The petition of Richard Pownall of Tatton, Cheshire, 2 October 1666
To the Right Hon[oura]ble his Ma[jes]tys Justices of the Peace & Quoru[m] att the Generall Quarter Sessions Houlden at Nether Knutsford the 2d day of Octob[e]r 1666.
The Humble Petic[i]on of Richard Pownall of Tatton
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That yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r was formerly Admitted a Penc[i]on[e]r & Rec[eive]d Quarterly vntill hee was by ye carelessnes of the Con[sta]ble of Tatton by misvnd[e]rstandinge of a Warr[an]tt w[hi]ch warr[an]t was to warne all penc[i]on[e]rs to appeare; instidd [sic.] of Penc[i]on[e]rs the s[ai]d Con[sta]bl[e] warned the poore p[er]sons of our sayd Towne & soe yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r had noe notice & therevpon was put out of the List for want of his appearence neuertheless yo[u]r poore Petic[i]on[e]r hath Indeavo[u]r[e]d to bee Admitted ever since & hath obteyned seu[er]all p[ro]misses from that in case any dyed of the penc[i]on[e]r[s] in the Rowle yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r should bee Admitted
The pr[e]misses Cons[i]d[e]r[e]d
Yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r Humbly prayes to bee Admitted in to the List there beinge su[er]all of the penc[i]on[e]rs de[cease]d since the Last Quarter yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r beinge verrye poore & vnable to worke by reasen of his Weakeness & bad health hee haveinge a wife & a Greate Char[g]e of Children whoe are likely to starve vnless yo[u]r Wors[hi]ps will take his Condic[i]on into yo[u]r serious Conside[er]ac[i]on & yo[u]r petic[i]oner will ever pray &c
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