Index of subjects: F

F.

Fair.

Master permitted to detain his servant on day of recreation, when latter falls on fair-day, i. 985 (1647, June 28).
Search for prohibited imports at, ii. 244 (1649, Sept. 5).
Prohibition of, and of travel in connection with, on Lord's Day, ii. 1163, 1165– 1166 (1657, June 26).

Fasts.

Ordinance of monthly fast, i. 22–24 (1642, Aug. 24), 580 (1644, Dec. 19), 905–907 (1646, Dec. 2): repealed, ii. 79–81 (1649, Apr. 23).
Clergy to urge its observation by attendance at religious worship, 23: trades and pastimes prohibited, 23: penalties, 23, 24: to be observed until further notice: such fast, falling on Christmas Day, to be observed as fast, 580: persons sued for actions taken to enforce fast, to plead general issue, and to use ordinance as evidence and, if acquitted, to be allowed double costs, 906.
Clergy to exhort to national humiliation on fast days, i. 82 (1643–4, Feb. 15).
Public solemn fasting to be observed, i. 604–606 (1644–5, Jan. 4); by abstinence from food etc., 604: and by public reading of scripture, 605.
Sermons to be preached at Cambridge on fast and feast days. i. 830 (1645–6, Feb. 13).
To be observed by candidates upon day of ordination, i. 867 (1646, Aug. 28).
Special day set apart in place of monthly fast, ii. 79–81 (1649, Apr. 23).
See Humiliation.

Feast Days.

Sermons preached at Cambridge on, i. 830 (1645–6, Feb. 13).
Ordinance for abolition of, i. 954 (1647, June 8).

Feathers.

Value of different kinds of, ii. 1207 (1657, June 26).

Fee Farm Rents.

(i) Acts etc. for sale of, ii. 358–362 (1649–50, Mar. 11), 412–419 (1650, Aug. 13). 498–500 (1650–1, Feb. 6), 583–588 (1652, June 3), 614–618 (Sept. 9), 720–722 (1653, Sept. 8) [confirmed, 1137 (1657, June 26)], 1275 (1659, May 19).
Crown fee farm rents vested in trustees named, 358–359: their powers, 359–360, 584–585: appointment and duties of registrar, 360–361, 587: no trustee to purchase, unless actual tenant, 361: appointment of treasurers and comptroller, 362: exception of rents settled for provision of ministers, 413: and of rents held to charitable uses, 416: clerk of the pipe to issue certificate for sale, 359, 414, 586: exemption from mortmain licence of corporations purchasing rents, 414: recovery of rents, 415: committee for removal of obstructions, 416: salaries, 416, 500, 585, 586, 617: no grant to be made of rent not paid since 25 March, 1630, 417: valuation, 417: copies of records to certified on oath, 418: payment of purchase money, 418: loans upon security of rents, 498–499, 583, 615: appointment of registrar-accountant, 499, 584, 615–616: manors to continue charged with fee farm rents, notwithstanding unity of possession, 586: provision for purchasers of rents reserved upon estates in tail. 587: and for purchasers of delinquents' estates: inclusion in trust of money arising out of New River, 617: fee farm rents to be a permanent charge, 720–721: conveyances not hitherto enrolled to be valid if enrolled within six months from date of act, 721: rebatement for decayed rents and charitable uses, 721–722: termination of salaries, 722: issue of proceeds of sale in hands of council, 1275.

(ii) Miscellaneous references.
Assessment of, i. 618 (1644–5, Feb. 17), 982 (1647, June 23), 1101 (1647–8, Feb. 16), ii. 56 (1649, Apr. 7), 317 (Dec. 7), 489 (1650, Nov. 26), 686 (1652, Dec. 10), 1094–1095 (1657, June 9), 1161 (June 26), 1401 (1659–60, Jan. 26).
Payment of, into exchequer, i. 878 (1646, Oct. 1), ii. 1919 (1654, June 21).
Payment of, by members of parliament, i. 1014 (1647, Sept. 21).
Trustees to hold rents late in possession of bishops, deans etc. for maintenance of ministry, ii. 143–144 (1649, June 8).
Exclusion of, from act dealing with Crown lands, except where other right reserved, ii. 171 (1649, July 16).
Payment of, excepted from General Pardon, ii. 573 (1651–2, Feb. 24).
Grants of, confirmed, ii. 999 (1654, Aug. 30).

