The petition of Henry Passhion of Westbury, Wiltshire, 1661
To the Right wor[shi]p[fu]ll his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the Peace att the Gennerall Quarter Sessions held att the Devizes.
The Humble peticion of Henry Passhion of Westbury in this County
<Sheweth>
That your poore Peticioner was a soldier to his Late Ma[jes]tie of ever Blessed Memory & vnder the Command of S[i]r Henry Coker Col[one]l and by which mennes your peticioner have benn vndone by the sickness hee tooke Lieing in the fields & the missery & imprisonment yt hee hath since receaved to the vtter vndoeing of his your poore peticioner his wife & fower smale Childrren May itt please therefore your wor[shi]pps to grant him some relife by way of Pention & your Petticioner shall bee ever Bound
To pray for your Worships health & prosperity
The Berrer herof whome ye contents aboue Concernes was vnder my Comand in his Late Ma[jes]ti[e]s servis of Euer Blessed memory:
Teste my hand & seale Henry Coker 1661 [symbol: seal of Henry Coker]
Tho[mas] Mompesson
<40 s. Penc[i]on p[er] ann[um] 4 l[i]. stocke No[rth]>