The petition of John Foxe of Ugborough, Devon, Epiphany 1647
The Petition of John Foxe of Ugborough
Humbly sheweth that for as much as yo[ur] pore petitioner hath bine always well affected towards the Parliam[en]t Army and hath bine a trooper that way under the Comand of Captaine Penroose of some continuance till nere aboute a yere & half since, as yo[ur] petitioner rode from the Garde into Plymouth he tooke a fall from his horse by meanes whereof he was brewsed in most p[ar]te of his bodie so that he could never recov[er] his strength since but is decreeped in his limbes, so as he is not able to helpe himselfe nor any way to get his maintenance but has spend and consumed all that ev[er] he had to relieve himself and is now like to perish for want.
We whose names are subscribed doe certifie that that is contained in his petition is true.
Tho[mas] Collings John Crokker Robert Symons
Andrew Hodge Thomas Hele G. Prestwood
Fra[ncis] Punchard Chr[istopher] Savery Leonard Ford
Nic[h]o[las] Field Adam Strode Will[iam] Fowell
Tho[mas] Williams Robert Toope
Edwa[rd] Osborne Robert Tucker
Henry Cleve Thomas Cantrell
Arthur Harte Richard Windeatt
Hugh Prideaux Henry Windeatt
Thomas Prestwood Arthur Damerell
John Prist Richard Andrew
John Ford
Richard Beere
The Petition of John Foxe of Ugborough.
Humbly shows that forasmuch as your poor petitioner has been always well-affected towards the Parliament’s army and has been a Trooper that way under the command of Captain Penroose of some continuance, ‘til near about a year-and-a-half since. As your petitioner rode from the guard into Plymouth, he took a fall from his horse. By meanes whereof, he was bruised in most parts of his body, so that he could never recover his strength since but is decrepit in his limbs, so as he is not able to help himself nor any way to get his maintenance but has spent and consumed all that ever he had to relieve himself and is now likely to perish for want.
We whose names are subscribed do certify that that contained in his petition is true:
Thomas Collings John Crokker Robert Symons
Andrew Hodge Thomas Hele G. Prestwood
Francis Punchard Christopher Savery Leonard Ford
Nicholas Field Adam Strode William Fowell
Thomas Williams Robert Toope
Edward Osborne Robert Tucker
Henry Cleve Thomas Cantrell
Arthur Harte Richard Windeatt
Hugh Prideaux Henry Windeatt
Thomas Prestwood Arthur Damerell
John Prist Richard Andrew
John Ford
Richard Beere
Key Facts
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Date of petition
- 1647
Name of petitioner
- John Fox
Type of petitioner
- Maimed Soldier
Declared allegiance
- Parliamentarian
Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced-
Injury or ailment type Injury or ailment location Other Torso Other Legs Authority petitioned
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Quarter Sessions
County of Devon (exact location undefined/uncertain)
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Quarter Sessions
Outcome of petition
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- Unknown
Petition signature
- Unsigned
Further information in this petition
Events mentioned
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- There are no known events
Places mentioned
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- Plymouth, Devon
People mentioned
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- Penroose - Military Commander
- Thomas Collings - Endorser
- Andrew Hodge - Endorser
- Francis Punchard - Endorser
- Nicholas Field - Endorser
- John Crokker - Endorser
- Thomas Hele - Endorser
- Christopher Savery - Endorser
- Adam Strode - Endorser
- Thomas Williams - Endorser
- Edward Osborne - Endorser
- Henry Cleve - Endorser
- Arthur Harte - Endorser
- Hugh Prideaux - Endorser
- Thomas Prestwood - Endorser
- John Prist - Endorser
- Robert Symons - Endorser
- G Prestwood - Endorser
- Leonard Ford - Endorser
- William Fowell - Endorser
- Robert Toope - Endorser
- Robert Tucker - Endorser
- Thomas Cantrell - Endorser
- Richard Windeatt - Endorser
- Henry Windeatt - Endorser
- Arthur Damerell - Endorser
- Richard Andrew - Endorser
- John Ford - Endorser
- Richard Beere - Endorser
Location
- Devon Heritage Centre
Shelf mark
- Moger transcripts, volume 2, pp. 316-17, citing DHC, Devon quarter sessions roll for Baptist 1647 (original not found in roll in late 2021)