Petitions to the Derbyshire Quarter Sessions, 1632-1770.
This free content was born digital and sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. The cost of photographing the petitions was funded by an Economic History Society Carnevali Small Research Grant: ‘Seeking Redress in Early Modern England: Petitions to Local Authorities, c.1580-1750’, the cost of transcribing eighteenth-century items was funded by a later Economic History Society Carnevali Small Research Grant: ‘Poverty, Taxation and Regulation: Petitions to local magistrates in Eighteenth-Century England’; and the other costs, including transcription of seventeenth-century items and editorial work, were funded by an Arts and Humanities Research Council Research Grant: ‘The Power of Petitioning in Seventeenth-Century England’ (AH/S001654/1). CC-NC-BY.
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Ellin Mellor of Finderne, widow. Q/SB/2/394 (1687)
To the Right Worshipfull his Majestys Justices of the peace for the
County of Derby. October 14th. 1687.
The humble petition of Ellin Mellor of Finderne in
the said County, widdow
Humbly sheweth
That your Worships poor petitioner being an old woman,
and haveing been a widdow above fifteen years, and now no longer
able to subsist without some speedy relief, becomes your
humble petitioner that you would please to grant me
your order to the overseers of the poor for the said towne
to impower them to allow me something weekly, or as
your Worships in your wisdoms shall appoint, that so long as
it pleases the Almighty to continue me on this side the
grave (which doubtless cannot be long) I may not be forced
contrary to Law to wander abroad to for relief: the
towne indeed for severall years hath bestowed each year
a load of coals upon me, only this year they have denyed
me that small assistance, so that I may in all likelyhood
starve for want of fire; which poor condition I humbly
beg of you to take into your pious considerations, and I shall
as in duty bound, ever pray for your Worships healths
and eternall prosperity
2s. th weekly till they find her
a load of coales
Thomas Bagshawe of Brimington. Q/SB/2/395 (1687)
To the right worshipfull his Majesties Justices of the
Peace at Chesterfeild Sessions the fourth day of October
Anno domini 1687
The humble Peticion of Thomas Bagshawe of Brimington
Most humbly Sheweth
That your Petitioner is a poor ancient man and is soe lame that hee
is not able to doe any worke for his maintenance and has had this
lamenesse upon him these two yeares almost and has nothinge
to live upon and is likely to starve this winter for want of sustenance
and your Petitioner can have noe allowance but the inhabitants tells your Petitioner
he is a Counterfeite and able to worke where in truth your Petitioner is
lame and not able to worke.
Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prayes that your
Petitioner may have some wekely allowance by order
of this honorable Court And your Petitioner as in
duty bound
will dayly pray etc
8d weekly
till such order>
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John Radige of Hasland. Q/SB/2/627 (1687
To the Right Worshipfull His
Majestyes Justices of the peace and Quorum
The humble petition of John Radige of
Hasland sheweth That I John Radige your humble
petitioner have served Kinge Charles the First in
his wars And was under my Lord Fretchvile And
was taken prisoner haveing my mare shot from under
mee without any manner of satisfaction And whereas
I your humble petitioner being ancient and past
my worke doe humbly desire that your Worships would
bee pleased to enter my name into the pencion booke
soe that I may have the next place which is vacant And
I shall ever pray for your Worships whilest I am
your humble petitioner John Radige
in futuro
Arthur Lowe
To the Right Worship
full his Majestyes Justices
of the Peace and Quorum
at the Generall quarter Sessions
held at Chesterfield Octo the 4
1687