The Petition of John Borraskill of Bolton, Cumberland, 11 January 1688
To the Hon[ou]rable Bench his Ma[jes]ties Justice of the peace for the County of Cumberland, the humble Petition of John Borraskill of the parish of Bolton in the County afores[ai]d:
Forasmuch as the said John Borraskill hath been a soldier in his Ma[jes]ties Army in the late unhappy Civill wars in this Nation for severall yeares, where he served as Sergeant in severall Battles as Bradford, York, Preston, and was also in the Siege of Carlile from Michaelmas to Midsum[m]er, and was there imprisoned and was not sett at Liberty till he paid 35 li. which he had earned in service and Husbandry Labour: And now the s[ai]d petitioner & yo[u]r humble servant John Borraskill being aged & unable to work to gett himselfe maintenance, (humbly desireth y[o]w his Ma[jes]ties Justice of the peace to take his pr[e]sent Condition into Consideration, and help him to a small pention thereby in part to supply his necessity; For which kindness shewn to yo[u]r humble petitioner, will pray (as he is oblieged) for yo[u]r honours pr[e]sent & future felicity whilst
John Borraskill
Bolton Jan[uary] 10th
1687
referred to the next private sessions.