UPon
the
20/30th
of
Nov.
1655.
Master
Pell
and
Master
Morland
His
Highness
Commissioners
Extraordinary
for
the
Management
of
the
Affairs
of
the
poor
Protestants
of
the
Valleys
beyond-sea
,
(
and
especially
of
the
collected
Moneys
)
then
residing
at
Geneva
,
by
His
Highness
Orders
,
for
that
very
end
and
purpose
,
received
a
Letter
written
to
them
joyntly
,
by
the
Right
Honorable
M.
Secretary
Thurloe
,
bearing
date
the
08/18
Nov.
1655
,
wherein
they
were
ordered
to
distribute
forthwith
that
part
of
the
collected
Moneys
that
had
been
remitted
into
the
hands
of
M.
Lodwick
Calandrine
,
Merchant
of
Geneva
,
an
Extract
of
which
Letter
is
here
inserted
as
follows
:
Copie
of
Master
Secr.
Thurloes
Letter
to
M.
Pell
,
and
M.
Morland
,
bearing
date
the
08/18
Novemb.
1655.
Gentlemen
,
HIs
Highness
and
the
Council
,
having
taken
into
consideration
what
you
have
represented
concerning
the
condition
of
the
poor
persecuted
Waldenses
,
inhabiting
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
have
resolved
,
that
seven
thousand
five
hundred
pounds
sterling
shall
be
distributed
amongst
them
,
for
their
present
relief
;
And
there
being
five
thousand
pounds
already
in
the
hands
of
Master
Lodwick
Calandrine
,
Merchant
of
Geneva
,
and
two
thousand
five
hundred
pounds
more
charged
by
Bill
of
Exchange
a
Moneth
since
,
to
be
paid
unto
him
;
I
have
writ
unto
him
,
to
pay
,
as
well
the
5000
l.
as
the
2500
l.
as
you
two
shall
appoint
:
And
His
Highness
pleasure
is
,
That
you
cause
a
Distribution
of
the
said
Money
to
be
made
amongst
the
poor
Protestants
,
having
respect
therein
,
〈◊〉
those
of
them
,
who
are
most
necessitous
,
and
have
received
the
greatest
prejudice
by
the
late
Massacre
and
Persecution
;
wherein
it
is
not
possible
for
Vs
here
to
give
you
particular
Rules
,
but
the
doing
thereof
must
be
left
to
your
prudent
Management
:
And
for
the
residue
of
the
Money
collected
upon
this
occasion
,
further
consideration
will
be
had
,
to
the
end
that
it
may
be
employed
for
the
most
advantage
;
And
you
are
to
take
such
course
in
the
Distribution
of
the
Money
,
That
an
Exact
Accompt
may
be
given
,
how
it
hath
been
disposed
of
.
I
rest
Your
&c.
Jo.
Thurloe
.
Upon
the
receipt
of
this
Letter
M.
Pell
and
M.
Morland
immediately
consulted
how
they
might
in
the
best
Manner
execute
these
their
Orders
;
And
after
they
had
seriously
considered
thereof
,
they
resolved
(
as
they
thought
themselves
in
duty
obliged
)
to
make
a
narrow
search
into
the
Way
and
Method
how
the
former
summe
of
2000
l.
sterl
,
(
which
His
Highness
sent
those
poor
people
upon
the
first
news
of
their
troubles
)
had
been
conveighed
from
Geneva
into
the
Valleys
;
That
so
,
if
they
found
that
Method
the
most
advantageous
,
they
might
follow
the
same
;
but
if
not
,
That
they
might
endeavour
to
finde
out
a
better
.
Now
upon
a
full
enquiry
,
and
after
several
discourses
had
with
some
,
and
Informations
from
others
,
whom
they
judged
the
most
fit
to
advise
with
in
this
Affair
,
They
thought
it
most
expedient
in
that
Conjuncture
of
time
(
for
several
reasons
which
can
not
here
conveniently
be
specified
)
to
receive
the
said
7500
l.
sterl.
of
M.
Lodwick
Calandrine
,
and
compound
with
another
(
who
also
must
be
nameless
)
for
the
speedy
conveighance
thereof
into
the
Valleys
,
at
his
own
peril
,
(
which
neither
M.
Calandrine
or
any
other
would
undertake
at
any
rates
)
for
926
French
Livers
.
Moneys
received
of
Mr
Calandrine
by
Mr
Pell
and
Mr
Morland
.
|
|
French
Liv.
|
Sols
.
|
Den.
|
|
27
Novemb.
1655.
|
63648
|
00
|
00
|
|
1
January
,
1656.
|
31950
|
00
|
00
|
Item
,
Mr
L.
Cal.
chargeth
for
changing
and
conveighing
one
part
of
the
said
95590
Fr.
Liv.
viz.
31670.
Fr.
Liv.
from
Lyons
to
Geneva
|
00316
|
14
|
00
|
|
Item
,
For
his
Provision
and
Charges
for
the
first
summe
of
63648
Liv.
|
00321
|
00
|
00
|
Item
,
For
his
Provision
and
Charges
for
the
last
Summe
of
31950
Fr.
Liv.
|
00192
|
17
|
00
|
|
Summa
tot
.
|
96428
|
11
|
00
|
Which
Summe
of
96428
Fr.
Liv.
11
Sols
is
the
very
summe
which
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
in
England
agreed
for
with
Major
Chamberlain
,
to
be
paid
at
Lyons
,
as
abovesaid
.
Now
Mr
Pell
and
Mr
Morland
having
received
the
abovesaid
summe
of
96428
Liv.
11
Sols
into
their
own
hands
,
did
immediately
remit
the
same
into
the
Valleys
for
926
Fr.
Liv.
as
abovesaid
(
as
will
appear
in
the
sequel
of
this
Chapt.
by
the
Original
Acquittance
of
the
poor
people
themselves
.
)
But
withal
taking
into
their
serious
considerations
the
urgent
necessities
of
the
poor
people
at
that
time
,
having
neither
bread
to
eat
,
nor
clothes
to
cover
their
nakedness
,
nor
indeed
the
least
accommodation
for
a
great
multitude
of
sick
,
weak
and
aged
persons
among
them
,
did
forthwith
imploy
certain
persons
of
known
fidelity
,
and
who
bore
a
real
and
undoubted
affection
towards
the
poor
people
and
their
Cause
,
forthwith
to
lay
out
such
a
proportion
of
the
95598
Liv.
abovesaid
,
in
the
buying
of
such
quantities
of
Corn
,
Cloth
,
Bedding
,
Shoes
,
Linen
and
Medicaments
,
as
their
necessities
did
then
call
for
,
and
to
distribute
the
same
to
every
family
distinctly
,
according
to
the
number
of
persons
therein
contained
.
