The petition of Thomas Jackson of Aston, Cheshire, 12 January 1664
To ye ho[noura]ble his Ma[jes]t[y]s Justices of ye peace at ye generall sessions of ye peace held at Chester Jan[uary] 12 1663
The humble petition of [illegible] Thomas Jackson of Aston neare Sutton
Sheweth
That your petitioner at ye begining of ye late Iunhappy warres was inlisted a souldier in in ye regiment of horse under ye com[m]aund of Sir Thomas Aston Baronet deceased in the service of his late Ma[jes]ty and that your petitioner euer continued a souldier in his sayd Ma[jes]t[y]s service for ye space of foure yeares and three quarters and neuer deserted the same And for yt your petitioner is impouerished by ye s[ai]d warre and hath noethinge to maintaine him withall
May it please you to order yt your petitioner bee admitted a pentioner and receiue such pention quarterly from ye Treasurer of ye County as to this Co[u]rt shall seeme fit and yo[u]r petitioner as in duty bound shall eyer pray &c
Thomas Jackson
<absent>
<Apud Cestr[iae] xii Jan[uarii] 1663>
<It is this day ordered that the Petic[i]on[e]r bee admitted a Penc[i]on[e]r & that the Trea[sur]ar for Bickloe hundred doe pay 30 s. p[er] ann[um] by 7 s. 6 d. a q[ua]rter the first paym[en]t to Comence at Lady day next>
<H[umphrey] Milton Dep[utatus] Cl[ericus] pac[is]>