The petition of Roger Valentine, Kent, 4 October 1653
<Kent s[ession]s>
<4 oct[ober] 1653>
To the right wor[shipfu]ll the Judge & Justices of the peace now assembled att this generall quarter Sessions
The humble pet[itio]n of Roger Valentine A Troop[er] vnder Captayne Redwell att Worcester fight.
Sheweth vnto y[ou]r grate wisedomes as y[ou]r pet[itione]r hath formerly petic[i]oned his Captayne a Justice pr[e]sent That y[ou]r poore pet[itione]r att Worcester fight was taken lame with cold & euer since hath lost the vse of his Lymbes although his wife & all his freinds have beene att great charges to supply his wants & p[ro]cure his Cure, but to noe p[ur]pose as two Corporalls then vnder y[ou]r pet[itione]rs Captayne by subscribeing their Names doe truely certifie y[ou]r good wor[shi]ps
The pr[e]mises considered & yt he & his friends are aboue twenty pounds out of purse as also his Phisition hath certified yt your pet[itione]r is Cureable yf he may have the meanes & rest be gratiously pleased (according to y[ou]r wor[shi]ps wonted clemency to distressed creatures) that y[ou]r helplesse pet[itione]r may be sent vnto some Hospitall where he may have Reliefe vntill he be cured.
And y[ou]r pet[itione]r will pray &c
The Tre[asure]r to pay vnto [him] xx s. being lamed in the P[ar]liam[en]ts seruice and it is further desired by this Co[u]rt that they Gou[er]nors of St Tho[mas’s] Hospitall in Southwarke will receiue him in to theire hospital for his Cure.