The petition of John Pollard of Leicester, Leicestershire, 1645 to 1647
To the right wor[shipfu]ll the Maior & Aldermen his Breethren & the rest of this Societie:
The humble petic[i]on of John Pollard sonn in lawe to Richard Wells:
Most humbly sheweth
Yt yo[u]r petic[i]on[er] is by trade & p[ro]fession a Tayler, & hath served as an apprentice in the same trade accordinge to ye statute, and yt yo[u]r petic[i]on[er] hath beene a souldier w[i]thin this Garrison, both vnder the late Gov[er]nor Needham & under Capt[ain] Temple and hath done good service and was much wounded when this towne was taken, and yt synce yo[u]r petic[i]on[er] is married & lives in this Corporac[i]on, and hath agreed w[i]th the Companie of Taylers, & will be Conformable & obedient to the good lawes & Customes of this Borough, & to the Companie & Ordinall of Taylors.
Maye it please yo[u]r wor[shi]pps out of yo[u]r wonted goodnes & Comissirac[i]on of others in yo[u]r petic[i]on[ers] Condic[i]on to take the pr[e]misses into yo[u]r graue Considerac[i]ons, and to admitt yo[u]r petic[i]on[er] to be a Freeman of this Borough & Corporac[i]on at such small fyne as to yo[u]r wor[shi]pps shal be thought most reasonable, & yo[u]r petic[i]on[er] shall submitt to yo[u]r wor[shi]pps & dayly praie &c:
The petic[i]on is granted att 5 li. Fyne.