The case of Thomas Bushell, Esq;
         Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674.
      
       
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             The case of Thomas Bushell, Esq;
             Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674.
             England and Wales. Parliament.
          
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           Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674.
           Debt, Imprisonment for -- England -- Early works to 1800.
           Mines and mineral resources -- England.
           Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1649-1660.
           Broadsides -- England -- 17th century.
        
      
    
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           The
           Case
           of
           Thomas
           Bushell
           
             Esq
          
        
         
           MAster
           
             Bushell
             ,
          
           according
           to
           his
           obligations
           of
           duty
           and
           particular
           ingagement
           ,
           to
           put
           in
           practice
           his
           Master
           the
           Lord
           Chancellor
           
             Bacons
          
           conceptions
           ,
           concerning
           Minerals
           and
           Minerals
           discoveries
           ,
           made
           his
           first
           adventure
           in
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           where
           his
           experience
           verified
           his
           Masters
           Theory
           ,
           and
           his
           success
           answering
           his
           expectation
           ,
           he
           (
           according
           to
           the
           advice
           of
           his
           Lord
           ,
           from
           whose
           deep
           foresight
           in
           future
           events
           he
           had
           received
           that
           command
           ,
           and
           urged
           by
           the
           inconveniences
           which
           attended
           his
           taking
           up
           money
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           returning
           it
           thence
           to
           pay
           his
           Workmen
           ,
           and
           the
           charge
           of
           returning
           it
           back
           to
           
             London
          
           )
           contracted
           with
           his
           late
           Majesty
           ,
           that
           in
           care
           he
           should
           find
           any
           quantity
           of
           Silver
           in
           cutting
           ,
           through
           the
           five
           mountains
           nominated
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Bushell
          
           by
           the
           Lord
           
             Bacon
             ,
          
           he
           should
           have
           a
           Mint
           to
           coyn
           it
           ,
           which
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           did
           ,
           had
           his
           Mint
           established
           ,
           and
           coyned
           considerable
           summes
           weekly
           .
        
         
           But
           the
           wars
           in
           
             England
          
           survening
           ,
           His
           Majesties
           commands
           called
           him
           from
           those
           Mines
           (
           which
           yielded
           him
           above
           4000
           
             l.
             per
             an.
          
           and
           relieved
           many
           hundreds
           of
           poor
           people
           ,
           that
           were
           imployed
           in
           those
           works
           )
           to
           attend
           his
           Majesties
           more
           immediate
           service
           ▪
           How
           his
           Comportment
           ●●erein
           answered
           the
           trust
           reposed
           in
           him
           by
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           His
           Majesties
           attesta●ion
           under
           his
           Royal
           hand
           and
           seal
           will
           sufficiently
           evidence
           :
           although
           there
           are
           many
           other
           services
           performed
           by
           him
           ,
           both
           to
           the
           King
           and
           Queen
           which
           are
           not
           mentioned
           therein
           .
        
         
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           in
           consideratien
           of
           his
           Loyalty
           ,
           and
           the
           vast
           debts
           he
           daily
           contracted
           for
           his
           service
           ,
           was
           pleas'd
           (
           with
           the
           advice
           of
           his
           Council
           )
           to
           grant
           him
           unde●
           the
           great
           Seal
           ,
           the
           Customs
           of
           Lead
           for
           2●
           ,
           years
           at
           the
           yearly
           rent
           of
           6000
           
             l.
             
          
           But
           the
           Parliaments
           victory
           over
           His
           Majesties
           forces
           soon
           defeated
           him
           of
           the
           possession
           of
           them
           ;
           as
           the
           wars
           before
           had
           outed
           him
           of
           the
           Silk-office
           ,
           which
           was
           erected
           upon
           the
           complaint
           of
           the
           S●●k
           weavers
           ,
           to
           prevent
           the
           false
           dying
           of
           Silk
           ;
           all
           Silk
           ,
           both
           before
           and
           after
           it
           was
           dyed
           ,
           being
           to
           be
           brought
           to
           the
           said
           Office
           ,
           and
           6
           
             d
             ,
             per
          
           Pound
           by
           their
           voluntary
           offer
           to
           be
           payed
           for
           it
           ,
           one
           two
           pence
           whereof
           was
           to
           be
           divided
           between
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Carleton
             ,
          
           to
           support
           the
           great
           charge
           of
           the
           said
           Office
           ●nd
           the
           remaining
           4
           
             d
             ▪
          
           was
           reserved
           for
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           who
           finding
           of
           what
           importance
           the
           Mines
           would
           be
           ,
           both
           to
           His
           Majesty
           and
           Kingdoms
           ,
           if
           the
           rich
           veins
           in
           other
           mount●●ns
           were
           pursued
           like
           those
           in
           
