The second petition of Henry Manaton, Cornwall, c. 1646 to 1648
To his Highnesse, CHARLES, Prince of Great Brittaine &c
The humble Petition of Henrie Manaton Lieuten[an]t Colonell
Sheweth unto yo[u]r highnes that yo[u]r Peticon[er] beinge a Lieuten[an]t in the service of Th’estates came for Cornewall to doe his Ma[jes]tie his best service where he mett w[i]th the Lo[rd] Hopton under whose com[m]aund he was, and afterward under the com[m]aund of his highnes Prince Mourice, in whose service yo[u]r Peticon[er] was twice shoote the first att the Vise in his Groyne, th[e] other in his Legg in the takeinge in of Exon and for a recompence for his service, and sufferinges his Ma[jes]tie was graciously pleased att his last beinge in Exon to com[m]aund by his l[ett]re the Sherief, and Com[m]issio[ner]s of delinq[ue]nts estates in Cornewall to give yo[u]r Peticon[er] 400 li. p[er] Ann[um], of w[hi]ch yo[u]r Peticon[er] in a yere, and halfe receaved nott more than 60 li., w[hi]ch caused yo[u]r Peticon[er] to appeale unto yo[u]r highnes att Barnestable of the hard usage and dealinge of the Sherief, and Comissio[ner]s, on w[hi]ch you weare graciously pleased by yo[u]r Lynes to com[m]aund the Sherief, and Comissio[ner]s to give yo[u]r Peticon[er] the full fruite of his Ma[jes]ties pleasure signified, w[hi]ch was by yo[u]r Peticon[er] delivered butt could nott receive any benefitt thereby: And nott longe after yo[u]r highnes intendinge to have given S[i]r Thomas Ferefaux battell in Devon[shire], beinge in the dead of winter, yo[u]r Peticon[er] out of his zeale to his Ma[jes]tie and yo[u]r highnes service ridinge towardes Devonsheere most unhappily his horse slide and fell on yo[u]r Peticon[er]s hurtt legg, and broke the bone where his wound was, and three other fractures in the same legg, all w[hi]ch accidents, and nott receavinge the benefitt of his Ma[jes]ties pleasure signified, [?he] peticioned yo[u]r highnes out of yo[u]r Princely goodnes to bestowe on him the Revercon of Carrabullocke p[ar]ke lyeinge in Stockeclymsland p[ar]ishe for 21 yeres in Rev[er]con of an estate of 10: or 12 yeres then in beinge, the same beinge assigned to yo[u]r Peticon[er] in 20 li. p[er] Ann[um] out of w[hi]ch theres payable to yo[u]r highnes for Rent yerely 6 li. odd money, on w[hi]ch yo[u]r highnes gave com[m]aund to Mr Secretary Fanshore to write to Mr Secretary Longe to enforme yo[u]r highnes more p[ar]ticulerly concerninge the same, but by reason of Ferefaux comeinge into Cornewall there was nothinge don[e] therein. And yo[u]r Peticon[er] hath receaved in all but 60 li. since the tyme of his Ma[jes]ties pleasure signified w[hi]ch is now about fower yeres, and a halfe, and since his last shoate beinge above five yeres since, itt hath stood yo[u]r Peticon[er] in Doctors, Surgins and other charges about 500 li., And retorning heere into the Netherlands found his place disposed of haveinge bin a Lieuten[an]t about 20 yeres.
The premises considered yo[u]r Peticion[er] most humbly beseecheth yo[u]r highnes out of yo[u]r Princely compasionate goodnes to bestow on him the said Revercon of Carrabullocke parke, he haveinge a wief, and childe, and nott able to leave them any thinge, w[hi]ch wil be a meanes for them to live, and subsist heereafter, And yo[u]r Peticon[er] will pray.