The petition of Many Maimed Soldiers, Northamptonshire, October 1678
<North[amp]ton S[ession]s>
To the Hono[ura]ble his Ma[jes]ties Justices of Peace for this County at their Gen[er]all Quart[e]r Sessions of the Peace Assembled
The Humble Petic[i]on of Seu[er]all of the Penc[i]oners in this County
Humbly Sheweth,
That wee haue w[i]th Faithfulnes and Loyalty Serued his late Ma[jes]tie King Charles the First of Blessed Memory in the late Warrs, wherein many of vs receiued seu[er]all greate wounds, as by o[u]r Testimonialls doth and may appeare, And now all of vs are become Aged and Some of vs impotent, and vnable to gett a liuelyhood to Support vs, Doe therefore Humbly beseech yo[u]r Hono[u]rs to Consider o[u]r Condic[i]ons and Continue o[u]r respective Penc[i]ons to vs, as form[er]ly you haue, And wee shall as o[u]r bounden Duty is, Ever pray for yo[u]r Hono[u]rs p[ro]sperity.
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J[eremy] Gilbertt
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W: Barwick
T[homas] [symbol: mark] Rooding
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[John] Barnes
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[Thomas] [symbol: mark] Newton
Christopher Furnace
[William] [symbol: mark] Jones
[William] [symbol: mark] Sidberry
[John] Ladson
[William] Gilbey
[Lawrence] Hall
Thomas [symbol: mark] Richardson
Henry Marriott
Walter [symbol: mark] Dafforne
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John [symbol: mark] England
Tho[mas] [symbol: mark] Gest
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John [symbol: mark] Day
[?Wallame] [symbol: mark] Hunt
Richard [symbol: mark] Harris
Robert [symbol: mark] Gamble
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Jeremiah [symbol mark] Johnson
Tho[mas] Bates
Thomas [symbol: mark] Munn
Thomas [symbol: mark] Turner
Will[ia]m [symbol: mark] Freeman
Lewes [symbol: mark] Warden
Thomas [symbol: mark] Gee
Thomas [symbol: mark] Wyse