Fees. See Salaries and Fees.

Felony.

Malicious damage to Fen Level works adjudged to be, ii. 901 (1654, May 26).
Second in duel returning from banishment adjudged guilty of, ii. 938 (1654, June 29).
See Blasphemy: Sexual Offences.

Felt. See Merchants, Societies of.

Fen Level.

Drainage of, ii. 130–139 (1649, May 29), 899–902 (1654, May 24): confirmed, 1131 (1657, June 26).
Boundaries, 130–131: earl of Bedford and others to undertake drainage of whole, except certain pools for flood water, river Welland and Deeping Fens, 132–133: and to have 95,000 acres of land in recompense: to make sluices etc. and to have right of way, paying recompense to owners of land, 133: Commissioners of Sewers precluded from interference: powers of undertakers, 134, 900: powers of commissioners appointed for purposes of act, 135–136, 901: lands not benefited not to form part of undertakers' recompense, 136: person or corporations wishing to share to make payment within three months, 137: certain laws of sewers declared void: appointment of treasurer and clerk, 138: commissioners named: general issue to be pleaded, 139, 901: penalty upon persons damaging works, 900–901: foreign purchasers to have rights of citizenship ad hoc, 901–902.

Fiddlers. See Vagabonds.

Fine.

Clerks of Assize and of the Peace to estreat and certify, ii. 448 (1650, Nov. 7).
Removal of, upon bills, declarations and writs, ii. 713 (1653, Aug. 2): confirmed, 1140 (1657, June 26).
To be sued for in name of Lord Protector, ii. 825 (1653, Dec. 26).
upon writs of covenant and entry, ii. 1013 (1654, Sept. 2): confirmed, 1132 (1657, June 26).
for new buildings near London, ii. 1223 (1657, June 26).
See Forfeiture.

Fines and Recoveries.

Procedure in, for co. Durham, to be in Common Pleas at Westminster, ii. 519 (1651, July 9), 909–910 (1654, June 9), 1307–1308 (1659, July 13).
Not to bar sale of reversions etc. of Crown lands, ii. 695 (1652, Dec. 31).
Formal alterations in, i. 1262 (1648–9, Jan. 29), ii. 825 (1653. Dec. 26).

First Fruits and Tenths.

Ordinances against removal of office of, to Oxford, i. 65–67 (1642–3, Jan. 21) 133–134 (1643, Apr. 18).
Vested in trustees for tithes late in the possession of Bishops and Deans, ii. 144 (1649, June 8).
Those payable to Preaching Ministers outside scope of General Pardon, ii. 570– 571 (1651–2, Feb. 24).
Payable into receipt of exchequer, ii. 919 (1654, June 21).

Fish.

Excise on herring, i. 496–497 (1644, Aug. 24): proceeds to furnish ships to protect fishermen, 497.
Subsidy on imported, i. 1034 (1647, Dec. 13): but not on sea-fish exported in English ships, 1040.
Not be imported unless caught on English boat and cured by English hands: not to be exported on foreign boats, ii. 560 (1651, Oct. 8).
Abolition of seizure of, by purveyors, ii. 1057 (1657, June 9).
Transport of certain kinds in foreign bottoms permitted, ii. 1099–1100 (1657, June 9).
Rebatement of excise on salt used for curing, and beer for taking, ii. 1196 (1657, June 26).
Customs on, ii. 1351 (1659, Sept. 28), 1355 (Dec. 27).

Fisheries.

Commissioners for advancement of trade to enquire into, ii. 405 (1650, Aug. 1).
Jurisdiction of conservators of Thames and Medway in matter of, ii. 945 (1654, Aug. 11).
Council of State to encourage, ii. 1276 (1659, May 19), 1421 (1659–60, Feb. 25).

Flanders.

Envoys sent to, to require redress and restitution of ships seized, i. 682–683 (1645, May 9).

Fleet, The. See Navy, The.

Foot, Forces of.

See Army: Ireland (i): Militia: Trained Bands: Volunteers.

Forest.

