TO THE HONOURABLE House of Commons assembled in Parliament at Westminster.  
The humble Petition of Robert Heblethwait, sometimes preacher of the word by authority of Parliament at Great Snoring in Norfolk.  
As also a narrative of his grievances concerning the unjust proceed against him, of some malevolent spirits of the standing Committee at Norwich, occasioned by the false and malicious informations of Malignant persons in Snoring, and elsewhere. And the lesuiticall suggestions and complots of the idolatrous Delinquent, Edw. Dobbs, with his popish representative Charles Devil.  Ecles, 3.16. 
And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgement, that wickedness was there, and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.  Prov. 27.3.4. 
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's wrath is heavier than both, wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who is able to stand before envy?  
The words of David unto Jonathan when he consulted with him for his safety, 1 Sam. 20.8 Thou therefore shalt deal kindly with thy servant, for thou hast brought thy servant into a Covenant of the Lord with thee. Notwithstanding if there be iniquity in me (if there be misdemeanour in me) shay me thyself (judge me yourself) for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father (why should you bring me, or leave me to the wrath of your enemies.)  Prov. 31.8, 9 
Open thy mouth for the dumb, in the cause of all such as are appointed for destruction. Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.  Zach. 11. last. 
Woe be to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock: the sword shall be upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkened.  
London, Printed in the Year, 1647.   

To the honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. The humble Petition of Robert Heblethwaite, sometimes Preacher of the Word at Great Snoring in Norfolk.  
Shows,  
THat your Pititioner being by the Order of the Right Honourable the Earl of Manchester, established in the possession and rights of the parsonage of the said Snoring, hath since (by the dislike and unjust proceed of the Committee of that County, as also (in further reference to them) by the prosecution, subornation, and several malicious practices of divers other Malignant Persons, by the space of 4. years, and by their joint and several plots, and contrivances (as may more fully appear in a humble Narrative hereuto annexed) not only been ejected most frequently from his possession and officiating therein; but hath also (besides their customary seizure of his Tithes and profits to their own use, as much as in them lay) been scandalizd in his function, abused in his credit and reputation, engaged in an unnecessary and total expense of his estate and fortune, and finally (as near as they could by many unjust and villainous suggestions they have endeavoured the taking away of his very life, to the eternal obloquy and disgrace of Your Petitioner.  
The Premises considered, his humble supplication is, that this honourable House would be pleased to take into their grave and serious considerations, your Petitioners sad and distressed condition, and to relieve him against his oppressors, as the justice of his cause may truly require.  
And your Petitioner shall ever pray, etc.   

