The petition of 15 poor pensioners of Wiltshire and elsewhere, 4 April 1665
To the Right Wor[shipfu]ll his Ma[jes]t[y’]s Justic[e]s of Peace at the gen[er]all Quarter Sessions of the Peace holden at the Devizes Aprill iiiith 1665.
The humble Petic[i]on of the poore Penc[i]oners whose names are here vnderwritten.
Humbly sheweth, That whereas one halfe yeares Pay is behinde to yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs of theire Penc[i]on & to some of them more.
And whereas the Mr Escott being the old Treasurer, is out of his office, And Mr Poole being the newe Treasurer for the North p[ar]te of this Countie is not come to this pr[e]sent Sessions, and (as yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs are informed) he intendeth not to come. And yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs many of them doe live farre off, & have not money to pay theire charges here, nor to bring them home.
Yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs humbly pray yo[u]r wor[shi]pps to be pleased to cause that theire arreres may be now paid vnto them.
And yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs shall ever pray for yo[u]r Wor[shi]pps health & happynesse &c
Henry Broadhurst of Newton Regis in Warwickshire
John Young of Somerton by Bristoll
Will[ia]m Turner of Bristoll
Nicholas Early of Great Bedwyn
John Comyn of the same
Will[ia]m Hatharell of the same
John Burchall of Kynbury
Will[ia]m King of Ramsbury
Ralfe Bull of Broughton Gifford
Will[ia]m Bradfeild of Milton
John Palmer of Mannyngford Abbots
Rowland Humfry of the Devizes
Thomas Perry of Edington
Moses Lane of Westbury
George Hoskyns of Shipton Mallard