The petition of Ellin Fenton of Kirkham, Lancashire, Michaelmas 1655
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To the right Wor[shi]pp[fu]ll the Justices of the peace & Quoru[m] for the County Pallatyne of Lancaster
The humble petic[i]on of Ellin Fenton of Kirkham widdow.
<Sheweth>
That the petic[i]oners late husband Richard Fenton was from the begininge of the late warres A souldier for the Comonwealth dyed in service lefte the petic[i]oner & three small Fatherlesse Children and noe meanes for theire subsistence, And the petic[i]oner vnable to maintaine herselfe & Familie,
Humbly prayeth yo[u]r Order to the Overseers for the poore w[i]thin the Parish of Kirkham to make such p[ro]vision for them as to Justice appertaineth. And as in duty bound the pet[itione]r shall pray &c
Ch[urchwardens] & Ou[erseers]
tomorrow [Illegible]