The
Report
of
the
Committee
of
the
Army
upon
a
Reference
from
His
HIGHNESS
,
in
a
Case
depending
between
Francis
Farrington
Plaintiff
,
and
William
Chamberlaine
Defendant
.
At
the
COMMITTEE
for
the
ARMY
,
May
18.
1656.
IN
pursuance
of
a
Reference
from
His
Highness
the
Lord
Protector
of
the
3d
of
January
1655.
whereby
the
Petition
of
William
Chamberlaine
of
London
Merchant
(
relating
to
a
difference
between
him
the
said
Chamberlaine
and
one
Francis
Farrington
)
is
referred
to
this
Committee
,
with
direction
to
call
for
the
Parties
and
examine
Witnesses
concerning
the
Particulars
mentioned
in
the
said
Petition
,
and
compose
the
matters
in
difference
,
or
otherwise
certifie
the
same
to
his
Highness
with
their
opinion
.
Wee
do
humbly
certifie
,
That
having
appointed
a
day
for
Hearing
of
the
said
Difference
and
given
notice
thereof
to
the
Parties
concerned
)
Chamberlaine
personally
appeared
before
us
;
but
Farrington
only
by
his
Counsel
,
and
craved
a
Copie
of
the
Petition
and
Reference
,
and
time
to
put
in
an
Answer
;
which
was
granted
,
and
a
week's
time
given
for
bringing
in
the
same
,
(
which
accordingly
was
brought
in
)
and
another
day
was
appointed
for
both
Parties
to
bee
present
,
in
order
to
a
full
Hearing
of
the
matter
in
Controversie
,
and
examination
of
the
Witnesses
to
bee
produced
on
each
side
:
On
which
day
of
Hearing
,
Chamberlaine
with
his
Partie
appeared
,
but
not
Farrington
,
nor
any
on
his
behalf
.
Whereupon
this
Committee
proceeded
to
the
perusal
of
several
Affidavits
taken
before
a
Master
of
the
Chancery
(
and
now
remaining
with
this
Committee
)
;
by
which
it
appear's
,
That
the
said
Farrington
is
guiltie
of
several
notorious
and
gross
Cheats
and
Abuses
in
the
counterfeiting
and
forging
of
several
Debenters
or
Publick-Faith-Bills
to
a
considerable
value
,
and
passing
som
of
them
upon
purchase
of
Lands
at
〈◇〉
-
hous●
For
which
Cheats
and
Forgeries
notice
was
given
to
the
Parlament
by
one
Colonel
John
Jackson
,
and
a
Warrant
issued
under
the
hand
of
the
Speaker
for
the
apprehending
of
him
;
upon
which
hee
secretly
conveyed
himself
to
the
Barbadoes
under
anoth●●
Name
.
And
upon
Articles
exhibited
to
the
then
Council
of
State
by
one
Ioseph
Briggs
,
a
Warrant
was
issued
forth
for
the
apprehending
and
taking
into
custodie
the
said
Farrington
,
who
was
thereupon
brought
over
into
England
,
and
remained
here
a
Prisoner
for
som
time
.
The
said
Farrington
upon
a
pretence
that
th'
aforesaid
Warrants
were
procured
and
the
said
Informations
and
Articles
exhibited
by
the
Petitioner
William
Chamberlaine
,
caused
the
said
Chamberlaine
to
bee
arrested
upon
two
several
Actions
of
thirtie
thousand
Pounds
each
,
at
the
publick
Exchange
,
whereupon
hee
was
forced
to
give
special
Bail
;
And
hee
the
said
Farrington
became
non-suited
in
both
his
said
Actions
.
In
defent
of
which
the
said
Chamberlaine
hath
expended
at
the
least
three
hundred
Pounds
,
besides
loss
of
time
,
and
great
discredit
to
him
in
the
way
of
his
Calling
,
as
appear's
by
the
said
Chamberlaine's
Affidavit
taken
also
before
a
Master
of
the
Chancery
.
And
there
beeing
several
other
particulars
wherein
the
dishonest
and
abusive
Deportment
of
the
said
Farrington
(
and
som
that
adhere
to
him
)
in
the
prosecution
of
his
malicious
and
ungrounded
pretences
against
the
said
Chamberlaine
appear's
(
which
would
bee
too
tedious
to
relate
)
.
Wee
do
humbly
take
leav
upon
the
whole
,
to
certifie
,
That
by
what
hath
now
appeared
before
us
,
and
what
wee
have
seen
by
former
Informations
exhibited
against
him
to
the
former
Committee
for
the
Army
,
and
by
what
som
of
us
have
discovered
of
him
upon
other
occasions
,
Wee
do
finde
the
said
Farrington
guilty
of
such
notorious
Cheats
and
Forgeries
,
that
(
wee
humbly
conceiv
)
hee
deserv's
the
severest
punishment
that
can
bee
inflicted
upon
a
Person
for
Crimes
of
that
nature
;
hee
beeing
at
this
present
(
as
wee
are
informed
)
in
Custodie
with
the
Serjeant
at
Arms
for
som
Acts
of
Forgerie
,
exceeding
prejudicial
to
the
Publick
.
And
in
regard
the
said
Chamberlaine
hath
been
so
injuriously
and
causlesly
arrested
and
prosecuted
by
him
the
said
Farrington
,
(
and
lyable
still
to
bee
farther
troubled
,
unless
relieved
by
Your
Highness
)
,
Wee
do
take
leav
farther
humbly
to
offer
as
our
Opinion
,
That
the
said
Chamberlaine
ought
to
bee
repaired
by
the
said
Farrington
for
the
dammage
hee
hath
susteined
by
his
vexatious
Suits
;
And
that
the
said
Farrington
ought
to
bee
made
utterly
uncapable
of
ever
troubling
him
the
said
Chamberlaine
or
any
other
upon
such
causless
and
groundless
pretences
:
Whi●●
is
humbly
submitted
to
His
Highness
Consideration
.
-
John
Clerke
,
-
Rich
.
Lucy
,
-
Jo
.
Hildesley
,
-
Ger
.
Benet
.
This
is
a
true
Copie
of
the
Original
,
examined
by
Roz
.
Bowes
.