             Wales
             ,
          
           was
           pleased
           to
           allow
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           the
           disposing
           of
           the
           said
           4
           
             d.
          
           upon
           such
           mineral
           works
           ,
           as
           the
           Lord
           
             Bacon
          
           had
           designed
           for
           tryal
           ,
           he
           giving
           a
           just
           account
           of
           his
           Receipts
           and
           Disbursements
           to
           the
           Lord
           Warden
           of
           the
           Stanneries
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           Mayor
           of
           
             London
          
           for
           the
           time
           being
           ,
           but
           the
           wars
           intervening
           ,
           deprived
           him
           of
           the
           benefit
           of
           both
           :
           Nor
           since
           His
           Majesties
           happy
           Restauration
           can
           he
           be
           admitted
           to
           eit●er
           ,
           although
           the
           one
           be
           assigned
           by
           him
           ,
           for
           the
           payment
           of
           his
           debts
           to
           Widows
           and
           Orphans
           ,
           and
           contracted
           for
           His
           Majesties
           servi●●
           and
           the
           other
           for
           a
           general
           good
           to
           take
           off
           the
           Taxes
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           if
           Providence
           adde
           a
           blessing
           to
           his
           endeavours
           .
        
         
           His
           Majesty
           was
           pleas'd
           to
           intrust
           him
           with
           the
           command
           of
           
             Lundy
          
           Island
           ,
           where
           he
           received
           ●●eral
           summons
           from
           divers
           of
           the
           Parliament
           Officers
           ,
           but
           still
           refused
           to
           yield
           it
           without
           His
           Majesties
           Royal
           consem
           by
           word
           of
           mouth
           at
           
             Caussam
             ,
          
           (
           whither
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           had
           a
           safe
           conduct
           from
           Sir
           
             Thoma●
             Fairfax
          
           )
           although
           formerly
           invited
           to
           it
           by
           His
           Majesties
           Letter
           ,
           And
           then
           he
           gave
           it
           up
           to
           Sir
           
             Thomas
             Fairfax
             ,
          
           (
           who
           was
           the
           Parliaments
           General
           )
           and
           the
           Lord
           
             Say
             ,
          
           (
           who
           was
           the
           proprieto●
           of
           the
           Island
           )
           upon
           Articles
           ,
           which
           being
           formerly
           violated
           ,
           and
           he
           contrary
           to
           the
           teno●
           of
           them
           arreste●
           ,
           he
           put
           in
           Bail
           ,
           and
           his
           Bail
           being
           afterwards
           prosecuted
           by
           one
           
             Snellock
             ,
          
           the
           said
           
             Snellock
          
           was
           commited
           for
           his
           contempt
           ,
           the
           Articles
           con●●med
           by
           an
           Ordniance
           of
           the
           Lords
           ●nd
           Commons
           in
           Parliament
           in
           the
           year
           1647.
           although
           he
           could
           never
           be
           restored
           to
           his
           Estate
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           intent
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           The
           several
           revolutions
           there
           distracted
           Kingdoms
           suffered
           afterwards
           ,
           still
           deprived
           Mr
           
             Bushell
          
           of
           the
           justice
           he
           ought
           to
           expect
           as
           his
           due
           ;
           so
           that
           he
           resumed
           his
           mineral
           Profession
           ,
           and
           coming
           about
           three
           years
           since
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           settle
           some
           business
           in
           order
           to
           his
           proceedings
           in
           mineral
           discoveries
           ,
           notwithstanding
           he
           was
           still
           injuriously
           debar●ed
           of
           his
           Estate
           ,
           he
           was
           (
           contrary
           to
           his
           Articles
           )
           arrested
           ,
           dangerou●ly
           wounded
           ,
           and
           committed
           a
           clo●●
           Prisoner
           to
           
             Newgate
             ,
          
           under
           which
           restraint
           he
           lay
           ever
           since
           ,
           until
           upon
           his
           Petition
           to
           the
           Lords
           the
           last
           Parliament
           ,
           he
           was
           relieved
           by
           their
           Order
           to
           attend
           thei●
           Lordships
           
             de
             die
             in
             diem
             .
          