(i) Acts for sale of.
Disafforestation and sale of royal forests, ii. 783–812 (1653, Nov. 22): amended, 946–949 (1654. Aug. 21).
Forests and manors within their bounds vested in trustees, 783: saving rights of date anterior to 25 March, 1641–2, 784: provision of land for persons having common rights, 784–785: inclosures for use of poor, 785: sale of remainder, land held by letters patent or inclosed before certain date being excepted, 786: limitation of time for claims, 785, 787: trustees empowered to compound with owners of land within forest, 787: oak and elm set apart for navy, 788: inquiry made into waste, 788–789: surveys to be made, 789: oath of surveyors, 789–790: instructions to surveyors, 790–791: trustees to call surveyors to account, 791: and to authorize search in records without fee, 791–792: oath of trustees, 792: conveyance by bargain and sale, free of incumbrances, 792–793: evidence and costs, 793: rebatement to evicted purchasers, 793–794: settlement of differences, 794–795: instructions to trustees, 795–797: who are to publish summons to claimants, 795: to prevent waste, 795–796: to receive records and surveys, 796: to sell at certain rates, 796– 797: not to complete conveyance until full payment of purchase money, 797: appointment of registrar and surveyor-general, 797–798: instructions to registrar, 798–800: who is to issue certificates, 798–799: to amend and sign surveys, 799: oath of registrar, 800: loan raised on this security by way of doubling, 800–801: appointment of registrar-accountant, 801: instructions to registraraccountant, 801–802: appointment of treasurers, 803: instructions to treasurers, 803–804: salaries, 804, 809: assignment of loans, 804–805: payment of purchase money, 805: provision for loan by certain farmers of customs, 805–807: exemption of disafforested lands from assessment, 807: forfeiture and sequestration for failure to pay purchase money, 808–809: exemption of corporations from mortmain licence, 809: trustees not to become purchasers, 810: lands conveyed by trustees under previous acts and specified forests and tenements excepted, 810–812: appointment and powers of commissioners of survey, 947–948: form of oath, 949.
Sale of forests reserved as security for soldiers' pay, ii. 993–999 (1654, Aug. 30), 1116–1122 (1657, June 19): partially confirmed, 1138–1139 (June 26).
Forests excepted from former act, Needwood, Kingswood, Ashdown and Sherwood, vested in trustees, 993–994: for uses set out in act for sale of crown lands, 994: powers of trustees, 995–996: salaries, 995: issue of commissions of survey, 995–996: enforcement of statute 43 Eliz. 7, 996: demesne lands and certain other profits not to pass unless particularly mentioned, 996–997: Enfield Chace set aside for payment of expenses of survey, 997: payment of arrears of pay to officers named, 997–998: for which trustees to give security, 998: former contracts confirmed, 998–999: time allowed for claims, 999: instructions to surveyors, 1116–1122: to enquire into waste, 1116: and claims, 1116–1117: to give notice of meetings, 1117: to hold general enquiries, 1117–1118: by means of jury, 1118: to allow claims, 1118–1119: to overlook formal defects, 1119: to set aside waste land for satisfaction of claims, 1119–1120: and land to pay composition for disafforestation, 1120: to exclude claims based on general words, 1121: to keep a journal, 1121–1122: to have access to records, 1122: powers of committee of appeal, 1120, 1122.

(ii) Miscellaneous.
Wood to be cut in certain forests etc. for use of poor, i. 303 (1643, Oct. 2): and for use of navy, i. 422–424 (1644, Apr. 8–16), ii. 1281 1659, May 31).
Felling of timber in forest of Dean prohibited, i. 1125 (1648, Apr. 19): timber already felled to be for use of navy, 1125.
Exclusion of, from grant to trustees for sale of crown lands, ii. 190 (1649, July 16).
In custody of Council of State, ii. 502 (1650–1, Feb. 13), 1422 (1659–60, Mar. 2).
Preservation of deer in, ii. 548 (1651, July 24).
Waste of, excepted from General Pardon, ii. 575 (1651–2, Feb. 24).
Relaxation of laws of, and repeal of grants by late king of, in forest of Dean, ii. 1114–1115 (1657, June 9).
See Parks.

Forfeited Estates.

