Document: Petition of Edward Jessup of Middelburgh

The petition of your Humble Supplicant Edward Jessup.

Right Honorable and Worthy Gentlemen.

Your humble petitioner apprehendinge a way wherein he may do some seruice to the Common weale without any preiudice either to the Generall or any man in perticuler by erectinge or buildinge a tide mill in the Creeke commonly called Wassalls creeke I am bold to petition to your Honour and Honoured Court the worke beinge matter of chardye and Hazard to grante vnto me the libertie of the above said Creeke with a small tracte of Land as your Honours see expedient for a worke of that nature, with a peece of meddow if it be there to be founde and alsoe that you would be pleased to order that none shall erecte either mill or millnes soe neare the said mill that I intend to build, as may be a hinderance or preiudice to the said mill, she doeing the worke well and sufficiently and dealinge honestly as is requisite in the preamises and likewise that the said Creeke may be free from any ingagements to any other. It is not my desire to be a hinderance to any man or any preindice to my Louinge and respected frende Mr. Coo for soe far as I apprehend as yet his millne is ouer wrought and the Country may well employ or set a worke two mills and both haue worke enough, wherefore I hope your humble petitioner wayinge these thinges and knowinge your Honours reddines to further thinges of Common good and Concemement Is bold to present these his desires hopinge you will be pleased to afford a return accordinge to his pore desires and soe wishinge your Honour and much Honoured Courte all happines I rest.

Middleborough Jan. 15, 1657. Novo stilo

[ ADDRESSED: ] To the Honorable Gouemor General and his honoured Consell these present Manahantas.

Edward Jessup