The petition of Francis Tod, John Lambert’s Regiment, 28 October 1648
<Francis Tods petic[i]on>
<maymed soldier>
<His musters are already Certefied with the rest of Capt[ain] Biskoes Company of Col[one]l Lamberts reg[i]m[en]t and the Certificate in the treasurers handes 9th Novemb[e]r 1645>
<Ja[mes] Standish>
To the Honerable the Committee For the Armie
The Humble petition of Frances Tod a poore wounded siouldyer in the Savoy Hospittall
Sheweth
Your poore petitioner served as Footte siouldyer in the Regementt of Collonell Lambertt vnder Captaine Bisscoe Full two yeares, & sence a siouldyer in Collonell Barksteads Regement vnder Captaine Miller, nigh a yeare, in w[hi]ch services hee hath vndergon many hardships, & now in this last service, before Choulchester receiued dangerous wounds, being shott through the body, & through ye thigh, wherof hee lyeth vnder Cure being a very helplesse creature.
His Humble suitte to this Honerable Committee is, that hee may enioye your fauour as such misserable obiects of pitty hath done For that arreare that is due vnto him for the sayd services & For that end hee beseecheth your Honners that his accounts may bee statted & hee receiue an order for the paymentt theirof for his support
& as bound hee shall pray
October 28. 1648
This Souldier is a maymed man being shot in the shouldier to his body
George Dunn Surgeon
<State & Pay>