The humble petition of Brampton Gourdon;

Humblie sheweth vnto your honour That whereas one John Brent of Cossington in the Countie of Somerset Esquire did about foureteene yeares since die seised of diverse landes within the said Countie and elsewhere leauinge his sonne and heire within the age of twentie one yeares and whereas after the death of the said John Brent an Inquisicon was taken within the said Countie whereby it was found that some of the said landes weare holden of the Kinges Majestie in Cheife by knightes seruice and his Majestie therevpon intituled to the Custodie and wardship of the body and landes of the said heire, and for that Elizabeth Brent2 mother of the said ward then was and yet is a popish recusant Convict: and therefore disabled to haue the custodie and education of her said sonne wherevpon the custodie and tuition of the said ward and his estate was committed to one Richard Worth3 gent brother of the said Elizabeth for his better education, but soe it is may it please your honor that the said Richard worth hath euer since the custodie soe to him committed suffered the said Elizabeth to haue the sole educacon of the said ward, and thereby the said ward through the con­363tinuall practise and industrie of his said mother wholie inclined vnto the popish religion and hath for all the said tyme refused to repaire to his or anie other parish Church and to conforme himselfe to the religion of the Church of England, to the eiuell example of others and manifest hurt of the said ward:

May it therefore please your honour to grant vnto your supliant the Custodie and wardship of the said sonne and heire of John Brent, and he shall see that the said ward be brought vp accordinge to the religion of the Church of England, and your petitioner shall praye.