The petition of William Worthington and Elizabeth Worthington of Ashton, Lancashire, 2 July 1678
Julii 2 [16]78
Right worshipfull,
Your poor petic[i]oner humly [sic.] sheweth that he hauing been a souldier vnder the Right Honourable the Earle of Derby and being maymed at Edgehill Battale did petic[i]on for some releefe; which being p[ro]missed heartofore was not obtaind by reason some of his friends p[ro]missing were taken away by the strok of death, And now having Continewed till both Age, And want of health aproacheth, humly [sic.] Craueth some Assistance from this worshipfull bench being in great want and hauing nothing; but his poore wife assisting by great paines in her caleing (which is baking and selling a little bread) in the place which both of vs liue in; Called Ashton in the p[ar]ish of Winwick, for which poor Calling we may suffer trouble vnlese releeved by the Assistance of this Bench together with our good Neighbours: doe willingly submit our selues to diuine p[ro]vidence still Remaineing the said poor Petic[i]oner
Will[iam] Worthington & Elizab[eth] his wife.