The petition of William Browninge of Sowerby, Lancashire, Michaelmas 1660
Click and hold on the image to drag and zoom. Click again or press ESC to minimise the image.

To The right Wor[shi]pp[fu]ll his Ma[jesties] Justices of the peace att the sessions holden att Preston
The humble petic[i]on of William Browninge of Sowerby
<Sheweth>
That yo[u]r petic[i]oner beinge A lame infirme man had heretofore by order of this Court an allowance for his livelyhoodd & subsistence beinge formerly A souldier vnder Sir Thomas Tyldesley which of late the Churchwardens & overseers refuse to obey & performe
May itt please yo[u]r Wor[shi]pps by order of this Court to ratifie and confirme his former orders remayneinge vpon record in this Court.
to pay the arreares since May day last past
[Illegible]