THE CASE OF Sir Bouchier Wrey Baronet, an Infant, By JOHN BURRINGTON Esq his Guardian; And of Charles alanson Esq John Evans and Hugh Evans Gentlemen: Lately Referred to the Committee of Privileges and Elections of the Honourable House of Commons.  
SIr Bouchier Wrey Petitioned the Honourable House of Commons, complaining of several forcible Entries, Riots, and other exorbitant Proceed of Arthur Owen Esq a Member of the Honourable House of Commons, and about 50 other Persons▪ his Servants and Dependants, praying, That he might be admitted to take his Remedy at Law and in Equity against the said Member, Mr. Arthur Owen, to have the Benefit of a Recovery had at Law against him in the Interval of the Sitting of Parliament, for the House and Demesne of Vaynol, lately forcibly wrested from him, and other Matters mentioned in the Petition: And that Mr. Owen's Privilege, as a Member of the said Honourable House, may be waved as to him, and all Persons concerned with and for him, in the Matters complained of by the said Petition.  
Since the exhibiting of the Petition abovementioned, there hath been another Petition presented to the said Honourable House by Dame Jane Salusbury, by which she suggests, that she is a Coparcener, and entitled to Vaynol and Demesne thereof, (being the Lands in Controversy) by the same Title as the Member Mr. Arthur Owen, and prays, That she may not be prejudiced in her Possession and Right by any Proceeding upon the Petition abovementioned against Mr. Owen, and prayed, that she might be be heard in the Premises as to the Matter in her Petition; and at the very Day that the latter Petition was presented, a Complaint was made to the said Honourable House against the said Charles alanson, and John and Hugh Evans; and against Cadwallader Wynne, and Thomas Bulkeley Esquires, (against which two last-mentioned Persons the said Member hath let fall his Prosecutions) for a Breach of the Privilege of Parliament, for Challenging and Menacing the Member, proceeding against him at Law, entering upon his Possession, distreining his Tenants, rescuing Distresses by force, and assaulting and wounding his Servants. All which Matters of the several Petitions and Complaints were referred to the Committee abovementioned to Examine and Report the same; and accordingly the Committee have examined the Matters, and are to report the same upon Wednesday next to the House.  
The Matter of Sir Bouchier Wrey's Petition was proved before the Committee, and the Committee came to these Resolutions, as followeth.  
That Sir William Williams deceased, who died at London, gave it in Charge to Mr. alanson and John Evans, his Executors, to bury him from his House at Vaynal, in his Parish-Church of Bangor in Wales; and John Evans, who was his Steward, made Provision of Meat, Drink, and Necessaries, at Vaynol-Hall for that purpose.  
Upon the Fifth Day of March last, 1696. Mr. Arthur Owen, the Member, accompanied with about 50 other Persons, his Domestic Servants, Tenants, and Dependants, forcibly and riotously entered into and upon Vaynol-Hall and Demesne, and afterwards turned out all the late Servants of Sir William Williams deceased, (and then of Sir Bouchier Wrey's) then in Possession, by force out of the Possession, and all the cattle late of Sir William William's deceased thereupon into the Highway, when the Ground was covered with a very deep Snow, without allowing any Necessary Provision for the Men or Beasts, and worried to Death one or more of the said cattle, and refused the Corpse of Sir William William's deceased admission there, by reason whereof he was buried out of Bishop's House.  
Mr. Owen the Member, and his Retinue, did break open the Doors of and within Vaynol House and Outhouses, and did eat and drink all the Provisions of Meat and Drink (of great Value) made for the Deceased's Burial, and broke open many Scrutores, Cabinets, Chests and Trunks at Vaynol, and in another House of the said Deceased at Carnarvan, and carried away Writings and other things found therein, and eat up and consumed the Fodder of Hay and Straw, and the Corn at Vaynol; and used and imbezzeled Linen, Bedding, Plate, and other part of the Deceased's household-goods at Vaynol, and conveyed away Fire-Arms to the value of 250 l. a large Cedar Table, and other part of the Deceased's Personal Estate from Vaynol-Hall, and the Deceased's House at Carnarvan, against the Consent of Mr. John Evans, the Executor.  
Mr. Owen the Member, and his Servants and Attendants, did spoil and waste Vaynol-House and Demesne, by eradicating many Walnut, Lime, and other young Trees planted as Ornaments to the said House, and the Roots and Plants in the best Garden; and did fall many Timber and other Trees upon Vaynol Demesne, and worked and disposed of many of them; and pulled down two Bays of the Loft over one of the Stables at Vaynol, and all the Board's and Joyces thereof; and drained three Fishponds well stored with Carp and other Fish upon Vaynol Demesne, and carried away the Fish thereof to Bodeon, Mr. Owen the Member's Habitation in Anglesey, and to Mr. William Wynne one other of the Rioter's House, and to Mr. Owen's Friends elsewhere.  
