Buckinghamshire Sufferings

[i] Likely the same person as William Grinsdale.

[ii] Significavit is an obsolete writ in English ecclesiastical law, issued out of chancery, that a man be excommunicated for forty days, and imprisoned until he submits himself to the authority of the church. It is synonymous with the writ de excommunicate capiendo. (Wikipedia)

Surname	Name	Description	Location	Dy	Mo	Year	Event/Charge	Nature of Suffering
Aires	William					1686	“for religious meetings”	Household goods worth £15 taken.
Aldridge	Robert		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Aldridge	William					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Aldridge	William		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Andrews	Edward					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Atley	Bridget	“widow, of Horton”	Colebrook		9	1670	For attending meeting at Colebrook	Fined £8 5s. for which 2 feather beds and other goods taken.
Austin	Edward	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Austin	John					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Austin	Robert		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Baldwin	Richard		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Ball	Henry	“of Coleshill”				1669	Fro refusing to pay tithes.	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol
Ball	Robert					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Barringer	John					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Baringer	John	“of Olney”	Sherington			1670	For meeting	Fined 6s.
Barber	Abraham					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Barton	John		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 months in Aylesbury Gaol
Barton	Mary					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Batchelor	William		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Bawne	Richard					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Bawne	Richard		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Belch	George	“of Rickmansworth”				1684/5	For not attending national worship	Three geldings taken valued at £23. An additional £40 in goods and a horse seized for his appeal not being in Latin.
Belson	Edward	“of Hadenham”				1689	For tithes	Corn seized valued at £7 11s.
Benton	Robert		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Berry	Richard	“of Ivinghoe”				1666	Excommunicated for refusal to pay tithes	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol for “several years.”
Biggs	James	“of Wotton” [Wooton?]				1671	Excommunicated for refusing to pay tithes and Easter offerings.	Imprisoned in County Gaol
Boswell	Robert					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Bovington	John					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Boyse	James					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Brampton	Edward					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Briden	John					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Brierly	James					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Brierly	James		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Brierly	James		Sherington			1670	For attending meeting	Fined £11 8s.
Bringham	Josias					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Brinkloe	Joseph	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Brothers	Andrew		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Brown	John	“of Wesson” [Weston Turville]				1658	Refusing to swear when called to serve on jury.	Fined 20s. Committed to Aylesbury Gaol for 12 weeks.
Brown	John					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Brown	John		Weston Turville			1666	Refusal to pay tithes	Goods taken valued at £15
Brown	John		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 months in Aylesbury Gaol
Brown	John					1670	For refusal to pay tithes	Imprisoned
Brown	John		Aylesbury			1670	For attending meeting at Aylesbury	Had his barley taken
Brown	John		Tring			1670	For attending meeting at Tring	Fined £8 and had 3 cows and 1 bull taken valued at £11
Brown	John	“of Weston-Turville”				1671	Refusing to pay tithes	Corn taken from field valued at £40 14s.
Brown	John	“of Weston-Turville”				1674	For refusing to pay £15 in tithes	Goods taken worth £50
Brown	Samuel					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Budd	Samuel					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Burgis	Thomas	“of Stony-Stratford”				1660	Taken from house/business and refused Oath of Allegiance tendered by King’s commissioner.	Imprisoned in Buckingham Gaol
Burgis	Thomas	“of Stony-Stratford”				1671	“for refusing to pay towards the steeple-house”	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol “on a Signicavit of Excommunication”
Burrows	John					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Burton	Edward					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Butler	John	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Cawdry	Francis					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Ceave	Francis					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Chapman	Mary					1658	For refusing to pay tithes	“had her Bible taken away for lack of other Distress.” [goods]
Chapman	Mary	“of Sherington”				1664	Absenting herself from national worship	Goods taken by Distress
Chester	Edward					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Child	Henry	“of Amersham”				1689	For tithes	Goods seize valued at £7 13s.
Child	Timothy		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Cocke	Thomas		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Cook	Edward	“of Bowbrick-Hill”				1689	For tithes	Goods seized valued at £8 15s.
