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Archive Reference / Library Class No.Q/SB/2/313
TitlePetition of Roger Bilkston prisoner in Derby gaol: has been sadly tormented with chains on his legs: requests his liberty or further support for his wife and family at Matlock
Date5 Oct 1680
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDerbyshire County Quarter Sessions
FormatDocument
Transcript or IndexThe petition of Roger Silkston a poore prisoner in Derby Goale to<br>
the Right Worsipfull Justices of the peace at the quarter Sessions<br>
at Derby the 5 of October 1680<br><br>
humbly sheweth<br><br>
That wheras I youre poore petitioner have beene sadly tormented in Derby Goale<br>
with sad irons upon my leggs for three & forty weekes together, to my gret teror<br>
and the reuin of my poore wiffe and five small children; who have nothing at<br>
all to live upon, but are allmost distryed for want of both meat and cloathing<br>
and the cause of my commitment was never made out in all this time of three<br>
and forty weekes nether by oath nor evedence that ever came in against<br>
me; Yet am sadly continued heare in torment, & have nothing at all to live<br>
upon but the bare allowance of the cuntery; whereof every prisoner hath<br>
every day A halpeny in our braid taken from us<br><br>
Therefore Right Worshipfull Gentlemen I humbly beg of you to comiserate<br>
my condition & grant me my liberty<br><br>
Otherwise I humbly intreate youre Worships to consider my poore wiffe<br>
and five small children, with somm considerable alowance to keepe them from<br>
perishing or starveing: for which I shall humbly pray for youre Worship[s]<br>
prossperies whilst I live and am<br><br>
<ss>Roger Silkston</ss><br><br>
All that the parish of Matlacke hath alowed to my wiffe and five small<br>
children deureing all the time of my sad confinement here<br>
hath beene but bare twelve pence a weeke
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