The petition of Lawrence Buckley of Tottington, Lancashire, Epiphany 1672
To the Right Worshipfull the Justices of the peace and quorum att the Generall Sessions of the peace holden att Manchester
The Humble Petic[i]on of Lawrence Buckley of Tottington labourer
Humbly Sheweth
That yo[u]r poore Petic[i]on[e]r hath faithfully served his late Majesty King Charles the first as alsoe his Majesty that now is dureing the late warrs as a private souldier and neuer tooke vp Armes on the contrary parte, And was wounded and maimed in the siege against this Towne, And languished long of the said wounds spending all he had vpon the Chirugions before he could be cured, That he hath had a small pension from the Treasurer for Maimed Souldiers but age and Informityes groweing vpon him hee is left very destitute and like to suffer want without further reliefe
Hee humbly prayeth yo[u]r Worships would take the pr[e]misses into yo[u]r serious considerac[i]on And grant yo[u]r Ord[e]r to the Treasurer for Maimed Souldiers for an Augmentac[i]on of his said Pension in this his necessitous Condic[i]on
{And your} Petic[i]on[e]r will ever pray &c
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