Cook	Joseph	“of Edgborough”				1686	“For marrying otherwise than according to the liturgy of the Church of England”	Released by proclamation of the King. [Not stated when first imprisoned]
Cooper	George	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Crook	John		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Cunningham	Henry					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Cunningham	Henry		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Cunningham	Henry	“of Newport-Pagnel”				1675	For meeting	Pewter and brass taken valued at £4 10s
Cunningham	John					1655	“for giving Christian Exhortations to the Priests and People, when assembled in places for publick Worship”	Imprisonment
Cunningham	John					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Cunningham	John					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Cunningham	John		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Cunningham	John		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Daggery	Robert					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Daggery	Robert		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Darvall	Samuel					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Davy	Thomas		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Davis	Thomas	“of Bradwell Abbey”				1660	Taken from house/business and refused Oath of Allegiance tendered by King’s commissioner.	Imprisoned in Buckingham Gaol
Deane	Roger		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol
Dell	Thomas		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Dell	Thomas					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Dell	Thomas		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Dolbin	John		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Draper	Matthew	“of Buckingham”				1660	Refusal to swear oath.	Imprisoned in Buckingham Gaol
Draper	Matthew		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Dunton	Roger		Giles-Chalfont			1670	For meeting at the house of William Russell at Jordan’s	Goods taken worth 12s.
Eggleton	Thomas					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Eldridge	William					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Ellingham	Thomas	“of North Crowley”				1660	Taken from house/business and refused Oath of Allegiance tendered by King’s commissioner.	Imprisoned in Buckingham Gaol
Ellingham	Thomas		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Ellis	John		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol
Ellis	John					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Ellis	John		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Ellwood	Thomas		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Ellwood	Thomas					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Fensum	John					1665	“refusing to pay tithes.”	Imprisoned
Fenwick	John					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Fisher	Mary					1655	“for giving Christian Exhortations to the Priests and People, when assembled in places for publick Worship”	Imprisonment
Ford	Philip					1666	“refusing to swear”	Imprisoned in common gaol with felons
Ford	Philip					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Forster	John		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Francis	William					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Franklin	Edward					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Glidwell	Henry					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Glidwell	Henry		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Glidwell	Robert					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Glidwell	Thomas					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Glidwell	William					1656	“refusing to swear” in the Exchequer for Tithes.	Imprisoned in the Fleet Prison in London. Goods taken.
Glidwell	William					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Glidwell	William		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Glidwell	William	“of Newport-Pagnell”				1675	For meeting	Hay and other things taken valued at £4 10s.
Goodman	Elizabeth	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Goodman	Richard					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Gresham	Thomas	“of Olney”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Grimsdale[i]	William					1684/5	For not attending national worship	Goods taken valued at £2 10s
Grinsdale	William	“of Peter’s-Chalfont”				1676	“for absence from the National Worship”	Goods taken valued at 28s. Two thirds of his estate seized for the King “for which the Bayliffs took in this and the succeeding year two cows worth £6 10s.”
Hall	Henry					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Hall	Henry		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Hall	Henry	“of Newport-Pagnell”				1675	For meeting	Wood taken valued at £3
Hare	Edward					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Harman	Thomas	“of Sherington”				1675	“for being at a Meeting”	Fined £10 10s “levied by distress of [his] cattle and other goods”
Hartwell	Joshua					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Hartwell	Richard					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Hartwell	Robert					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Hartwell	Thomas					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Harvey	Thomas	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Harvey	Thomas					1665	“refusing to pay tithes.”	Imprisoned
Hawkins	Thomas		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol
Holliday	John		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol
Hooton	Thomas					1660	“for refusing to pay tithes”	Imprisoned in County Gaol
Hooton	Thomas					1670	For meeting	Fined 8s.
Hooton	Thomas	“of Sherington”				1675	“for being at a Meeting”	Fined £10 10s “levied by distress of [his] cattle and other goods”
Houghton	Jon.					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
House	Henry					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Howard	Thomas					1686	“for religious meetings”	Goods worth 15s. taken.
Hunt	Richard					1656	“for refusing to pay tithes.”	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol
Hunt	Richard					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Hunt	Richard		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Hunt	Richard		Sherington			1670	For preaching	Fined £12 14s.