(i) General Acts.
(First) sale of, ii. 520–545 (1651, July 16), (third sale) 623–652 (1652, Nov. 18).
Names of delinquents, 520–521, 623–635; their lands vested in trustees. 521–522, 635–639; saving rights of other persons of date anterior to 20 May, 1642, 522–523, 639–643: time for delivery of claims limited, 643–644: committee for removal of obstructions, 523–524, 644: appointment of surveyors, 524–525: their duties, 525–527: pre-emption in favour of immediate tenant, 528: oath and duties of trustees, 528–529: appointment of registrar, 529: his duties, 529–530: and oath, 530: enrolment of contracts: act given in evidence, 531, 647: loan on security of premises, 531–532, 647: names and duties of treasurers of loan, 532–533, 647–648: of registrar-accountant, 533, 651: and of surveyor-general, 533–534: no trustee to be purchaser, 534: salaries, 534– 535, 648–651: appointment and duties of comptroller, 535–536, 652: regulations as to forfeitures for non-completion of purchase, 536–537: lands excepted, 537–545: penalty for doubling loan on forged debenture, 538, 649: satisfaction of incumbrances, 539, 649–650: permission to persons who have obtained judgments, to double amount of same by loan, 540: settlement of certain manors on Oliver Cromwell, 543–545: permission to delinquents to compound, 644–645: rates of composition, 645: Roman Catholics compounding, compelled to sell within a year, 646: offenders since 30 Jan., 1648[–9], not permitted to compound, 650.
(Second) sale of, for use of Navy, ii. 591–598 (1652, Aug. 4).
Names of delinquents, 591–592: their lands vested in trustees, 592: saving rights of other persons of date anterior to 20 May, 1642, 593: powers of trustees, 594: loan on security of premises, 594–595: appointment etc. of treasurers and registrar, 595: penalty for doubling loan in forged debenture, 596: forfeiture of remainders in tail, 596–597: satisfaction of incumbrances, 597–598.
Speedy payment of purchase money, ii. 1345–1347 (1659, Aug. 13).
Failure to pay balance by certain date to make conveyance void, 1345– 1346: and to vest estates in trustees, 1346: appointments, 1347.
Collection of revenue, ii. 1462–1463 (1659–60, Mar. 15).
Confirmation of existing appointments, 1462–1463: power to levy and distrain, 1463.

(ii) References.
Debentures for arrears of soldiers' pay satisfied out of, ii. 606–607 (1652, Aug. 25).
Loan on security of, doubled, ii. 690–691 (1652, Dec. 17).
See Ireland (vi) (vii): Scotland (iv) (vii): Sequestration.

Forefeiture.

of goods and lands of attained person, i. 608 (1644–5, Jan. 4).
of goods, upon failure to pay subsidy, i. 629 (1644–5, Feb. 20).
of loan, by lender forging acquittance, i. 893 (1646, Nov. 17).
Half of proceeds of, for non-payment of excise, to go to fund for widows and wounded soldiers, remainder to informant, i. 989 (1647, July 23).
for non-completion of conveyance by purchasers of Bishops' lands, i. 1114– 1116 (1647–8, Mar. 23): by purchasers of Forest lands, ii. 808 (1653, Nov. 22).
Attainder for blasphemy not to extend to, i. 1136 (1648, May 2).
of goods and lands of persons indicted for treason, ii. 121 (1649, May 14).
of thrice amount of fees improperly demanded or received, ii. 437 (1650, Oct. 16).
Release of, under general pardon, ii. 567 (1651–2. Feb. 24): exceptions, 568–576.
under acts for settlement of Ireland, ii. 601–602 (1652, Aug. 12), 734–735 (1653, Sept. 26).
To be sued for, in name of Lord Protector, ii. 825 (1653, Dec. 26).
To fall to Lord Protector, in Scotland, ii. 875 (1654, Apr. 12).
Payable into Receipt of Exchequer, ii. 919 (1657, June 21).
Release of, upon composition, ii. 1016 (1654, Sept. 2).
under act for attainder of Irish rebels, ii. 1253 (1657, June 26): not to extend to personal estate, 1259–1260.
by sheriff failing to return member of parliament, ii. 1471 (1659–60, Mar. 16).
See Gaming.

