Diocesan Registry.

Document No. 214.

c. 1730.

PARSON WATTLEWORTH’S PETITION AB^t THE COMON HILL AT PEEL.

To the Rt Honrble the Earl of Derby L^d of Man & y^e isles, &c.

Shewing,—That there was a Petition presented to Your LoPP touching y^e Common Hill of Peel, at your Lopps arrival, with certain papers of Record relating thereunto, & proving y^e same to be an ease to y^e Town of Peel, a liberty for the North Side of Man, & a common for y^e Ld’s Swine : wch Common one Harrison endeavouring to inclose to himself, (his estate adjoyning thereunto).

Your Pet’r & others in behalf of y^e Town was forced to offer y^e like Rent, to preserve it from him, hoping your Lo^PP would be graciously pleased to continue y^e same an ease & liberty as formerly: wch Rent your Pet’S was forced by Committmt to pay for 2 years, notwithstanding his several addresses & reason to y^e contrary. And now is summon’d to pay y^e last years Rent tho’ he utterly disclaimed to stand any longer to y^e paymt thereof ; wch Rent your Petr conceives was not duly sett nor legally demanded.

May it therefore please your Good LoPP, either to remit ye foresaid Rent, & to continue y^e said Common as formerly : or to respite y^e payment thereof, till your LoPP would be pleased to con-sider y^e same, and to determine therein as your LoPP shall think fitt. This granted your Petr as in duty bound shall for your Lopps Health & Happiness ever pray etc.