The petition of James Woodman of Okehampton, Devon, 1701
To the Right Wor[shi]p[fu]ll his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the peace for the County of Devon the humble petic[i]on of James Woodman of Okehampton, in the County aforesaid sheweth
That your petic[i]oner serued his late Ma[jes]tie King Charles the first as a foot souldier for severall yeares together under the Command of Colonell Trevaninan and afterwards Colonell Blewett and Colonell Lewes Tremain w[hi]ch service According to your Petic[i]oners Allegiance and duty he Chearfully underwent all the hardshipps and damages that the power & malice of the Enemies of the Kingdom could expose him to never any way deserting the said service, and therein amongst many other hurts and hardshipps rec[eive]d two shotts one in his shoulder and the other in his belly and two cutts in his head and was taken prisoner by S[i]r Thomas Farfaxes Army att greatt Torrington in the County aforesaid, w[hi]ch Shotts & Cutts now in his old Age are more painfull and grevious then formerly:
May it therefore please your wor[shi]pps of your wonted Clemency to grant your petic[i]oner a pention out of the County Stock and y[ou]r Petic[i]oner as in duty bound shall ever pray &c:
Wee doe verily beleiue this Petic[i]on to be true and doe certifie that the petic[i]oner is well known to us to be of an honest and peceable Conversac[i]on and that we doe not expect that a gratuity out of the County Stock shall be any Ease to our parrish of Okehampton (who haue & still Intend to provide for ye petic[i]oner) but only for the Petic[i]oners more Cheerfull Subsistance and Incouragem[en]t of Loyalty
W[illia]m Harris
Tho[mas] Crvthmore
Thomas Cuningham
Tho[mas] Uglow
John Southmore
Henry Seymour Churchwarden
Tertullian Pulser Ove[r]seer
the signe of Richard [symbol: mark] Podler Ove[r]seer
Benjamjn Gayer Mayor
John Hussey vic[ar]
Nicholas Pope Justice
John Shebbeare
John Ellacott
John Viguers Churchwarden
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20 s. in hand only
James Wonnacotts