Samuel
Vassall
of
London
,
Esq
;
HUmbly
desires
your
Honours
to
commiserate
his
sad
condition
,
who
for
want
of
his
just
debt
due
to
him
from
this
Common-wealth
,
formerly
placed
upon
the
Excise
,
is
like
to
perish
.
This
Honourable
House
on
the
15
of
May
last
,
recommended
as
their
desires
to
his
Highnesse
the
Lord
Protector
,
that
care
might
be
taken
for
the
speedy
payment
of
the
said
debt
,
being
2591
l.
17
s.
6
d.
principall
,
with
the
use
thereof
,
which
doth
amount
unto
4251
l.
as
by
Auditors
account
given
to
his
Highnesse
Honourable
Councell
appears
,
and
his
Highnesse
recommended
the
same
to
his
Honourable
Councell
,
that
care
be
taken
that
the
Parliaments
desires
might
be
satisfied
,
and
on
the
26
of
May
,
their
Honours
did
order
one
thousand
pounds
to
be
paid
out
of
the
Excise
Office
,
which
he
received
:
But
ever
since
that
time
,
he
hath
waited
at
the
door
of
the
Honourable
Councell
,
but
had
no
other
answer
but
they
knew
not
where
to
place
it
:
So
for
want
of
the
said
money
his
credit
is
much
impaired
,
which
is
more
dear
then
life
to
him
,
and
his
posterity
like
to
be
destroyed
,
if
he
finde
not
some
speedy
relief
from
this
Honourable
House
;
for
his
Creditors
prosecute
him
now
with
more
violence
,
seeing
their
hopes
frustrate
,
in
not
receiving
that
money
which
they
hoped
for
:
Wherefore
he
humbly
desires
your
Honours
favourable
assistance
that
Mr.
Fowel
may
be
heard
,
who
is
to
report
to
the
Honourable
House
the
conclusion
of
the
Honourable
Committee
appointed
for
his
businesse
,
and
that
he
may
receive
some
speedy
rerelief
,
that
he
may
not
lose
his
liberty
with
his
credit
,
and
see
his
posterity
ruined
before
his
face
,
which
will
be
as
a
double
death
,
and
so
bring
his
gray
hairs
with
sorrow
to
the
grave
;
but
he
is
confident
of
the
Honour
and
Justice
of
this
Honourable
House
,
that
they
will
never
suffer
him
and
his
posterity
to
perish
,
who
hath
done
and
suffered
so
much
for
their
sakes
.