           But
           no
           sooner
           was
           the
           Parliament
           adjourned
           ,
           but
           one
           
             Crofts
             ,
             Edney
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ogden
          
           an
           Attorney
           slighting
           and
           openly
           in
           disdainful
           language
           ●●lifying
           and
           despising
           the
           said
           Order
           ,
           sued
           the
           Sheriffs
           for
           an
           Escape
           ,
           whereupon
           he
           was
           again
           clapt
           up
           a
           close
           Prisoner
           in
           the
           same
           
             New-gate
             :
          
           But
           upon
           his
           Petition
           to
           the
           Lords
           at
           their
           reassembling
           ,
           their
           Lo●dships
           were
           pleas'd
           to
           order
           the
           commitment
           of
           those
           Creditors
           ,
           but
           the
           sudden
           dissolution
           of
           that
           Parliament
           frustrated
           Mr.
           
           
             Bushell
          
           of
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           said
           Order
           .
        
         
           The
           same
           Creditors
           at
           whose
           suit
           he
           is
           now
           a
           Prisoner
           ,
           did
           in
           
             Cromwels
          
           time
           subscribe
           to
           take
           five
           in
           the
           hundred
           ;
           nor
           do
           they
           aim
           now
           so
           much
           at
           the
           satisfaction
           of
           their
           debt
           ,
           as
           to
           serve
           the
           avarice
           of
           others
           ,
           (
           with
           whom
           they
           are
           combined
           )
           who
           have
           intruded
           into
           Mr.
           
           
             Bushells
          
           Estate
           ,
           and
           now
           seek
           by
           this
           oppression
           to
           deprive
           him
           of
           all
           means
           to
           recover
           his
           Rights
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           wrested
           out
           of
           his
           hands
           :
           One
           
             Jones
          
           having
           now
           a
           Mine
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Bushells
             ,
          
           which
           he
           hath
           kept
           from
           him
           many
           years
           ,
           worth
           700
           
             l.
             per
             an.
          
           and
           that
           for
           nothing
           almost
           .
        
         
           Nor
           is
           the
           debt
           to
           
             Crofts
          
           so
           just
           as
           is
           pretended
           ,
           being
           for
           Commanders
           and
           Souldiers
           clothes
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           said
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           was
           cheated
           with
           Copper
           instead
           of
           Silver
           Lace
           .
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           humby
           conceives
           hereupon
           ,
           that
           the
           relief
           their
           Lordships
           shall
           afford
           him
           will
           be
           a
           high
           Justice
           to
           their
           late
           and
           present
           Majesties
           ,
           their
           Lordships
           own
           Honour
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Nation
           in
           general
           .
        
         
           For
           if
           a
           Person
           that
           hath
           done
           their
           Majesties
           such
           Signal
           services
           shall
           have
           no
           other
           Monument
           then
           a
           loathsome
           Gaole
           ,
           it
           cannot
           but
           cast
           an
           unhandsome
           reflection
           on
           their
           Majesties
           :
           What
           his
           services
           to
           his
           late
           Majesty
           were
           ,
           and
           what
           His
           Majesties
           Resentment
           of
           them
           was
           ,
           does
           appear
           by
           his
           Royall
           Attestation
           .
        
         
           For
           his
           service
           to
           His
           present
           Majesty
           ,
           he
           humbly
           refers
           himself
           to
           His
           Royal
           Breast
           ;
           only
           this
           he
           must
           take
           the
           boldness
           to
           say
           ,
           That
           by
           the
           intelligence
           which
           at
           a
           dear
           Rate
           he
           purchased
           ,
           and
           gave
           His
           Majesty
           of
           a
           design
           laid
           by
           
             Cromwell
          
           and
           his
           cursed
           Fraternity
           ,
           to
           destroy
           both
           His
           Majesty
           and
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             York
             ,
          
           he
           was
           one
           of
           the
           Principall
           Instruments
           of
           the
           happiness
           ,
           these
           Kingdoms
           now
           injoy
           in
           their
           restored
           Prince
           .
        
