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A76806	The complaint of Mary Blaithwaite widdovv; setting forth her sad condition, occasioned by the late dissolution of the Parliament, and neglect of justice ever since. Die Venris 10 Martii 1647. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that the petition of Mary Blaithwaite, and the articles anexed, are heereby referred to Sir Edward Leche, to examine the businesse, and state the same, and make report thereof to this house with all convenient speed. Jo. Browne Cleric. Parl.	Blaithwaite, Mary.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1654 (1654)	Wing B3129; Thomason E735_15; ESTC R206971	5,260	8

worke for us for feare of the two Piersons who threatened to have them in Goale in a week if they did worke a day for us which was the utter undoing of us and our whole Family and the said two Piersons confederated with Crack place and Leech their two servants to make false and feigned Articles and swear them against mee to prevent the hearing of my cause upon two Writs of errour and so obtained a speciall Supplicavit against me and cast me into New prison where I lay twenty dayes but when they were examined before the Commissioners of the great Seale they were adjudged frivolous vexatious and malicious and thereupon I was released of my imprisonment but never had any satisfaction to this day And these two Piersons procured unjust and illegall Judgements against us out of the Upper Bench and procured the Records to be falsified as was made appeare before Judge Bacon and Judge Rolls in open Court by Affidavit of Mr. Benson Clerke in Court Whereupon the Judgements should have been given in and the unjust Attorneys put out of the Rolls from ever practising more which the Judges ought to have done but instead thereof put mee off with Writs of Errour and have delayed me to this day And in conclusion my Husband by these their cruell usages became extreame weak and diseased and never injoyed himself but being bereaved of common sence died in a consuming condition Heere followeth a Copy of the VVarrant Cumb. FOrasmuch as we are informd that Mary the Wife of Henry Blaythwait is one that doth not stand affected to his Majesties service and is suspected to disperse scandalous Pamphlets These are therefore to Will and Command you that you take and arrest the bodies of the said Henry Blaithwait and Mary his Wife and them carry before the next Justice to enter into recognizance with good Sureties not only to appear at the next Sessions but also not to depart this County without licence of the Commander in chiefe Whereof faile you not Given under our hands this 19. April 1644. Philip Musgrave Leo Dykes To the Constables of Withop Se●kemurther and Embelton and if that they shall refuse to become bound as aforesaid that then you commit them to the Goale at Carlisle OH that I could come to speak with his Highnesse that I might say unto him My Lord Protector doe justice for me a distressed Widdow and my fatherlesse Children lest when your Wife is a Widdow and Children Fatherless they cry and bee not heard for my Lord the same measures that men measure to others shall bee measured to them againe O my Lord I beseech your Highness do me justice lest the Proverb be verified upon you He that removeth a stone it shall fall upon him and he that breaketh a hedge a Serpent shall bite him What a sad thing is it that I have worne out my friends and my friends friends to get justice having spent so much and been burdensome so long by waiting for justice which hath made mee out of patience and one of my countrey men Mr. Musgrave by name to pacifie mee wrote a letter for mee to Major Gene. Lambert and Mr. Chidley being of a meek spirit was prevailed with to deliver it and receive his answer which was no way satisfactory to mee which made me to press my Lord Lambert earnestly to doe mee justice if not for pitty sake yet for countrey sake who told mee that hee neither would nor could doe any thing for mee and then I told him that not one Parliament man that came out of our Countrey did good for their countrey so I despaired of help Yet by Mr. Musgraves perswasions I went once againe and meeting Mr. Chidley at the Counsell entreated him to do me the favour as to speak once more to my Lord Lambert about mee who was not willing but after he spake to Mr. Musgrave and had information from him of the opinion of Pr. Bradshaw how that I could not have remedy by Law went to my Lord Lamberts lodgings in White Hall to informe his Lordship but comming importunately to speake for me as one who would have no nay but would speak with that great man was for his peremptoriness malipertness thrust out and threatned to be said by the heeles Heere followeth a Copy of Mr. Musgraves Letter SIR VVHen I look upon the Lord Protectors Oath for governing the Nation according to the form of Government prescribed and his promised with an oath to administer justice and Law equally and consider how wee can have no accesse unto him to present either private or publick grievances and abuses so as poore people are wasted and spent out with fruitlesse attendance I nothing can admire at the universall discontents and murmurings of the people with the highnesse of the enemies Spirits who wait for a change and whom no favours or preferments will bring over to you there is an established Law that none that have been in actuall armes against the Parliament shall bear any Office of trust or power in this Common wealth yet I am told that you not long since sent down a Commission to your Brother Listers Brother in Law for one Cavaleer would bring in one another a compounded Delinquent to be a Justice of Peace but upon Pruite of the Scots increasing hee declined to take the oath of a Iustice of beace I know a Delinquent Justice an enemy to all honest men disabled and fined for executing that office again put in Cōmission by the Lord Protector contrary to his oath While the former Parliament was low in their owne eyes observed their Oaths their Ingagemnets God blessed them and gave up their Enemies unto them but when they slighted their Declarations Oaths and Promises thinking by pollicy to establish themselves and stand by their owne strength God stirred up their owne Servants to rise against them and lay them aside with contempt And if the Lord Protector walke in their paths let him not think to be established but expect the Lord will raise an Adversary unto him stronger then him and his Oath will be required at his hand Captain Howard upon the recommendation of Sir Patricius Curwen a Colonel for the late King in few days procured one Harberts Petition to be read and got him reparation for the losse of his Boat which Harbert is a notorious Delinquent otherwise I believe Captaine Howard would not have appeared for him This poore woman hath attended eighteen weekes for the reading of a Petition and not yet read nor like to bee unlesse by your means if the Lord Protector thus disregard his oath the poor and oppressed promote Cavaleers and his enemies and thus let them passe without giving account for their rapines and barbarous usages of your distressed friends what may wee expect the end will bee Read the Widdowes Papers and if such as she complaines of shall passe without account or be fit to govern us tell us and we shall forbear to trouble you Captain Howard told the woman she would fare worse for my sake I never had penny of her what I doe is for her sufferings and the justness of her cause President Bradshaw can inform you of her if you ask him I am perswaded if the Lord Protector do her not justice the high Protector that rules Heaven and Earth will lay both you and him aside as hee hath done to Kings and Parliaments and set up others in your steads that will regard an Oath and his fear but I hope better things of you and shall pray that God may guide and direct you with his holy Spirit to walk in his feare and to help the distressed Sir I am as I write Your Servant for the Truth Jo. Musgrave 19. May 1654. For the Honorable Major Generall Lambert one of His Highnesse Councell present A word to the Reader IF any man shall blame me a poor distressed VViddow for soliciting His Highness and Petitioning the Parliament let them know that my oppressions are so great and so insufferable that I cannot doe lesse then crave for justice from which I have beene so long detained Mary Blaithwait VViddow FINIS