Thomas Carlyle is in error in stating that he was a member of Cromwell 's House of Lords .
Maynard was among the commissioners appointed to collect the quota of the Spanish war tax of 1657 payable by Devon .
Thomas Carlyle is in error in stating that Maynard was a Maynard of Cromwell 's House of Lords .
Maynard was among the commissioners appointed to collect the quota of the Spanish war tax of 1657 payable by Devon .