The Narrative to the honourable House of Commons, etc.  
THat the necessary, justice & conscience of the Parliaments Arms did engage me with the first ( to my interest & calling) both in private and public, to their abetment and vindication) is a thing to be manifested with a large and ampie cloud of witnesses, especially in Linne, during the Siege whereof, my sufferings by the adverse party were heavy upon me. And however the malignity and vicious condition of my adversaries, hath endeavoured with all possible pains and subtlety, to traduce my credit, abuse my function, engage me to the expense of that private means which God had blest me with, which was an annuity of 30. l. per an. in Linne and debarring me (as much as in them lay) from the enjoying of that general Salary, to which I was Lawfully appropriated, and into which I was legally inducted; yet I make no doubt so clearly to evidence my right and integrity, both in the acquisition and prosecution of my Title to the Parsonage; as it will not only produce an easy concession to the truth and justice of my desires; but will also return both shame and infamy in their faces, who so violently endeavoured the procurement of my utter ruin and disgrace.  
To make this appear, requires a look back to the very foundation of my interest, which did thus commence.  
In Deeem. 1643. the right honourable the Earl of Manchester (being sufficiently satisfied, not only in my abilities as to the Ministry, but also in my assured and constant affection to the Parliament, by several testimonies both of the well affected Clergy, and Gentry in Linne and thereabouts) did immediately issue an Order for my possession and settlement in the said Parsonage; which hath and will be fully testified by Col. Wanton (a Gentleman of undoubted credit and repute) In which I had not long enjoyed myself, before the County Committee did summon me to show cause, why I possessed myself of the said Sequestration, and officiated and took to my use the Parsonage House, and Barn of Corne. To which my only answer, was a presentation of them with the Order of the Conlonel; whereunto they said, that Order was their security, and thereupon did not only keep it, but also made seizure of the Barn of Corn, yet did not prohibit me to officiate.  
In this beginning of trouble, my only & proper address was to Col. Wanton; (who after my recital of several passages with the Committee) was pleased to repossess me of the Corn, in the threshing whereof I proceeded as before; but the Committee (being no ways willing to leave their pretention of an interest therein) after they had sent for me again, desired to know, whether I would rely on them, or the Col. for my further establishment; to whom I relpyed: upon the Co. to which though they cried God speed me, yet they seized the barn of Corn again.  
Upon this (my only relief being in the Col.) I repaired to him, who again advanced me to a repossession of the Corn, and after a strong and tedious contest in the business betwixt him and the Committee, about June following, the matter was referred to the Earl of Manchester, who returned the Arbitration of it totally to the Col. and he again restored me to my former interest and possession; so that for the present the controversy was ended; but (in the interim by the misfortune and inconvenience of this contention) the vast fabric of the Parsonage house submitted to downfall; and the lead thereof (to the proportion of 6. Tun) was taken away by Col. Wanton, to make into bullets, for the use and service of the State.  
Nevertheless, in March. 1644. (when the Col. left this command in Linne (to my evident misfortune and disadvantage) the Committee (being willing to revive their quarrel against the Col. and revenge it for present upon my felt) did again command my appearance, to show them cause, why (according to the Order of the said Earl) I had not paid a fifth part. To which when I came intentionally to resolve them, they waved their summons in lieu whereof they produced and read an information as related to me, 
See Order of 8. March, 1644. The particular Orders related to this narrative are according to the citation in the margin expressed at full in the end of the Papers.  and signed (as they pretended) by twenty of mine own Parishioners; wherein they charged me with the seizure of a barn of Corn in 1643. And with the sale of about 7. Tuns of lead, belonging to the old & ruined Parsonage house, & whose downfall valued by them at 300. l they did not only lay to my charge, but did also demand security of me, for the rebuilding of the same. Wherein my innocency in the occasion, became my justice in the refusal. And because I could not produce the Col. aforesaid Orders for my possession (by them as shamefully demanded as detained) in stead of relief, they committed my to the custody of a Trooper for a month, to my great charge and disgrace, nor would they suffer me to go home to visit my wife, distressed at the news of their hard usage of me unless I would set my hand to an acknowledgement of a forfeiture of 300. l to the Speaker of the house, upon a non return within 5. days, which I did, and for aught I know, yet remains enforce against me; they seized my profits to the value of 80. l they turned me out of my Church, not only unjustly, but disgracefully; and suffered (if not countenanced) the entertainment of notorious Malignants to officiate (in my vacancy and absence) in my proper cure.  
Upon which commitment (the Earl of Manchesters' power being then determined and expired) In August following (my injuries and endurance being above sufferance) I made my Appeal to the Honourable Committee for Plundered Ministers at Westminster; 
See Order the 4. Aug. 1645.  who having received both information and satisfaction converning my title, they did nobly and justly confirm me in it; and therewith ordered the County Committee to return a Narrative, why I stood committed, and from whence the severity used against me received occasion? which by them was not only neglected, but in stead thereof Articles of infamy and scandal promoted, under the political pretention whereof, my repossession was delayed, and my profit detained until June 1646 since when, (as also before) every slender and frivolous occasion administered plentiful matter to them, for my further vexation and imprisonment.  
For the proof whereof (amongst the variety of affronts, (especially in that intervaile from August 1644. 