Forgery.

of certificates of acquittance or debentures, by subscriber to loan, i. 893 (1646, Nov. 17), 950 (1647, June 3), 1159 (1648, June 5), ii. 538 (1651, July 16), 596 (1652, Aug. 4), 649 (Nov. 18), 801, 804 (1653, Nov. 22).
Persons guilty of, suspended from Holy Communion, i. 1206 (1648, Aug. 29).
of seal of Corporation of Worsted weavers, ii. 454 (1650, Nov. 14), 779 (1653, Nov. 12).
of seal of Parliament, ii. 497 (1650–1), Jan. 22).
Excepted from General Pardon, ii. 571 (1651–2, Feb. 24).
Discovery of, by comparison of handwriting, ii. 801 (1653, Nov. 22).
Commissioners for collection of arrears of excise to punish, ii. 852 (1653–4, Mar. 17).
See Coinage and Currency: Great Seal (ii).

Forma Pauperis.

Poor prisoners admitted to sue in, ii. 324 (1649, Dec. 21), 958 (1654, Aug. 21).
No security required of suitors in, ii. 951 (1654, Aug. 21).

Fornication. See Sexual Offences.

Forts and Fortifications.

Power of commander-in-chief over, i. 15 (1642, July 15), 661 (1645, Apr. 1).
Support of garrisons of certain southern forts, i. 141–143 (1643, May 4).
Power of committees of counties etc. to build, i. 190 (1643, July 10), 694 (1645, June 10).
Committee of Militia of London to safeguard forts round London, i. 222 (1643, July, 29): assessment for maintenance, 574–578 (1644, Dec. 3).
Timber for, to be cut on delinquents' lands, i. 457 (1644, June 25), 490 (Aug. 19), 508 (Sept. 23).
Punishment for surrender of, i. 487–488 (1644, Aug. 16), ii. 366 (1650. Mar. 26), 781 (1653, Nov. 21), 833 (1653–4, Jan. 19), 1039 (1656, Nov. 27).
To be built for reduction of Crowland, i. 566–567 (1644, Nov. 7).
To be built for defence of Isle of Ely, i. 745 (1645, Aug. 12).
Provision for payment of governors of, i. 944 (1647, May 28).
Not to be employed for satisfaction of Irish adventurers and arrears of pay, ii. 736 (1653, Sept. 26): adventurers permitted to enter into possession, if and when dismantled, ii. 928–929 (1654, June 23).
Transplanted Irish excluded from, ii. 751 (1653, Sept. 26).
See Garrisons.

France.

Exclusion of delinquents resident in, from general composition, ii. 209 (1649, Aug. 10).
Importation of wine, wool and silk from, prohibited, ii. 239–240 (1649, Aug. 28): repealed, ii. 1129 (1657, June 26).
Time allowed for return of seamen from, ii. 613 (1652, Sept. 9).
Rate of postage to, ii. 1112 (1657, June 9).
See Exports: Merchants, Socities of.

Franchise.

Malignants and persons refusing to take covenant disabled from candidature or vote for Common Council and other offices in London, i. 359 (1643, Dec. 20), 1252 (1648, Dec. 18).
Persons who have been in arms against Parliament or have been sequestered disabled from certain offices, i. 1009 (1647, Sept. 9): and from any voice in election for same, 1023–1025 (Oct. 4).
Malignants, those who have been in arms against Parliament, or those who entered into covenant of citizens of London disabled, i. 1045–1046 (1647, Dec. 17), ii. 620–621 (1652, Oct. 8).
Malignants and all refusing to subscribe the Engagement disabled from candidature or vote for offices in London, ii. 319–321 (1649, Dec. 14 and 18).
Persons who have acted against parliament, Roman Catholics and supporters of Irish rebels disqualified from candidature or vote in parliamentary elections, ii. 817 (1653, Dec. 16).
Property qualification, ii. 817–818 (1653, Dec. 16).
Disqualifications proposed in Petition and Advice, ii. 1049–1050, 1054–1055 (1657, May 25), 1183 (June 26).
Papists and delinquents disqualified, ii. 1472 (1659–60, Mar. 16).
See Elections.

Fraudulent Composition. See Composition.

Fraudulent Conveyance. See Conveyance.

Freeman. See Merchants, Societies of: Oath (ii).

Free Quarter. See Army (ix).

French Protestants. See Protestants, French.

Fuel.

Supply of, to poor of London, i. 303–305 (1643, Oct. 2), 481–483 (1644, July 20).

Fullers Earth.

Export of, prohibited, i. 1059 (1647–8, Jan. 19).

Fur.

Excise on. i. 211 (1643, July 22).
Sale of, of royal family, ii. 546 (1651, July 17).
Price of different kinds of, ii. 1207–1209 (1657, June 26).