By W. IF. Bavenh'ill, Esq. 



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That yo r . petitoners husband, haveing bene engaged in the service of yo r . 

 Mar. father of blessed memorie, from the begining of the unhappy warre, 

 wherein hoe deported himself with fidelity and courage, whilst there continued 

 any warres to assist yo r . M;i lie 's. interest; and after hee had suffered very much 

 for his Loyalty he lately engaged with Collonell Penruddock in the West in 

 order to yo r . .Ma ,ie 's restoration, where hs was unfortunately taken prisoner and 

 condemned to dye, but by the intercession of his sister hee was reprieved from 

 present death and condemned to perpetuall banishment into the East Indies, 

 where he is lately dead, and the support of his family depending (under God) 

 upon his vertuous industry, they are now left in a most miserable condition 

 unless yo r . Ma iie . would be gratiously pleased to comiserate the distresses of the 

 widdow and children of yo r . deceased loyall subject. 



From ye consideration of the prmises yo r . Petitioner hath taken the boldness 

 humbly to pray yo\ Ma*i e . to graunt unto her a Lease of ffower score and nine- 

 teene yeares of that small Mauor of Ellingham* in the County of Southampton 

 and ye Lands called the Abbey Lauds in ye parrish of Christ Church in the 

 Countie aforesaid, lately in the possession of John Lisle and now forfeited to 

 yo r . Ma*"*, for his being one of the execrable judges of y or . Royall father of 

 ever blessed memorie 



And yo r . Petiton r . and her fatherlesse children shall ever pray, &c. 



No. 80. To the Kings Most Excellent Maies^. 



The humble petition of Robert, Anne, John, Charles and Elizabeth Duke, 

 children of Robert Duke of Wiltshire Leif*. Collonell m his Ma tie 's Army and 

 lately deceased in th6 East Indies, 



Humbly Sheweth 



That yo r . pet", father haveing from the comencement of the warr served yo r . 

 Ma tie 's royall father faithfully to the utmost extent of his estate and everr to 

 the ruine of himselfe and family and being engaged with Collonell Penrnddock 

 in the Westerne attempte in order to yo r . Ma tie 's restoration hee was unfortu- 

 nately taken prisoner and sentenced to dye, but by the intercession of his 

 sister was reprieved from present death but condemned to perpetuall banishment 

 into the East Indies, where beinge cast upon a desolate Island there dyed with 

 the loss of all i;ee had, the newes thereof broke the heart of yo r . pet rs . mother 

 and their onely estate being for their two lives, yo r . pet rs . are totally destitute 

 of present subsistence and must inevitably perish without yo r . Ma tie 's gracious 

 and imediate releife. 



From the consideration of the p r .mises yo r . pet rs . hath taken the bouldness 

 humbly to pray yo r . Ma tie . to grant unto yo r . pet rs . A Lease of ffower score and 

 nineteene yares of the Manor of Elingham in the County of Southampton And 

 the Lands called the Abbey Lands in the parish of Christ Church in the County 

 aforesaid (being of small value) lately in the possession of John Lisle and now 

 forfeited to yo r . Ma tie . for his treason, at such a moderate rent as may affoarde 

 yo r . pet rt . some reliefe 



And yo r , pet r . shall ever pray &o." 



We may hope that this widow fared better than the last. 



•The mention of this place calls up memories of Mrs. Alice Lisle, and her judicial murder by 

 Lord Jefferies, for a supposed share in the Monmouth rebellion. 



