The petition of Ales Browne, Jane Bothoe and Margerie Pulford, all of Holt, Denbighshire, 15 July 1673
To the worship[fu]ll his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the Peace sitting in Quart[e]r sessions this 15th day of July
The humble petic[i]on of Ales Browne widd[ow], Jane Bothoe widd[ow] & Margerie Pulford widd[ow]
Sheweth That yo[u]r poore petic[i]oners (three sisters) had each of vs o[u]r husband killed in his late ma[jes]ties service in Holt Castle & therevpon, both wee & o[u]r children haueing noe estates, were left destitute of any maintenance or releife till such time as wee petic[i]oned yo[u]r worshipps for such releife as was allowed for widdowes in such cases wherevpon yo[u]r worshipps were pleased to ord[e]r vs fiue shillings a peece eu[e]ry quart[e]r as a penc[i]on, w[hi]ch wee accordingly receiued, till the last quart[e]r at w[hi]ch time wee were denyed it & therefore humbly appeale to yo[u]r worships
And craue that o[u]r widdowhoods in this Case may be taken into such considerac[i]on by yo[u]r worshipps that o[u]r penc[i]ons may bee allowed vs as form[er]ly towards o[u]r mainetanance [illegible] hopeing that the Act for such provision will allow of itt & yo[u]r petic[i]oners will pray &c.
It is a great charitie to Continue the penc[i]on to the poore women being soe small, theire husbands having been kil’d in the kings seruice.
Ri[chard] Lloyd
The Act impowers or requires the widdow of Husbands slaine in the seruice of his late Ma[jes]ty to be relieued. therefore I desire for the Poore Petitioners.
Jo[hn] Robinson
In regard this 3 woemen haue made it appeare to this Court that their 3 husband[s] were killed in Actuall seruice p[er] Cur[ia]
entered in booke.
[Illegible] to serve notice in [?first] of the [illegible] at Wrexham the 24 & 28 at Denbigh.