See the warrant the 15. july 1645.  until june 1646. Let this one (for brevity) be the evidence and conviction o●… their inveteracy. For presenting myself to officiate on the Lord's day by virtue of the fore recited Order of the 4. of August 1645, the strength of their spleen was so predominant, and they so remote from any sufferance of me therein, that rather than fail they revived an antiquated warrant of their own gained while I was in London, by the authority whereof I was arrested by one john Fleming, and committed into the only and proper custody of one Nich. Smith an Alehouse keeper, whose Alehouse for his extravagant and notorious deboishments I had formerly procured to be put down. In revenge whereof, the fear of my escape, as he pretended, engaged him to secure me with a strong guard in the next room, but in the interim afforded me a visit, which brought this comfort only to me, to expect no more favour, then could be prepared in the Stocks or the Spitle-House. In order to which the very next morning, though they failed in the manner, they did not in the matter of their calumny; for I had a Convoy to the Committee, with staves and swords and such revile, as might easily prompt me to the remembrance of a more primitive persecution, and consequently engage me with much more patience, to be silent and yielding to those reproaches, whose only end principally aimed at was a malicious exposure of my credit and fortune, into an utter disgrace and falling. Give me leave to allude to that saying of David. Ps: 35.15.23.25. In mine adversit they rejoiced and gathered themselves together against me, yea the abjects gathered, themselves together against me, they did tear me and ceased not. Stir up thyself and awake to my judgement, ever unto my cause, 
See Order 4: june, 1646.  my God and my Lord, Lee them not say in their heart ah. so we would have it, let them not say we have swallowed him up.  
But to leave this digression (as though they were resolved to deny obedience to all manner of Rule and orders) and though several orders for repossession and confirmation did daily issue and were as daily cotemned: In june 1646. (notwithstanding their pretention of Articles.) Yet the honourable Committee for plunderd Ministers, did order me possession with the Tithes in Arrears, as also a stay of prosecution, until the accomplishment of that Order; wherein my Prosecutors were likewise sentenced to imprisonment. 
See Order 4. june 1646.  But in that (as in the remainder) their obedience was equal, and myself, as in the rest as totally defeated, of what was legally awarded me.  
Succeeding to this, was their several indictments of me, at the Sessions at Norwich, their suits at law to exigents, their several procurements of me under the custody of the Marshal at Norwich, and their neglect or rather waving of their Articles upon the validity of which they durst not depend; yet (rather than want an aggravation) they engaged one Devil in my prosecution, upon a presentation that had reference to the death of Mr. Dobbs the outed Delinquent; but the pretence of that was so visibly delusive, that the Committee being convinced, & the said Devil not daring to appear, 
See Order 13. Sept.; 1646.  I had a dismission and confirmation thereupon.  
Yet the practices of this Devil were rather altered then determined. For his second summons called me (coram) again upon a presumption of a Lapse by the said Delinquents none residence, which coming to a hearing the 8. of May following, and Devil neglecting this as the former, it was deferred to the next 11. of june, and in the interimmy self was ordered to officiate and receive profits: which day being come, still Devil did play the least in sight; yet with a natural and fraudulent subtlety, by the advantage of my absence. he possessed himself by order from the Bishop of the Diocese, and challenged the tithes of the Parishioners with great threaten and (to keep me the better from the hearing of my cause, or the appearing at my cure) the height of their malice, broke in upon me: for Nicolas Smith (the former recited prosecutor of mine) being made an instrument for the subornation of one Jo. Atkins of London, his main part and agency was laid in the prosecution of me upon an indictment at the Sessions in the old Bayly, for words pretended to be spoken against the King, two years before the prosecution, for which I was committed to Newgate the 14. of july last, fined a 100 l. and imprisoned during the King's pleasure, and being once confined, there needed no instigation for the reviving of their Dormant articles, in the strange and unheard of prosecution of which, it is observable that on the 16 of that instant july while I was absent both in person and council, was their day of hearing, against the justice of notice or Summon'; that the Articles were not at all transmitted; that neither a defence or a cross-examination was at all put in; And that the Narrative (so long before Commanded) was not returned, which is course should have preceded all the former charges, by the recited Order of the 4 of August; by which unjust and indirect proceed, a Sequestration (The only means to expose me to an utter impossibility of subsisting) (in a manner tacitly and surreptitiously) was gained against me.  
For the reversing of which, both common equity and my proper interest, became my civil instigation; in order to which (after 13. week's imprisonment) upon my motion to the Committee for plundered Ministers my prosecutors were accordingly summoned to make their appearance the 9 of November following, 
See Order. 23. October.  to show cause why the order of sequestration should not be reversed; wherein as they neither did not could depend upon other reason, than the Articles themselves, so the sequenstration was illegally procured, and therefore ought in all conscience and reason to be made null.  
And because upon the Hindg of this, the essence of my cause hath material motion; it cannot be amiss (as shortly as may be) to exhibit my Reasons for the fuller light, and enforcement thereof.  
First the Articles (their only plea) were notoriously false, the witnesses suborned, and once suppressed; and therefore the sequestration procured upon them was by evident supprisall, and by the advantage of my imprisonment, as formerly I have noted.  
