The petition of James Stanley of Skelmersdale, Lancashire, 20 July 1674
To the worshipfull Bench at the quarter sesions hold[e]n at Ormskirke the 20th day of July 1674
The humble petic[i]on of James Stanley of Skellmasdalle.
Sheweth
That yo[u]r petitionar is a very poore man & vnable to to [sic.] labore for a liuelyhud by reason of his ould age being eightie years ould compleate & hath bene a souldyer in his late May[es]ties seruice of blessed memory king Charles the first & hath euer more beene a loyyall [sic.] subiect yet hath neuer rec[eive]d any beneuolence or pay since his late may[es]ti[e]s hapy restoration
The premises Considered yo[u]r petitionor humbly prayeth that yo[u]r good woorshippes will be pleased to grant yo[u]r peti[t]ion[e]r an order to receiue such beneuolance & allowance of pay as to yo[u]r good worships may seem meete & yo[u]r petition[e]r as in duty bound will houeuer pray
<witnes the the [sic.] p[eti]t[io]n[e]r aboue named hath bene a soulder as aboue writen & euer Loyall>
<Thomas [symbol: mark] Whalley>
<his marke>
<Rodger Ireland>
preferred to the next meeting by the Court to haue a penc[i]on