The petition of Robert Bunting, Thomas Pride’s Regiment, 16 October 1648
To the Honerable the Committee for the Armie
The Humble petition of Robert Bunting
Sheweth
That your petitioner Faithfully served the statte as a priuatt siouldyer to Capt[ain] John Fergeson in the Regementt of Col[one]l Thomas Pridde in the Armie of his excelencie, the Lord Generall Fairfax, from the fift of May 1646 1645 to the last of January 1648 1647 in w[hi]ch service your petitioner was wounded & is disabled theirby as appears by Certificatt vnder his Captaine & the Chyrurgion Mr Dunn his hand
Hee theirfore Humbly sues to this Honerable Committee in regard hee hath long liued in greatt missery & is now in extreame want of maintenance because of his maimedness to bee pleassed to giue pr[e]sent orders For the statting & auditting his accounts that forthw[i]th hee may receiue his arreares as your Honers shall think fitt
And hee will euer pray &c.
<State & Pay>
This Souldier Robart Bunting being vnder Ceur in the Sauoy Hospitall he is a maymed man hauing lost the vse of his right leg & not fitt for seruis
George Dunn Surgeon
<[Illegible] Rob[er]t Bunting musters are Certefied with the rest off Capt[ain] Fergusons Comp[any] which Certifficate is already in the treasurers hands>
<16 October 1648>
<Ja[mes] Standish>