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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | Q/SB/2/313 |
| Title | Petition 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 |
| Date | 5 Oct 1680 |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Archive Creator | Derbyshire County Quarter Sessions |
| Format | Document |
| Transcript or Index | The 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 |