The petition of John Kettle of Over, Cheshire, Epiphany 1663
To the R[igh]t Wor[shi]p[fu]ll his Ma[jes]t[y’s] Justices of the Peace now sitting at the Gen[era]ll Quarter Sessions holden in the Castle of Chester for the County Pallatine of Chester.
The humble petic[i]on of John Kettle of Over
Sheweth
That yo[u]r poore pet[itione]r to expresse his fidelity to his late Ma[jes]tie Charles the first (of ever blessed memory) actually served him in the late times of rebellion, & was a soldier at EdgeHill, Branford, Namptw[i]ch & other places vnder the seu[er]all Com[m]aunds of the late Earle of Lemster, S[i]r James Bridgeman & Capt[ain] Pritchard in w[hi]ch said service he receaued many dangerous wounds & hurts in his body, & for his Loyalty was sometimes imprisoned and plundered to his vtter ruine & impou[er]ishment
He therefore humbly prayeth yo[u]r Wor[shi]pps considerac[i]on of the pr[e]misses, & yt yow wil be pleased to admitt him one of his Ma[jes]t[y’]s pention[e]rs for his future reliefe, or otherwise to releeue yo[u]r pet[itione]r as to yo[u]r wor[shi]pps shall seeme meet.
And yo[u]r pet[itione]r &c
We whose names are herevnto subscribed humbly Certifie yo[u]r wor[shi]ps that the Contents of this petic[i]on is trueth, & we doe recom[m]end him as a fitt obiect of Charity to be by yo[u]r wor[shi]pps admitted one of his Ma[jes]t[y’]s pentioners
Ph[ilip] Pricharde
Randle Foster