Protestation Return, 1642

House of Lords Record Office

In 1641 Parliament required the swearing of an oath to defend the Church of England against "popery and Popish Innovations" (i.e. the changes made by Archbishop Laud), and to defend the king's person, the powers of Parliament and the rights and liberties of subjects. The Speaker issued a letter on 19 Jan 1642, ordering sheriffs and JPs to arrange for the Protestation to be taken in every parish by all inhabitants aged 18 or more. The returns are well preserved in Bucks for Cottesloe Hundred, including Winslow, and where women are included amount to a list of nearly all the adult population. The Winslow return is mainly in the writing of the vicar, Robert Manwaring. It must date before the end of March 1642, when one of those named, Samuel Tomlin, died. In most places it was administered in late February or early March.

The Winslow return does not name anyone who refused to sign. Two people who paid the Poll Tax in 1641 are not listed: Robert Devine, who is not otherwise known, and Richard Edmunds. It is possible that Richard no longer lived in Winslow, although he held property until at least 1649; it is also possible that as he was Robert Manwaring's first wife's nephew his non-protestation was allowed to go without comment. In 1649 Richard was heavily fined for disruptive behaviour at the manor court: was he an unreformed Royalist?

The names of all the inhabitants of the parish of Winslow which have made this protestation are in number 396 where of there are of men 180

