Staffordshire Quarter Sessions: 1659

Richard Lee of Stafford, maimed soldier. Q/SR/305/27 (1659)

To the right Worshipfull the Justices of the peace
for the County of Stafford.

The humble peticon of Richard Lee of the
Borrough of Stafford maimed souldier.

Whereas it was your Worships pleasure and goodness
to allow unto your said peticoner the summe of five pounds
by the yeare in consideracion of the prejudice hee
received in the late warrs by loosing his limbs in
the Commonwelths service, and for as much as your peticioners
estate and condicon is every way weaker then when
hee had the aforesaid grant of 5l. being not in the
least able to doe anything towards a livelyhood whoe
formerly by his industry lived in creaditt and mainteyned
himselfe and family and that in a comfortable and plenti
full manner, It is therefore his humble request that
your Worships in your clemency will be pleased to take
his condicion into your further consideracion in ogmenting
his yearly stipend towards the releife of himselfe and
family and hee as there unto obleiged will ever pray etc.

Right worshipfull your bounden servant Rich: Lee

no order

William Stevenson. Q/SR/305/28 (1659)

To the Right worshipfull the Justices of the
Peace for the County of Stafford

The humble peticion of
William Stevenson

Most humbly sheweth unto your Worshipps that your
poore peticioner served as as soldier many
yeres in the Parliament service, and in that
service received such wounds that have
disabled your peticioner for labour

In tender consideracion whereof and
forasmuch as your peticioner hath a
wife and many small children and
unlesse your peticioner have some
maintenance allowed him, hee, his wife
and children are like to fall into
miserable poverty, your peticioner
most humbly beggeth that hee may
have some maintenance allowed him
out of the Countrey for the livelyhood
of your peticioner his wife and children

And your peticioner shall ever
pray for your Worships happines etc

no order

Richard Pepper. Q/SR/305/29 (1659)

County of
Stafford

To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the Peace of
the County aforesaid at this present sessions assembled

The humble peticion of Richard Pepper:

Humbly sheweth

That whereas your poore peticioner hath bin a souldier in the
States service ever since the warres begunne (both in England and
Ireland) where he behaved himselfe very faithfully and valiantly
dureing the said warres, and received many sore and desperate wounds
which have brought such a lamenesse together with a weaknesse uppon
him, that he is not in a capacity to gett a livelihood for himselfe
and family, but is likely to be exposed to much poverty (being now
very ancient) unlesse your Worshipps will be pleased to comiserate his
sad condicion

May it therefore please your Worshipps
to take your poore petitioners deplorable
condicion into your piouse consideracion
and to allowe him your Worshipps order
to be admitted a pencioner within the
county aforesaid, and your petitioner as in
duty bound shall ever pray

Wee whose names are subscribed
doe certifie the Contents hereof
to be true

• Symon Fowler Mayor
• John Tanner }
• John Hichcock} Justices
• Noah Bryant Minister
• George Brett
• Thomas Backhous
• Richard Newbailte
• Thomas Chamberlaine
• John Felton George Fowler
• John Doodie
• Thomas Lander
• William Fownde

no order

4 [wekly a yere?] till further

Arthur Browne of Tetnall. Q/SR/305/31 (1659)

To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the peace for
the Countie of Stafford

The humble petition of Arthur Browne late of
Tetnall in the sayd Countie

Humbly sheweth

That your peticioner haveing lately (by a sodaine fire) his howse
burned downe to the ground to the undoeing of your poore peticioner and
his family; whereupon hee made his adresses to the Worshipfull Justices
at their monethly meeting at Wolverhampton, and there on the
25th of May last past it was ordred by the right Worshipfull Sir John
Wirley Knight and George Brimley Esquire that the churchwardens and
overseers of the poore of Tetnall aforesayd should provide your
peticioner a convenient habitacion for his money: Whereupon the
freeholders with the consent of the lord of the mannor yeilded that
your peticioner should build a howse upon the wast, which now (by the
loveing neighbours) is almost finished. yet now it pleaseth
Mr Wrottesley lord of the sayd mannour to commaund the said
howse to bee taken downe which will utterly impoverish and
ruin your poore peticioner and his distressed family.

