The petition of John Middlewick of Taunton (St James’s Parish), Somerset, ?12 July 1653
To the right Wor[shipfu]ll the Justices of the peace now assembled in Sessions at the Castle of Taunton for the county of Som[er]s[et]
The humble petic[i]on of John Middlewick of Taunton James Sleemaker
Sheweth
That yo[u]r pet[itione]r during the late warrs was a faithfull Souldier in the seruice of the State & at the fight at Banbury yo[u]r pet[itione]r being a Souldier vnder the Com[m]aund of Capt[ain] Marshall in the Regim[en]t of Sir W[illia]m Waller rec[ieved] a Cutt from the enemy throughout the face & had his bowells trode out with the horse & was thr run through with a Tuck to the unparraleld hazard of his life by means of w[hi]ch wounds yo[u]r pet[itioner] hath by the space of these two yeers last past laine in a very sad & miserable condicio[n] altogether vnable to get maintenance (by his labour) for himselfe his wife & two small children as & is like to p[er]ish vnles your wor[shi]pps tender bowells of compassion be extended towards him.
May it therefore please yo[u]r Wor[shi]pps to consider the pr[e]mises & vouchsafe to order that something may be conferd on yo[u]r pet[itione]r for his present & future releife to preserue him from p[er]ishing according as in your Wor[shi]pps graue wisdomes shal be thought fitt
And yo[u]r pet[itione]r shall eu[er] pray &c
<We whose names are subscribed doe attest the verity of this petic[i]on>
Philip Lissant
Geo[rge] Lissant
Will[iam] Gill
John Wyatt
Thom[as] Troubridge
Ric[hard] Hickes
[Reverse:]
Nothinge till further Ex[amination]. Ballard. Middlewick. xx s. in full by the Tre[asure]r