The petition of John King, City of London, 1656
To the Right wor[shipfu]ll the Justices of the Peace of the County of Kent At the Sessions at Maidston.
The Humble Petic[i]on of John King.
Sheweth
That y[ou]r Pet[itioner] being a poore souldier maymed in the service for the State yo[u]r worships haue ben pleased to allow him 30 s. p[er] an[num] penc[i]on towards his releife For w[hi]ch in all humility hee acknowledgeth his bounded thankefullnes.
But so it is may it please yo[u]r good worships while yo[u]r Pet[itione]rs habitac[i]on was in London, it was neare a 100 miles he travelled to & from Maydston for his said penc[i]on, to the Expence of halfe of it before hee could returne home. & now his wife & Child being both lame, & yo[u]r Pet[itione]r very Poore hath ben forced to travel to Whitney in Oxfordsheire to his wives mother for succor 60 miles further distant from Maydston.
His most humble Suite vnto yo[u]r good worships therefore is, that yo[u]r worships would be pleased to conferr on him some competent sum[m]e of money in Liew of his penc[i]on to settle Himselfe in some way of livelyhood, & yo[u]r Pet[itione]r shall not only rest satisfied to be debarred from any more penc[i]on.
But as most bound ever prey for y[ou]r worships &c.