The order for John Aillsopp, Wiltshire, 23 April 1650
<Wiltes[hire] s[ession]s>
Ad gen[er]alis Session[es] pacis Com[itatus] p[re]d[ict]i tent[em] apud Devizes in ead[em] Com[itatus] vicesimo ter[ci]o die Aprilis Anno D[o]m[in]i 1650.
Whereas this Court is informed as well by the humble petic[i]on of John Aillsopp as allsoe by the Cirtificate vnder the hand of Collonell Ludlowe that he hath s[er]ved the state as a troop[e]r vnder his com[m]and in w[hi]ch service at Newe Sarum in this County he received a dangerous Cutt athwart his face by reason whereof he hath lost his eyes sight & beinge not of abilitye to relieve himselfe This Court doth allowe him a penc[i]on of Eight pounds p[er] Ann[um] to be paid him quarterlye by the Tre[asur]er for relieffe of maimed souldiers & marrin[er]s for the south p[ar]te of this County the first payment to begin at Midsomer next & to continewe vntill this Court shall see cause to alter the same.
Ex: p[er] Will[ia]m Scholes cl[er]icu[s] pacis com[itatus] p[re]d[ic]ti
p[ai]d by W[illia]m Croome to Jo[hn] Ailesopp fower quarters paye ended att Easter 1651 the some of viii li. Jo: Hancock Tr[easur]er
July the 16th 1651
paid by William Croome to John Ailesopp for one quarter ended at midsumer last past the sume of forty shillings: 2 li.
Roger Langely Tresurer
october the 8t 1651
paid by William Croome debuty Tresurer to John Alsop one quarters pay dwe at Chistima[s]: 2 li.
Ral Rogoger [sic.] Langely Tr[easurer]
paid John Alsop the 14th of May 1652 one quarters pay dwe the 23th day of March last past forty shillings: 2 li.
Roger Langely Treasurer
paid John Alsops wife the in August 1652 for one quarter according to this order dwe at midsumer last past the sum of forty shillings
Edward Simbarbe Tresurer
<ordered that the penc[i]oner will haue & rec[eive] Mich[aelmas] quarter after her husb[and’s] death>