The petition of Robert Wright of Wetherby, West Riding of Yorkshire, 16 January 1678
To ye Hon[oura]ble Bench att ye Sessions holden att Wetherby January ye 16th 1677.
The Humble petition of Robert Wright of Wetherby, lab[oure]r.
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That yo[u]r Petition[e]r was a Soldier under ye Com[m]and of Capt[ain] Croft & in ye L[or]d Langdales Regim[en]t where he serv[e]d ye king as a faithfull subject & soldier for sev[e]rall years & never deserted his Ma[jes]ties service, That he was att several Battells & received many Great wounds as will yet Appear, And yo[u]r Petition[e]r now being Lame & Impotent Humbly Beggs of this Bench that he may Receive ye penc[i]on of one Thomas Hardacres who is lately dead & yo[u]r pet[itione]r shall as in Duty bound ever pray for yo[u]r Hon[ou]rs Health & hap[p]inesse
I know this Petitioner did serve his late Majestie of blessed memory and some time vnder my brothers Command
J. Beilby
Wee who have hereunto subscribed believe ye Contents hereof to be True.
John Wood
1677 [symbol: mark]
Robert [symbol: mark] Barker
Chirstopher Hardcastle
Thomas Mather
Francis Sayer
Thomas Key
to be Recom[m]end[ed] to pont[efract] & there Admitted pencon[e]r.