The petition of Major John Harlinge, Sir Thomas Tyldesley’s Regiment of Horse, July 1660
To ye Kings most Excellent majestie:
The humble petition of major John Harlinge:
Humblie sheweth,
Whereas yo[u]r peticoner in ye late unhappie warrs (from the begining of them) served yo[u]r Ma[jes]ties father of blessed memorie here in England vnder the Comaund of S[i]r Thomas Tildesley. And after his death yo[u]r humble petic[i]oner went over into Ireland to serve yo[u]r sacred Ma[jes]tie vnder the Comaund of ye Lord of Ormond; In which ingagement yo[u]r Ma[jes]ties humble petic[i]oner: Justlie and faithfullie served, and there indured long imprisonm[en]t. And by providence making his escape out of ye dungeon yo[u]r petic[i]oner repaired vnto ye Lord of Ormond againe, where he continewed till articles was made with ye Enimie, After which yo[u]r humble petic[i]oner went into Scotland and there performed his weake indeavo[u]rs in yo[u]r sacred Ma[jes]ties Armie, And being in the Lord Duke of Buckinghams Troope: when yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie had marched into England as farr as Warrington, yo[u]r humble peticoner was Comanded by David Laseley to Charge ye Enimies reare guard with thirtie men where yo[u]r humble peticoner, at that time was wounded & carried prisoner to Coventrie where he continued 67 weekes; All these miseries together with other charges caused your petic[i]oners father to sell his estate to releive yo[u]r petic[i]oner Then afterward yo[u]r humble peticoner was againe ingaged in yt buisines with S[i]r George Booth and was forced to fly to London where he was constreined to ly privillie till the time of yo[u]r Ma[jes]ties happie restoration;
Yo[u]r petic[i]oner therefore humblie praies yo[u]r sacred Ma[jes]tie will please to graunt him an order onlie to make strangers bills in the Customehouse a place worth 45 li. p[er] annu[m], alwaies belonging to yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie to graunt either by pattent or otherwais as yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie shall thinke fitt:
And as in dutie bound yo[u]r humble peticoner shall daylie praie &c;