The petition of Mary Pugh of Bloxwich, Staffordshire, 14 January 1651
The humble peti[ti]on of Mary Pugh now inhabitant in Blockswich in ye parish of Wasall.
Humble sheweth
That where as her husband is now a solder in ye service of Ireland & hath formerly beene a solder for ye States vnder ye Comand of Generall Esex & also vnder ye Comand of generall Faireffax & being now transported into Irland as aforesaide by meanes of which y[ou]r poore petitionor is much impouerished haueing had little or noe asistance for her liuely hoode & ye liuely hood of her fore small Children, from hir aforesaide husband dureing all ye time of ye aforesaide service & y[ou]r petetioner haueing used all posible meanes for her subsistence w[i]th ye subsistence of her fore small Children yt posibly shee could, haueing pettioned ye lord generall Fairfax for some asistance for ye maintanance of her & her small Children in ye parish of Wasall where she liues & was also there borne, & haueing receiued an order from ye generall to ye Maior Justices & Com[mon]al[i]ty yt ye should provide for y[ou]r petitioner a Competency of meanes for her subsistance all yt ye would doe for y[ou]r poore peitione[r] notwithstanding ye generals order is but tewelve pence a weeke to maintaine her & her Children of. Y[ou]r petitionirs humble desire herein is yt y[o]u ye right worshipfull the Justices of the peace will be pleased to take the misarable state & Condition of y[ou]r poore petition[e]r into Consideration yt y[ou]r petitioner & her small Children may not starue for want of foode but may by y[o]u from {illegible} exvects [sic.] releife be put into all paritie where by she w[i]th her {childr}en may have some redrese & y[ou]r petitioner shall {illegible}
Not ord[ered]