The petition of George Buck of Fenton, West Riding of Yorkshire, April 1676
To the hono[ura]ble and right W[o]r[shi]pfull his Maiesties Justic[e]s of Peace at the generall Sessions holden at Pontefract.
The humble Petic[i]on of George Buck of Fenton
Humbly sheweth vnto yo[u]r hono[u]rs That your poore Peticon[e]r is growen very infirme and lame, and hath lost his eye sight, and were disabled in his Ma[jes]ties service in the late vnhappy Warrs, and served vnder Captaine Edward Stanhope Esq[ui]r[e ]in his company of Foote for severall years, in the Regiment of S[i]r John Ramsden; and vnder Capt[ain] Merritts company after the said Captaine Stanhope was chosen a Com[m]ittee man, being alwayes faithfull to his Ma[jes]ty and never disserted his service, though he received severall maimes and wounds in the same; being growne very poore, and in much want as will appeare by severall substantiall mens hands herevnd[e]r written.
May it therefore please yo[u]r hono[u]rs to admitt him as a Penc[i]oner in the first vacancy And he as in duty bound shall ever pray &c.
Wee doe certify the contents of this Petic[i]on to be true
George Stanhope
Rob[er]t Carvile
{Illegible} Morris
{Illegible} Turpin
{Illegible} Pickering
{Illegible} Sisson
Henry Stainburne Fellow souldier vnder Captaine Morritt