THat the said Earl and Lord Wentworth , having contracted great Debts , by reason of their Loyalty to His Majesty , and His Royal Father of blessed memory , secured by Mortgages , Statutes , Judgements , &c. which Debts being exceedingly increased by length of time at interest , and Sequestration of the profits ; And the Creditors getting into possession of their whole Estate , so that they had nothing left to maintain themselves , or to prosecute the Creditors to bring them to account , did the 12 th . of His Majesty that now is , apply themselves to Parliament , who took their Services and Sufferings into consideration ; and for their relief , did then pass an Act , by which the Barons of His Majesties Court of Exchequer , were authorized for seven years , in a summary way , without Bill or Answer , to state Accounts between the said Earl and his Creditors ; which being done , the Trustees in the said Act named , were to sell Land to pay the said Debts in the said Act mentioned .

That in the said Act the pretended Debt of 6000 l. to the Lady Ann Pool , and Dorothy , and Lucy Withypoole is not named .

That the Earl being advised by his Councel , that the powers in the said Act were too short to obtain the said end , did the 13 th . of His Majesties Reign , prefer another Bill in Parliament , which after it was engrossed , the Proviso in the said second Act , touching the said pretended Debt , was presented , but never Committed or Examined ; and the Earl to his dying day , did constantly affirm , that he owed no such Debt , nor knew how the said Proviso came to be added to the Bill .

That by the said Proviso , the pretended Debt of 6000 l. therein mentioned , is not to be paid until the Debts in the said former Acts were first satisfied .

That by another Act , passed the 18 th . of His said Majesties Reign , the said Barons powers was enlarged for two years .

That the said Earl during all the time of his life , made it his constant business and labour to bring his affairs to a conclusion by the power the Barons had by virtue of the said Act.

But the said Barons found so many difficulties in proceeding by the said Act , being out of the ordinary course of Equity , That nothing was done by them by virtue of the said Acts ; but both the Creditors , and the Lady Wentworth in the behalf of her Self and her Daughter , were left to the ordinary ways of Equity , both in the Exchequer and Chancery : Whereupon Decrees did ensue , and the Lady Wentworth , by the Credit and Assistance of her Friends , and by great sums of Money taken up at interest , and great Thrift in living , hath purchased in some of the Mortgages , and others having eat out themselves , the Mortgagees have obtained Decrees for their quiet enjoyment ; so that during these fourteen years since the passing of the first Act , some hundreds of Conveyances , Fines , Decrees , and Settlements , have passed in the said Estate ; Purchasers for valuable considerations , and many Infants besides the Lady Henrietta Wentworth are concern'd , and divers Discents cast ; so that if the Parliament by any Act , should unravel Estates so long since , and for such valuable considerations settled , no man would dare to purchase any thing , nor could tell when he should be safe if he did .

That during the nine years in which the said Barons had power to proceed in a Summary way , by virtue of the said Acts , Neither the said Lady Poole , or Mrs. Dorothy , or Lucy Withypoole , made any application to the said Barons , or commenced any Suit either in Law or Equity for the said pretended Debt ; or so much as demanded the same of the said Earl ( as the Lady Wentworth hath ever heard ) although he lived above six years after the passing of the said first Act ; nor since his death hath commenced any Suit against the Lady Wentworth , or the Lady Henrietta her Daughter , or ever demanded the same of them or either of them , until about a month since , by Mr. Powell a Member of the Honourable House of Commons . Nor did they ever claim the said Debt at Worcester house in the late usurped times , where all the said Earl's Creditors did claim their respective Debts , and had satisfaction ordered them ; and neither they , or any other Creditor of the said Earl , need give themselves the trouble to pursue an Act of Parliament for the same , in regard the Courts at Westminster-Hall are open to them , where they may apply themselves ; And the Lady Wentworth and her Daughter will wave her priviledge , and answer them , or any of them , either in Law or Equity . And as hitherto they have received no benefit by the said Acts , neither do they desire any , but are willing they should be repealed , and that themselves and Creditors , should be left to the Law .