Secondly, admit the articles true; yet is it justice to reverse that Order, because it crosses, and is merely antipode to the Custom, the Practice and Judgement of that honourable Committee.  
First, the custom, because their proceed are in course, and in course there was a Narrative to precede the Articles in order whereunto (when I made a punctual complaint of my wrongs) and from the gracious consideration of them by that honourable Committee a narrative was not only commanded, but demanded from the Committee of the Country, they thorough Art or disability neglected the Narrative, and exhibited Articles; and so consequently not only perverted the foresaid custom, but by that and their former tedious preventions, perversion, and anticipations, &. have unavoidably engaged me into the expense of at least 500 l  
Secondly, the justice, because it is the constant practice of that honourable Committee, to retract and reverse all surreptitious and stolen Orders, upon a hearing of one side only; upon Council on one side only; or in the absence of the Defendant. In all which three Particulars it is palpably visible, I was against my will a wanting; 
See Order the 29. jan. 1645.  by the working of their subtlety and confederacy.  
Thirdly, the judgement, for when the profits, and the possession of the Parsonage were violently detained and kept from me; it was he judgement of that honourable Committee (in my proper right and regard) that notwithstanding the Articles were objected, 
See Order 4. june 1646. See Order the 8. May. 1646.  yet present obedience should first be given to their former Orders, for possession and profits detained. Nor was it the controversy in hand, I being to show cause only against a title claimed by Mr. Devil, as by order of the 8. of May appears.  
Finally, upon the 16. of Novemb. last, the cause arrived at a kind of hearing, wherein the Sequestrators (as in the total progress of the business) exalted their subtlety and industry into all the vatious shapes and evasions, that could possibly be expected from the utmost cunning of such artificers: for they had not only made provision of some very strong and powerful friends within the House for their further encouragement and countenance; but their other mysteries and inticracies did work in so hidden and obscure means, that (though the face of truth was palpably ore'clowded) it still supased all possible scrutiny of mice, to tender her beauty and vigour clear, or otherwise to explicate their other Engines. For in stead of pertinencies to the matter, they quaintly flew to the questioning of my title, so often resolved, not only by the recited, but also by many other orders; by a strange putting me upon the proof of Dobbs his Sequestration; by several mysterious and questionable testimonies of theirs; and by the utter over balancing and suppressing of those more pregnant truths, which I both offered, and had ready for my vindication. Nay, which heightened my grief, and their Malignancy, the Delinquent Dobbs (though present there upon command) was not so much as questioned for his contempts, merely by favour of my adversaries procuring; a dangerous discouragement to well affected and honest men, and too great a promotion to such pernicious, turbulent and Anti-Parliamentary spirits. And now oh the scornful insults of an ungodly and reprobate enemy! Give leave humbly to advise with Solomon, Prov. 22.10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out, yea strife and reproach shall cease.  
To conclude at length, by their only subtlety, I was constrained to join issue, to make defence & cross examine; but in regard of the extremity & sense of my poverty (having expended all my temporal Estate my spiritual being sequestered, & my Tithes in arrears in my adversaries hands, and more executions for trespasses, and another prosecution by indictment, for words against the King (as I am credibly informed, and timely advertised) ready to be imposed upon me at my first arrival into Norfolk, I am totally disabled for the present in, and shall be debarred for the future from any further prosecution.  
I confess my rights are granted me by Orders from that honourable Committee for plundered Ministers, 
See order 23. Octo. 1647.  but yet with so easy and mild a demand (viz, the Sequinstrators are required to pay) that my crafty adversaries (inurd to the gain) will rather afford them their (come than obedience; nay, I am confident, that presuming upon their aid and protection, which they do expect, and have not wanted from some in the House it will sooner move their laughter then their fear: having done so formerly, and told me to my face, they would not give obedidience to the orders, but bade me in more uncivil language make them useful for my back side.  
Notwithstanding all which injustice of their protectors, and all their other recited policies, circumventions, contempts, opressions and unparaleld severe deal with me, they cannot pull down my hope, though they have my fortune, nor shall they aftright me out of my principles, though they have bereaved me of my estate. Which are to do the law of my God, and the law of the Parliament of England even unto death, having already tasted of Banishmen, viz. Sequestiation, confiscation, viz. seizure of goods, and imprisonment. The law (I say) of the Parliament of England, smeane that law. 1. in opposition to the law and personal command of the King, in this distance and estrangement both of person and mind, from his great Council in Parliament. 2. The law in distinction from the law of will and pleasure. And 3. The law in exposition by all the learned, radically, fundamentally, and superlatively the law of the Realm or kingdom of England, viz. Magna Charta, and the Petition of Right.  
Now for the present raising both of my hope and fortune & for that duty which I own to truth and a good conscience, as I doubt not but to make manifest the particular charges of misdemeanours in this Narrative, so I fear not by the serious consideration of them in the judgement and prudence of this Honourable House, but to obtain that justice from your hands, which will not only resolve my establishment in my rights, the consideration of my losses, and the reparation of my credit, but will likewise impose so just a punishment upon my adversaries, and all their accomplices, as will forever deter them for the future from all attempts of any such nature or condition.  
Robert Heblethwait.   

