The petition of Foulke Owen of Lleweni Green, Denbighshire, 12 July 1670

To the right Wor[shipfu]ll the Justices of the peace for the Countie of Denbigh.

The humble petic[i]on of Foulke Owen.

Humbly sheweth.

That yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r did for divers yeares Serve his Ma[jes]tie in the late Warr as Wagoner vnder the Honor[a]ble Colonel S[i]r Thomas Salusbury and Colonell S[i]r John Owens, where at the battell at Naseby yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r receaued Six Wounds and a Musket Shott as by a Bullet still remayning in his may apear body doth apeare.

And in as much as yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r by reason of those wounds and age being 80 yeares old is disenabled to worke for livelihood, and therefore exposed to [illegible] poverty and want.

May it therefore please yo[u]r Wor[shi]ps to graunt vnto yo[u]r Petic[i]on[e]r for his subsistence for ye future, the same yearely allowance as the rest of ye maymed Souldiers doe receave in ye like nature.

And yo[u]r petic[i]on[e]r shall ever pray &c

Wee whose names are herevnder written doe certify the truth of this petic[i]on.

entered in booke 12 July 1670

Key Facts

Date of petition

12 July 1670

Name of petitioner

Foulke Owen

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Denbigh (Denbigh Parish), Denbighshire

Outcome of petition

  • Successful
  • Gratuity £0.0s.0d.
    Pension £0.0s.0d.
    Frequency Unknown

Petition signature

Unsigned

Further information in this petition

Events mentioned

  • Battle of Naseby, 14 June 1645

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

National Library of Wales

Shelf mark

Chirk Castle MS B26c/10