Payment details

Gratuity

No gratuity

Pension

30s

Pension frequency

Annual

Notes

The humble petition of Thomas Bonsellowe of Beccles shows that he has served in his late Majesty’s service as a soldier under the command of his Excellency the late Lord Duke of Albemarle, Captain-General of his late Majesty’s army, in a regiment of foot, and being very ancient and poor has humbly prayed for some relief.

NOTE: The Clerk of the Peace appears to have become confused when recording the details of this petitioner’s application. George Monck, Duke of Albemarle was Captain-General of Charles II’s army from 1660 to his death in 1671, but he never held such high office under Charles I. Monck was a lieutenant-colonel in Charles I’s army when he was captured at the battle of Nantwich in 1644. After a spell as a prisoner of war, he became a parliamentarian, and later commanded a regiment in the New Model Army. He served as became Oliver Cromwell’s governor in Scotland during the Protectorate. Bonsellowe may therefore have served in Monck’s regiment of foot, which entered Charles II’s service in 1660, and ultimately became the present-day Coldstream Guards. Several former soldiers from this regiment circumvented the Restoration legislation to obtain pensions.

Record of payment

Suffolk Quarter Sessions, Beccles, 23 April 1677

Payment made to

Title

Unknown

Name

Thomas Bonsellowe

Described occupation

Occupation unknown

Place of residence

Beccles (Beccles Parish), Suffolk