The petition of Lawrence Key of Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, Easter 1678
To the Right wor[shipfu]ll the Justices of the Peace of & for the County of North[amp]ton[shire].
The humble Petition of Lawrence Key of Irtlingborrough in ye afores[ai]d County, Labourer.
Humbly sheweth.
That whereas yo[u]r poor petition[e]r hath formerly been a souldier in ye service of his Ma[jes]tie King Charles ye First of ever blessed Memory, & form[er]ly hath had a Pention granted him of 40 s. p[er] Ann[um]. And whereas yo[u]r poore Peitition[e]r is now growne very Ancient & infirme, & is brought into extreame poverty, insomuch yt he is altogether vnable to maintaine himself & his poor family. And whereas also yo[u]r said Petitioner is now become conformable to the Church of England
May it therefore please yo[u]r Wo[rshi]pps to continue ye afores[ai]d pention vnto yo[u]r poor Petitioner for the maintenance of himself & his poor family
And yo[u]r petition[e]r shall eu[er] pray &c.
<I Conceive this Petic[i]on[e]r who is my neighbo[u]r is worthy to be Restored to his former Penc[i]on>
<G[oddard] Pemberton>
Wee ye Inh[ab]itants of Irtlingborrough whose names are herevnder written Doe hereby Certifie yt ye aboves[ai]d Lawrence Key is a frequent[e]r of ye Publick Ordinance & is become conformable to the Church of England.
Thomas Bayes G[eorge] Wastell Min[o]r
William Clarke Robert Vnderwood
William Grigg John Vnderwood
Henry Weekly
Thomas Cattell: and
John Fawne ouer
seers of the poore
And doe pay this poore
[?pitsen] weekely
William Vnderwood
Will[iam] Younge
Franses Perkins
Giles Young
Henry Cattell
James Blofeild
Edward Hardick
<Refferred to Mr Pemberton to allow him an ord[e]r what the parrish shall allow.>