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Charles Chauncy, of Burlington, saith that upon the first of this instant he went by the command of his captain, Andrew Hayes, to search the house of John Constable, being a Papist, for horses. And upon his search he seized two geldings, one mare, and two fowling pieces. And in his search [?] one who was set in a room next to another room, where there was a table spread with a linen cloth: and at one end a surplice, and at another end a vestment, which he believed belonged to a Popish priest. And this informant returned with Mr Constable to his captain at Burlington, who then said that he had seized the said person. Whereupon this informant took horse immediately and went to Mr Constable’s house again, and there found and seized the said person, who then called himself John Acklam, with the surplice and vestments, and carried them all to his captain at Burlington. And then he searched the said party who called himself Acklam (and found) a ring of brass, with ten small notches and a large one; a tin box, wherein was several wafers or parts of wafers with impressions upon them, with two written letters, and some notes about paying of mild moneys for guineas, with some other papers. But afterwards he was told that the said party who called himself Acklam was one John May, and was looked upon to be a Popish priest.

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Abbreviations:

• ER: East Riding
• GM: Greater Manchester
• NR: North Riding
• NY: North Yorkshire
• SY: South Yorkshire
• WR: West Riding
• WY: West Yorkshire

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March 16, 1675-6. Before Sir Richard Osbaldeston, Kt., Charles Chauncy, of Burlington, gent., saith that, upon the first of this instant, he went by the command of his captain, Andrew Hayes, to search the house of John Constable, Esq., being a Papist, for horses… And upon his search he seized two geldings, … mare, and two fowling pieces. And in his search … one who was set in a room ne … to another room, where there was a table spread with a linen cloth: and at one end a surplice, and at another end a vestment, which he believed belonged to a Popish priest. And this informant returned with Mr. Constable to his cap … at Burlington, who then … that he had seized the said person. Whereupon this informant took horse immediately and went to Mr. Constable’s house again, and there found and seized the said person, who then called himself John Acklam, with the surplice and vestments, and carried them all to his captain at Burlington. And then he searched the said party who called himself Acklam (and found) a ring of brass, with ten small notches and a large one; a tin box, wherein was several wafers or parts of wafers with impressions upon them, with two written letters, and some notes about paying of mild moneys for guineas [?], with some other papers. But afterwards he was told that the said party who called himself Acklam was one John May, and was looked upon to be a Popish priest.

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