In consideracion whereof your peticioner humble craves your
Worships favourable assistance and order that hee may goe
on to finish the said howse or els that some other course
bee taken as to your Worships shall seeme meete; soe that
your peticioner and his family may have some place to repaire
to for their refreshment after their daily hard labour. and your peticioners as in duty bound for your Worships

shall ever pray etc

no order

William Forden of Hampstall Ridware. Q/SR/305/32 (1659)

The humble petition of William Forden of Hampstall
Ridware in the County of Stafford:

Humbly Shewinge

That whereas your poore petitioner hath formerly had by order from
your worships at this honorable bentch a little weekely pay allow- ed him to be payd by the officers of the said parishe of Hampstall
Ridware afforesaid, and since your poore distressed petitioner hath
binn cast into prison and there continued neare the space of
six monethes in great distresse and misery and since now for the
space of twentie and one weekes now last past the officers of the
said parishe of Hamstall afforesaid have detayned and not payd your petitioner
accordinge to your worshipps order he now beinge in great want and misery
and not able to subsist and also havinge a poore daughter which is very
impotente and lame and not able to goe or stand but upon her crutches
and she had a little howshould goods which she now hath binn forced to
sell and ingage great part of it to realease her poore distressed father
forth of prison and to gayne his liberty he beinge in great danger to
perrishe for want of maintenance. Now your poore petitioner humbly
craveth your good worshipps to comiserate the poore distressed estate
of your petitioner and his poore lame daughter that the may have
some thinge granted to be allowed them towardes there maintenance
and also to cause the officers to pay that which is behind and unpayd which
was formerly allowed by your worshipps at this bentch and now is detayned
so that your poore petitioner is in danger to perrishe for want of maintenance
except your worshipps will be so pleased to grant your warrant to distrayne
for his weekely mayntenance hereafter for your peticioner is not likely to
have any thing: but what your worshipps shall please to allow him
And your petitioner shall humbly pray for your worshipps health
and hapines longe to continewe.

dd alredye

Thomas Wall of Wolverhampton, malster. Q/SR/305/33 (1659)

To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the
peace for the County of Stafford

The humble peticion of Thomas Wall
of Wolverhampton malster

Humbly sheweth

That by an ordinance of Parliament bearing date the second day of September
which was in the yeare of our Lord 1654 It is enacted that all such persons as
have served the Comonwealth of England within this Nation by the space of
foure yeares at any time since the yeare of our Lord 1642 and before the third
of September 1651 and should be apt or able to follow any trade or mistery or
occupacion might soe doe in any place where they should reside though never
bound apprentise thereunto And your petitioner further sheweth that hee
having served the Comonwealth of England as a souldier in the late warrs
within this Nation by the space of eight yeares and more after the yeare of our
Lord 1642 and almost two yeares more since then in Scotland and having had
divers sore wounds in the said service hath according to the liberty to him
granted by the said ordinance of late exercised the trade of a malster as he
hopes he lawfully may yet nevertheles is as he is informed, indicted before your
Worshipps for following the said trade contrary to the said ordinance,

Your petitioner therefore humbly prayeth that the processe upon the said
indictment against your petitioner may be stayed and six moneths time allowed to
your petitioner to prove his said service by certificate, or oath as the said
ordinance requireth, And your peticioner shall pray for your Worshipps happines

stay the presentment
giv a license

John Lea of Fosbrook in the parish of Dillron. Q/SR/306/33 (1659)

To the Right worshipfull the Justices of the Peace
of the Countye of Stafford

The humble petition of John Lea of Fosbrook in
the parish of Dillron in the same Countye

Humbly sheweth

That your poore petitioner haveinge lived in Forsbrook all his liffe timne in the
same parish and haveinge a wiffe and three children all borne in the same
parish and beinge destitute of a habitacion and gettinge his liveinge with his
daylie labor without chardge to any person liveinge there

His most humble petition to your worshipps is that he may
have an order of the sessions to buyld a house upon the
wast there to inhabite in by the consent of the lord of
the mannor which he doubts not to obteyne havinge the order
of the sessions for the doeinge thereof And the petitioner
will pray etc

granted having the consent of the lord of the mannor

Thomas Crompton, on behalf of Thomas Rathbone. Q/SR/306/34 (1659)

Mr Bagnall

I have seene this poo[r] [illegible] petition, and am serte[fied and] informed the freehol[ders] and the Lord are very [illegible] that he shall have a cottage
build uppon the wast, I
pray you present itt to the Justices
and obtayne there assistance
and the poore man will pray
for you, And you allso shall
obleige

Sir your servant

Thomas Crompton
Ma: the 21th
58/59

Thomas Smith and others, on behalf of Thomas Rathbone of Knutton, labourer. Q/SR/306/35 (1659)

