TO
THE
RIGHT
HONOURABLE
THE
LORDS
assembled
in
PARLIAMENT
.
The
humble
Petition
of
Captaine
Morgan
Polden
,
Esquire
.
SHewing
,
That
Sir
Henry
Cheney
Knight
,
late
Lord
Cheney
,
was
summoned
to
severall
Parliaments
as
one
of
the
Peeres
of
this
Realm
in
the
time
of
the
late
famous
Queen
Elizabeth
,
by
the
name
of
Henry
Cheney
of
Tudengton
Chr:
And
accordingly
sate
in
the
said
severall
Parliaments
as
one
of
the
Barons
of
this
Realme
;
as
by
the
Records
of
this
honourable
House
doth
appeare
.
That
by
vertue
of
the
said
summons
and
sitting
,
the
said
Lord
Cheney
became
seised
in
fee-simple
of
the
Title
and
Dignity
of
a
Baron
of
this
Realme
,
discendible
to
his
heires
,
and
accordingly
enjoyed
the
same
by
the
name
of
Lord
Cheney
of
Tudington
.
That
afterwards
3.
Septemb.
29.
Elizabeth
,
the
said
Lord
Cheney
died
at
Tudington
seised
of
the
said
Title
of
Honour
,
without
issue
of
his
body
;
after
whose
decease
the
said
Title
of
honour
discended
,
and
of
right
ought
to
have
discended
to
Thomas
Cheney
Esquire
,
Cousin
and
heire
of
the
said
Henry
Lord
Cheney
,
that
is
to
say
,
sonne
and
heire
of
Thomas
Cheney
,
sonne
and
heire
of
John
Cheney
,
sonne
and
heire
of
John
Cheney
,
sonne
and
heire
of
Sir
Roger
Cheney
Knight
,
brother
of
Sir
William
Cheney
Knight
,
father
of
Sir
Thomas
Cheney
Knight
of
the
Garter
,
father
of
the
said
Henry
Lord
Cheney
.
That
the
said
Thomas
Cheney
about
15.
R
ˢ
Jacobi
died
without
issue
;
by
reason
whereof
the
said
Title
of
Honour
is
of
right
discended
to
your
Petitioner
as
Cousin
and
heire
unto
the
said
Henry
Lord
Cheney
,
and
the
said
Thomas
Cheney
Esquire
;
that
is
to
say
,
sonne
and
heire
of
Dorothy
the
wife
of
Thomas
Polden
Esquire
,
sole
sister
and
heire
of
the
said
Thomas
Cheney
the
sonne
,
as
by
the
pedigree
annexed
appeares
.
By
reason
whereof
your
Petitioner
ought
to
beare
,
hold
,
and
enjoy
the
said
Title
of
Honour
,
and
all
priviledges
and
preheminencies
thereunto
belonging
.
That
your
Petitioner
having
hitherto
spent
his
time
in
the
service
of
this
and
forraigne
States
in
the
Warres
,
hath
not
been
so
pressing
in
the
prosecution
of
his
right
as
otherwise
he
had
been
:
Neverthelesse
he
is
now
desirous
to
pursue
the
actuall
enjoyment
of
that
right
which
the
Lawes
of
this
Kingdome
cast
upon
him
,
and
his
posterity
.
May
it
therefore
please
your
Lordships
to
heare
your
Petitioners
Title
to
the
said
Dignity
,
and
upon
due
proofe
thereof
to
admit
your
Petitioner
to
the
enjoyment
of
such
Rights
,
Priviledges
,
and
Preheminencies
as
belongs
to
one
of
the
Peeres
of
this
Realme
.
And
your
Petitioner
shall
ever
pray
,
&c.
MORGAN
POLDEN
.
IT
appeares
to
me
upon
credible
testimony
,
and
good
Certificates
,
that
Captaine
Morgan
Polden
was
the
sonne
and
heire
of
Thomas
Polden
of
Ewrenminster
in
the
County
of
Dorset
Esquire
,
who
married
Dorothy
Chen●●
who
was
daughter
of
Thomas
Cheney
of
Woodhay
in
the
County
of
Berks
,
Esquire
;
and
sister
and
sole
heire
of
Thomas
Cheney
the
sonne
,
who
〈◊〉
cousin
and
next
heire
of
the
whole
blood
to
Henry
Lord
Cheney
of
Tudington
,
as
is
above
expressed
.
Heralds
Office
,
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●●
1644
Ita
testor
W
…
〈…〉
Lancaster
.