Here
(
by
the
way
)
it
will
not
be
amiss
to
inform
the
Reader
,
that
before
this
7500
l.
or
any
part
thereof
,
was
remitted
into
the
hands
of
Mr.
Pell
and
Mr.
Morland
;
That
is
to
say
,
upon
the
first
News
of
the
Massacre
,
His
Highness
sent
the
poor
people
upon
his
own
private
accompt
,
the
sum
of
2000
l.
Sterling
,
which
was
remitted
by
the
Correspondents
of
Mr.
Luke
Lucy
,
at
the
rate
of
56½
English
pence
for
a
French
Crown
of
3
Livers
;
which
2000
l.
Sterling
after
the
said
rate
,
amount
to
the
sum
of
25486
Fr.
Liv.
12
Sols
,
and
6
Deniers
,
and
was
moreover
in
the
conveighance
,
by
the
advantage
of
the
Species
,
augmented
and
made
25510
Livers
.
Now
forasmuch
as
this
Sum
was
actually
received
by
the
poor
people
,
and
laid
out
for
their
Supplies
in
the
time
of
their
extream
Necessities
,
(
as
will
appear
by
their
own
Acquittance
,
the
Original
whereof
was
delivered
up
by
Mr.
Morland
to
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
)
it
will
be
most
convenient
to
prefix
the
same
to
the
following
Accompt
,
which
will
then
consist
of
9500
l.
Sterling
.
An
Accompt
of
the
Disbursement
of
the
9500
l.
Sterling
abovesaid
.
|
|
Fr.
Liv.
|
Sols
.
|
Den.
|
|
DIsbursed
in
the
beginning
of
the
poor
peoples
Troubles
,
towards
their
Defence
against
those
who
would
have
destroyed
them
,
and
for
a
Supply
of
other
Necessities
|
25510
|
00
|
00
|
Afterwards
,
according
to
M.
Pell
and
M.
Morlands
Order
.
|
FOr
Coverts
and
Bedding
|
01427
|
01
|
09
|
|
For
Linen
,
Shifts
,
and
other
Necessaries
for
the
Sick
|
00971
|
09
|
06
|
|
For
a
Magazin
of
Corn
21/11
January
1656.
|
31200
|
00
|
00
|
|
For
2700
Ells
of
Cloth
,
and
540
Pair
of
Shoes
|
06010
|
00
|
00
|
|
For
Corn
,
some
for
Bread
,
and
some
for
Seed
;
as
also
for
the
Urgent
Necessities
of
some
particular
persons
,
distributed
out
the
16/6
of
February
1656.
|
53334
|
19
|
06
|
|
Paid
to
Mr.
Gross
for
Medicaments
which
he
had
from
time
to
time
furnisht
|
00520
|
00
|
00
|
|
Laid
out
,
partly
in
paying
Chirurgions
,
and
the
remainder
in
supplying
the
poor
peoples
necessities
from
16/6
Feb.
to
29
May
/
8
June
1656
|
01208
|
09
|
03
|
|
Sum
|
120182
|
00
|
00
|
To
balance
the
whole
Accompt
.
|
CHarged
by
M.
Calandrine
as
abovesaid
,
for
his
provisions
,
&c.
|
00830
|
11
|
00
|
Paid
by
M.
Pell
and
M.
Morland
for
the
Conveighance
of
95598
Fr.
Liv.
from
Geneva
,
into
the
Valleys
|
00926
|
00
|
00
|
|
Summa
tot
.
|
121938
|
11
|
00
|
Which
121938
Liv.
—
11
Sols
.
—
00
Den.
are
the
full
value
of
9500
l.
Sterling
,
according
to
the
rates
it
was
agreed
for
to
be
remitted
by
M.
Luke
Lucy
and
Major
Chamberlain
,
and
23
Liv.
—
7
Sols
.
—
6
Den.
over
and
above
.
It
now
remains
onely
,
that
the
Original
and
Authentique
Acquittances
of
the
poor
people
themselves
,
be
produced
for
the
above-specified
sum
of
120182
Fr.
Liv.
for
the
value
of
9500
l.
Sterling
;
That
is
to
say
,
the
Remainder
of
121938
Fr.
Liv.
11
Sols
,
after
the
abovesaid
Deduction
,
first
by
M.
Calandrine
830
F.
Liv.
11
Sols
,
and
afterwards
by
M.
Pell
and
M.
Morland
926
F.
Liv.
A
true
Translat
of
which
Acquittance
is
here
inserted
,
the
Original
whereof
was
delivered
to
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
by
M.
Morland
,
at
his
return
from
Geneva
into
England
.
Translat
of
the
Original
Acquittances
of
the
Poor
Protestants
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
made
at
S.
Giovanni
in
the
Valleys
of
Lucerna
14/24
August
1656.
WE
the
Deputies
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
do
confess
to
have
received
of
the
Moneys
collected
in
England
,
for
our
relief
,
as
follows
:
First
of
all
,
We
confess
to
have
received
through
the
hands
of
M.
Calandrine
and
other
Merchants
of
Geneva
,
the
sum
of
Twenty
five
thousand
five
hundred
and
ten
Fr.
Livers
,
in
the
Moneth
of
July
1655.
which
came
very
seasonably
for
the
supplying
our
extream
necessities
.
Item
,
We
confess
to
have
received
of
M.
Pell
and
M.
Morland
,
His
Highness
Commissioners
Extraordinary
,
in
the
Moneths
of
January
and
February
1656.
the
sum
of
Ninety
four
thousand
six
hundred
seventy
two
French
Livers
;
the
which
sum
was
imployed
and
laid
out
in
Coverings
for
Beds
,
Linen
for
Shifts
,
and
other
Necessaries
,
in
Corn
for
Seed
,
and
present
spending
,
in
Medicaments
,
and
other
Necessaries
for
sick
people
;
and
lastly
for
supplying
the
more
urgent
necessities
of
several
particular
persons
.
Both
which
sums
abovesaid
,
have
been
remitted
to
us
by
the
Order
of
His
Highness
the
Lord
Protector
,
whose
singular
Zeal
and
Charity
for
the
poor
distressed
Members
of
Christ
,
which
suffer
for
the
Truth
,
we
cannot
sufficiently
admire
;
And
as
the
Lord
hath
raised
Him
as
a
most
Illustrious
Example
of
Christian
and
Heroique
Vertues
,
we
beseech
him
from
the
very
bottom
of
our
hearts
,
that
he
will
be
pleased
likewise
to
make
him
an
Example
of
his
extraordinary
Blessing
;
And
that
he
will
also
be
pleased
out
of
the
abundant
Riches
both
of
his
spiritual
and
temporal
Graces
,
reward
the
Churches
of
Great
Britain
,
who
have
been
so
touched
with
our
Miseries
,
and
with
so
much
pity
and
compassion
refreshed
our
Bowels
,
that
so
we
may
have
always
matter
of
rejoycing
and
blessing
his
holy
Name
for
the
welfare
and
prosperity
of
that
Commonwealth
.
