By W. W. RarcnJiill, Esq. 



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sovvuv, and afterwards waited uppon your Ma tie into ffrance, from whence, 

 alter his Late ftla Uc *a death, he was sent hither hy * yo r . Ma lie 's Commission to 

 agitate and promote yo r . ma tie 's affaires, w ch . he did untill being betraiedhe was 

 imprisoned 3 years in the Tower and often threatened with tryall for \ his life, 

 and esoaped 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 r . ma tie being 4 times after imprisoned and obtaining liberty 

 upon bayle \ till yo r . Ma tle 's happy returue. 



In 1643 Nicholas Love upon pretence of yo r . petitioners ahsenoe with his 

 Ma ,ie gott a grant of his office from y r . Parliam*. and by the profitts therof ever 

 sinee § raised great summes of money wherew th . he hath purchased a great estate 

 in lauds now (likely to be || ) forfeited to your Ma tie for his treasons. 



Yo r . 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 ff 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 r . Ma tie . that by yo r . favo r \\ he may have reparation for 

 his said great losse out of the said lands, estate or otherwise from your Ma tie . 

 in such manner as to yo r . go odness shall seeme fitt 



And yo r . Petitioner shall pray &c." 



" Yol. 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] Teton of Mr, Edward Penruddock for 

 Mr. Love's estate in Norton in Com. of Southton. 

 To the Kings Excellent Ma tie . 



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 yourMa tie 'sffather, and your- 



• 85 " with." 

 + 85 " of." 



X 85 " But afterwards getting© libertie upon Bayle he continued his best endeavours to serve your 

 matie. being 4 times again imprisoned in (since) 1643." 



\ 85 omitted. 

 P 85 omitted. 

 *• 85 omitted. 



t+ 85 omitted ; aDd " without remedy " instead of "remedyless." 



tt 85 "Your petitioner humbly praies yor. matie. tbat you would bee 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," 



l\ Endorsed, "The Petition of Edw. Penruddock Esqre. for reparations out of Love's forfeited 

 estates." 



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