The petition of John Denbowe of Moretonhampstead, Devon, 1686
<Devon s[ession]s>
To the Wors[hip]f[u]ll John Beare Esq[uire] and the rest of the Wor[ship]f[u]ll Justices of the peace of this County
The Humble Petition of John Denbowe, of Moretonhampsted
Humbly sheweth
That your poore Petition[e]r being an old Souldier vnder the Commaund of Capt[ain] Hugh Stawell, Esq[uire] against Plymouth, and Wounded there in the late vnhappie warr, And being now old and decriped, and not able to helpe himselfe, Desires that your Wors[hi]pps would giue him some releife out of the County stock, as an yearly Pention, And yo[u]r poore Petitio[ne]r shall ever pray &c
<Wee belieue ye contents of this Petition to be true>
<Will[iam] Stawell>
<Gil[bert] Yarde>
<Ro[ger] Pomeroy>
Lewes Sharpe
Rich[ar]d Southmead
John Davy
Geo[rge] French Con[stable]
Gilbert Babbacomb
Joseph Hayward overseer
John Bird
Matthias Nosworthy
[Overleaf:]
30 s. p[er] ann[um] & 5 s. in hand