To the Right hono[ura]ble the Lord Bradshawe chiefe Justice of the Countie Palatine of Chester

To the worshipfull the Justices of the peace att this pr[e]sent Sessions

The humble Petic[i]on of Richard Boardman

Humbly sheweth

That your Petic[i]on[e]r hath serued the Common wealth as a Soldier euer since the beginninge of the late warrs in England ag[ains]t: the late King and his party, and haueing a wife and Seaven children and noe habitac[i]on to liue in it pleased the freehold[e]rs and the rest of the inhabitants w[i]th the town=shipp of Little Leigh when your Petic[i]on[e]r was Serueing the Commonwealth to giue their assents for the erecting of a small cottage vpon the Commons w[i]thin the Lo[rdshi]pp aforesayd for a habitac[i]on for yo[u]r pooore Petic[i]on[e]rs wife and children to liue in; but since the reduceinge of Chester the Lord Kilmorrey hath kept a Leet Court in the sayd Town=shipp att w[hi]ch sayd Court yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r was fined for the erecting of the sayd Cottage, till the Comeing in of Charles Stuart into theis parts, att w[hi]ch tyme the Lord Kilmorrey beeing Commanded to furnish soldiers for the resistinge of the sayd Charles Stuart & his forces requested yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r to goe as a soldier for him to Worcester and hee would remitt all fines & suffer yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r for the future to enioy the sayd Cottage peaceably w[i]thout any manner of trouble & accordingly yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r serued as a soldier for the sayd Lord Kilmorrey in the Regiment of Collonell Henry Brook att Worcester battle, since w[hi]ch tyme the Lord Kilmorrey beeing dead the Lady Kilmorrey by her officers and stewards hath caused yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r to bee againe fined att the sayd Leet Court for the obtaineinge of w[hi]ch fine brought her acc[i]on of debt in Halton Court & caused yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r to bee arrested w[hi]ch acc[i]on the Lady Kilmorrey neu[e]r p[re]sented soe that yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r had iudgm[en]t & costs awarded ag[ains]t her and since hath brought another acc[i]on of debt in Halton Court & caused yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r to bee againe arrested and for want of bayle such as the Lady Kilmorrey had comanded the bailiffes to take was carried to prison where hee had perished but that it pleased Mr Rich[ard] Worrall [illegible] to bayle him, vnto w[hi]ch acc[i]on yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r by his Attorney appr[are]d and the had iudgm[en]t and costs awarded him by the Court since w[hi]ch tyme the Lady Kilmorrey by her Solicitor hath summoned yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r to appe[ar] the first day of this Assizes before yo[u]r hono[u]r w[hi]ch yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r hath accordingly p[er]formed but nothing appe[ar]s for the pr[e]sent to bee obiected ag[ains]t yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r onely the Lady Kilmorrey & her solicitor threaten to ruine yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r which may easily bee effected yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r beeing very poore vnles yo[u]r hono[u]rs aide bee extended towards him.

Wherefore yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r humbly prays yo[u]r [illegible] worshipps to take into yo[u]r Serious & graue considerac[i]on yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r sad condic[i]on and to ord[e]r therein for yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]rs releefe as yow in yo[u]r wisdome conceaue agreable to equity and yo[u]r poore petic[i]o[ner]s wife & children will eu[e]r pray for yo[u]r hon[ou]rs prosperity.

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<recomened by the Cort to the Lady Killmorrey>