Even
so
Amen
.
In
testimony
whereof
we
have
subscribed
the
14
August
1656.
The
true
Original
of
this
Acquittance
(
being
subscribed
by
several
persons
,
whose
Names
it
is
thought
fit
for
several
weighty
reasons
to
conceal
)
was
delivered
by
M.
Morland
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
appointed
by
His
Highness
&
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
.
Thus
were
the
Bowels
of
those
poor
Creatures
exceedingly
refreshed
for
a
season
.
But
alas
it
was
not
long
before
they
had
need
of
fresh
Supplies
,
for
they
had
neither
any
certain
habitation
,
nor
any
opportunity
or
means
to
till
their
Lands
,
or
to
traffique
for
their
future
subsistence
,
being
altogether
destitute
of
Cattel
and
all
other
Materials
and
Utensils
,
insomuch
that
whatsoever
was
distributed
amongst
them
,
served
but
for
very
little
more
then
from
hand
to
mouth
,
and
to
supply
their
present
necessities
.
The
plain
truth
is
,
the
condition
of
those
poor
Creatures
was
then
(
and
God
knows
is
to
this
very
day
)
very
sad
and
lamentable
.
On
the
one
side
,
what
was
then
given
them
,
did
onely
serve
to
fortifie
Nature
to
be
more
sensible
of
Hunger
,
Cold
,
and
the
Miseries
of
this
Life
,
and
to
enable
them
to
cry
for
more
relief
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
to
have
given
them
greater
Sums
at
a
time
,
would
have
most
certainly
exposed
them
to
the
fury
of
those
ravenous
evening
Wolves
,
who
would
much
sooner
,
and
with
seven-fold
more
greediness
have
set
upon
,
and
devoured
those
poor
Lambs
,
had
they
had
but
golden
fleeces
upon
their
Backs
.
Wherefore
it
was
then
Resolved
(
as
the
securest
way
)
by
His
Highness
and
the
Council
,
That
the
poor
people
might
be
supplyed
from
time
to
time
,
so
as
they
might
subsist
,
until
Providence
should
open
a
way
for
the
obtaining
for
them
some
kinde
of
settlement
and
re-establishment
.
By
this
the
Reader
may
easily
conjecture
,
how
soon
there
was
like
to
be
further
occasion
of
solliciting
His
Highness
and
the
Council
for
new
supplies
,
the
which
Mr
Morland
accordingly
from
time
to
time
did
,
that
Affair
being
now
wholly
committed
to
his
charge
alone
;
and
Mr
Pell
(
according
to
His
Highness
Orders
)
being
now
returned
to
his
former
employment
of
Residency
at
Zurick
.
And
having
an
opportunity
in
the
Interval
of
time
,
to
consider
the
inconveniencies
of
the
former
Remission
of
the
collected
Moneys
from
England
to
Geneva
,
especially
as
to
the
dear
rates
,
and
also
the
great
distance
of
time
it
had
upon
the
way
(
which
notwithstanding
as
Affairs
then
stood
,
when
the
said
Moneys
were
remitted
,
could
not
easily
be
prevented
,
though
the
Right
Honorable
Committee
used
therein
their
utmost
endeavors
)
whereas
the
poor
people
had
present
and
urgent
occasion
for
Moneys
;
And
forasmuch
as
it
was
not
at
that
time
altogether
improbable
that
they
might
have
been
set
upon
on
a
sudden
,
and
so
have
perished
for
want
of
speedy
relief
,
the
said
Mr
Morland
began
to
inform
himself
,
in
order
to
the
finding
out
a
more
speedy
and
profitable
way
for
the
conveighance
of
the
said
Moneys
for
the
future
;
And
at
last
he
met
with
a
certain
person
,
who
made
him
a
Proposition
as
follows
;
Namely
,
That
for
2
per
100
he
would
undertake
to
advance
any
summe
or
summes
of
Money
in
any
of
those
parts
,
in
case
Mr.
Morland
would
assure
him
,
that
he
should
be
repaid
at
London
;
And
all
this
according
to
the
ordinary
rate
of
Exchange
of
Moneys
from
Paris
to
London
;
And
so
by
consequence
any
summe
of
Moneys
might
upon
any
occasion
be
remitted
from
London
to
the
Valleys
in
the
space
of
15
or
16
days
,
and
all
for
2
per
100.
This
Proposition
Mr
Morland
communicated
into
England
,
and
received
an
Answer
to
it
of
the
7
Febr.
5/6
;
an
Extract
whereof
is
here
inserted
,
viz.
Extract
of
the
R.
Honorable
Mr
Secretary
Thurloe's
Letter
of
the
7
Febr.
1655/6
;
.
SIR
,
I
Have
communicated
your
Expedient
for
returning
Moneys
,
and
I
have
sent
you
the
inclosed
Papers
,
which
you
are
to
consider
;
And
if
you
can
contract
to
take
up
Moneys
so
as
these
Papers
state
it
,
you
are
to
make
sure
of
7000
l.
sterl
.
And
you
may
charge
the
Bills
for
it
upon
Sir
Thomas
Viner
and
Sir
Christopher
Pack
,
Aldermen
of
the
Citie
of
London
,
and
they
will
be
duly
paid
:
But
be
sure
you
make
your
Bargain
safe
and
with
good
advice
.
And
also
how
to
dispose
of
the
Money
(
which
must
be
ready
at
Geneva
)
for
which
you
shall
have
Order
afterwards
.
Jo.
Thurloe
.
Upon
the
receipt
of
this
,
and
after
a
mature
consideration
,
Mr
Morland
made
an
Accord
with
the
person
abovesaid
in
the
following
terms
.
A
Translat
of
the
Accord
made
between
Samuel
Morland
Esq
His
Highness
Commissioner
Extraordinary
on
the
one
part
,
and
J.N.
on
the
other
,
for
the
remitting
of
7000
l.
from
England
to
Geneva
.
I
Whose
name
is
here
under-written
,
out
of
Consideration
had
to
the
poor
people
of
Piemont
,
have
contracted
with
Sam.
Morland
Esq
His
Highness
Commissioner
Extraordinary
for
the
summe
of
seven
thousand
pounds
sterling
,
for
the
which
shall
be
furnisht
me
Bills
of
Exchange
payable
to
J.
N.
and
J.
S.
or
according
to
their
Order
,
at
first
sight
,
at
the
rate
of
54
pence
and
3
farthings
for
every
crown
of
3
Livers
Tournois
.
For
the
which
I
hereby
promise
to
pay
the
value
to
the
said
Mr.
