The petition of Grace Hulme of Blackley, Lancashire, 29 April 1658
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Aprill the 29th 1658
To the Hono[u]r[able] Court houlden at manchest[e]r for Lan[cashir]e the humble petitc[i]on of Grace Hulme of Blakeley wyddowe Sheweth
That in the late warre her husband was slaine at Warington to her vndoinge for then shee lost all her liuelihood shee beeing a later wyfe her husband had stated all his meanes vppon his first wyves Children. And this poore wyddow thus left with two Children hath soe labo[u]red as to bring them vp and maintaine her selfe till now that age and sicknes together haue disenabled her and now except pittie bee taken on her her Case is wofull.
Your poore peticioner therfore entreats you to Consider her great losse her husband: and meanes both at once and long shee hath Caried with litle help and to grant her order for some suffitient releife from the overseears for the poore and soe shee shall be much engaged
To you
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Ch[urchwardens] & ou[erseers] according to her necessity
<[Illegible]> Abraham Hilton
George Travis Richard Cowp[er]
William Robbinson John Travis
Richard Bexwicke Richard Farar
Raph Traves John Dawson Thomas Hide
Thomas Walker Samuell Pendilton