The petition of Laurence Elliott of Lustleigh, Devon, 1684
<Devon s[ession]s:>
To the wor[shipfu]ll John Beare Esq[ui]re & to the rest of the wor[shipfu]ll Justices of the Peace for the County afores[ai]d
The humble Petic[i]on of Laurence Elliott of Lustleigh in the County afores[ai]d
<Humbly Sheweth>
That whereas yo[u]r poore Petic[i]oner beinge an old Souldier in the late Kings Ma[jes]ties seruice Kinge Charles the First of blessed memory vnder the Com[m]aund of Bartholomew Gidley Esq[ui]re Capt[ain] of the Tinners and continued in the s[ai]d seruice from the beginninge to the end of the s[ai]d warr, And beinge hurted and wounded in the s[ai]d seruice att Stampford worke ag[ains]t Plimmouth: And beinge now old and Decreped and not able to worke beinge releiued by the p[ar]ish Yo[u]r poore Petic[i]oner desires That yo[u]r Wor[shi]pps would add some maintenance out of the County Stocke towards his better releife And yo[u]r poore petic[i]oner shall euer pray &c
Wee beleiue the contents of this Petion to be true
<30 s. p[er] ann[um]>
Bartho[lomew] Gidley
Hen[ry] Northleigh
Hen[ry] Blackhaller
Will[iam] Stawell
[Overleaf:]
Elliott 30 s. p[er] annu[m]