James	Richard		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Jennings	John		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Jones	Robert					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Jones	Robert		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 months in Aylesbury Gaol
King	Adam	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
King	Henry		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
King	John	“of Padbury”				1684/5	“for absence from the National Worship”	Goods and cattle seized valued at £25
Kingham	Robert	“of Wooburn”				1671	For refusing to swear	Goods taken valued at 30s.
Lancaster	James					1655	“for giving Christian Exhortations to the Priests and People, when assembled in places for publick Worship”	Imprisonment
Lane	James					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Lane	James		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol
Lane	John					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Lane	John	“of Landon”	Sherington			1670	For meeting	Fined 8s.
Lane	Josiah					1687	For refusing to pay £7 in tithes	Imprisoned 12 weeks and had goods seized valued at £23
Lane	Josiah	“of Giles-Chalfont”				1689	For tithes	Grass and corn seized valued at £13 1s.
Lane	Josiah			28	5	1690	For tithes	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol. Corn seized valued at £8 7s. 10d. and hogs worth £3
Lane	Thomas		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Lamburne	Sarah	Widow and mother of 6 children				1659		Prisoner in Aylesbury Gaol and “continued there for a long time.”
Lee	William					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Libertie	William					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Lucas	John					1656	“refusing to swear” in the Exchequer for Tithes.	Imprisoned in the Fleet Prison in London. Goods taken.
Lucas	John					1660	“for refusing to pay tithes”	Imprisoned in County Gaol
Lucas	John	“of Wingrave”				1668	Excommunicated for refusal to pay tithes	“kept prisoner a long time on a Significavit of Excommunication”[ii]
Mably	Walter					1656	“refusing to swear” in the Exchequer for Tithes.	Imprisoned in the Fleet Prison in London. Goods taken.
Mably	Walter					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Mably	Walter		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Mark	Richard					1656	“refusing to swear” in the Exchequer for Tithes.	Imprisoned in the Fleet Prison in London. Goods taken.
Marks	Richard					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Marks	Richard		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Marks	Richard	“of North Crawley”				1675	For meeting	Sheep taken valued at £3
Marks	Richard					1683	Refused to pay tithes	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol for 10 months
Marshall	Stephen					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Martin	Richard					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Martin	Thomas					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Mason	Henry		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Mead	George					1686	“for religious meetings”	Flax worth £5 8s. taken.
Mead	John		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Messenger	Jane					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Moore	Edward		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Moore	Robert		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Moreton	John		Giles-Chalfont			1676	Refused to pay £8 6s. in tithes	Imprisoned 6 weeks and had cattle taken valued at £26 12s. 6d.
Morrard	Edward					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Morton	John	“of Amersham”				1674	Refused to pay £6 3s. in tithes	Goods taken valued at £22 15s. 2d.
Morton	John					1675	“for tithes of a trivial value”	9 weeks imprisonment
Morton	John				11	1678	For tithes	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol for 12 weeks until released on habeas corpus. At trial had cattle and sheep taken valued at £24 10s.
Morton	John					1686	For refusal to pay tithes	Imprisoned 12 weeks. Assize ordered payment of £23 14s. for tithes. Cattle seized of a far greater value
Morton	John	“of Amersham”				1689	For tithes	Goods seized valued at £5 8s.
Morton	Thomas	“of Farrier’s End, Drayton-Beauchamp”		10	6	1666	For meeting held at his home.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol
Mouse	William					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Mouse	William		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Newman	Henry					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Newman	Robert					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Newman	Robert		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Olliffe	Thomas	“of Ailsbury”				1686	“For not receiving the sacraments”	Released in 1686 after serving 30 months in prison
Page	Robert	“of Wandon”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Palmer	Thomas					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Palmer	Thomas		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Parkes	Henry					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Partridge	John					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Pedder	Richard					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Penington	Isaac					1660	“for being at a meeting”	Imprisoned
Penington	Isaac		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Penington	Isaac					1665	Rearrested without charges soon after release.	Spent about 9 months in Aylesbury Gaol during the plague.
Penington	Isaac					1666	“three weeks after his release from his last imprisonment” taken from bed by soldiers without cause.	Imprisoned for a year and a half without charges. Released on habeas corpus.