Whereas there are several instances in this Narrative, that have relation in general, to the Committee at Norwith, it is to be understood only of particular persons therein, to whom it properly refers, and whom the Autherfor bears to publish till further order.   

The several Orders related to the Narrative are as follow.  

At the standing Committee at Norwith, March 8 1644.  
Whereas the estate of Edw. Dobbs; of great. Snoring, Cler. parson of the said town, by order from the Sequestrators, bearing date the 22. of July, 1643. was seized and sequestered for the use of the State, and thereupon John Fleming and others had undertaken to pay and answer the State one hundred pounds per an, for the Tithes only of the said parsonage, which was really worth 120 l per an. and out of surplasage they were on satisfy themselves for the collecting thereof, and after wards one Robert Heblethwait, cler. (before the said Dobbs was ejected) upon or about the 7. day of Decemb. 1643 by the aid and assistance of a Troop of Horse, under the command of Cap. Lieu. Coxon, by foroe seized all the goods, seized and turned out the wife & children of the said Dobson out of possession of the Parsonage & since his coming into possession, hath suffered or caused the trees that stood for defence of the parsonage house to be stubbed up, & about 7. Tun of lead that was for the covering of part of the parsonage house, to be taken of carried away, and the planchers of part of the House to be taken up, and hath since his coming made such a devastation, as (by the testimony of about 20. of the parish) 300. l will not make the parsonage in so good condition, at it was when he came thither, and since that time he hath preached very seldom, and being called before us, pretendeth no other title than his possession given as aforesaid, and his allowance thereof from Col. Wanton, but shows nothing under the Col. hand to warrant the same. Whereupon, We do order that john Fleming, and Richard Newton, the forms Sequestrators shall secure all the profits of the said parsonage in the barn or elsewhere, and shall allow the wife of the said Dobbs for her and for her children, one fist part due to her, and out of the four parts remaining, to pay all the duties due to the Parliament for the said four parts, and provide an able man to serve the cure, and that until the said Heblethwait shall give security to answer for the goods seized by him, belonging to the State, and to repair the wastes made by him in the parsonage house, and pay the arrears due to the wife of Doobs for the fift part, he stands committed by order of this Committee.  
Signed by several Committees.   

At the Committee for plundered Ministers, August 4. An. Do. 1645.  
Whereas Robert Heblethwait was by the right honourable the Earl of Manchester nominated and appointed to the Church of Snoring, in the County of Norfolk, since when, as this Committee is informed be hath been imprisoned, and other severe courses have been taken with him. This Committee do therefore desire the Committee of Parliament sitting at Norwich, to make a narriative of the case depending before them, concerning him, and what proceed there have been against him, and for what. And in the mean time, this Committee think fit and accordingly order, that he shall continue in, and enjoy the said living and Church, according to the order of the said Earl in that behalf.  
Gilb. Millington.   

At the Committee for plundered Ministers, Junii 4. Ann. Dom. 1646.  
THe cause concerning the contempt of John Fleming, Rich Newton and Nich. Smith of great Snoring, to the Orders of this Committee complained of by Mr Heblethwait, Minister of great Snoring in the County of Norfolk, coming into consideration in the presence of Council on both sides, it appeareth that notwithstanding several Orders of this Committee, the said Mr. Heblethwait is kept out of possession of the said Rectory, and the profits thereof detained from him,, in defence whereof, it is alleged, that the said Mr. Heblethwait, hath no right to the said Rectory; and that there are Articles of misdemeanour depending against him, and a day is prayed for the hearing of the whole business on both sides, notwithstanding Which this Com. think fit, that obedience be first given to the Orders of this Com. and do therefore certify the aforesaid contempt to the Com. of Examinations, to the end, that the said parties may be and stand committed till the possession of the said Rectory be given to the said Mr. Heblethwait, and satisfaction made for his said prosits detained, as afore said from him, for the better ascertaining whereof, this Com. do refer it to Sir Antho. Jrby, Sir Will. Masham, and Col. Wauton, or any two of them, who are desired upon hearing of bath sides, to value and ascertain the same, as to justice shall appertain.  
Har. Grimstone.   