To the Right Worshipffull the Justices of the peace, at the generall Sessions
of the peace to be held for this Countie of Stafford upon Twesday the
12th day of this instant Aprill 1659:

Humbly shewing that whereas Thomas Rathbone of Knutton within this countie
labourer, haveing heretofore lived in Knutton aforesaid for the space of six or seaven
yeares last past, and hath demeaned himselfe amongst his neighboures truly and
honestly in his vocation and calling, And now being destitute of house and habitac[ion]
We the inhabitantes of Knutton aforesaid, whose names are hereunto subscrib[ed]
Humbly crave the order of this Court for the erecting of a cottage, (by the
consent of the lord of the mannor in some convenient place within the lord-
shipp of Knutton aforesaid: And we shall rest your Worshipps humble ser-
vantes to command

• Thomas Smith
• Thomas Patteson
• John Baddeley
• Richard Clownam
• William Perrie

graunted

Inhabitants of the parish of Keele, in support of Henry Parker. Q/SR/306/36 (1659)

To the right worshipfull the justices of peace of the county
of Stafford.

Theis are to certifie that the Henrie Parker a poore
inhabitant within the parish of Keele did about seaven yeares
since erect a cottage for his owne habitacion upon the wast within the said
mannour, he haveing nothing to maintayne himselfe and his
family haveing two small children [illegible] butt what he gettes by his
dayly labour, and that the lord of the mannour of Keele doth
consent to the continuance of the said cottage upon the wast
for this habitacion of the said Parker tog and also the inhabitantes
of Keele whose names are subscribed, and it is humbly
desired that he may have the order of sessions for
continueing of the said cottage, and that he may not be
prosecuted upon the statute made against cottages [Keele?] Aprill
4th 1659

• [W Sneyd?]
• William Hulton
• Thomas Swinnerton
• John Peake
• Randle Burslem
• John Stubbs
• John Wright
• Richard Sillitoe
• John Peake
• John Peake senior
• Isacke Heath
• Thomas Peake
• Raphe Reeve

Granted

John Hawkyns, William Henakyns and others of Wilhenhall. Q/SR/306/37 (1659)

To the right Worshipfull the Justices of the peace for the County
of Stafford

The humble peticion of John Hawkyns, William Henakyns, Richard
Padmore, Erasmus Padmore, Thomas Padmore, Thomas Broakes,
Francis Careles, John Careles, Thomas William Turner, Thomas Hanson
William Parkes, John Pedley, George Turner, William Westley,
George Welsh, John Parkes, George Preston & Elizabeth
Stone of Wilhenhall in the said Countie.

Humbly sheweth

That upon the ninth of this instant Aprill betweene eleven and
twelve of the clocke in the night there hapened a very sodaine and lamentable fire in Wilhenhall
aforesaid which in the space of one howre burned downe to the ground ten dwelling howses
besides barnes stables outhowses and other buildings conteining by estimation threescore and two
bowes of building and upwards, & soe violent and sodaine was the sayd fire that your poore
peticioners had not time to save any of their goodes; but were forced to leave them to the
mercy of the fire all which losse amounted to the valew of fifeteene hundred poundes
at the least, whereby many of your peticioners are utterly undone (who have formerly bin redy
to afford releife to others in distresse) being poore tradesmen and tenaunts to the church lands
and by decree in Chauncery bound to uphold and repaire their tenements, and the rest in a
very sad condition unles beleived by the charity of well disposed people

In consideracion of the premisses your poore peticioners humbly crave your Worships
favourable assistance for such releife as to your Worships shall seeme most meete,
to whose judicious inspeccion they committ themselves and their deplorable
condicion and your peticioners as in duty bound for your Worships

shall ever pray etc

Wee whose names are underwritten weere spectators at this
sad fire, and doe judge that the losse was as is abovemencioned

• Thomas Badland: John Leveson:
• Richard Wilks
• Thomas Brindley
• John Tomkys
• John Perry
• Abiel Perkes Constabel
• William Brinley Chapel wardens
• William Reade Chapel warden
• Richard Perry
• William Pedley

Ellen Greene of Fawde widow. Q/SR/306/43 (1659)

To the Right Worshipfull The Justices of Peace [illegible]
Quarter Sessions holden at Stafford

