The petition of Bartholomew Stertavant of Holne, Devon, 1683
To the Worrshippfull John Bare Esquire Judge of his Ma[jes]ties Court held att the Castle of Exon for the County of Deuon and the rest of the Worr[shipfu]ll Justices of the same Court:
The humble petic[i]on of Bartholomew Stertavant of the parish of Hole in the said County:
<Sheweth>
That yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r for many yeares since was wounded against plymouth vnder the Comaund of S[i]r John Acklands, and since that was wounded againe by a splinter in one of his Ma[jes]ties men of warr, vnder the Comaund of Captaine Berry Comaunder the Resoluc[i]on, and now yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r growes antiant and not able to worke and provide for himselfe and family as formerly hee hath done, by reason of his said woundes
Therefore yo[u]r poore petic[i]on[e]r most humbly prayeth yo[u]r Worr[shi]pps wil bee pleased to grant him his Ma[jes]ties allowance in that Case provided without which yo[u]r said poore petic[i]on[e]r is noe way able to maintaine himselfe and family
And yo[u]r pet[icione]r as bound in duety shall ever pray &c.
<Wee whose names are subscribed who were then Souldiers do certifye the Trueth of this petic[i]on>
<Tho[mas] Ford [symbol: mark] of Buckfastleigh>
<Tho[mas] [symbol: mark] Cook of ye same>
<Hen[ry] [symbol: mark] Sawdy of the same>
<Martyn [symbol: mark] Browsey of the same>
<Phillip Harvy [symbol: mark] of Holne>
<Rich[ard] [symbol: mark] Estebrook>
<Wee whose names are subscribed do beleiue the trueth of this Petic[i]on>
Nicholas Steuens vic[ar] de Holn
<John Tinckam Peter Webber>
<Andr[ew] Tinckam John Barlie>
<Edw[ard] Hannaford>
<Hen[ry] Addiscott John Hinley>
<William Pearse Richard Langworthy>
<Tho[mas] Beare>
<Peter Webber>
wee do belieue the trueth of the contents of this Petic[i]on
Will[iam] Bastard
Phi[lip] Champ[er]nowne
[Overleaf:]
Stentaford 40 s. p[er] annu[m]