Pewsey	Stephen		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Pewsey	Thomas					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Pomfret	John	“of Lilington”				1684/5	“for absence from the National Worship”	Goods and cattle seized valued at £70
Pratt	William					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Purfoot	Henry					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Puttivant	John	“of Sherington”				1664	Absenting himself from national worship.	Goods taken by Distress
Raunce	John		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Raunce	John					1671	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned under sentence of Praemunire. Released in 1672 by letters of patent from the King.
Reeve	John		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Reyborne	Robert					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Roberts	Henry					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Rogers	Thomas					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Rose	Joseph		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Rose	Thomas		Culverton	1	9	1661	Soldiers took 8 men from a meeting. They refused to provide sureties.	Imprisoned
Rouse	James		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 months in Aylesbury Gaol
Roy (or Noy)	Nicholas					1671	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned under sentence of Praemunire. Release 1672 from gaol on letters of patent from the King.
Russell	William	“the Younger”	Hedgerly Deane			1667	Taken at meeting in George Salter’s home	Imprisoned for 4 months
Russell	William	“near eighty years of age, and almost blind”	Giles-Chalfont			1676	Refusal to pay tithes of £5 14s.	Imprisoned and cows and sheep worth £22 12s taken.
Russell	William					1679	For £8 in tithes	Cows, sheep and lambs taken valued at £22 9s.
Russell	William					1686	For refusal to pay tithes of £4 15s. 3d.	Sheep and lambs taken valued at £15
Russell	William					1687	For refusal to pay tithes	Verdict of £7 3s. 6d. for which cows, sheep, etc. were seized at a value of £23 5s.
Russell	William	“of Giles-Chalfont”				1689	For tithes	Goods seized valued at £67 17s.
Salter	Francis					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Salter	George					1656	“for refusing to pay tithes.”	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol
Salter	George					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Salter	George	“of Hedgerly Dean”				1665	Refusing to pay tithes under £12.	Cows, hogs, sheep and a cart taken valued at £50.
Salter	George		Hedgerly Deane			1667	Taken at meeting in his home	Imprisoned for 4 months
Salter	George					1669	Refusal to pay £5 5s. in tithes	Imprisoned and goods taken valued at £15
Salter	George					1674	For refusing to pay tithes	Imprisoned and goods taken valued at £50
Salter	George		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Salter	George					1684/5	For not attending national worship	Cattle and goods taken valued at £12 5s.
Salter	George					1690	For refusing to pay tithes	Imprisoned for “several months.” Verdict of £12 10s for 2 years tithe, for which cattle, corn and household goods seized valued at £62 12s. 10d.
Saunders	Thomas	“of Ilmore”				1671	“For refusing to swear”	Goods take valued at 40s.
Sauders	Thomas	“of Ilnore”				1676	For absence from the National Worship	Goods taken valued at 40s.
Sear	Francis					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Sellat	Thomas		Drayton-Beauchamp	10	6	1666	For meeting	Imprisoned 3 months in Aylesbury Gaol
Sellat	Thomas					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Sexton	Thomas		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Sexton	William					1660	Taken from own house for refusing to swear.	Imprisoned
Sexton	William		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Sexton	William		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned
Skidmore	Nicholas		Giles-Chalfont			1670	For meeting at the house of William Russell at Jordan’s	Sheep, etc. taken valued at £5 7s.
Skidmore	Nicholas	“of Giles-Chalfont”				1671	Excommunicated “for refusing to pay tithes and Easter offerings”	Imprisoned
Smith	John		Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned. Died 26 September 1684 while in confinement.
Spott	Richard					1660	“for refusing the Oath when tendered only by one Justice”	“Imprisoned illegally”
Stancliff	Michael					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Ste[e]vens	Jeremiah		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Stratton	John					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Stratton	John	“of Ivi[n]ghoe, a poor husbandman”			8	1678	On a writ of Excommunicado capiendo “for not appearing […] to answer a charge of absenting from his parish church, and for not receiving the sacrament”	Imprisoned in the County Gaol for 21 months
Steel	Nicholas					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Steel	Nicholas		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Swaine (Swain)	Edward					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Swain	Edward		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Swain	Robert					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Swannell	William	“of Padbury”				1684/5	“for absence from the National Worship”	Goods and cattle seized valued at £60
Tanner	Thomas					1686	“for religious meetings”	Leather worth £20 taken.
