The petition of Mary Hinchlife, Derbyshire, 17 August 1648
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To the Ho[noura]ble Com[mi]ttee for the County of Derb[y]:
The humble Petic[i]on of Mary Hinchlife late wife of of [sic.] John Hinchliffe a sould[ie]r vnder Capt[ain] Greenwood, & slayne in the fight at Willoughby
Shewinge
Yo[u]r Petic[i]oner hath two small children, & in great want in this hard tyme
Yo[u]r Petic[i]oner therefore humbly prays that yow will please to make her give her some allowance for her mayntenaunce
And she shall pray &c
17th August 1648
It is ordered vpon this Com Petic[i]on that the Treasurer pay the said Petic[i]oner the sum[m]e of twenty Thirty shillings
Robert Mellor Geo[rge] Gresley
Fr[ancis] Renals
Ra[lph] Clarke Ger[vase] Bennett,