Excerpt from Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, 1649-1650: Preserved in the State Paper DepartmentMoreover one half, or sometimes the whole proceeds of any delinquent's estate was frequently assigned to an officer in the army, or other public servant, who could not obtain payment of the arrears of salary due to him, provided the said estate were discovered by him. One third of an estate sequestered for recusancy only was allowed to the Recusant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.