THat your Petitioner hath suffered in these times, as much proportionably, and in as hard a manner as any other man hath done (as verily he beleeveth.) Though no man can produce better Certificates, or give greater assurance of his innocency, than your Petitioner can doe; That his Pockets have been twice searched, all his Letters perused, and much enquiry made to finde out accusations against him: Yet he humbly thanks God that he hath ever been found innocent; That he hath not only lost in effect, all his owne Monies, But very much what belongs to others, insomuch that for Orphants alone he hath past over a Lease which in former times would have yealded fouteene or fifteene hundred pounds, besides great Arreares which are behind and unpaid, and for which he should make satisfaction to a great value; though he used all possible meanes to preserve them, sending moneys beyond Seas to Hamborow by Bill of Exchange, yet were they called back againe, and paid to the use of the Parliament, as may appeare by the Acquittance, the like whereof he conceives hath not befallen any other man though the greatest delinquent. That notwithstanding all his former sufferings, yet he still cannot be freed. Lately there came an Officer to demand Ninty six pound, pretending it to be a debt due to your Pet. and that he was to receive it for the use of the Parliament. With­in this moneth two of his neighbours were brought up to London living above 40 miles distant, onely to be examined what debts were due to your Pet. that others might receive them. Your Pet. holding one Personage in Commendam, one Mr. Newbery now for some yeares hath enjoyed the whole benefit, upon pretence that your Pet. is Sequestered, and his serving the Cure there. Whereas your Petitioner is freed from Sequestrati­on by the Articles of Anglesey; neither hath he discharged the Cure, for that he hath not administred the Communion all his time, nor Baptized their children: The Parishioners have generally made their Certificates in the behalfe of your Pet. who in his wants desiring to have some relife out of his Parsonage, it beeing well worth 180 l. per annum. Mr Newbery gave him him this answer, that he ought to have none, because he had neither wife nor children, though indeed your Pet. had very well deserved of him. That while he enjoyed his preferments, he takes God to witnesse, that he never thought it lawfull for him to inrich himselfe by any Church meanes, but did ever desire God to direct him, that he might spend his Church meanes in a Church-like manner, and to the best uses: Insomuch that being of himselfe meanely provided, and having lived seven yeares without Rents, upon his owne stock; which being now wholy exhausted, he wants meanes to subsist, and doth humbly begg some maintenance for his Reliefe, and that he may be freed from Sequestrations or any Delinquency, protesting that wittingly and willingly he never did, nor ever shall offend the Parliament.