Morland
by
advance
,
in
Spanish
Pistols
,
or
French
gold
Pistols
at
10
Livers
10
Sols
the
Pistol
,
and
French
Louis
or
Crowns
,
at
3
Livers
the
Crown
;
The
said
Mr.
Morland
promising
me
on
his
part
,
that
the
said
Bils
of
Exchange
which
he
shall
deliver
me
,
shall
be
duly
paid
me
;
As
also
making
good
to
me
two
in
the
hundred
,
which
shall
be
in
consideration
both
of
advancing
the
Moneys
here
,
and
also
for
the
Charges
it
will
occasion
me
,
and
the
hazard
I
run
,
together
with
all
sorts
of
Provisions
.
And
besides
this
I
promise
,
That
in
case
the
Exchange
from
Paris
to
London
come
to
be
abated
within
the
space
of
15
days
lower
then
the
said
price
of
54
pence
per
crown
,
to
make
the
same
good
to
Mr.
Morland
,
for
the
benefit
of
the
poor
people
:
And
on
the
contrary
,
in
case
it
come
to
be
higher
,
he
shall
make
the
same
good
to
me
.
Forasmuch
as
I
pretend
nothing
more
or
less
then
the
said
2
per
100
for
the
advance
of
the
Moneys
,
the
provision
,
and
the
hazard
which
I
run
.
In
witness
whereof
we
have
signed
this
present
Accord
,
in
two
Copies
of
the
same
Tenor.
Made
at
Geneva
.
27
Febr.
1656.
In
the
presence
of
several
persons
whose
names
it
's
thought
fit
to
conceal
,
S.
Morland
.
J.
N.
Upon
the
signing
of
this
Accord
,
there
was
the
value
of
7000
l.
Sterling
as
abovesaid
,
actually
paid
M.
Morland
,
and
the
Bills
of
Exchange
afterwards
duly
honored
by
Sir
Thomas
Vyner
and
Sir
Christopher
Pack
in
London
.
The
first
of
April
M.
Morland
received
a
Letter
from
M.
Secretary
Thurloe
,
in
answer
to
his
of
the
26
Feb.
and
9
March
(
wherein
he
had
represented
the
sad
condition
of
the
poor
people
at
that
time
.
)
Extract
of
the
Right
Honorable
Mr.
Secretary
Thurloes
Letter
to
Mr.
Morland
of
the
20
March
1656.
OF
the
Seven
thousand
pounds
Sterling
paid
unto
you
,
you
are
forthwith
to
cause
Two
thousand
pound
to
be
distributed
amongst
the
poor
Protestants
of
the
Valleys
,
for
the
relief
of
their
Necessities
,
taking
care
that
it
be
done
justly
,
and
with
the
best
advantage
for
their
good
,
and
giving
Accompt
thereof
hither
with
what
speed
may
be
.
Jo.
Thurloe
.
Here
it
will
be
necessary
to
advertise
the
Reader
,
that
at
that
time
when
Mr.
Morland
took
up
the
abovesaid
7000
l.
at
Geneva
,
he
foresaw
that
there
was
like
to
be
some
distance
of
time
between
that
of
his
taking
up
the
Moneys
,
and
the
Receipt
of
his
Orders
for
the
Distribution
thereof
,
which
made
him
desirous
to
improve
the
said
Moneys
for
the
best
advantage
,
by
putting
it
out
to
profit
,
yet
with
this
caution
,
That
he
put
it
out
first
into
safe
hands
:
and
secondly
,
that
he
might
recall
the
same
,
if
need
were
,
at
a
days
warning
,
or
at
two
at
the
most
;
All
which
he
did
,
and
by
that
means
when
he
received
his
Orders
for
the
distribution
of
the
2000
l.
abovesaid
amongst
the
poor
people
,
in
stead
of
2000
l.
he
sent
2091
l.
12
s.
6
d.
(
as
will
appear
by
their
Original
Acquittance
)
and
yet
for
the
5000
l.
remaining
,
he
had
left
the
value
of
5010
l.
14
s.
9
d.
as
will
be
more
clear
by
the
following
Accompt
.
It
will
be
here
likewise
necessary
to
advertise
the
Reader
for
his
better
satisfaction
,
That
after
Mr.
Morland
had
received
his
Orders
for
the
Distribution
of
the
abovesaid
2000
l.
he
was
forced
by
reason
of
the
great
danger
there
was
of
loss
upon
the
Species
in
that
conjuncture
of
time
,
together
with
the
Stratagems
of
their
Adversaries
,
who
knowing
that
there
was
Money
coming
to
them
from
England
and
other
parts
,
sought
all
means
to
procure
them
great
loss
upon
their
Moneys
,
by
obtaining
Edicts
from
the
Court
of
Savoy
for
that
purpose
;
to
send
an
Express
into
the
Valleys
to
inform
himself
punctually
what
Species
would
be
most
advantegeous
;
and
so
there
was
a
Moneths
time
lost
or
more
,
before
he
could
have
the
poor
peoples
Acquittance
for
the
Receipt
of
the
Moneys
.
A
Translat
of
the
Original
Acquittance
of
the
poor
People
of
the
Valleys
for
2091
l.
12.
s.
6
d.
which
was
delivered
into
their
hands
the
29th
of
May
1656.
WE
the
Deputies
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
acknowledge
to
have
received
of
M.
Morland
His
Highness
Commissioner
Extraordinary
,
the
sum
of
Twenty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
and
six
French
Livers
,
and
ten
Sols
,
or
Two
thousand
and
ninety
one
pounds
twelve
shillings
six
pence
sterling
,
being
a
part
of
the
Collected
Moneys
remitted
from
England
,
by
Order
of
His
Hsghness
The
Lord
Protector
;
The
which
sum
of
Twenty
seven
thousand
five
hundred
and
six
French
Livers
,
ten
Sols
,
was
immediately
distributed
to
each
particular
Church
,
according
to
the
propositioms
heretofore
established
by
Mr.
Pell
and
Mr.
Morland
,
with
respect
had
to
their
Sufferings
more
or
less
by
the
late
unhappy
War
and
Persecution
raised
against
them
for
the
cause
and
sake
of
their
Religion
,
in
the
Year
1655.
to
the
end
that
every
one
might
receive
his
just
portion
,
and
by
that
means
they
might
in
some
measure
be
relieved
according
to
their
present
necessities
;
for
the
which
we
joyn
in
returning
hearty
Thanks
to
the
Authors
of
this
charitable
Benevolence
,
beseeching
the
Lord
to
pour
down
upon
them
abundantly
,
as
a
Reward
of
their
Christian
Zeal
,
both
the
Blessings
of
this
life
and
that
which
is
to
come
.
Made
the
29
May
1656.
