘||i;.; John Wood, yconian.
1<‘.ii<Niionoi‘uii.~lleui~_y llzill, guiit».
l<Iivi«:it.s'ii.n1.-— '
Robert Owre.
John 'l‘ro\vt, gent.

5 Feb. ltififi, lodgetli at the lionse of l".d\\‘:ii'il Joiies, \'ictu:iller,
in \\'ai'u ii-k lame, and on ’1‘hursd:iy or l“i'id:i_y iiiteiidctli to remove
back to ll':ivei'.<li:iiii.

-1« Marcli, at saiiie lri(l;:iii;5, rctiiriierl on 11"‘. 25 April, at same
loil;,riii<,:, to l‘(;‘irllll‘ll on 2"" May. 20"‘ May, agaiii at the George; to
reniovc on L: n .

In liondon 11 Nov. nntl 16 Dec.

Williaiii ’l‘ro\vts is entered on 2+ April, but this is probably a
mistake.
John Vptoii, gent.

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