Vindication of William Lewis, Discourse
A VINDICATION OF Sir VVilliam Lewis from one part of his particular CHARGE BY AN ƲNDENIABLE EVIDENCE OF Ancient Date.
London. Printed in the Year: 16…
A vindication of Sir William Lewis from one part of his particular Charge, by an undeniable Evidence, of ancient date.
WHereas in the printed particular Charge of Sir Thomas Fairfax and the Army under his command againſt the XI. Members pag 23. among other things, it is charged againſt Sir William Lewis that he being heretofore (during theſe troubles) Governour of Portſmouth a Garriſon for the Parliament, in which time he received much of the publique Treaſure, for which HE HATH NOT YET GIVEN AN ACCOMPT. To manifeſt to all the world the Falſneſs and injuſtice of this part of his Charge, (by which ye may gueſs at the truth of the reſidue) we have thought meet to publiſh to the world this enſuing Certificate of the Committee for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom, of the ſaid Sir Williams Accompt touching the moneys pretended to be received by him, as Governour of Portſmouth, long ſince preſented to the Houſe by the ſaid Committee, with this ſpecial Encomium, that they found it to be a very fair and juſt Accompt: which Certificate was thereupon allowed and confirmed by the ſpecial Order of the Houſe, which Certificate followeth in theſe words.
WE of the Committee appointed by Ordinance of Parliament of the 22. FEBR. 1643. for taking the Accompts of the whole Kingdom, do hereby certifie and declare that on the 19. day of June 1644. Sir WILLIAM LEVVIS Knight delivered upon Oath, according to the ſaid Ordinance, his Accompt for all moneys by him received ſince the firſt of Auguſt, 1642. to the the 8. of June 1643. together with his disburſments for the taking in of PORTSMOUTH, pay of … Garriſon, and other occaſions there, …: which Accompt with the Vouchers and Diſcharges touching the ſame, by him produced and left, we have examined, and find the receipts upon the ſaid Accompt to be 13469 l. 19 s. 8. d. beſides the ſumme of 1000 l. taken up at Intereſt of ALEXANDER HOLT the 17. of April 1643. upon the Bond of Sir WILLIAM LEWIS, Maſter WALLOP & Mr WHITEHEAD which in all amounts unto the ſumme of 14469 l. 19 s. 8 d. And we find that his disburſments amounts unto the ſumm of 14885. 16. 4. So that there remaineth due unto him, which he hath payd out more then he hath received, the ſumme of 415 l. 16 s. 8 d. beſides the ſumme of 513 l. 15 s. 2 d. for the pay of 7 Companies in April 1643. which is ſecured unto him per an Ordinance of Parliament dated the 4 of May 1643. And the ſaid Sir William Lewis, Mr Wallop and Mr Whitehead are to be ſecured by the State from payment of the aforeſaid ſumme of 1000 l. borrowed of Mr HOLT the 17. of April 1643. and from ſuch Intereſt as is (or ſhal grow) due for the ſame. And having received the Vouchers of the ſaid Sir WILLIAM LEWIS, do according to the power given us by Ordinance of Parliament acquit and diſcharge the ſaid Sir WILLIAM LEWIS his heirs, executors and adminiſtrators of and from the ſeveral ſummes of Money ſo by him accompted for, as aforeſaid. In witneſs whereof we have hereunto ſubſcribed our names.
John Glover Henry Hunter Lawrence Brinley John Stephens Daniel Hodſon Edward Meade Thomas Hodges John Gregory Oliver Clobery. London 15. March, 1644. Copia vera.
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End of the text · William Prynne, Vindication of William Lewis (1647)