The petition of Humphrey John William of Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, 10 July 1660
To the right worshipfull the Justices of the peace of the county of Caernarvon assembled att the generall sessions of the peace houlden att Carnarvon the tenth day of July 1660.
The humble peticon of Humphrey John William of Pullhely in this Countye aforesaid.
Sheweth.
That yo[u]r peticoner fifteene years since or thereabouts served as an Impressed souldier for this Countye vnder the Comaunde of Captayne Harry Lloyd of Foxehall in the County of Denbigh who then served as a Captayne vnder our late Souraigne Charles the first of England Scotland France and Ireland kinge defender of the faith, &c. and his parliament then helde and kept att Westminster [illegible] att several places within this kingedome of England, att Boulton, Leverpoole, Yeorke and before Mountgomry Castle; where the aforesaid Captaine Harry was taken prisoner and afterwards killed tiranically your sayd peticoner grievously Hurted, wounded and maymed. Haueinge then and there lost the vse of one of his armes became vnable to earne for his living and Haueinge nothing wherevpon to subsist but the Charitable benevolence of his loving neighbours and other good disposed people your peticoner not desirous to bee ouer chardgable vnto them any further.
Therefore Humbly prayeth that your worshipps will take it into your serious consideracon and order that hee may bee admitted as a maymed souldier of his Countye of Carnarvon and allow him such competent stipend or pention yearely as to your worships shall seeme fitt, for a souldier of his ranke and qualitye. And your peticoner shall ever pray &c.