The petition of Richard Oulton of Bradley, Cheshire, 9 October 1650
To the hon[oura]ble the Justices of the peace assembled at the Quarter sessions held at Northwich Octob[er] 9 1650.
The humble petic[i]on of Richard Oulton of Bradley
Sheweth
That yo[u]r pet[itione]r hath from the beginning of the late troubles of this Nation beene a souldier and serued the Parliam[en]t faithfully in the Regim[en]t of Colonell Henry Brooke and in the Company of L[ieutenan]t Colonell Richard Brooke his Company till the sayd Company was disbanded and afterward vnder Colonell Daniell till hee raysed his Regim[en]t for Scotland and then by reason of yo[u]r pet[itione]rs weaknes and inability of body to trauell hee could not march w[i]th him.
That yo[u]r pet[itione]r is aboue seuen pounds in arrere for his said seruice and hath suffered much by the enemy by for his faithfullnes to the Parliam[en]t. And that euer since the said Colonell Daniell march into Scotland as aforesaid hee hath (by reason of the Cold that hee got in the late warres but especially in the Leaguer before Litchfield) languished of a wast or Consumption and constantly kept his bed. Whereby hee is so impoverished that hee is not able to subsist unles releeued by this hon[oura]ble Bench.
May it therefore please yo[u]r hono[u]rs upon tender considerac[i]on had of the pr[e]misses to afford yo[u]r pet[itione]r some pr[e]sent reliefe in this his great extremity and admit yo[u]r pet[itione]r pention[e]r that thereby hee may haue such a yearely allowance during his life as in yo[u]r wisdomes you shall thinke meet.
And yo[u]r pet[itione]r will euer pray
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