The petition of Widow Haybeard, Warwickshire, 7 November 1645
<The humble Petition of Widdowe Haybeard>
<Wid[ow] Hayberd 6 li. Ord[ered]>
<Nov[ember] 1645>
<Fortification>
To the hon[oura]ble the Com[m]ittee for the safety of the Citty of Coventry & County of War[wick]
The humble petic[i]on of Widdowe Haybeard
<Sheweth:> that y[ou]r petic[i]oners husband beinge a man well affected to ye Parliam[en]t, & publique good since the first begininge of these troublesome tymes was ymployed in seruice for theme in w[hi]ch seruice hee did expend both his money & time & was neuer satisfied for the same, there is due vnto y[ou]r Petic[i]oner for worke done by her deceased husband for the Earle of Denbigh w[hi]ch was for the publique seruice the full sum[m]e of Six pounds twoe shillings, w[hi]ch y[ou]r Petic[i]oner standeth still indebted vnto Mr Symes for Iron for that worke & there is further due vnto y[ou]r Petic[i]oner for her said husbands seruice beinge com[m]anded and ymployed by y[ou]r hono[u]rs to attend the carriages to Lecester for himselfe & his man Three pounds Twelue shillings Six pounds for 5 weekes seruice besides worke done for y[ou]r hono[u]rs att seuerall tymes as yet vnpayed. W[hi]ch said Sum[m]es not payed & y[ou]r petic[i]oners longe sicknes who continued sicke & not able to worke for the space of three quarters of a yeare & vpwards haue soe weakned & wasted the estate of y[ou]r petic[i]oner that shee is not able to pay Mr Symes for the Iron w[hi]ch was wrought vp for the publique seruice y[ou]r Peticoner haueinge fiue small children left her to maintaine
Wherefore y[ou]r Petic[i]oner humbly prayeth y[ou]r hono[u]rs the pr[e]misses & her greate chardge ch considered that you will bee pleased to relieue her with the said sum[m]es of money due vnto her whereby shee may bee the better enabled to pay Mr Symes & to maintaine her fiue children & shee shall bee euer bound to pray for you all.
[Reverse]
Mr Basnet
We pray pay to widowe Hayberd within one Moneth Sixe Pounds for her Husbands Arreares And this shall be your warrant.
<Novembris 7 mo. 1645:>
John Baker
Tho[mas] Willughby
George Abbott
p[ai]d the widow Forty shillings
p[ai]d [?her ?more] Forty shillings