More of the life of the Marquis of Winchester (a very distant relative of Muriel's) in the 17th Century from the Proceedings of the Houseof Lords.

Still wading through the pages of notes that Muriel and May had made in their visit to the Beauchamps, May went again through her list in order of references to the Marquis of Winchester.

2 July 1661

Marq. of Winchester's Estate.
An ingrossed Bill for the Marquis of Winchester, was this Day read the Third time: And
Resolved, That the said Bill do pass.
Resolved, That the Title of the said Bill shall be, An Act for Reparation and Satisfaction to be made unto John Lord St. John of Basing, Earl of Wilts, and Marquess of Winchester, out of the Manors and Lands of Robert Wallop Esquire, for the Sum of Ten thousand pounds, heretofore granted unto him by the then pretended Parliament, out of the said Marquess of Winchester's Estate.

 ‘Interesting how he says, the then pretended parliament.'

‘Again, this next is not to do with your relatives, but interesting all the same. And why do you suppose that they sometimes say Marquis and sometimes Marquess?’

‘I expect it has to do with whether the person doing the writing has a French background or not.’

Executing Regicides.

Ordered, That Mr. Solicitor General do bring in a Bill, To-morrow Morning, for Execution of the Persons, Prisoners in the Tower, condemned for the horrid Murder of his late Sacred Majesty King Charles the First

Marq. of Winchester's Award.
30 May 1663
Marq. of Winton's Bill.
‘An Act for confirming the Conveyances made, or mentioned to be made, in Pursuance of the Award by the King's Majesty, for composing the Differences between John Lord Marquis of Winchester and his Eldest Son Charles Lord St. John.’
 
‘Finally we have something that doesn’t have to do with the imprisonment of the Marquis of Winchester.’

‘Another 11 years pass.’

‘In other words, he had his name cleared, after the event.’

 ‘Then we have pages and pages of details of the court case, which I have eliminated, although it was very interesting. I know what I have copied next is long, but it shows the sort of work the Marquis was doing as a magistrate after he was released from prison and got his lands back.’

‘Oh, there’s another word to be looked up.’

Muriel reached for her huge dictionary in the corner of the table, ‘Videlicit – it means towit or that is saying.’

‘It sounds a bit unnecessary for them to put it in, seems to me. Now this next bit is just to show the sorts of things he was doing after he was back in favour again.’

John Saunders, being sworn, and examined by the Right Honourable the Lord Marquis of Winchester, One of the Justices of the Peace for the County of Midlesex, saith, That this Deponent hath seen Mr. Lee Faire, in Company with Mr. Bedloe; and that he was bound, with Mrs. Herne, unto a Shoemaker, for Ten Pounds; which Money Mr. Lee Faire brought, and took the Bond in the Shoemaker's Name. And Mr. Lee Phaire was a Witness unto the same Bond, together with Mr. Bedloe.
The Information of Alexander Oldis, taken the 12th of November, 1678, before the Right Honourable the Marquis of Winchester, One of His Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of Midd's: 

 ‘I think that is enough for one day,’ said May, and Muriel agreed that they would meet again at ten the next morning.