The petition of Oliver Hulme of Butley, Cheshire, 4 April 1676
To the Right Hon[ou]r[a]ble the Justices of the Peace at theire Gen[e]r[a]ll Quarter Sessions houlden at Northwitch the Fourth day of Ap[ri]ll An[n]o Dom[ini] 1676.
The Humble Petic[i]on of Olliver Hulme of Butley in the Countie Palatine of Chester
Sheweth
That yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r in the Irruption of the late Warre was a Souldier vnder the Com[m]and of the Right Noble Col[one]l Legh late of Adlington defunct for King Charles the First of Famous memorie and hath alwaies beene loyall and Serviceable to his Soveraigne but now groweing into yeares being about the Age of Seaventie and one, and not of abilitie to maintaine his wyfe and himselfe as Formerly is enforced to Addresse himselfe to yo[u]r Hono[ur]s
Most humbly prayes the pr[e]mises Considered to admitt yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r One of his Ma[jes]ties Pension[e]rs, and as in duty bound hee will ever pray &c
<29 Mar[ch] [16]76>
<The substance of this Petition is true>
<Ita testor>
<T[homas] Legh>
admitted next vacancy
In the roome of Rob[ert] Duckworth
Hu[gh] Stubbs is admitted before him