The petition of Richard Lanscroft of Willaston, Cheshire, Trinity 1657
To the Wright worshipp[fu]ll the Justes of the Peases For the Countey of Chester
the Vmbell Petecyon of Rich[ard] Lanscroft
Shoing yo[u]r worshippes the poore Condeceyon of this y[ou]r Peteceyner whoe being a Marreyed Man and hauing a Charge of Childer[en] and a ould woman to My Mother wich is three Core [sic.] And twelfe yeares of adged and Noething to reliue My selfe and them but my handdey laber, and haue leuied in Willasson For the Spase of xlv yeares but For the tyme that I serued in Ierland, and vnder the Comand of Captyn Delues and att this present Am Memed and Neuer trobeled this honnerabell Coerte but being in gret destres of a house to Sucker My wiffe and Childerien in I vmley [sic.] preaye yo[u]r good worshippes to Conseder my distres and Looke vpon Mee and My Condisyon that I Meaye haue a plase to Byld a littell Cotege in Wilasson wheare Now I inhabit And I shall Euer preaye For yo[u]r worshippes helth and happeynes and Euer be Redey To My powre
John Delues
Robert Moulton [?Justice]
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