Mr. Owen the Member, with the said William Wynne and many other his Adherents, did forcibly enter upon the Farms of several of the Tenants of the Decedant Sir William Williams, even those by ancient Leases for long Terms in being, made for Valuable Considerations, and by Force and the Menaces of the Breach of the Privilege of Parliament, in case they Resisted, turned the Tenants, Families and Cattle, out of their Possessions, and particularly forcibly broke and entered into the several Farms of the said John Evans and Ellen Evans his Mother, being Tenants for long Terms yet to come, made for valuable Considerations, and turned their Goods and Cattle out of Possession and dispossessed them thereof, and by Menaces, and by such Unwarrantable Practices forced some of the Tenants to Attorn Tenants to Mr. Owen in tears against their Will.  
That in Easter Term, in the Interval of the Sitting of the Parliament, Sir Bouchier Wrey by his Lessee brought his Ejectment in the Exchequer against Mr. Owen and William Wynne (Tenants in Possession of Vaynol and Demesne) and after several motions and other regular Proceed at Law the 17th of November last, before the Sitting of the Parliament, that 'Cause came to be tried at the Exchequer-Bar by a Shropshire Jury, but Mr. Owen the Member, (though Sir William Williams the Lawyer and others of his Council were then present) made no Defence therein, but menaced that Court with the Privilege of Parliament, and therefore Sir Bouchier Wrey by his Less had Judgement at a very great Expense, upon which Judgement, Possession was delivered to Sir Bouchier Wrey's Lessee the First day of December last, and after that he had been forced to Gratify the Sheriff with Twenty Guinea's, and to give him a Bond of 500 l. to Indemnify him against the Privilege of Parliament, he by his Servants had and continued the Possession thereof till about Five of the Clock in the Morning of the Last Day of the same Month of December, when Nine of Mr. Owen's Dmesticks, accompanied with about 30 or 40 other Persons forcibly Entered Vaynol House, and Assaulted and Beat Sir Bouchier Wrey's Servants, and turned them out of Possession, alleging that they did so, and took Possession for Mr. Arthur Owen the Member, and by Authority of Parliament, which was a far Better Authority than the Sheriff had, when he gave Possession thereof, and ever since continued in Possession in an Hostile manner, and Mr. Owen's Cattle have ever since Grazed upon the Demesne: All which was proved before the Committee by the Petitioner, Sir Bouchier.  
Mr. Owen the Member, produced as Witnesses, William Wynne and Thomas Davies, who were concerned in most of the Riots abovementioned, and proceeded against by Information, and Indictments found for the same: Wherefore (being two of the Criminals) their Evidence was rejected, and then the Committee came to a Resolution that it was their Opinion, That the Servants of Mr. Owen the Member, were Guilty of the Forcible Entry on the 31st of December last, and that Mr. Owen the Member, in the matter of forcible Entry and Detainer, aught to have no Privilege of Parliament.  
As to the Lady Salusbury's Petition, no Council or Witnesses attended for her to make good her Allegation when called in, though the Respondent's Counsel attended, and therefore, and upon reading the said Petition, the Committee were of Opinion, That there was no matter of Privilege in her Petition.  
As to the Complaint concerning Mr. alanson, John Evans and Hugh Evans, The Persons produced against them were Hugh Morgan, Richard Owen, and the said William Wynne, all concerned in the Riots abovementioned, and Hugh Morgan, after having prevaricated with the Committee, by refusing to Answer in English, averring he could speak none, till after that it was proved upon him, that he could speak English, Declared that the sald Hugh Evans (one of Sir Bouchier Wrey's Tenants and Agents) after that several of his Neighbours had been harassed and disturbed in their Possessions, uttered some Menaces of Mr. Owen and Sir William Williams the Members, in Case they invaded his Possession, and that upon the last Riot at Vaynol, he did at a distance assault one of the Rioters, who was a Tenant, and a Day-Labourer to Mr. Owen, and the said William Wynne Deposed, that Mr. alanson had menaced him in the Interval of the Sitting of the Parliament, being Mr. Owen's Attorney at Law; and it appearing that Mr. alanson and John Evans were the Deceased's Executors, and Mr. John and Hugh Evans, Sir Bouchier Wray's Agents and Tenants, and all concerned to Vindicate his and their Rights and his Possession, and the Witnesses produced, being Criminals, upon these and other Considerations, the Committee have resolved, That they are of Opinion, Mr. alanson, John Evans and Hugh Evans, are not Guilty of any breach of Privilege.  
The Matters of Sir Bouchier Wrey's Petition, and the Complaints against Mr. alanson, and John and Hugh Evans have been solemnly examined, and the Lady Salusbury's Petition, not supported by any Proof, and we conceive the same impracticable; For if Mr. Owen the Member shall have no Privilege for himself, we hope that he shall have none to protect her, who ought to pay Sir Bouchier Wrey's Costs; and Sir Bouchier Wrey having been at a very great Expense, hath sent his Witnesses home.  
If Sir Bouchier Wrey, the Infant, after all his Expensive and Just Prosecution shall only be admitted to proceed Criminally for the said forcibly Entry and Detainer, than he reaps no Benefit by these Proceed: It is therefore humbly Hoped that he may be admitted to Prosecute Mr. Owen the Member and his Adherents, by Civil Actions at Law and in Equity, for all the Matters complained of in his Petition.