The petition of Moses Lane of Westbury, Wiltshire, Easter 1662
<Wilts[hire]>
To thight [sic.] Worshipfull Esq[uire] Lewes S[i]r Thomas Hall Mr William Yorke w[i]th other his Ma[jes]t[y’]s Justices of the peace and gentlmen of this County whome these may concerne
The humble petic[i]on of Moses Lane of Westbury in the County of Wilts[hire].
Humbly sheweth
That whereas yo[u]r petic[i]oner in the tyme of the late warres served the office of a Corporall on the p[ar]te and behalfe of his late Maiestie King Charles the First: vnder the Com[m]aund of the Lord Hopton Colonell Hungerford and Maior Gawen, who then kep [sic.] Garison at Fardle Castle for his sayd Maiestie; where in defence of his Maiesties cause yo[u]r petic[i]oner was grievously wounded in his shoulder, arme, and legge, and faythfully p[er]formed his duty, vntill the sayd Colonell Hungerford was inforced to yelde vp the Castle vnto the enemi And at the yelding vp of the sayd Garison, yo[u]r petic[i]oner having served there about One yeare and a halfe, There was neere Twenty pounds due to yo[u]r petic[i]oner in arreares. And yo[u]r petic[i]oner retorning whome from the Garrison was plundered by the enemie of his pewter, brasse, bedding, and Clothes, besides one Mare w[hi]ch was by them taken away value Fiue pounds, And yo[u]r petic[i]oner was alsoe carried to prison to his vtter vndooing.
Now yo[u]r petic[i]oner being growen in age, and a very poore man, having nothing wherew[i]th to subsiste, and never revolted from the First cause, But stoode still to his principles, w[hi]ch was the cause of his being soe evilly intreated, humbly desireth yo[u]r worships, that you would be pleased to comiserate his weake estate, And to thinke vpon som way how hee may haue his Arreares or sum satisfaction towards the reliefe of himselfe and his wife being a very feeble woman aboue Forescore yeares in age soe yo[u]r petic[i]oner, together w[i]th his poore wife shall ever pray for yo[u]r worshipps &c
<40 s. p[er] ann[um] No[rth]>
<40 s. in m[an]o:>