The petition of John Kerchinge, Henry Ireton’s Regiment, August 1648
<{The h}umble petition of {John} Kerching Au[gust] [illegible] 1648.>
<His Musters already {c}ertified w[i]th the rest {of} that Troope vnder the hands of Mr Ashwell and Mr Burchenshall by Order from the right Hon[oura]ble the Comittee; And yt Certificate is now in the Trea[surer’]s hands.>
<{Illegible} Sept[ember] 1648>
<Ja[mes] Standish>
T{o the Right Hon}erable the Committee ofor the Ar{my}
The Humble {peti}tion of John Kerchinge A poore wounded souldyer in {the} Sauoy Hospittall.
Sheweth
That your poore {pe}titi{on}er hath served the Parlaimentt these sixe yeares Formerly vnder the Lord Gray of Gruby about two yeares & after [illegible] notting Notingham Regiment vnder Col[one]l Thornton nighe a yare & sence vnder Commissary Generall Ierton his owne Troopp above three yeares all w[hi]ch time hee hath faithfully performmed his duty as a siouldyer vpon all occasions but now [illegible] hath receiued a dangerous wound at the first seting down before Coulchester.
Wheras your petitioner hath for his service arreare mony due to him hee nev{er} yet receiuing any in all the foresayd servicces & now hee is in a poore wounded disconsolatte condition helpless of himselfe.
His Humble suitt to {t}his Honerable Committee is that you will Commisseratt his estatte & of your Clemencie to such obiects of pitty, to grant an order for the muster roulles to bee searched for w[ha]tt is due for the foresayd service belonging to this Armie, wherby hee may haue a warrantt from your honers for the receiuing of his arreares to support him in this the miserablest misery that did ever yet befall him.
& as bound hee shall pray
<to state & pay>
August 26 1648
This Souldier John Kerchinge is vnder Ceure in the Sauoy Hospitall of his woundes being shott in the Foote, wherby he is a maymed man
George Dunn Surgeon
<Att ye Com[m]ittee of Lords & Comons for ye Army.>
<Ordered>
That ye Com[missa]ry Gen[era]ll of ye Musters or his Deputy doe forthwith certify how ye pet[itione]r stands vpon the Musters of ye Army & doe affix the same to this petic[i]on.>