The
true
Original
of
this
Acquittance
(
being
subscribed
by
several
persons
,
whose
Names
it
is
thought
fit
for
several
weighty
reasons
to
conceal
)
was
delivered
by
M.
Morland
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
appointed
by
His
Highness
&
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
.
Mr.
Morland
after
the
Distribution
of
the
abovesaid
2091
l.
12
s.
6
d.
having
a
better
opportunity
and
more
leisure
to
perfect
the
way
and
method
of
the
Distribution
of
the
Collected
Moneys
,
among
the
poor
Protestants
,
after
advice
had
with
those
whom
he
thought
most
fit
to
counsel
him
in
this
matter
,
at
last
pitcht
upon
certain
Instructions
,
which
he
caused
afterwards
to
be
observed
exactly
in
the
Distribution
of
the
remainder
of
the
7000
l.
Sterling
,
and
after
that
of
the
last
2000
l.
Sterling
,
which
he
remitted
since
his
return
.
An
Extract
of
which
Instructions
(
so
far
as
they
are
fit
to
be
communicated
)
are
here
inserted
.
An
Extract
of
the
Instructions
given
by
Mr.
Morland
,
to
those
whom
he
intrusted
for
the
Distribution
of
the
collected
Moneys
among
the
poor
people
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
.
General
Articles
as
touching
the
Distribution
.
I.
THose
who
have
any
Estate
,
be
it
in
moveables
or
otherwise
,
ought
not
to
expect
a
Gratuity
proportionable
to
their
losses
;
For
by
this
means
those
who
yet
remained
in
some
tolerable
posture
of
Subsistence
after
the
Invasion
,
would
devour
the
whole
,
or
at
least
the
greatest
part
of
that
which
ought
to
relieve
those
who
are
in
most
distress
.
II.
Those
who
had
almost
all
their
Patrimony
in
Lands
,
ought
to
consider
that
the
exemption
from
Taxes
which
was
granted
them
,
could
do
no
less
then
ease
them
of
a
considerable
part
of
their
losses
,
and
they
ought
by
no
means
now
to
pretend
to
the
same
proportion
with
those
who
had
little
or
no
moveables
,
and
have
beside
that
been
totally
ruined
.
The
more
particular
Rules
or
Articles
.
1.
According
to
the
general
Rules
abovesaid
,
they
shall
proceed
more
particularly
,
and
distinguish
those
who
are
the
most
necessitous
at
present
into
these
three
following
Ranks
:
-
1.
Those
,
who
had
very
little
or
nothing
at
all
before
the
Massacre
.
-
2.
Those
,
who
had
enough
tolerably
to
subsist
.
-
3.
Those
,
who
had
some
kinde
of
abundance
.
And
thus
there
shall
be
established
three
Classes
or
Orders
,
namely
,
a
Lower
,
a
Middle
,
and
a
Higher
,
placing
the
first
sort
in
the
lowest
Rank
,
the
second
sort
in
the
middle
Rank
,
and
the
last
sort
in
the
highest
Rank
or
Classis
;
provided
still
that
there
be
no
departing
from
the
General
Rules
above-specified
,
and
that
all
possible
equity
and
due
proportion
be
observed
amongst
the
several
families
thus
ranged
.
2.
Touching
the
Ministers
.
The
Ministers
shall
not
pretend
any
thing
of
Ordinary
Salary
or
Subsistence
from
these
collected
Moneys
,
because
they
have
been
paid
otherwise
by
their
respective
Churches
,
Nevertheless
they
shall
be
comprised
in
the
Distribution
for
the
reparation
of
losses
,
in
the
same
Proposition
with
others
.
3.
Those
who
have
been
absent
and
had
their
Subsistence
in
other
Countries
.
Those
who
have
been
absent
in
the
time
of
the
Distribution
,
and
had
their
Subsistence
in
other
Countries
,
at
the
same
time
,
shall
not
pretend
any
thing
from
the
Distributions
heretofore
administred
.
4.
Those
who
have
been
heretofore
administred
to
in
the
time
of
their
Sickness
.
The
sick
,
who
have
been
heretofore
relieved
in
their
sickness
with
the
publique
Moneys
,
shall
pretend
nothing
from
the
former
Distributions
made
,
forasmuch
as
they
have
already
received
more
then
their
portion
in
the
time
of
their
necessity
.
5.
Those
who
have
been
forgotten
by
neglect
.
Those
who
have
been
heretofore
forgotten
by
neglect
or
otherwise
in
the
time
of
the
said
Distributions
,
shall
receive
at
present
that
which
was
then
their
portion
:
provided
that
there
be
no
other
reason
of
this
their
not
having
a
divident
heretofore
,
then
a
bare
and
simple
forgetfulness
and
neglect
of
them
.
6.
The
Wounded
.
The
wounded
persons
shall
be
distinguished
,
into
those
who
have
been
maimed
,
and
thereby
rendred
altogether
useless
;
and
those
who
have
in
some
maner
recovered
the
use
of
their
Limbs
.
To
the
first
there
shall
be
an
especial
regard
had
;
and
the
last
shall
also
be
ranked
in
the
first
and
best
Classis
,
provided
that
there
be
good
Evidence
of
the
damage
which
they
have
suffered
.
7.
Those
who
are
indebted
to
the
Physician
in
particular
.
Those
who
owe
any
thing
to
the
Physician
in
particular
,
shall
pay
the
Physician
out
of
their
own
,
because
there
hath
almost
always
been
a
publique
Physitian
provided
;
And
this
would
otherwise
be
a
door
opened
to
a
very
great
Confusion
.
8.
Those
who
have
received
more
then
their
due
in
the
former
Distributions
.
Those
who
have
received
more
then
their
due
portion
in
the
former
Distributions
,
shall
make
restitution
by
a
deduction
of
so
much
of
their
portion
in
the
present
Distribution
.
9.
Those
who
have
received
any
thing
out
of
the
time
of
Distribution
.
That
which
hath
been
formerly
given
to
the
poor
out
of
the
time
of
Distribution
,
shall
not
be
accounted
to
them
in
the
present
Distribution
;
But
if
there
be
found
any
,
who
had
competent
Estates
,
who
thus
received
any
Moneys
,
it
shall
be
accounted
to
them
.
And
the
Commissioners
are
to
take
all
possible
care
therein
,
that
this
Article
be
observed
with
all
equity
and
uprightness
.
10.
The
Arrears
of
the
Ministers
.
Those
Ministers
,
to
whom
any
thing
was
formerly
due
before
the
Massacre
,
shall
make
their
address
to
their
several
Churches
for
payment
thereof
,
and
not
demand
it
of
the
Publique
.
11.
Their
Physician
.
Their
Physician
shall
be
paid
out
of
the
Publique
,
according
to
the
former
agreement
made
with
him
.
