The petition of Henry Bennett, James Mosson and John Redfern, all of Macclesfield, Cheshire, Trinity 1661
To the Right W[orshi]p[ful]l ye Kings Ma[jes]ties Justices att this Sessions
The humble Petic[ion] of Hen[ry] Bennett, James Mosso[n] & John Redfern of Maglefield
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That yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs eu[er] true sold[ie]rs without mutatio[n] (as can be proued) in his late ma[jes]ties seruice King Charles ye First, & vnd[e]r ye com[m]and of S[i]r Edward Fitton, in w[hi]ch seruice, yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs were sore & soe wounded bruised and disabled to work for a Liuelyhood, that by reaso[n] thereof, and not haueing of their owne whereon to subsist, and to mainetaine themselues their wiues, and children, yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs are reduced into a very poore and egenous condition, ready to fall and to rely vpo[n] the charity of pious people and true hearted subjects for their owne and their families reliefe, vnless in time by authority, some other course be taken for preuentio[n] of ye same
May it please yo[u]r w[orshi]ps then, out of Pitty to such poore and true suffering subjects, to grant by ord[e]r to yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs some annuall Pension amongst ye rest, to reliefe them & theirs in their day of necessity, haueing noe other hopes now but resting dependant vpo[n] ye goodness of ye king & ye Kings Justicers, if not for all, yet for some part of their and their families reliefe
And yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs as bound shall pray &c
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