To his grace, his Majesties High Commissioner, and the right honourable the Estates of Parliament. The humble petition of Sir William Campbell. Campbell, William, Sir. 1688 Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B02163 Wing C403 ESTC R170780 52614550 ocm 52614550 175785 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Sheweth , That your petitioner hath walked these many years betwixt England and Scotland , living upon Charity , as is well known to His Majesties secretary , and many others of this Honourable Assembly : And having now in his old age , not being able to Travel any more , taken himself to a Married Life , of purpose to get rest in his old Age : But by providence being redacted to Poverty , hath nothing to maintain Himself and his Wife , he hath row Married , being a poor Widow , the Relict of a Presbyterian Minister at Dornock . It is therefore humbly craved your Grace , and Estates of Parliament , would out of Pity and Compassion , seriously consider an old Gentlemans condition , who never prejudged neither Church nor State , but kept himself as a Christian , tho' surprized by his Opposers ; and in the last Government innocently put in Prison , and a Goad of Iron put upon his Legs , which is well known to many , and was called a Cheat and a Rogue , which he resented ; and as many knows he was innocent : and allow him an yearly allowance during his life , for his maintainance . And this is the request of him , that will pray God to prosper His Majesty , and all His Forces by Sea and Land. God bless the Honourable Parliament , and grant you may do nothing , but what may tend to GOD'S glory , and the Nations good : And your Answer . If my request you do not grant , Your Money must be very scant : For as I live , I nothing crave But Charity , which I must have For to supplie my present need , Which I pray God you 'l do with speed . God bless you all , both great and small , And so farewell onto you all . AMEN .