The petition of Mary Righton of Rushton, Staffordshire, January 1653
Click and hold on the image to drag and zoom. Click again or press ESC to minimise the image.
To the Right wor[shipfu]ll the Justices of the peace for the County of Stafford.
The humble petic[i]on of Mary Righton of Rushton in the said county.
<humbly> sheweth that yo[u]r poore petic[io]n[e]rs husband beinge kild in the Parliam[en]t service aga[ins]t Liliston manor beinge vnder the Com[m]aund of Col[one]l Edw[ard] Ashenhurst & shee not able to maintaine her selfe & 2 small children except yo[u]r wor[shi]ps be pleased to Relieue her.
Therefore yo[u]r poore petic[ione]r humbly desires yo[u]r wor[shi]ps wil be pleased to allowe her some reliefe by way of a pens[i]on as others in the like condic[i]on haue & yo[u]r petic[ione]r will dayly pray for yo[u]r wor[shi]ps health and happiness.
Yo[u]r petic[i]oner]r Mary Righton