The petition of Ann Heywood, City and County of Chester, Epiphany 1654
To the Ho[noura]ble the Justices of the Peace for the Countie pallatine of Chester
The Humble Petic[i]on of Ann: Heywood widdowe of Chester
Humbly sheweth
That yo[u]r poore petic[i]oner haveinge about May 1653 obtayned an order from his highenes the Lo[rd]: Protector then & nowe Lo[rd]: Gen[er]all desireinge the Justices of the Peace for this said Countie to afford yo[u]r pet[itioner] and her 4 Children yearely mayntenance from the tyme of her Husbands death w[hi]ch was about the 12th of October 1650. Wherevpon and vpon yo[u]r pet[itioner’s] petic[i]on, it pleased the Ho[noura]ble bench att theire Sessions held for the said Countie att Namptwich the 3: of July 1652 to order that yo[u]r pet[itioner] & her Children should haue towards theire mayntenance the sume of Fyftie shillinges yeerely And at vpon a further pet[ition] to yo[u]r honnors the said order was confirmed and yo[u]r pet[itioner] therevpon paid the sume of Fyftie shillinges for one yeare And noe more, her said husband beinge dead in October last three yeares.
May it therefore please yo[u]r honnors to grant yo[u]r honnors order that the tre[asure]r appoynted by the Courte in that behalfe may forth with pay to yo[u]r pet[itioner] the other two yeares payments beheynd in october last accordinge to his Highnes order, w[i]th the yearely Contynuance of the said paym[en]t.
And yo[u]r pet[itioner] and her poore Children shall for ever pray &c
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