By W. W. Ravenhill, Esq. 27 
service, and afterwards waited uppon your Mat into ffrance, from whence, 
after his late, Mat’s death, he was sent hither by * yo". Ma™*’s Commission to 
agitate and promote yo". mati’s affaires, w°. he did untill being betraied he was 
imprisoned 3 years in the Tower and often threatened with tryall for + his life, 
and escaped it with great difficulty, and after he gott liberty upon baile by him- 
selfe and his Kinsman Penruddock and other his friends, he used his best en- 
deavours to serve yo". ma‘* being 4 times after imprisoned and obtaining liberty 
upon bayle f till yo". Ma*’s happy returne. 
In 1643 Nicholas Love upon pretence of yo". petitioners absence with his 
Ma‘ gott a grant of his office from y*. Parliam'. and by the profitts therof ever 
since § raised great summes of money wherew". he hath purchased a great estate 
in lands now (likely to be || ) forfeited to your Mate for his treasons. 
Yo". petitioner having never received any reward for his services nor recom- 
pence for his sufferings whereby he is ruined in his estate and being by the 
intended** Act of forfeiture of the said Love’s estate likely to be ++ left remedyless 
against him, which otherwise by law he might have had for the profitts of the 
said office amounting to 20000£ at least. - 
Humbly praieth yo". Ma“*, that by yor. favo" [{ he may have reparation for 
his said great losse out of the said lands, estate or otherwise from your Mate, 
in such manner as to yo". goodness shall seeme fitt 
And yo". Petitioner shall pray &c.” 
“Vol. xx. No. 85. To the King’s most Excellent Majestie 
The humble Petition of Edward Penruddock Esq. 
Humbly Sheweth &c.”’ §§ 
Another edition of 84. 
“Vol. xx. No. 86. [Endorsed] Peton of Mr. Edward Penruddock for 
Mr. Love's estate in Norton tn Com. of Southton. 
To the Kings Excellent Mate. 
The humble Peton of Edw. Penruddock Esq. 
Sheweth 
That your Petitioner gave to the late King of blessed memory, ten thousand 
' pounds for one of the six clerks offices,which he never enjoyed above three years, 
it being seized and kept by Nicholas Love for these eighteen years last past, upon 
the account that your petitioner tooke the part of your Ma*’s ffather, and your- 

*85 “ with.” 
+ 85 © of.” 
+85 ‘‘ But afterwards gettinge libertie upon Bayle he continued his best endeavours to serve your 
matie. being 4 times again imprisoned in (since) 1643.” 
385 omitted, 
] 85 omitted. 
**85 omitted. 
++ 85 omitted ; and “* without remedy ’’ instead of ‘‘ remedyless.”” 
__ #485 “Your petitioner humbly praies yor. matie. that you would hee gracionsly pleased to graunt 
_ him some repairation out of the said estate, or otherwise what proportion your Matie. shall thinke 
fitt. And yor, Petr. &c,” 
4 tt Endorsed, ‘‘The Petition of Edw. Penruddock Esqre. for reparations out of Love's forfeited 
estates.” 
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