And
for
the
time
to
come
the
people
of
the
Valleys
shall
compound
with
him
for
a
certain
stipend
;
provided
that
he
engage
to
reside
always
among
them
;
And
for
the
surplus
of
his
maintenance
he
shall
be
paid
for
his
pains
in
a
moderate
way
by
those
particulars
who
shall
employ
him
.
12.
The
Apothecaries
and
Chirurgions
.
There
shall
be
strict
Examination
had
into
what
the
Apothecaries
and
Chirurgions
have
provided
formerly
for
those
poor
people
,
who
are
not
now
able
to
repay
them
,
and
they
shall
be
satisfied
out
of
the
Publique
.
But
as
for
those
who
have
wherewithal
,
they
shall
repay
the
said
Apothecaries
and
Chirurgions
out
of
their
own
,
and
not
demand
it
from
the
Publique
.
13.
Those
who
have
been
most
active
for
the
Defence
of
their
Countrey
.
Those
who
pretend
Gratifications
for
their
particular
Service
that
they
have
done
for
their
Countrey
,
in
exposing
their
persons
to
great
dangers
,
and
by
enduring
Extraordinary
hardship
,
ought
to
content
themselves
with
this
recompence
,
namely
,
the
good
Testimony
that
they
have
in
their
own
Consciences
to
have
done
worthily
,
together
with
the
praises
of
all
honest
people
,
as
likewise
that
they
have
their
portion
equal
with
the
rest
in
the
Distribution
.
14.
The
Losses
caused
by
the
War
.
There
shall
be
particular
regard
had
to
those
losses
,
which
have
been
caused
by
the
War
,
as
pillaging
,
burning
,
and
the
like
;
provided
it
plainly
appear
that
it
hath
proceeded
from
the
War
,
and
not
from
the
storms
of
Thunder
,
Hail
,
or
other
accidents
.
15.
The
Alms
of
Bread
,
Wine
,
&c.
Those
who
have
furnished
the
poor
with
Bread
or
Wine
in
the
time
of
their
former
desolations
,
shall
not
now
demand
a
reward
or
recompence
for
the
same
,
by
reason
of
the
great
confusion
that
would
arise
from
thence
;
As
likewise
it
would
be
a
shame
to
bring
their
charitable
actions
upon
a
publique
Account
.
Given
at
Geneva
1
June
1656
by
S.
Morland
.
THere
were
several
other
particulars
of
consequence
in
the
said
Instructions
,
which
(
for
several
weighty
Reasons
)
it
is
thought
most
convenient
rather
to
pass
over
,
then
communicate
in
a
publique
way
;
however
these
may
be
sufficient
to
give
the
sober
and
understanding
Reader
a
taste
and
relish
of
the
whole
;
and
what
eare
hath
been
taken
in
the
Management
of
that
Affair
.
And
indeed
all
that
could
then
be
done
was
but
little
enough
to
preserve
those
distressed
Creatures
from
perishing
for
want
of
the
necessary
accommodations
of
this
life
.
It
was
not
many
Weeks
after
the
Distribution
of
the
2091
l.
—
12
s.
—
06
d.
—
sterling
,
before
the
poor
peoples
necessities
began
to
be
renewed
.
True
it
is
,
they
did
endeavor
to
the
utmost
to
conceal
their
wants
,
having
so
lately
received
an
Alms.
But
however
it
was
in
a
short
space
of
time
too
visible
,
how
●eer
divers
of
them
were
to
being
starved
to
death
,
or
otherwise
perishing
in
a
miserable
maner
.
Whereupon
Mr
Morland
gave
speedy
notice
thereof
to
His
Highness
and
the
Council
,
who
immediately
made
an
Order
which
he
received
the
26
of
August
,
in
a
Letter
from
Mr
Secretary
Thurloe
to
the
same
purpose
.
Extract
of
Mr.
Secretary
Thurloes
Letter
of
the
14
Aug.
1656.
YOu
will
receive
herewith
the
Order
of
His
Highness
and
the
Council
for
distributing
the
5000
l.
amongst
the
poor
Protestants
of
Piemont
,
wherein
I
desire
you
as
to
use
your
wonted
care
and
circumspection
,
so
to
dispatch
this
with
what
speed
you
may
;
In
respect
I
finde
a
necessity
for
your
return
as
soon
as
you
have
finished
the
Distribution
of
this
5000
l.
Jo.
Thurloe
.
A
Copy
of
the
Orde
of
His
Highness
and
the
Council
.
Thursday
14
Aug.
1656.
At
the
Council
at
Whitehall
.
ORdered
by
His
Highness
the
Lord
Protector
and
the
Council
,
That
the
5000
l.
of
the
collected
Moneys
for
the
distressed
Protestants
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
which
was
formerly
returned
over
into
the
hands
of
Mr
Morland
,
and
now
remaining
with
him
,
be
distributed
among
the
said
Protestants
by
Mr
Morland
,
in
the
same
sort
as
the
former
summes
of
Money
have
been
distributed
amongst
them
.
Henry
Scobell
Clerk
of
the
Council
.
Mr
Morland
having
received
these
Orders
,
forthwith
employed
his
utmost
endeavors
for
the
speedy
Execution
of
the
same
;
But
forasmuch
as
the
said
summe
of
5010
l.
14.
s.
9.
d.
sterl.
or
65894
French
Livers
10
Sols
,
was
all
in
white
Money
(
as
by
the
foregoing
Accompt
appears
)
not
onely
the
portage
thereof
was
much
more
chargeable
,
but
also
the
trouble
of
changing
some
part
thereof
into
gold
(
which
was
then
absolutely
necessary
)
took
up
a
great
space
of
time
,
so
that
it
could
not
be
conveighed
so
speedily
as
otherwise
it
might
have
been
into
the
Valleys
;
Nor
when
it
was
there
,
could
the
whole
summe
of
65894
French
Livers
be
so
soon
distributed
as
before
,
by
reason
that
those
who
were
intrusted
in
the
business
,
were
but
newly
chosen
,
and
therefore
were
to
examine
with
all
possible
exactness
the
Accompts
of
those
who
had
been
before
intrusted
in
the
same
business
,
and
also
to
rectifie
all
miscarriages
or
inconveniences
they
should
finde
to
have
been
in
the
management
of
the
Distribution
of
former
Summes
;
And
all
this
before
they
could
with
any
Method
or
Order
proceed
to
distribute
any
part
of
this
Summe
.
Besides
that
,
this
was
to
be
as
a
leading
Card
,
and
a
Rule
for
the
constant
measure
of
all
future
Distributions
.
However
on
the
14
Jan.
1656/7
the
abovesaid
Summe
of
5010
l.
14.
s.
9.
d.
or
65340
Fr.
Livers
,
was
actually
distributed
amongst
the
poor
people
,
as
will
appear
by
the
following
Original
Acquittance
,
signed
by
their
own
hands
.