The humble petition of Ellen Greene of Fawde widow

Humbly Sheweth, unto your good Worships: That whereas your poore petitioner[widow of?]
Richard Greene of Fawde who in her husbandes lyfe tyme had lived [illegible]
a tennant divers yeares by past unto unto Mr Astle of Fawde aforesaid, and all rentes [illegible]
ly being by agreement with her husband upon his deathbed acquitted and dischardged, your
petitioner being allowed by Mr Astle to remaine in the said howse in liewe of a horse which
the said Mr Astle received of her being upon noe perticuler rent for the yeare last past
for which terme shee hath onely held it in her widowhood, in regard her poore husband was
utterly undone and had lost his stocke totally by hard bargaines upon their land which hee
formerly rented, and many inconveniences besides hapning thereby unto him, to utter im-
poverishing of your poore petitioner and her two poore children. Yet now forasmuch as
the said Mr Astle and his mother have practised farther the ruine of your poore
petitioner and having greatly threatned her, Whilst shee repaired to Justice Babington Esquire
on Fryday last for advise and redresse the said Mr Astle and his mother cawsed their
two servant men and Richard Burton a day labourer in a violent outragious and riotous
manner to breake open the doore of her howse wherein shee lived and having putt forth her
poore children and throwne out her goodes and broken and spoyled divers of them in their
violent action and left them in the streete two dates and a night they att last have adventu-
[red] to take them goodes of your poore petitioners unto their owne homes without any legall autho
[ity][illegible] And have ever since kept your petitioner out of her said howse. Your petitioner having noe place
[illegible]de. And your petitioner having her goodes money and writinges unto the valewe of three
[illegible] poundes att least thus taken from her, or imbezelled by them as aforesaid to the
[illegible] ruine of your petitioner and her children.

[illegible] Your poore petitioners humble suite unto your good Worships is that yow wilbee pleased
to take the premyses into your consideration and clemency, and that yow
readmitt her howse into her howse and take such cours as shee may have satisfaction
for all her said goodes. And your petitioner as bounden shall
forever pray.

Thomas Hand and Richard Nickline. Q/SR/307/29 (1659)

Thomas Tuft had a bastard child fathered upon him by Ann
Dicher of Fetherston: was committed till hee found sureties
to appeare at next sessions after: then Thomas Hand and
Richard Nickline became bound with him for his appearance
hee was called and appeared: but after made escape forth
of the court: then the court ordered that Thomas Hand
and Richard Nickline should pay six pence a weeke untill
the brought him in or that till new securytie was given
then new securytie was given and taken by Sir Thomas
Whitgreave his clarke dies and the recognizance would not
bee found: but at length it was found out: that it was one
Edward Dale and one Brodford: and are accepted against by
the inhabitantes of Fetherston: now Thomas Hand and Richard
Nickline have mett with Tuft and brought him in and desire
to bee discharged: for since that securytie was taken the
said Thomas Hand and Richard Nickline have beene caused
by warrant from the justices to appeare at severall moonthly
meetings and put to much trouble and expences with out any
cause:

William B. on behalf of Anne Jeoffries. Q/SR/307/33 (1659)

Sir
I pray if our Kings Swinford officers for the poore move the court to have
the order absolute concerning the payment of 30 shillings for the putting forth
Anne Jeoffries a parish [orphane?] child which by silence I consented
unto last sessions upon consideracion whereof that I should be freed and
discharged during the time of her apprenticehood etc be pleased to
let the court know that no contempt hath bin on my part for the
first part of the order is, that the officers and I should meet to compose
the difference if we could, I did goe to them and offer them 30 shillings
if I might have had a bond of 3 pounds for my security against
paying to the putting forth other apprentices in the parish during
Anne Jeoffries her apprenticehood if I may not have other
security I hope the order will be made a little fuller in the
close not only for my personall freedome and discharge but
of my farme or landes in the parish from such charge as
aforesaid for so it was intended and runneth with a quid pro quo
in consideracion whereof (to wit of 30 shillings) I shall be freed and discharg
=ed from taking any such apprentice to which I hope such
explanatory addicion will be made, if the order be confirmed and
if liberata or oblata pecunia non liberat offerentem Sir I am
in hast on a journey for Worcester against our sessions there I rest

Your servant

William B.

Sir I have sent you the order
and draught for a bond of 3 pounds security

July 11 1659

Swinford Regis Shutend

[illegible] and
offred
30 shillings.

