The petition of William Dollary of Stratford sub Castle, Wiltshire, 9 January 1649
<Ad Sess[iones] pac[is] tent apud Sar[um] 9o Jan[uari] 1648>
To the righte wor[shipfu]ll his Ma[jes]t[y’]s Justic[e]s of the peace w[i]thin the Countie of Wiltes[hire]
The humble petic[i]on of Will[ia]m Dollary nowe of Stratford vnder the Castle of old Sarum
<Sheweth>
That yo[u]r pet[itione]r beinge a maymed souldier in the service of kinge & Parliam[en]t (as by good Testimonialls he is able to shewe) hath lived by the Space of diu[er]s yeres last past in Stratford aforesaid and is nowe threatned to be throwne out of doores w[i]th his wife and children and is denied to be entertayned in the Cittie of Newe Sarum where he formerly dwelt
He therefore most humbly petic[i]oneth yo[u]r good wor[shi]ps to be pleased by Order of Sessions soe to settle yo[u]r pet[itione]rs habitac[i]on as yo[u]r wisdoms shall seeme meete
And yo[u]r pet[itione]r shall pray &c
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