Tanner	William	“of Uxbridge”	Wooburn			1683	Silent meeting declared a “riot”	Imprisoned. Died 12 September 1685 while in confinement.
Taylor	Christopher	“of Otley, Yorkshire”	Whitchurch			1661	Taken from meeting at home of Anne Thurston. Refused to give surety of good behaviour before Justice of the Peace	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol
Thornton	John					1660	Taken from Meeting by soldiers, refused to swear before Justices.	Imprisoned
Thornton	John		Newport Pagnell			1664	Arrested under Conventicle Act for meeting.	Imprisoned 3 mos in Aylesbury Gaol & additional time for failure to attend national worship
Thornton	John	“of Sheinton”				1683	Excommunicated for refusing to pay tithes	Imprisoned in Aylesbury Gaol on writ of Excommunicado capiendo. Released by proclamation of the King in 1686.
Tomkins	Seth					1665	“refusing to pay tithes.”	Imprisoned
Towers	William					1666	Refusing to swear	Imprisoned
Tredway	Henry		Giles-Chalfont			1670	For meeting at the house of William Russell at Jordan’s	A horse taken valued at £4
Trumper	Ralph					1660	“for refusing to pay tithes”	Imprisoned in County Gaol
Trumper	Ralph		Amersham	1	7	1665	Arrested while carrying the body of Ambrose Bennet to burial place.	Fined and imprisoned for one month.
Trumper	Ralph		Amersham			1667	For refusal to pay tithes	Imprisoned
Trumper	Ralph	“of Amersham”				1668	Refusal to pay £16	Imprisoned and goods taken valued at £52.
Trumper	Ralph					1669	Refused to pay tithes	Imprisoned, but released due to error in proceedings. Suit dropped.
Trumper	Ralph					1669	Refusal to pay £28 10s in tithes	Corn, cattle and goods taken valued at £112 6s. 6d.
Trumper	Ralph	“of Amersham”				1671	Refusing to pay tithes	Corn taken from field valued at £56.
Wallis	Robert					1660	Taken out of meeting by armed men with a warrant from the Earl of Bridgwater. Refused oath.	Imprisoned
Wallis	Thomas					1666	For meeting	Imprisoned
Ware	Francis	“of Biddlesden”				1684/5	“for absence from the National Worship”	Goods and cattle seized valued at £140
Watkins	Mercy					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Watkins	Morgan					1666	For meeting.	Committed on the Act for Banishment.
Wells	John					1686	“for religious meetings”	Horse and cart worth £16 taken.
White	John					1665	“refusing to pay tithes.”	Imprisoned
White	John		Monks Risborough			1667	For refusal to pay four years of tithes for £21 2s	Imprisoned for 28 weeks, Goods taken to the value of £92
White	John	“of Meadle”				1671	Refusing to pay tithes	Corn taken from field valued at £73 5s.
White	John	“of Meadle”				1689	For tithes	Hay and corn seized valued at £42 4s.
White	Thomas	“of Oulswick”				1689	For tithes	Corn seized valued at £16 18s.
Whitehead	John					1660	“refusing to take Oath of Allegiance”	Imprisoned
Whitehead	George		North Crowley			1655	“for admonishing the People in the Grave Yard”	“receiving many Kicks and Blows with Christian Patience and Meekness”
Wilmot	John	“of Tinsweck”				1660	Taken from house/business and refused Oath of Allegiance tendered by King’s commissioner.	Imprisoned in Buckingham Gaol
Wyatt	John	“Husbandman of Long-Crendon”			11	1678	For not paying tithes	Imprisoned “above three years […] until he died”
York	John	“of Handslip”				1660	Taken from house/business and refused Oath of Allegiance tendered by King’s commissioner.	Imprisoned in Buckingham Gaol
Zachary	Thomas	“Citizen of London”		21	8	1670	Arrested on basis of perjury that he was at meeting at Jordan’s	Fined £30 and imprisoned. Eventually cleared when 2 informers found to have perjured themselves. However, he continued to be held in gaol for refusing to swear oath.