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B02564 To the honourable the knights, citizens, and burgesses, in Parliament, assembled. The humble petition of Abjohn Stokes, Esq. Stokes, Apjohn. 1698 (1698) Wing C874; ESTC R236351 997 2

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To the Honourable the Knights Citizens and Burgesses in Parliament Assembled The humble Petition of Abjohn Stokes Esq Sheweth THAT your Petitioner in the Reign of King Charles the Second and the late King James being in the Commission of the Peace for Gloucestershire Wiltshire and Somersetshire did make a Discovery of about Six Hundred Clippers Coyners and Utterers of False Money and by the Encouragement of both their said Majesties Four Years did Prosecute and Convict great Numbers of the said Criminals at his own proper Cost and Charges All which is well known to most of the Gentlemen in those Parts and particularly to the Members of this Honourable House of Commons for the said respective Counties who have attested the same under their Hands THAT your Petitioner to the great Damage and almost Ruin of himself and Family having expended above 3000 l. did at length meet with Obstructions in the said Proceedings from the late Lord Chief Justice Jefferies who being prevailed with by indirect Means us'd by the said Criminals did oppose the farther Prosecution against them THAT His said Majesty King Charles the Second declar'd your Petitioner should be refunded his Charges and also gratified for his said Services but died soon after before any Order was made The said late King James did order 1000 l. to be paid your Petitioner by Richard Kent Esq Receiver of his said Majesty's Customs in part of your Petitioner's Disbursements and also a Commission for a Regiment of Foot provided he would use his Endeavours to Abrogate the Test and Penal Laws but because your Petitioner would not comply the said Commission was not sealed nor the 1000 l. paid so that your Petitioner was forc'd to Mortgage the greatest part of his Estate and since Sell for the Payment of Debts contracted in the Prosecution THAT your Petitioner in Testimony of the Truth hereof hath to offer Nineteen Informations Four Lists of Offenders prosecuted and convicted a Copy of the Deputation from the Wardens of the Mint Mr. Macy's Receipt for a number of Engines Stamps and Clippings a Certificate from several Members of this Honourable House the Justices of the Peace Gentlemen and Substantial Dealers Mr. Collier's Mr. Gough's and Sir Charles Rawley's Certificate Colonel John Windham's Letter the said Collier's Keiling's Elliot's and Allen's Affidavits of the Truth of this Petition Sworn before Judge Turton Judge Rookby and the Lord Chief Justice Holt with your Petitioner's Affidavit that he never Received any Reimbursement or Satisfaction for his aforesaid Service All which Testimonials are ready to be laid before this Honourable House when they shall please to Order Your Petitioner most humbly Implores That this Honourable House will vouchsafe to take his great Sufferings into their Considerations that some Expedient may be found out as in your great Wisdom shall be thought meet by which your Petitioner may be preserv'd from Ruin And your Petitioner shall ever pray c. CASE OF Abjohn Stokes Esq