The petition of Robert Coller of Kington Langley, Wiltshire, 4 October 1659
To the Right Worshipp[fu]ll the Justeices of the peace assembled att the Generall Quarter Sessions of the peace held att Marleborough the 4th of Octob[e]r 1659.
The humble Petition of Robert Coller of Kingtons Langley Carpenter.
Sheweth that yo[u]r Petitiner did faithfullye adheere to the Parliam[en]t and served them for the space of Two whole yeares, vnder the Commaund of Captaine Thomas Sadler in the Regim[en]t of Collonell Edmund Ludlowe as appeareth by Certificate vnder the hande of the saide captaine Sadler, for which service hee onelye received two Moneths paye & noe more.
That dureinge the tyme of his saide service hee was sorelye wounded seu[er]all tymes.
First goeinge against the Welch vnder Collonell Massey att Redmarley where hee was shott in the Thigh & wounded in the heade, & was stricken of his horse & was in danger of his life, but through the Lords mercye hee recouered of these wounds, that shortlye after he was recou[ere]d & able to ride hee went againe vnder Captaine Sadler & wente against the late kings p[ar]tye when they went to Rowden in w[hi]ch encenter [sic.] he was wounded in the face & hands & was taken prisonner & threatned to be hanged but by the Lords mercy he escaped and afterwards by Doctor Quyes industrye was Cured of these wounds that George Coller yo[u]r petitioners Brother tendinge vpon him in the saide service, all that tyme, hee the saide George was killed afterwards in the fight against Worcester & left all his arreares also vnto yo[u]r petitioner, haveinge noe wife nor Brother, for w[hi]ch yo[u]r petitioner neuer had one pennye that yo[u]r petitioner to [illegible] expresse his Constant & faithfull service to the Parliam[en]t, listed himselfe in this last expedic[i]on and served vnder Captaine Greene vntill he was disbanded w[i]t[h] the other soldiers.
That he haveinge a wife and manye smale Children & his labour & strength now begining to fayle, by reason of his saide wounds, hee beinge not able to relieve his wife & familye by his labour as hee hath heretofore done & beinge nowe in greate want & necessitye and his wife neare the tyme of hir trauaile & haveinge spent all he hath, yo[u]r petitioner humblye besecheth yo[u]r worshipps the pr[e]misses Considered to take his sadd Condit[i]on into yo[u]r wor[shi]pps Considerac[i]on to allowe vnto him some Annual Considerac[i]on pencion towards the maintenance of his wife & familye hee beinge vnable to relieve them, because that his worke fayleth and his strength is abated by his woundes, And yo[u]r petitioner w[i]t[h] his wife & familye shall ever praye for yo[u]r Worshipps.
Att the gen[er]all
ref[er] to the 2 next Just[ices] to allow him that they think fitt.