144:"Resolved, etc, That the House doth accept of the fine of one hundred thirty-four pounds nine shillings sixpence, of John Northover, of Aller in the County of Sommersett, Gentleman, for his delinquency: his offence is, that he voluntarily contributed to the maintenance of the forces raised against the Parliament: his estate, for eighty years to come, per annum, forty pounds; for three lives, per annum, four pounds nine shillings threepence; for life, per annum, three pounds fourteen shillings: for which his fine, at a sixth, is as aforefaid. An ordinance for granting a pardon unto John Northover, of Aller in the county of Somersett, Gentleman, for his delinquency, and for the discharge of the sequestration of his estate, was this day read; and, upon the question, passed; and ordered to be sent to the
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across Aller Moor, and made a brief stand at Aller Great Drove, where they were routed by
Parliamentary forces. Several horses "were lost in the ditches...and the riders got into the meadows hoping to escape, but could not". John Northover was accused of having laid a bridge over a watercourse to
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of Aller, where his descendants resided until the 17th century, after which the freehold was acquired by the
Stawell family. In 1608 the Northover family also acquired Chantry Farm of 252 acres in the parish of Aller, which they had occupied as tenants since about 1577. As the
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slept the night following the battle, and the next day marched to
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