The petition of Anthonie Carpender, Thomas Rainsborough’s Regiment, 22 June 1648
<petic[i]on of Anthony Carpenter.>
To the Honerable the Lords & Commons of the Committee of the Armie
The Humble petition of Anthonie Carpender
A poore wounded & Lame souldyer in the sauoy Hospittall
Sheweth
That your petitioner served as Footte siouldyer in the Regimentt of Col[one]l Rainsbury vnder Captain Browne euer sence the reduc[e]mentt of the Armie in w[hi]ch service your petitioner receiued A shott in his Legg at Woodstocke & sence is broken out againe of w[hi]ch wound hee lyeth vnder Cure in the sayd Hospittall being in A Lamentable sick & helplesse Condition
That your poore petitioner hath for his sayd service arreares due in the Armie as by the muster Roulles vpon search will appeare
May itt please this Honerable Com[m]ittee to consider your poore petitioners greatt missery & necessity in his helpless estate nott able to com out of his bed for the anguish & missery of his wound, & off your Clemencie to such of his condition wherby hee may have a debentor & warrant for the receiuing of his sayd Arreares to Releiue him in this his sad disasture that is Fallen vpon him
& as bound hee shall pray
June 22 1648
This petecioner A souldier is vnder Ceur in the Sauoy Hospitall he is a maymed man & is disabled by sicknes & his wound that he will not be Abell For servis
George Dunn Surgeon
To State & pay.
<Att ye Com[mi]ttee of Lords & Com[m]ons for the Army 27 Aug[us]t 1648.>
<Ordered>
<That ye Com[missa]ry Gen[era]ll of ye Musters or his Deputy doe forthwith certify to this Com[mi]ttee how the pet[itione]r stands vpon the Musters of ye Army & doe affix the same to this petic[i]on>
<John Venn>
<Intr[abit] [illegible]>