British Library, Additional MS 22959
May it please your Majestie
Yo
Majestie that in all humility this Country hath endea=
voured to fulfill yo
dest of yo
execution of yo
pouerishment, & farre aboue the proportion of other Coun=
tries, which although at that time we were willing out
of our desires to serve yo
ture the burthen is so heavie that we neither can or are
able to beare it. Now upon this our cheerfulnes to serue
yo
with other Countries.
But so it is most gracious Soveraigne to our great
griefe & as we conceiue to the great disservice of yo
Maj
unruly Soldiers, whose speeches & actions tend to the
burning of our Villages & houses & to whose violence
& insolence we are so daily subject as we cannot say
we possesse our wiues children & estates in safety.
Wherefore we are imboldened to present these our
humble complaints, beseeching yo
billeting of soldiers in any of yo
their will is contrary to the auncient Lawes of this
kingdome confirmed by yo
Right we most humbly desire yo
this unsupportable burthen may be taken of from us
lest by theire insolencie some such bad accident may
happen as will be much displeasing to yo
jestie & yo
cease to pray for &c.
ar Fairefax
Henry Bellassis
Wm Sauile
Fra. Wortley
Tho. Bower
Io. Hotham
Edward Stanhope
Henry Griffith
Will.m Sheffielde
Io. Ramsden
Hugh Cholmley
Hugh Bethel
Willm Strickland
Phil Stapleton.
Geo. Wentworth.
Tho. Remington
Tho. Wretham.
Io. Hotham jun
Ro. Strickl.d
Io. Hegan.
Geo. Butler
Fr. Mouncton
Hen. Chaubey
Geo. Trotter
Henry Darly
Ric. Remingto
Willm Franckland
Chr. Peaslifay
Io. Pearsell.
Bri. Stapleto
Ing. Lepton
Hen. Anderson
Geo. Crutly.
Geo. Marwood
Tho. Hasket
Io. Aulaby.
Mar. Borcliffe
&c.
45. &c.