To the right honourable the High Court of Parliament. The humble petition of Edward Hanchett, usher of the late Court of Wards and Liveries.
         Hanchett, Edward.
      
       
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             To the right honourable the High Court of Parliament. The humble petition of Edward Hanchett, usher of the late Court of Wards and Liveries.
             Hanchett, Edward.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             s.n.,
             [London :
             1654]
          
           
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           England and Wales. -- Court of Wards and Liveries -- Early works to 1800.
           Debt, Imprisonment for -- England -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           To
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           PARLIAMENT
           .
        
         
           The
           humble
           Petition
           of
           
             Edward
             Hanchett
             ,
          
           Vsher
           of
           the
           late
           Court
           of
           Wards
           and
           Liveries
           .
        
         
           HUmbly
           sheweth
           unto
           your
           Honours
           ,
           That
           your
           Petitioner
           did
           purchase
           the
           Office
           of
           Usher
           to
           the
           Court
           ,
           to
           him
           and
           his
           Heirs
           for
           ever
           ,
           at
           the
           rate
           of
           4000
           l.
           it
           being
           an
           Office
           of
           inheritance
           granted
           by
           Letters
           Patents
           under
           the
           great
           Seale
           of
           
             England
             .
          
        
         
           About
           4.
           yeares
           after
           that
           your
           Petitioner
           was
           possessed
           of
           the
           said
           Office
           ,
           the
           High
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           were
           pleased
           to
           take
           away
           the
           said
           Court
           ,
           but
           in
           their
           justice
           thought
           fit
           ,
           that
           the
           Officers
           of
           the
           Court
           which
           had
           their
           places
           by
           Letters
           Patents
           under
           the
           great
           Seale
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           should
           have
           a
           competent
           satisfaction
           for
           the
           losse
           of
           their
           Offices
           ,
           and
           in
           order
           thereunto
           ,
           referred
           it
           to
           a
           Committee
           of
           their
           own
           Members
           to
           consider
           and
           make
           allowances
           to
           the
           severall
           Officers
           ,
           who
           did
           upon
           serious
           consideration
           allow
           to
           your
           Petitioner
           the
           sum
           of
           3500
           l.
           for
           the
           losse
           of
           his
           said
           Office
           .
        
         
           The
           great
           Officers
           of
           the
           said
           Court
           were
           Members
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           did
           procure
           the
           satisfaction
           allotted
           to
           them
           ;
           your
           Petitioner
           had
           the
           same
           Justice
           for
           him
           ,
           but
           not
           the
           same
           Friends
           .
        
         
           Notwithstanding
           the
           said
           Order
           and
           Vote
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           and
           your
           Petitioners
           constant
           ,
           and
           faithfull
           adhering
           to
           the
           Cause
           and
           Interest
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           even
           in
           their
           greatest
           extremities
           ,
           your
           Petitioner
           being
           sent
           for
           by
           the
           late
           King
           to
           execute
           his
           Office
           at
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           upon
           paine
           of
           losing
           it
           ,
           and
           refused
           to
           go
           ,
           to
           the
           hazard
           of
           his
           utter
           undoing
           ,
           if
           the
           King
           had
           prevailed
           ,
           and
           your
           Petitioner
           as
           yet
           hath
           had
           no
           recompence
           .
        
         
           Your
           Petitioner
           borrowed
           a
           great
           part
           of
           the
           money
           that
           purchased
           the
           said
           Office
           ;
           upon
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           Court
           your
           Petitioner
           was
           disabled
           to
           pay
           his
           Debts
           ,
           and
           was
           soon
           after
           clapped
           up
           Prisoner
           in
           the
           Upper
           Bench
           ,
           and
           there
           hath
           remained
           ever
           since
           ,
           to
           his
           utter
           ruine
           and
           destruction
           ,
           having
           sold
           all
           his
           goods
           and
           personall
           Estate
           to
           maintain
           himselfe
           and
           his
           Wife
           ,
           and
           satisfie
           his
           Creditors
           what
           he
           could
           ,
           that
           now
           your
           Petitioner
           is
           in
           a
           very
           said
           condition
           ,
           not
           able
           to
           subsist
           ,
           his
           friends
           having
           been
           wearied
           with
           so
           long
           supplying
           his
           great
           wants
           and
           necessities
           ,
           unlesse
           this
           honourable
           Parliament
           be
           pleased
           to
           consider
           his
           Cause
           that
           crieth
           for
           their
           Justice
           ,
           and
           afford
           him
           such
           reliefe
           as
           their
           Wisdomes
           shall
           think
           convenient
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioner
           shall
           ever
           pray
           ,
           &c.