Robert Bayley. Q/SR/307/35 (1659)

To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the peace
for the countie of Stafford

Your peticioner humby

Sheweth

That your peticioner Robert Baggeley Bayley of Wootton
hath kept three children of Richard Bayleys hee beinge
deceased aboute halfe a yeare past and the mother of the
said children being left fatherles and motherles, in a very poore estate and not any
thinge of theire late parentes left to maintaine them, and have
bene kept since theire fathers death by your peticioner and some
other freinds which are not about to releive them any longer
the said children being very yonge of yeares the eldest being
not above twelve yeares of age and the youngest not seaven

Humbly

Beseecheth that your Worshipfull Bench would take
into due consideracion to Ineinorder theire releife
that the officers may bee comanded to contribute
weekely proportionably out of theire lunes towards theire
dayly maintenance or else a summe of monies to sett
them out certaine yeares that they may not be
chargable to the towne nor perish any more
which shall oblige your peticioner and them alsoe to pray
for your Worships etc

Given under our hands at Eccles: July ii 1659

Robt Bayley of the towne of Wootton

I doe know the substance of this peticion to
bee true and if somewhat were added to that
theire friends are willing to contribute towards
setting them to a calling it might (with gods blessing)
much conduce to theire future good

• John Hancockes Edward Wyrley ibidem Minister
• Jeffery Grimes
• Robert Rushton Richard Tew
• Thomas Grimes Thomas Evans
• Thomas Baggelye John Fox
• James Padden
• Abraham Wootton Ralphe Hadderton
• John Turner John Smith

ordered

Alice Wallker widow, prisoner in Stafford gaol. Q/SR/307/37 (1659)

To the Worshipfull the Justices of the
Peace at the Sessions houlden at Stafford
this 12th day of July: 1659:

The humble peticion of Alice Wallker widdow nowe
prisoner in Stafford goale:

Humbly sheweth:

That your poore peticioner was comitted upon suspi
cion of takeing of a lambe being the goodes of one
Richard Hurly which said lambe it is plainely
made to appeare she is not any way guilltie of
the takeing away as more largely will be made
to appeare by the said Hurly being here present
to cleere your poore peticioner concerneing the said
lambe and allsoe to certifie your worships whoe
had the said lambe: etc

Your poore peticioner humbly prays your
worships to take this her poore considdera
condicion into your grate consideracion and bee
pleased upon the just heareing of the matter
before your worships to sett at libertie this
your poore peticioner and shee as in dutie bound
shall ever pray for your worships and
prosperitie: etc:

no order

Margret Davies, wife of Thomas Davies of Gnosall. Q/SR/307/43 (1659)

Staffordshire

To the worshipffull the Justices of the peace
of the Countie aforesaid

The humble peticion of Margret Davies
the wife of Thomas Davies of Gnosall,

Humbly sheweth thaat your poore peticoner, beinge
uppon her necessaries occasion awashinge of her
childrens linnens was violently set uppon by
Anne Paine the wife of John Paine of Gnosall
aforesaid and Margret Latham which violently did beate
and misuse your poore peticoner to the danger of your
peticioners life, beinge a weake woman and with child
soe that your peticoner was after two dayes in
stronge labour and in great danger of life as
is well knowen unto creadable wemen of our
towne, and your peticioner beinge but a poore woman
and mother of foure smale children and with child
of a fift, have not meanes to prosecute them
in course of law, therby to recover my damage
done unto mee.

May it therefore please your worships to order your poore
peticioner, to have satisfaction, from them, accordinge
as your worships shall thinke fitte, lyinge a whole
weeke sicke uppon there hurt, and I shall as in dutie
bound pray for your heathes and happinesses to continue.

Witnesses what danger your peticoner
was in Mris Alice Fowke
Anne Barnard
Ellen Thrustons with others

William Stevenson. Q/SR/307/44 (1659)

To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the
peace for the County of Stafford

The humble peticion of William
Stevenson.

Most humbly sheweth unto your good Worships
that your peticioner was many yeares a soldier
in the service of the parliament of England,
under the command of Colonel Rugeley, Captaine Stone and
others, In which service your peticioner
received many wounds, whereby hee is
disabled to worke, for the maintaineinge of
himselfe and wife, and foure small children,

In tender consideracion whereof your
peticioner most humbly beseecheth
your worships to grant your peticioner
some maintaineance out of the countrey
for the support of himselfe wife
and children, as is usually allowed
to maimed soldiers.

