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Archive Reference / Library Class No.Q/SB/2/107
TitlePetition of Richard Bennet of Ashbourne - to Judge of Assizes at Derby and all other justices in the county - has received no payment for a poor child in his care.
Date13 Mar [1649]
Extent1 item
LevelItem
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorDerbyshire County Quarter Sessions
FormatDocument
TermEnglish Civil Wars (1642-1651)
Petitions
Commonwealth (1649-1660)
Royalists
Orphans
War victims
Transcript or IndexMarch 13 1648<br><br>
To the Right honorable the Judge of Assizes at Derby and<br>
to the rest of the Justices appoynted for the said<br>
County The humble Petition of Richard Bennet of<br>
Ashburne: Humblely sheweth that <s>that the said</s> the<br>
poore petitioner hath kept a poore lame child for<br>
the space of seven yeares which child is called<br>
by the name of Elizabeth Sheepee daughter to one<br>
George Sheepee who tooke up armes under the<br>
comand of Sir Edward Fitton & at the time hir<br>
father went She was put to your poore petitioner<br>
by one John Allin who was then one of the overseers<br>
of the poore for the said towne who promised your<br>
poore petitioner eyght pence a weeke dureing his time<br>
of continuance in the said office of overseer whoe continued<br>
in the said ofice neere uppon twoe yeares & yet the said<br>
John Allin never paid your petitioner but one 6s 0<br>
for nine weekes and neyther he nor the rest of the<br>
officers that have bin since would pay your pettioner<br>
anie more monies <s>paid</s> but onely those that are nowe in<br>
that office have paid me 7s 0 soe that your petitioner<br>
hath had but the some of 13s 0 for the space of seven<br>
yeares and althogh your petioner <s>cann</s> hath manie times<br>
complainened both to the head menn of the said towne of<br>
Ashburne and the officers allsoe Yet he can get noe<br>
satisefaction: Your poore petitioner therefore<br>
Humblely Intreateth that you will be pleased to grant<br>
such order that your poore petitioner maye have satise<br>
faction for the time past and that he may be discharged<br>
of the keepeing the said child anie longer and that there<br>
may be some course taken for her releefe: for she<br>
is both lame and fatherles & motherles: and both she and <br>
I your poore petitioner shall pray for you<br>
etc.<br><br>
<pt>The overseers to <s>pay it</s> releive her<br>
according to necessity <s>or else to</s></pt>

13 March 1648/9
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