Robert Manwaring & his wife		Samuell Tomlin & his wife
Roger Fyles school-master		Rich(ard) Allen and his wife
Robert Carter	servants	Edward & Dorothy Allen
Elizabeth Grassop
Peter Fidge sen'		Robert Holton and his wife
Marie Egerton widdow		Richard Brown & his wife
Anne Illing		John Parker and his wife
Robart Shelton & his wife		Peter Fyge iunior & his wife
Richard Shelton		Robert Gibbes
John Clisbie		Francis Bull
Richard Wilson and his wife		Martha Robinson
Anne Wilson widdow		John Pickax and his wife
Robart Bendbow		William Norman & his wife
Henry Norma(n) and his wife		Marie Emmerton
Joan Clarke		Thomas Norman and his wife
Thomas Miller		Hugh Seton sen' and his wife
Robert Cooke & his wife		Robert Hatton and his wife
Richard Aston & his wife		Thomas Hogson and his wife
Elizabeth Aston		John Hogson and his wife
Elizabeth Clark widow		Humfrey Bunts
Widow Allen		John Robinson and his wife
Isabell & Franc(e)s Cooke		Thomas Robinson
William Glenister sen' and his wife		Widow Steevens
William Glenister iunior and his wife		Marie and Joan Steevens
John Kirbie		Widow Snow
Thomas Greene		John Snow and his wife
Sara Snow		Alice Snow
Margaret Jeffrey		Raphe Phipps senior
Agnes Glenister		Raph Phipps and his wife
George Gardener		John Watts & Elizabeth Gardener
Rich: Glenister & his wife		Widow Miller & Eliz: Miller
George Cowper		Willia(m) Paladie & his wife
Widow Tomlin		John Sheffield & his wife
Widow Janes		Agnes Sheffield
Felix Bents and his wife		Widow Kent
Tho: Chaundler & his wife		Ellene Tomlin widow
Willia(m) Ley and his wife		Robert Steevens & his wife
Willia(m) Miller & his wife		Hanna Wootton
Martha Miller		Rich: Lutman and his wife
Tho: Glenister & his wife		John Beagle and his wife
Thomas Glenister		Edmund Tomlin & his wife
Rich: Evans and his wife		Raph Porter
Marie Gilbert widow		Widow Elliot
Benedict Glenister & his wife		Robert & Elizabeth Elliot
Willia(m) Brown & his wife		Richard Thruston
Henry Pym Junior		Anne Miller widow
Edward Thame		Elizabeth Hughes
Thomas Timberlake		Tho: Harrop & his wife
Jane Austen		Alphe Jones and his wife
Sara Stutsburie		Walter Glenister
Margaret Stutsburie		Tho: Kirbie and his wife
Rich: Jones and his wife		Thomas Illing and his wife
		Christopher Willins & his wife
		Robert Hale and his wife
		Edward Ping
		John Miller and his wife
		Edward Rowles
		William Hughes and his wife
		Anthonie Coxe & William Tring
		Winifride Evans
		Richard Grace and his wife
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Richard Hodskin and his wife		Samuell Rawlins and his wife
Will(i)am Pease and his wife		Willia(m) Ethersey and his wife
Walter Kirbie		Willia(m) Worsley and his wife
Will(i)am Warner and his wife		Nicholas Miller and his wife
Thomas Edmons and his wife		Rob: Illing and his wife
Thomas Warner		William Power and his wife
Will(i)am Borrowes and his wife		Widow Linkcorne
Robarte Steevens and his wife		Elizabeth Udden
Nicholas Sponer		Elizabeth Foster
Rowland Fell and his wife		Dorothie Whitburne
John Stutsburie and his wife		Jerome Gilberd and his wife
Andrew Stuchburie		Agnes & Elizabeth Gilberd
John Seaton and his wife		John Burrell and his wife
Elling Jarvice		Elizabeth Burrell
Thomas Toms and his wife		Willia(m) Tapping & his wife
Richarde Greene and his wife		Robert Hughes and his wife
Margreat Hale		Willia(m) Daniell and his wife
William Hogsone and his wife		Thomas Daniell and his wife
Venturus Cible		John Turvie
Christver Biges and his wife		Joan Daniell & Anne Cherrie[?]
Edwarde Pleasted and his wife		Robert Hughes Junior
Thomas Thornton and his wife		Richard Rogers and his wife
Mickill Walker and his wife		William Day iunior
Thomas Pidkin		Tho: Tomlin and his wife
Edwarde Budd and his wife		Widow Judge & Marie Yates
Robat Snakston and his wife		Willia(m) Lownds & his wife
Gorge Elyott		Robert Lownds
Beniamin Leach and his wife		Willia(m) Webbe
Rob Illing sen'		George Kirby and his wife
John Crose and his wife		Esay Grassop
Alse Tomlin		George Shaw and his wife
Daniell Seaire and his wife		John Birde and his wife
Margeret Holiman sen'		Henrie Grante
Margeret Holiman iunior		Hugh Seaton Ju' and his wife
Humphrey Butcher and his wife		John Man and his wife
Margaret Hall & Joan Mountague		John Baylie and his wife
Thomas Law		Phillip Baylie
Michaell Norma(n) and his wife		Widdow Norkett
Tho: Shilburne and his wife		Thomas Norkett and his wife
Raph Udden and his wife		John Bransford and his wife
John Yates and his wife		Thomas Bransford
Robert Lownds & his wife		Anne Oxlee
Laurence Shelton & his wife		Jhitie[?] Linie and his wife [-Giles]
Edmund Chaundler		Agnes Linie
John & Katherine Shilburne		Thomas Prentice and his wife
Elizabeth Thornton		John Shelton and his wife
Widow Thornton		Abraham Prentise and his wife
Widow Tilley		Robert Udden
Widow Heyward		Christopher King and his wife
Katherine Hughes		John Hall and his wife
Alice Yates		Thomas Kirbie & Joan Clisbie
Thomas Franklin & his wife		Richard Udden
Frauncis Fell		Elizabeth Tomlin
Christopher Moore & his wife		Nicholas Overing & his wife
John Man		Henry Pym sen' and his wife
Abell Seeire and his wife		John King & Richard Goulder
Walter Grante		Christian Driver
Will(i)am Uding		John Rawlins & his wife
Thomas Rogers and his wife		Henry Wyat and his wife
		Richard Grace and his wife
[f.2 col.3]		William King
?Augustine Seton sen and his wife
Nicholas Michill \sen'/ and his wife
Alse Michill
Nicholas Michill Ju'
Jonne Miller
John Glenister and his wife
Thomas Grante and his wife
John Kirbie
Roberte Weles and his wife
Marie Daye[?]
Edwarde Keniston and his wife
Thomas Benbow and his wife
Richarde Prentice and his wife
William Turner
Nicholas Brinsall and his wife

Henry Pym		Churche wardens
Wyllm Hogson
Thomas Glenester

Hewe Seaton		Constables
John Hogson
John Myller

William Lownds		Overseer

William Manwaringe minister ibide sicke & not able to appear
The number of them (tha)t have taken it 180