A
Translat
of
the
Original
Acquittance
of
the
poor
People
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
for
the
65340
Fr.
Livers
remitted
to
them
by
Mr
Morland
.
WE
the
Deputies
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
acknowledge
to
have
received
of
Mr
Morland
,
Commissioner
Extraordinary
of
His
most
serene
Highness
,
The
Lord
Protector
of
Great
Britain
,
The
Sum
of
Sixty
five
thousand
three
hundred
and
forty
French
Livers
,
arising
out
of
the
Collections
made
in
Great
Britain
for
our
relief
.
For
the
which
Summe
we
acquit
and
discharge
the
said
Mr
Morland
,
returning
him
our
hearty
thanks
for
the
care
he
hath
taken
of
us
,
in
the
procuring
and
remitting
the
same
to
us
;
and
above
all
,
The
Charitable
Givers
,
for
the
Compassion
they
have
had
of
our
pitiful
estate
.
Made
the
14
of
January
,
1656/7.
The
true
Original
of
this
Acquittance
(
being
subscribed
by
several
persons
,
whose
Names
it
is
thought
fit
for
several
weighty
reasons
to
conceal
)
was
delivered
by
M.
Morland
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
appointed
by
His
Highness
&
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
.
About
the
20.
Novemb.
56/7
Mr
Morland
received
Orders
in
a
Letter
from
Mr
Secretary
Thurloe
for
his
return
into
England
,
where
he
arrived
the
20
Decemb.
56/7.
Upon
his
arrival
here
,
he
gave
an
Accompt
to
His
Highness
and
the
Council
of
his
management
of
the
whole
Affair
,
and
likewise
of
the
sad
condition
the
people
were
then
in
.
And
not
many
weeks
after
,
having
received
intelligence
that
they
stood
in
need
of
fresh
supplies
,
he
sollicited
in
their
behalf
,
and
upon
the
27
of
Jan.
1656.
an
Order
was
granted
as
follows
:
Copy
of
the
Order
of
His
Highness
and
the
Council
,
for
the
remitting
of
2000
l.
sterl.
into
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
.
Tuesday
27
January
1656.
At
the
Council
at
Whitehall
.
WHereas
the
Committee
for
the
Protestants
in
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
have
offered
it
to
His
Highness
and
the
Council
as
their
humble
opinion
,
That
two
thousand
pounds
of
the
Collection-money
for
the
said
Protestants
be
speedily
remitted
beyond
sea
for
their
present
relief
;
Ordered
by
His
Highness
the
Lord
Protector
and
the
Council
,
That
Sr
Thomas
Vyner
and
Sr
Christopher
Pack
,
Knights
,
Treasurers
for
the
said
Collection-moneys
,
do
,
out
of
the
said
Moneys
remaining
in
their
hands
,
forthwith
pay
two
Thousand
pounds
to
Mr
Morland
,
who
is
to
take
care
for
remitting
the
same
in
the
most
safe
and
convenient
way
,
for
the
said
Protestants
present
relief
.
Hen.
Scobell
Clerk
of
the
Council
.
Now
Mr
Morland
,
though
he
received
this
Order
from
His
Highness
and
the
Council
,
yet
forasmuch
as
he
had
no
particular
Instructions
concerning
the
remitting
any
Sums
for
the
future
,
before
his
departure
from
Geneva
,
he
durst
not
engage
to
remit
the
Moneys
before
he
had
first
wrote
to
the
party
who
remitted
the
former
Sums
,
to
know
his
minde
,
and
so
to
prevent
all
difficulties
;
and
so
it
was
a
Moneth
after
the
receipt
of
his
Orders
,
before
he
could
give
punctual
directions
to
his
Correspondents
beyond
sea
,
for
the
remission
of
it
.
But
so
soon
as
ever
he
had
received
an
answer
from
beyond
sea
,
he
forthwith
gave
such
Instructions
as
were
necessary
,
and
on
the
5th
of
April
,
1657.
the
poor
people
actually
received
the
Moneys
,
as
appears
by
their
following
formal
Acquittance
.
A
Translat
of
the
Original
Acquittance
of
the
poor
people
of
the
Valleys
of
Plemont
,
for
the
Value
of
the
last
2000
l.
sterl.
WE
,
the
Deputies
of
the
Reformed
Churches
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
confess
to
have
received
of
Mr
Morland
the
Sum
of
Twenty
six
Thousand
one
hundred
and
twenty
six
Livers
;
The
which
sum
was
distributed
amongst
all
our
Churches
,
that
is
to
say
,
to
every
one
according
to
their
losses
and
most
urgent
necessities
,
conformable
to
the
abovesaid
Mr
Morland
's
former
Instructions
for
that
purpose
;
And
as
the
said
sum
is
a
part
of
the
Collections
made
in
England
,
we
return
our
most
humble
thanks
to
His
Highness
The
Lord
Protector
,
and
pray
God
for
the
prosperity
of
His
Person
,
and
of
the
whole
Church
and
flourishing
Commonwealth
of
Great
Britain
.
Made
the
5th
of
April
,
1657.
The
true
Original
of
this
Acquittance
,
being
subscribed
by
several
persons
,
(
whose
names
it
is
thought
fit
for
several
weighty
reasons
to
conceal
)
was
delivered
by
Mr
Morland
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
appointed
by
His
Highness
and
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
.
About
three
Moneths
after
the
distribution
of
the
2000
l.
abovesaid
,
Mr
Morland
,
having
received
certain
Intelligence
of
many
new
grievances
and
vexations
which
those
poor
people
then
lay
under
,
by
reason
of
the
extraordinary
hatred
and
malice
of
their
popish
Adversaries
,
communicated
the
same
to
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
appointed
by
His
Highness
and
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
,
who
immediately
represented
the
same
to
Mr
Secretary
Thurloe
,
and
he
to
His
Highness
and
the
Council
,
and
thereupon
there
was
an
Order
issued
out
as
follows
:
Tuesday
28
July
,
1657.
At
the
Council
at
Whitehall
.
WHereas
the
Committee
for
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
have
by
their
Order
of
the
22th
of
July
instant
,
offered
it
to
His
Highness
and
the
Council
as
their
humble
advice
,
That
one
thousand
pounds
may
be
forthwith
transmitted
as
formerly
,
for
relief
of
the
poor
Protestants
in
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
;
Ordered
by
His
Highness
The
Lord
Protector
and
the
Council
,
That
Sr
Thomas
Vyner
,
&
Sr
Christopher
Pack
Knights
,
Treasurers
for
the
Moneys
collected
for
Relief
of
the
said
Protestants
,
do
out
of
the
Moneys
remaining
in
their
hands
of
the
said
Collections
,
forthwith
pay
One
thousand
pounds
to
Mr
Morland
,
who
is
to
take
care
for
remitting
the
same
,
in
the
most
safe
and
convenient
way
,
for
the
said
Protestants
present
support
.
