The petition of Dawson Berrisford of Melbourne, Derbyshire, undated
to The Right Worshipffull the Justices off Peace For the Countie off Darby the humbly peticion off Dawson Berrisford off Melborn
In all humility Complaineth and sh[e]weth yt your poore peticioner Dawson Berrisford of Melborn, had an order granted the last quarter sseson [sic.] att Bakwell att Medsomer last, For his pension iii pounds a year For to be paid by the Ouerseers of the parish of Melborn, which ye Ouerseers refused to pay yo[u]r poor peticioner, your peticioner Complaineth to Sir Simon Dedg wherupon hee granted an asummones to appear att Chesterfield, yo[u]r petici[o]ner demaded [sic.] his mones of the Ouerseers without any mor truble wherevpon the Ouerseers promased to pay youer peticioner att Crismas last att Mr Hardinges Howse Esq[uire] before Mr Harding and Thomas Donkester and Thomas Balle and seruall moor and therevpon yo[u]r peticioner did not mak any quiuston of his mony wher vpon the Oursers gote sumhaunds in the parish and went to Chesterfield sesons, yo[u]r peticioner not thinking anything of itt, and so refuesed to pay yo[u]r poor peticioner. Mr Cooke Esq[uire] and Mr Harding Esq[uire] bad them to pay yo[u]r peticner those hands they had out of the parrish wer men that loved not the Kings Soulgers yo[u]r petticner had Fane to pas An esteat in ye Rebels time to pay for the Cwer of his Right hand which hee lost in King Charles wares the Forest yo[u]r peticiner lost his Right hand in Kinge Charles the Forest armie being elder sargant to S[i]r Jacobe Ashly one Company and resaued other wounds wher your peticner att his retorn after som iiii yeres wase Fan to pas An esteat of Twenty A yer to his yonger Brother to help cwer his wounds, your poor peticners desire is that your Worships will be pleased to grant him an Generall Order For his pension.
And yo[u]r poor peticiner Dawson Berrisford shall pray For yo[u]r Worships helth happines