The petition of Margaret Robinson, City and County of Nottingham, 22 May 1645
To the Hon[oura]ble the Governor & the rest of the Hon[oura]ble Comittee of Parli[a]m[en]t now resident att Nott[ingham].
The humble petition of Widdow Robinson late wiffe of Ensigne Robinson of Nottingham deceased.
Humbly sheweth:
That whereas yo[u]r petition[ne]rs late Husband hath beene imployed (as a Soldier) in the publique service, ever since the beginninge of these distracted tymes, dureinge which service hee did receaue very small pay, & now lately hath lost his life in the said service, & hath left yo[u]r petition[ne]r in a very poore Condic[i]on, not onely in a great deale of debt, but nothinge to subsist withall, & soe by this means yo[u]r petition[ne]r is not onely deprived of her Husband (but without yo[u]r assistance) of all worldly Comforts.
These pr[e]mises considered yo[u]r petition[ne]r humbly desires yo[u]r Hono[u]rs to take it into yo[u]r serious Considerac[i]ons & allow vnto yo[u]r petition[ne]r the Areres of her late Husbands pay, or take some other course for her maintenance & for which shee shall ever bee bound to pray.
22 May 1645
The Com[mit]tee having (with much tendernes) considered of this Petic[i]on are desirous to satisfy the Pet[itione]rs request for her p[ro]vison, and therefore have moved Mr Mayor, Major Widmerpole, Cap[tai]n White, Ald[e]rman James and Mr Salusbury (as they be Com[m]it[t]ees of the towne of Nott[ingham]) that she may enioy her house rent free, to wh[i]ch they p[ro]mise [several illegible words] to the vtmost of their power, and for the other p[ar]te of her debts the Com[mit]tee will take care to give her satisfac[i]on herein w[i]th all possible speed.
Signed by the authority & Com[m]aund of the said Com[mit]tee
p[er] Johem Hough Secr[etary]
16 {illegible}
Itt is this day ord{e}red the {illegible}
husbands areares paid so{illegible}
furth[e]r care shall be {illegible }
pay foure pounds tot{illegible}
2o Aug[us]t 1645: Rec[eive]d [illegible] {illegible}
Satisfac[i]on of this Bill the {illegible}
pounds for the vse of {illegible}
Robinson: p[er] me [mark] {ilegible}
Ensigne Robinsons wifes Petic[i]on
answered
Considerac[i]on will be had when oth[er] offic[e]rs are paid and that the house she dwelleth in shall be [illegible] rent
Cap[tai]n White
Mr Mayor
Major Widm[e]rpol[e]
Ald[erman] James
Mr Salusb[ury]