W.
Jessop
Clerk
of
the
Council
.
Mr
Morland
,
upon
the
receipt
of
the
abovesaid
Order
,
did
his
utmost
endeavour
to
have
remitted
and
sent
over
the
Moneys
the
same
week
;
but
it
so
falling
out
,
that
at
that
very
time
the
great
abundance
of
violent
rains
that
fell
in
those
parts
,
caused
such
mighty
flouds
that
there
was
no
passage
,
for
at
least
a
moneth
or
six
weeks
space
into
those
Valleys
,
the
remission
was
by
that
means
much
retarded
;
however
upon
the
24h
of
Octob.
1657.
it
was
actually
received
by
the
poor
people
,
as
appears
by
their
following
Authentique
Acquittance
;
A
Translat
of
the
Original
Acquittance
of
the
poor
People
of
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
for
the
last
1000
l.
remitted
to
them
by
M.
Morland
.
WE
the
Deputies
,
&c.
of
the
Reformed
Churches
in
the
Valleys
of
Piemont
,
confess
to
have
actually
and
really
received
of
Mr.
Morland
,
the
sum
of
Thirteen
thousand
and
three
Livers
,
and
thirteen
Sols
Turnois
,
as
part
of
the
charitable
Benevolence
of
our
beloved
and
honored
Brethren
in
Jesus
Christ
,
of
Great
Britain
;
And
this
besides
and
over
and
above
all
other
Sums
which
have
been
remitted
formerly
into
our
hands
,
the
which
Sum
of
Thirteen
thousand
three
Livers
,
and
thirteen
Sols
Turnois
,
hath
been
distributed
amongst
all
our
Churches
in
a
just
proportion
,
and
with
a
due
respect
to
the
number
of
persons
,
the
greatest
sufferers
,
and
their
present
more
urgent
necessities
;
For
the
which
we
return
the
Donors
all
the
Thanks
we
are
able
for
their
holy
and
exemplary
Charity
toward
us
,
beseeching
from
the
bottom
of
our
hearts
the
Father
of
Mercies
to
be
their
abundant
Reward
.
Made
the
24
of
October
1657.
The
true
Original
of
this
Acquittance
,
being
subscribed
by
several
persons
(
whose
names
it
is
thought
fit
for
several
weighty
reasons
to
conceal
)
was
delivered
by
Mr
Morland
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
appointed
by
His
Highness
and
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
.
This
very
Moneth
was
not
many
days
expired
,
before
Mr.
Morland
received
Intelligence
of
the
renewed
Wants
and
Exigences
of
those
poor
People
,
which
he
immediately
communicated
to
the
Right
Honorable
Mr.
Secretary
Thurloe
,
and
Mr.
Secretary
again
to
His
Highness
and
the
Council
,
who
forthwith
caused
a
Meeting
of
the
Commissioners
,
and
upon
further
advice
with
them
,
granted
an
Order
as
followeth
:
Monday
25th
November
1657.
At
the
Council
at
White-Hall
.
ORdered
by
His
Highness
the
Lord
Protector
and
the
Council
,
That
over
and
above
the
sums
of
money
already
transmitted
to
the
poor
Protestants
of
Piemont
,
out
of
the
Moneys
collected
for
them
,
there
be
the
sum
of
Fifteen
hundred
pounds
more
forthwith
sent
unto
them
for
their
relief
;
And
that
the
Committee
for
the
Affairs
of
the
said
Protestants
do
take
care
the
same
be
sent
accordingly
,
and
that
the
Treasurers
be
allowed
2
l.
per
Cent.
for
the
charge
of
transmitting
the
same
upon
their
Accompt
.
W.
Jessop
Clerk
of
the
Council
.
Mr.
Morland
upon
the
receipt
of
this
Order
,
by
the
direction
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
remitted
over
the
said
Sum
of
1500
l.
in
the
same
maner
and
method
as
he
had
remitted
the
former
Sums
,
and
accordingly
hath
received
certain
advice
of
the
safe
arrival
thereof
in
those
parts
;
but
by
reason
of
the
incredible
quantities
of
snow
which
have
lyen
ever
since
upon
those
Mountains
,
which
have
stopt
up
all
passages
of
late
,
the
poor
peoples
Original
Acquittance
is
not
yet
come
to
his
hands
,
for
the
actual
Distribution
thereof
;
moreover
he
daily
expects
the
same
,
and
having
received
it
,
shall
deliver
it
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
.
It
will
be
necessary
in
the
close
of
this
Accompt
,
to
advertise
the
Readers
,
that
besides
what
was
remitted
over
from
England
into
the
Valleys
,
there
were
several
smaller
Sums
given
out
to
some
particular
persons
here
in
England
,
under
the
notion
of
eminent
Sufferers
for
and
in
that
Cause
,
and
that
upon
pretended
Recommendations
from
the
poor
people
themselves
and
their
Deputies
,
which
they
then
presented
to
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
during
Mr.
Morlands
abode
at
Geneva
;
but
two
of
them
,
by
name
Captain
Raymond
and
Christiana
Vlrick
,
having
most
wickedly
and
treacherously
counterfeited
those
their
said
Attestations
and
other
papers
(
as
it
afterwards
plainly
appeared
when
it
was
too
late
upon
Mr.
Morlands
return
into
England
,
who
by
the
Order
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
made
a
further
search
into
that
business
)
it
is
thought
fit
that
those
their
unworthy
actions
be
made
manifest
to
all
men
.
The
first
of
them
immediately
upon
Mr.
Morlands
return
,
having
a
guilty
conscience
,
fled
beyond
sea
;
and
the
last
upon
Examination
,
confessed
to
one
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
that
she
had
most
wretchedly
suffered
her self
to
be
tempted
,
and
prevailed
upon
by
the
devil
,
to
the
commission
of
that
so
hainous
and
foul
a
sin
.
This
is
now
the
sum
and
substance
of
the
Accompt
which
Mr.
Morland
hath
in
part
formerly
,
and
the
rest
of
late
delivered
into
the
hands
of
the
Right
Honorable
Commissioners
,
appointed
by
His
Highness
and
the
Council
for
the
Management
of
those
Affairs
;
But
for
the
ease
and
better
satisfaction
of
all
those
that
desire
more
fully
to
inform
themselves
herein
,
and
that
they
may
as
it
were
with
one
glance
of
their
eye
,
have
a
full
prospect
of
all
the
Receipts
and
Disbursements
of
or
upon
the
said
Collected
Moneys
,
as
well
at
home
as
abroad
,
they
are
desired
to
peruse
the
following
General
Accompt
.