The petition of Edward Sudell and Roger Walmesley of Fishwick; William Wigins, John Broughton and Henry Graddell of Preston; William Dry of Newton-with-Scales; Thomas Smith of Goosnargh; and Gilbert Jackson of Tarnacre, Lancashire, 16 January 1668
To the worr[shi]pp[fu]ll his Ma[jes]ties Justices of Peace & Quoru[m] at theire Sessions houlden at Preston 16o Janu[ar]y [16]67
The Humble Pettic[i]on of Edward Sudell of Fishwiche, Roger Walmesley of same, Will[ia]m Wigins, John Broughill & Will[ia]m Dry for and on the behalfe of themselues & others whose names are vnd[e]rwriten.
In all humillitie Sheweth
That yo[u]r poore Pett[itione]rs haue faithfully served his late Ma[jes]tie of euer blessed memory, in the late vnhappie warrs and theerein Rec[eive]d manie greevious maymes and wownds, And soe by yo[u]r worr[shi]pps ord[e]r were admited Pension[e]rs as maimed Sold[i]ers. But soe it is may it please yo[u]r wor[shi]ps that the sumes ord[e]red for yo[u]r pett[itioner]s are soe very small that they are noe waies able to liue vpon them w[i]th all the other helpes they haue. And that there are seu[e]rall pens[i]on[er]s to the number of 14 or 15 p[er]sons dead in this p[ar]t of the hundred of Amound[e]rnes w[i]thin this two yeares, And yet yo[u]r poore Pett[itione]rs pensions not augmented a peny.
The pr[e]misses consid[e]red May it please yo[u]r good worr[shi]pps to cast yo[u]r [illegible] Eyes vpon vs & to take some speciall course herein for yo[u]r pett[itione]rs further releefe in the p[re]misses and that yo[u]r wor[shi]ps would ord[e]r that the late Receiu[er]s & collectors for the said money might Accompt before yo[u]r worr[shi]pps for the same (for as yo[u]r pett[itione]rs conceiues) [illegible] the Shares & p[ar]tes w[hi]ch belonged to the p[er]sons dec[ease]d lyes in the said treasurrers hands vndisposed of & if it were aded to yo[u]r pett[itione]rs pay wold very reasonably sufice them of or some other way w[hi]ch yo[u]r worr[shi]ps thinkes most meet for yo[u]r poore pettic[i]oners further releeife herein. And yo[u]r pett[itioner]s as in all duty bound shall every pray &c
Edw[ard] Sudell
Roger Walmesley Fishwicke
Will[ia]m Wigins } Preston
John Broughall }
Will[ia]m Dry of Newton Cu[m] Skales
Henry Graddell of Preston
Thomas Smith of Goosnargle
Gilbert Jackson of Tarmker
The Justices of peace here referred to a privy s[ession]s to bee held in or aboute Easter weeke.