That your petitioner hath walked these many years betwixt England and Scotland , living upon Charity , as is well known to His Majesties secretary , and many others of this Honourable Assembly : And having now in his old age , not being able to Travel any more , taken himself to a Married Life , of purpose to get rest in his old Age : But by providence being redacted to Poverty , hath nothing to maintain Himself and his Wife , he hath row Married , being a poor Widow , the Relict of a Presbyterian Minister at Dornock .

It is therefore humbly craved your Grace , and Estates of Parliament , would out of Pity and Compassion , seriously consider an old Gentlemans condition , who never prejudged neither Church nor State , but kept himself as a Christian , tho' surprized by his Opposers ; and in the last Government innocently put in Prison , and a Goad of Iron put upon his Legs , which is well known to many , and was called a Cheat and a Rogue , which he resented ; and as many knows he was innocent : and allow him an yearly allowance during his life , for his maintainance . And this is the request of him , that will pray God to prosper His Majesty , and all His Forces by Sea and Land . God bless the Honourable Parliament , and grant you may do nothing , but what may tend to GOD'S glory , and the Nations good : And your Answer .