To
all
Ministers
of
Gods
Word
,
Church-wardens
,
Maiors
,
Sheriffes
,
Bayliffes
,
Constables
,
Tything-men
,
and
other
Officers
whatsoever
,
To
whom
these
may
concerne
,
Greeting
.
Jone
Conoway
Widow
,
the
late
Wife
of
James
Conoway
Gentleman
,
and
Mary
Long
Widow
the
late
Wife
of
Derby
Long
Gentleman
,
with
their
Children
;
Having
beene
humble
Petitioners
to
the
Honourable
houses
of
Parliament
for
reliefe
towards
their
great
losses
,
sustained
by
the
Rebels
of
the
Kingdome
of
Ireland
,
and
as
yet
cannot
have
any
Reliefe
,
by
reason
of
other
matters
of
State
,
now
in
Agitation
;
and
therefore
are
referred
untill
further
Opportunity
.
And
now
residing
heere
in
languishing
and
starving
Condition
,
wanting
meanes
for
their
present
support
;
And
therefore
wee
much
pitying
and
tenderly
weighing
their
deplorable
condition
,
Knowing
them
to
bee
true
Protestants
,
and
the
Premisses
really
true
,
doe
hereby
earnestly
request
all
faithfull
Ministers
of
Gods
word
to
stirre
up
their
severall
Congregations
to
extend
their
pious
and
charitable
Benevolence
,
towards
the
present
and
future
Reliefe
of
these
poore
widowes
and
their
Fatherlesse
children
,
And
the
Churchwardens
Constables
and
other
Officers
to
shew
them
all
lawfull
and
favourable
respects
,
and
relieving
and
lodging
in
due
time
,
to
prevent
the
danger
of
the
Law
,
and
molestation
by
Soldiers
or
others
.
It
being
an
Act
,
and
deed
of
charitie
to
relieve
the
poore
and
to
helpe
the
distressed
.
Given
under
our
hands
and
Seale
of
the
City
of
Westminster
,
the
7th.
day
of
August
1649.
Anno
Dom.
Millemo
Sexcentissimo
Quadragessimo
Non●
.
The
bearers
hereof
are
allowed
nine
Moneths
to
finish
their
Journey
and
no
longer
at
their
perils
.
-
George
Plukenet
,
-
Phi:
Greenwood
,
-
Nich:
Ellis
,
-
Dominick
White
,
-
Edmond
Sudwell
.