         
           What
           a
           Justice
           it
           will
           be
           to
           their
           Lordships
           own
           Honours
           ,
           will
           be
           no
           hard
           matter
           to
           conjecture
           :
           For
           ,
           if
           Articles
           made
           by
           their
           General
           ,
           and
           Confirmed
           by
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           Orders
           in
           pursuance
           of
           them
           be
           so
           easily
           violable
           ;
           a
           great
           diminution
           and
           contempt
           both
           of
           their
           Honour
           and
           Authority
           will
           necessarily
           follow
           ,
           especially
           in
           such
           a
           Case
           as
           this
           :
           For
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           could
           not
           be
           so
           stupidly
           insensible
           of
           his
           own
           ingagements
           ,
           as
           to
           have
           adventured
           himself
           among
           so
           many
           Creditors
           ,
           but
           that
           he
           conceived
           himself
           secured
           by
           the
           Honour
           of
           a
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           received
           in
           Hostage
           for
           the
           performance
           of
           his
           Articles
           .
        
         
           What
           a
           Justice
           it
           will
           be
           to
           the
           Nation
           in
           general
           ,
           may
           be
           concluded
           from
           his
           constant
           indeavours
           (
           which
           have
           not
           been
           without
           Eminent
           success
           )
           to
           promote
           the
           honour
           and
           profit
           of
           it
           ,
           inriching
           it
           by
           discovering
           its
           Subterranean
           Treasure
           ,
           and
           imploying
           many
           poor
           people
           who
           are
           now
           ready
           to
           starve
           for
           want
           of
           him
           :
           Nor
           are
           the
           Mines
           in
           a
           better
           condition
           ,
           those
           that
           have
           injuriously
           extorted
           them
           out
           of
           his
           hands
           ,
           not
           knowing
           how
           to
           work
           them
           ;
           So
           that
           they
           now
           lie
           useless
           and
           unprofitable
           ,
           being
           buryed
           in
           their
           own
           Ruines
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           is
           able
           to
           restore
           them
           may
           be
           easily
           Credited
           from
           his
           first
           reducing
           them
           from
           a
           ruder
           Chaos
           to
           such
           a
           perfection
           ,
           as
           that
           of
           the
           Silver
           extracted
           out
           of
           Lead
           ,
           he
           Coyned
           a
           100
           l.
           a
           week
           .
        
         
           Nor
           have
           the
           Eclipses
           he
           has
           suffered
           in
           his
           fortunes
           (
           to
           a
           total
           deprivation
           of
           them
           )
           had
           any
           influence
           on
           his
           Industry
           ,
           which
           has
           still
           continued
           indefatigable
           .
           Witness
           the
           Recovery
           of
           a
           Work
           at
           
             Row-Pits
          
           on
           
             Mendyppe
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Summerset
             ,
          
           formerly
           deserted
           (
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           abundance
           of
           water
           )
           by
           Sir
           
             Bevis
             Bulmar
             ,
          
           which
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           is
           so
           confident
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           be
           content
           to
           forfeit
           all
           his
           Grants
           both
           of
           the
           Mines
           ,
           Mint
           ,
           and
           Customs
           of
           Lead
           ,
           and
           to
           suffer
           death
           as
           the
           greatest
           Traytor
           and
           Imposter
           ,
           if
           in
           two
           years
           time
           he
           doth
           not
           out
           of
           that
           drowned
           work
           and
           other
           discoveries
           of
           his
           own
           ,
           raise
           1000
           l.
           a
           week
           .
           Provided
           he
           be
           secured
           by
           the
           Parliament
           in
           the
           quiet
           injoyment
           of
           them
           ,
           when
           he
           has
           been
           at
           the
           trouble
           and
           charge
           to
           drein
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           discover
           the
           other
           .
        
