To the high and honourable House of Peers now in Parliament assembled. The humble petition of John Levet Doctor of Laws, and Mary his wife

Francis Neviles Perujry in the lust Deposition.

Note 1. He deposed in the Court of Wards, that there was no Speech or Treaty of any end to be made betwixt him and Edmund Hastings till first there should be a hearing.

2. The said Agreement betwixt Francis Nevile and Edmund Hastings, before the Decree was put into Articles in Writing, and upon Francis Nevile's Assignment of the Demeasnes of Plumtree, for Mr. Hastings use, or shortly after the said Articles of Agreement were cancelled and torn in pieces.

9. Francis Nevile assigned to Edmund Hastings the Demeasnes of Plumtree 16. Jun. 10. Car. for 2650 l. but there were only paid 850 l. and Edmund Hastings assigned the Remainder to be paid to Fran∣cis

Nevile by the Defendant Copley, who never owed Edmund Hastings above 10 l. or thereabouts, it was only a pretence to colour theit combination.

Note, Edmund Hastings having a conditional Moyety of the Petitioners Leases, viz. in case he and his Wife setled Bentley upon the Petitioner Mary, and her heirs within a year after the death of the said G. Copley, and not having performed it, but contrary to vowes and protestations sold it away from her to Sir John Bale and Mr. Iobson, combined with Francis Nevile to get a decree for his Lease, and then to pur∣chase it at an under value, and Francis Nevile for this cause left the Petitioner out of his Bill, although she was principally, indeed wholly concerned in it.

The Petitioner was thus defrauded both of Bentley and her Leases.