And your peticioner will ever
pray

William Stevenson

John Ambey of the parish of Dillerne. Q/SR/307/45 (1659)

To the Justices of peace for the County of Stafford
at theire meeting at the Quarter Sessions

The humble peticion of John Ambey of the parish of
Dillerne

Humbly sheweth

That whereas your petitioner was borne in Dillerne parish and hath not at
any tyme since lived out of the same and is a very poore man and not able to
pay rent for a house hath got the lords and most part of the parishners
consents to build a house upon the wast grownds of the said parish of Dillerne
But soe it is that the said freehoulders cannot agree of a place where it should be
built

Therefore your petitioner humbly prayes that you would be pleased by
your order to appoynt William Parker gentleman Raphe Adderley
gentleman John Wood William Warner and George Boulton freehoulders
or any other of the free houlders of the said parish who your
worshipp shall please to nominate to sett out a place upon the
said wast grownd where your petitioner may build his said
house And your petitioner shall humbly pray etc

let ther parts sett upon diffe[ren]t
place to the least prejudice of the
Inhabitants

Peter Serjeant of Wybaston, carpenter. Q/SR/307/47 (1659)

To the honorable Courte of Quarter Sessions
the Justices of the peace there

The humble peticion of Peter Serjeant of Wybaston
in the parishe of Bushburie in the Countie of Stafford
carpenter

Humbly shoeinge that your peticioner hath lived and continued in the parishe of
Bushburie all his life; And divers yeares laste paste lived in a tenemente in
Wybaston in the parishe of Busheburie aforesaid, beinge the land of one
Samson Eggyntton, And dulie and trulie have paid him the rente for the
same land at everie rent day and untill about halfe a yeare last past
or there about; one Henrye Parker of the same parishe secretlie; and by the
intreatye of some of his frendes, obteyned a promise of your peticioners
landlord, that hee the said Parker should be his tenant: And although your
peticioner hath caused divers of his frendes and good neighboures to speake to his landlord
for him in his behalfe, yet they cannot obtayne; neither is there any house in the saide
parishe to be had for his money: that your peticioner cann heare of; although
hee hath carefullie inquired: soe that your peticioner, with his wife and
children are like to be in greate distresse for want of a house; unles it may please
your good worshipps to comiserate his case; and appoynt and comand
some course to be taken for your poore peticioners releife herein; as in
your grave wisdomes you shall thinke fitt, And your peticioner shall ever
pray god for your happines longe to continue.

wee whose names are subscribed freehoulders within the Lordshipp of
Bushbury are desirous that the petycioner should have a house upon the
waste where Walter Grosvenor Esquire lord of the mannor shall apoynte

• John Asteley Guiliel: Chandler Minister de Bushbury
• John Goughe John Mofeley
• John Huntbachch Thomas Whitgreave
• William Forster the elder Nicolas
• John Smith Nicholas Clarke
• William Forster jun

[illegible]

John Flint of Garshall, yeoman and constable. Q/SR/308/15 (1659)

To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the Peace
for the County of Stafford

The humble petition of John Flynt of Garsall
in the parish of Milwich in the County aforesaid yeoman

Humbly sheweth

That whereas one Georg Harris of Milwich aforesaid the 23th. day
of September 1659 had his backhowse broken and to the value of two
strike and a half or thereaboutes of new bread taken forth of his oven,
and your petitioner beinge Constable the said Harris came and charged
him to goe alonge with him to make serche for the same, whoe went
and made serch with the said Harris at severall of the neighborhood and
by there consent, and alsoe went to the howse of Randulph Flynt of the
same to serch as formerly and found the said Randulfe at his doore, whoe
gave leave to come into his howse and to serch, but when your petitioner
was in the howse, his wife shutt the chamber doore but the said Randulph
opened the doore and nothinge was found, and coming forth the said Randulph
and Marie his wiffe in a most voyolent manner did beate your petitioner
to his great prejudice

The premisses considered your petitioner humbly praieth
your Worshipps to be pleased to graunt the peace or
good behaviour against the said Randulph Flynt and Mary
his wife whoe are very turbulent and unquiet people
at all tyme, but mores espetially since your petitioner
became Constable, Or further order and determine as
your worshipps shall thinke fittest, soe that your petitioner
goe about his office without there voyolence and distur
bance and your petitioner live in quietnes and he and his
family in safety at home.

And your goodnes shewed to your
petitioner herein he shall as in
duty is bownd ever pray for your
Worshipp.

sworne by Flynt
grat the good behavior