The petition of Phillip Horton of Gloverstone, Cheshire, Epiphany 1664
To the R[igh]t Hon[oura]ble William L[or]d Brereton L[or]d Lieut[enant] of his Ma[jes]t[y]s Royall forces in the County of Chester, & to the rest of the Hon[oura]ble his Ma[jes]t[y]s Justices of the peace & Quorum now sitting at the Gen[era]ll Quarter Sessions held for the said County in the Castle of Chester.
The humble petic[i]on of Phillip Horton late of Gloustone in the said County Trunkemaker a poore maymed soldier
Most humbly
Sheweth, that yo[u]r pet[itione]r from the beginning of the late Rebellion and times of vsurpac[i]on faithfully & actually served his now Ma[jes]tie & late father (of ever blessed memory) and never revolted nor deserted their services, & at pr[e]sent belongs to his Ma[jes]t[y]s Trayned Band in the Citty of Chester, and in the time of his service vnder his late Ma[jes]tie neere the said Citty his hand was quite shattered, his thumbe lost, and the rest of his fingers soe wounded & maymed insoemuch that he hath litle or noe vse thereof to his vtter ruine and impoverishm[en]t, he being not able to worke as formerly at his said Trade, and hath a great charge of a wife and five small Children, & nothing to subsist on but by his labour.
That yo[u]r pet[itione]r in March 1660 made his humble addresse by petic[i]on to the R[igh]t Wor[shi]p[fu]ll Si]r John Booth Kn[igh]t & Peter Dutton Esq[ui]r[e] two of his Ma[jes]t[y]s Justices of the Peace & they were then pleased to admitt him a Penc[i]on[e]r & to allow him 40 s. p[er] Ann[um] as by the paper annexed appeareth the first Quarterage he did accordingly receive, but since was crossed out of the List of Pention[e]rs.
He therefore humbly prayeth yo[u]r Hono[u]rs (in the bowells of mercy & compassion) to take the premisses into yo[u]r most iudicious considerac[i]ons & yt yow wil be pleased out of yo[u]r wonted goodnes & clemency to his Ma[jes]t[y]s loyall poore soldiers to readmitt him to be one of his Ma[jes]t[y]s poore pention[e]rs, & to graunt him such an annuall pention as to yo[u]r Hono[u]rs wisedome shall seeme meet.
And yo[u]r distressed pet[itione]r shall ever pray &c
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