At the Committee for plundered Ministers, januar. 29. An. Dom. 1645.  
Upon hearing of council on both sides this day in the cause of M. Heblethwait Minister of Snoring, in the county of Norfolk, who was put in by the Earl of Manchester, It is ordered that the former order of this Come of the 6. of januar. last, whereby the cause is referred to the examination of the Com. of Parliament sitting at Norwich for the said County, being obtained upon hearing of one side only, and in the absence of the said Mr. Heblethwait be retracted & reversed, & whereas it is desired in the behalf of the parish, that this Com. would examine the cause, and the witnesses therein themselves, this Com. do think fit and order, that the same be referred to the Com. for the Association, sitting at Cambridge, who are desired to hear and examine the parties and witnesses on all sides according to the former order of this Com. of the 27. of Decemb. last, and to certify the same. And the said Mr. Heblethwait is in the mean time to enjoy the said Rectory, and profits thereof, this Com. expecting all due obedience to be given to the former orders of this Com. by the Com. of Sequestrations, and all other persons concerning the same, and that the profits taken by the said Com. of sequestration be by them upon sight hereof restored to the said Mr. Heblethwait.  
Gilbt. Millington.   

At the Com. for plundered Ministers, Octob. 23. Anno Dom. 1647.  
Upon consideration had of the Petition of Rob. Heblethwait, from whom the Rectory of great Snoring, in the county of Norfolk is sequestered, for that it appeareth to this Com. that the said Mr. Heblethwait was prisoner in Newgate upon the 16. of July last, when the said cause concerning him, was heard before this Com. and that he could not be himself present at the said hearing. It is therefore ordered that Rich. Newton, john Fleming, ana Nich. Smith, the sequestrators of the said Rectory shall have liberty to show cause before this Com. on the 9 of Novemb. next, wherefore the said order should not be reversed. And its further ordered, that notwithstanding the said sequestration, the said Mr. Heblethwait shall have a proportionable part of the last harvest prosits of the said rectory for such time as he served the cure of the said Church for that year, and that be shall have all other the tyths and profits of the said rectory, before then due fo●… the time that he officiated the said cure, which the said sequestrators are required so pay unto him, or to show cause to the contrary on the said 9 of Novemb. And for that this Com. is informed, that Mr. Dobbs the former sequestered Minister is entertained into the said Church and rectory, since the said sequestration & officiateth the said cure in contempt of the sequestration of the said rectory from him, it is ordered that the said Mr. Dobbs do make his personal appearance before this Committee on the said ninth day of Novem. to answer his said contempt at his peril.  
William Purefoy.   

At the Committee for plundered Ministers September 22. 1646.  
Whereas it is averred before this Committee, that Mr. Dobbs from whom the Rectory of great Snoring in the County of Norfolk is sequestered is yet living, and that therefore the claim of Cham Devil Cle. to the said rectory by virtue of a presentation there of from the patron is delusory, upon pretence of the said M. Dobson his death, the said M Devil being called maketh no appearance according to order, although the day for hearing was appointed upon his petition, this Com. do therefore dismiss the said cause, and confirm the said Mr. Heblethwait in the said rectory, and the sequestration thereof.  
Gilbt. Millington.   

At The Com. for plunderd Minister. May 8. 1647.  
The cause coming to hearing between Mr. Devil and Mr. Heblethwait Ministers of the Word, concerning the Rectory of Snoring in the County of Norfolk according to the order of the 23. of Mar. last, it is ordered, that the said hearing be deferred until the eleaventh day of June next, on which day this Committee do appoint to hear and determine the whole cause on both sides, and it is ordered, that the said Mr Heblethwait do continue and enjoy the quiet and peaceable possession of the said Rectory and the profits thereof in the mean time, and he is discharged from any further attendance upon the said order of the 23 of March last.  
Bt. Knightly.   

Whereas a warrant issued from the Committee rquiring Robert Heblethwait Clerk to appear before the standing Committee sitting at Norwich, & he hath refused to obey the said warrant, these are to will & require you forthwith to apprehend the said Robert Heblethwait, and to bring him before the Committee sitting at Norwich, to answer for his said refusal and such other things as shall be objected against him.  
july 15. 1645.  
To the chief Constables of North green how, and to the Constables of New Walsingham, and great Snoring, and to every of them.   
FINIS.