Rushden Research Group: Irchester

Irchester - 1641

Irchester Parish Account Book (R.O. ref BS+L Box 3822B 177P/E/Ir.B1) records men "promising to defend the Protestant Religion of the Church of England". It is in two lists, one made on July 11 1641 and the other on March 24 1643. Written on the following pages and preceeding the names:-

p.341 The declaration: I A B doe in the presence of Almighty god promise vow and protest to maintain and defend as far as lawfully I may, with my life power & estate, the true Reformed Protestant Relligion expressed in the doctrine of the Church of England, against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realme contrary to the same doctrine and according to the duty of my Allegiance His Magesties Royall Person, Honour and Estate; As also the power and Priviledges of Parliament; The Lawfull Rights and Liberties of the Subjects & Every Person that maketh this Protestation, in whatsoever he shall do in the lawfull persuance of the same. And to my power and as far as lawfully I may I will oppose and by all good waies and meanes indeavour to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by force, practise Counsels, Plots, Conspiracies or otherwise, do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained. And further that I shall in all just & honorable waies indeavour to preserve the Union & Peace between the three Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland. And neither for hope, fear, nor other respect shall relinquish this Promise, Vow and Protestation.

This above written Protestation which was made by the Members of the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament May 3 1641 and by Order of the same House on the 5 of May directed to be sent into the severall shires of this Kingdome, was taken by us the inhabitants of Irchester in the County of Northampton July 11 1641 whose names are underwritten.

Taken July 11 1641

July 18 1641

Thomas	ABEARNE
Thomas	ABEARNE
Nathaniel	AGUTTER
John	ALLIN
Richard	ALLIN
Stephen	ASHBYE
Robert	AYRE
William	BARNGAM
John	BARNGAM
John	BARNGAM
William	BEARNE
William	BENSON
Edward	BERRIDGE
George	BISHOP
William	BLETSOE
Thomas	BLETSOE
George	BLETSOE
Francis	BLETSOE
Edward	BLETSOE
Brian	BLETSOE
Roman	BOLTON
William	BOSWORTH
Edward	BOTCHER
William	BOYES
Francis	BOYES
William	BOZETH
Nicholas	BRETT
Edward	BRIGHTMAN
Richard	BRITTEN
William	BRITTEN
Thomas	BURGE
John	BURGE
Thomas	CAMPION
Joseph	CARVILL
Thomas	CHAPMAN
Thomas	CHAPMAN
Thomas	CHAPMAN
George	CHAPMAN
William	CHELL
John	CHETTLE
Thomas	CLERKE
Richard	CLERKE
Valentine	CLERKE
Stephen	CLERKE
John	CLERKE
Thomas	CLERKE
Henry	CLERKE
John	CLERKE
Thomas	COLSON
Thomas	COOKE
John	COOPER
John	DAFT
John	EED
Thomas	EKINS
George	EKINS
Robert	EKINS

Edward	EKINS
Edward	EKINS
John	FAUSCOT
Robert	FAUSCOT
Robert	FITCH
John	FOX
William	FOX
John	FOX
Richard	FREEMAN
Benjamin	FREEMAN
Richard	GAWTHERNE
John	GODDMANSEE
Martin	GOODMANSEE
Thomas	GOODWIN
John	GOODWIN
Nicholas	GOODWIN
John	GOODWIN
William	HALL
Edward	HALL
Answell	HENSON
George	HORNESBILL
Thomas	HORNESELL
Richard	HORNSELL
Robert	HUTT
James	JAXON
Thomas	JENYSON
Ralph	JENYSON
John	JORDAINE
John	JORDAINE
Thomas	JORDAYNE
Henry	KEMPSHEAD
Richard	KNIGHT
Thomas	LACK
Robert	LANE
Thomas	LANE
John	LANGLEY
Austin	LORD
Nicholas	MANNING
Stephen	MANNING
Thomas	MANNING
William	MANNING
John	MARTIN
Nicholas	MASH
Nicholas	MASON
John	MASON
John	MASON
Thomas	MASON
Thomas	MASON
Thomas	MASON
John	MASON
John	MASON
Henry	MASON
Ruben	MASON
Jeramy	MAYES
Edward	MAYLE
Jonas	MICHELL

These persons following did take the fores'd protestation the 18 day of July 1641
Thomas	PAGE
John	PAGE
John	PAGE
John	PAGE
Thomas	PEAKCOCKE
Thomas	PEAKCOCKE
John	PHILLIPS
John	PINCKARD
John	PRATT
Christophe	r ABEARNE
Christophe	r LEVEROCKE
John	RAPET
Thomas	RAPPET
Richard	RAPPET
John	RAPPET
John	RUFFE
William	RUFFE
John	RUFFE
John	SALMON
John	SALMON
Nicholas	SAMON
Stephen	SEARLE
Robert	SHERWOOD
Richard	SKELTON
George	SLEATH
John	SLEATH
William	SUMMERLEY
Thomas	SUMMERLEY
William	SYMONS
John	THRAPSTON
Robert	TWELTRICK
Nicholas	TWELTRICK
Robert	TWELTRICKE
Thomas	TWELTRICKE
William	WEBB
Henry	WISHDISH
Thomas	WISHDISH
Thomas	WISHDISH

1643 Civil War Money

1643 Covenant

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N.R.O. ref BS+L Box 3822B 177P/E/Ir.B1