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CD. Michael Wilcocks. Petition to Governor Wyatt
October, 1623, to February, 1623/4

The Humble petition of Michael Wilcocks

20 Most humbly sheweth vnto yor good worp. that whereas William
Ganey Compounded & agreed wth yorpetitioner to giue him for one yeares
seruice being ended at Christmas last past, 1801waight of Tobacco, fiue
barrells of Corne & to sett him vp of his owne cost & Charges a house of
20 foote long & 15 foote wide, So it is yt yorpetitioner hath receaued ye
tobacco, & two barrells of ye Corne, but yeother three barrells of Corne yor
petitioner Cannot gett of him nether his house finisht, wch is to yr great
losse & hindrance of yor petĩoner, & of late yor petitioner demaunding the
three barrells of Corne of him, hee told him that yor petitioner that if hee
would giue him six deare hee would presently pay him the three barrells of
corne, wch yor petitioner p̳mised to doe, & him bound in a 1001 for ye per-
formance therof, yor petitioner killed & deliuerid to mr Ganey, the six Deere,
but Cannot gett his Corne of him, nether will deliuer yor petĩoner vp his
bond, but deludeth him fro' tyme to tyme.

In tender Consideration wherof yor petitioner most humbly beseecheth
that p̢sentlie vpon sight therof yor worp: to grant yor warrant against the
said William Ganey that presentlie vpon sight therof wthout farther
delay, yt hee pay the said Corne, finish the said house & deliu9 vp the bond,
all wch according to laue & equity hee ought to doe, & yor poore petioner
shall eu9

His petition granted, & Content giuen him by Ganey