         
           This
           work
           had
           been
           long
           since
           perfected
           ,
           had
           not
           his
           Arrest
           and
           Imprisonment
           (
           contrary
           to
           his
           Articles
           ,
           destroyed
           that
           little
           Reputation
           he
           had
           left
           ,
           and
           involved
           him
           in
           those
           misfortunes
           ,
           which
           make
           him
           now
           an
           humble
           Suitor
           for
           their
           Lordships
           relief
           .
           And
           certainly
           it
           cannot
           but
           seem
           to
           my
           Rational
           man
           to
           be
           very
           hard
           measure
           ,
           a
           Person
           that
           hath
           done
           and
           is
           still
           able
           to
           do
           such
           considerable
           services
           to
           the
           publick
           (
           to
           which
           he
           ever
           was
           ,
           and
           still
           is
           only
           devoted
           )
           should
           be
           denyed
           a
           share
           in
           that
           happiness
           of
           which
           himself
           was
           so
           great
           an
           Instrument
           ,
           and
           which
           he
           dares
           say
           he
           is
           able
           by
           mineral
           discoveries
           ,
           to
           advance
           more
           then
           any
           other
           Subject
           within
           His
           Majesties
           Kidgdoms
           .
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
          
           having
           been
           proved
           by
           a
           part
           of
           his
           life
           ,
           led
           for
           three
           years
           in
           an
           obscure
           Hermitage
           ,
           before
           he
           was
           allowed
           by
           his
           master
           the
           Lord
           
             Bacon
          
           to
           attempt
           the
           said
           mineral
           design
           .
           And
           after
           that
           ,
           to
           preserve
           himself
           from
           utter
           ruine
           ,
           he
           was
           forced
           in
           the
           late
           Wars
           to
           indure
           a
           three
           years
           famine
           in
           
             Lundy
             Island
             ,
          
           before
           he
           had
           those
           Articles
           ,
           whose
           Confirmation
           he
           now
           humbly
           desires
           .
           As
           also
           three
           years
           banishment
           from
           the
           Conversation
           or
           sight
           of
           his
           friends
           or
           any
           others
           at
           
             Lambeth
          
           for
           service
           he
           had
           done
           His
           Majesty
           ;
           to
           which
           retirement
           he
           was
           pursued
           by
           
             Cromwels
          
           bloud-hounds
           ,
           and
           others
           who
           had
           intruded
           into
           his
           Estate
           .
           And
           after
           all
           this
           hath
           languished
           and
           groaned
           under
           a
           loathsome
           Sepultu●e
           for
           three
           years
           more
           in
           
             Newgate
             ,
          
           contrary
           to
           the
           Articles
           he
           had
           given
           him
           by
           the
           Parliaments
           General
           ,
           and
           Confirmed
           by
           an
           Ordinance
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           as
           hath
           been
           said
           before
           .
        
         
           And
           if
           any
           shall
           seek
           to
           prejudice
           the
           Reputation
           of
           the
           said
           Mr.
           
             Bushell
             ,
          
           by
           objecting
           against
           him
           the
           multiplicity
           of
           his
           Debts
           yet
           unsatisfied
           :
           It
           cannot
           be
           supposed
           by
           any
           Rational
           man
           ,
           but
           that
           a
           person
           ingaged
           in
           so
           expenceful
           a
           design
           as
           that
           of
           the
           Mines
           must
           of
           necessity
           Contract
           some
           Debts
           ,
           which
           had
           not
           his
           late
           Majesties
           Commands
           called
           him
           from
           those
           rich
           Works
           his
           own
           Industry
           had
           raised
           ,
           or
           had
           he
           been
           restored
           to
           his
           Estate
           as
           he
           ought
           by
           his
           Articles
           ,
           had
           ,
           been
           long
           since
           discharged
           ;
           So
           that
           the
           non-payment
           of
           his
           Debts
           contracted
           before
           the
           Wars
           ,
           those
           he
           was
           ingaged
           in
           for
           His
           Majesties
           service
           during
           the
           Wars
           ,
           and
           those
           which
           for
           his
           necessary
           support
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           his
           being
           divested
           of
           all
           his
           Estate
           he
           has
           been
           involved
           in
           since
           ,
           must
           by
           any
           sober
           man
           be
           rather
           imputed
           to
           his
           misfortune
           ,
           then
           any
           injustice
           in
           himself
           :
           Especially
           ,
           since
           the
           sole
           aim
           of
           all
           his
           indeavours
           ever
           was
           the
           service
           and
           advantage
           of
           the
           Publick
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Commands
           and
           Directions
           of
           his
           Dead
           Master
           the
           Lord
           
             Bacon
             ,
          
           without
           any
           the
           least
           reflection
           on
           his
           own
           particular
           Interest
           .