The petition of Symon Bere of St Eval, Cornwall, 10 January 1648
To the Wo[rshipfu]ll his Ma[jes]tis Justices of the peace Now at Bench
The humble petic[i]on of Symon Bere of St Evoll.
<Sheweth>
That whereas yo[u]r petic[ioner] being a listed souldier vnder the Commaund of Captaine Francis Vivian, And being vppon his Dutie against Pendennis Castle, There came a shott from a shipp & Cutt of his right Arme, by w[hi]ch meanes yo[u]r poor petic[ioner] is vnable to worke to get his living and having noe meanes of subsistance doth in all humble manner desire yo[u]r worshipps that he may haue some reliefe either out of the Countie stocke or else where you in yo[u]r graue wisdome shall thinke fitt & Convenient & yo[u]r poore petic[ioner] will dailie pray for yo[u]r health & prosperitie &c.
att the generall sessions of the peace held att Trurow the 10th day of January 1647
Wee pray and Authorise the Treasurer of the westerne Division to p[a]y vnto the petitioner the som[m]e of twenty shillings and wee doe assigne him yearly for a pension the som[m]e of 4 li. by equall portions to bee devided & quarterlie bee p[a]yd vntill farther order & this shal bee to ye pr[e]sent Treasurer & all further Treasurers whome itt may concerne theyr discharge:
Nicholas Trefusis
John Thomas
John Vivian
<Cornw[al]l s[ession]s: 11o Jan[uary] 1647>
<Rec[eived] of John Carew of Penwarne Esq[ui]r[e] Tre[asure]r of the County stocke for the westerne diuision the some of Twenty shillings I say rec[eived] 01 li.>
<Signu Simon [symbol: mark] Beare>