The petition of John Pollard of Bridgetown Pomeroy, Devon, Michaelmas 1660
To his Ma[jes]ties Honoured Justices of the Peace att the Castle of Exon:
The humble peticon of John Pollard late of Bridgetowne Pomery now of Newton Abbott Cordwinder.
Humblie sheweth unto your Hon[ou]rs whereas your poore petitioner being a souldier for his Ma[jes]tie of blessed memorie, under the com[m]and of Captaine Ascott your petitioner was taken and carried into Plymouth kept there almost one quarter of a yeare under the Chirurgions hand, being dangerously wounded gott off at last, And then, your petitioner went against Lyme under the com[m]and of Captaine Munday & continued in service till the Army was dismissed in Cornewall. retourning to Bridgetowne Pomery your petitioner sett upp his trade, kept five men at worke, There was one Robert White w[hi]ch informed against your petitioner that hee had spoken treason against [the] Protectour where uppon your peticon[e]r was taken upp by the constables and brought before Captaine Hatsell and Mr Gilbert Eveleigh sometyme Towneclarke & Maior of Totnes who would have sent mee att the Gaole only sureties for appearance next Assizes where your peticoner was indicted for his life if the Jury had not lost the bill your peticoner had lost his life[,] seazed uppon your peticon[e]rs goods to the value of fourscore pounds att least whereby yo[u]r peticoner is disabled as formerly to sett men at worke with your peticoner by reason of losse of blood & aches in his body as formerly. May it therefore please your Hon[ou]rs the p[re]misses considered that your poore petitioner may have some considerable yearly stipend as others of his Ma[jes]ties maymed souldiers in that case made and provided.
And your poor petitioner wife and children shall ever bee bound to pray &c
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Mich[aelmas] Sessions 1660