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right Honl., as yr. petitiGners have neither will nor means, nor indeed can be so long absent from their garrison to attend their further relief, hereby tedious prosecution, their adversaries' malitious proceeding being so appa- rent. Their humble suit therefore is, that yr. LofY. would be pleased to ,reserve the examination of yr. petitioners' grievances to some worthy and discreet gents. in these parts, giving them power to call the several mayors whose names are underwritten before them, and each of them to set down particularly during their times what allowances have by them been made to your petitrs. for their said lodging-moneys, and to show what acquittances or discharges they have given them for the same, and thereupon to give them satisfaction of so much as the said Mayors are severally in arrear, and is justly due unto yr. petitioners, or otherwise to certify yr. Lordship the true state of the cause and who the delinquents are, that thereupon such further order may be taken for yr. petrs. speedy relief, as yr. ~ofY. in your wisdom shall think fit, and they shall pray. Morish Roche, Thomas Ronane, Geofrey Galwey, William Roche, Richard Roche, Thomas Martell, Robert Miagh (Mayors' names). Dublin Castle, 14 February, 1636. We refer this matter unto our very good Lord the Lord President of Munster to gi.ve such order therein as upon examination of the state thereof and hearing of the parties thereunto his Lordship in his judgment shall think fit. WENTWORTH. 14 April, 1637. Having, by virtue of the within reference, and in obedience thereunto, fallen into examination and debate of the within difference, upon due and mature consideration had thereof, I conceive-in regard the Agent for the Corporation of Corcke doth pretend a composition to have been made in the time of Sir Edward Villiers, Lord President of this Province, with the proceeding officers in Garrison in that town, and that Lieutenant Ducke and the other officers acknowledging their predecessors according the said com- position to have received but four pounds per .annum billet-money, and that themselves also have received no more than the said sum of 4li. yearly, until the ·date of their last order obtained from the right Honi. the Lord 24
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