The petition of Thomas Rogers, Northamptonshire, Epiphany 1669
To the Kings Most Excellent Ma[jes]tie And ye right hono[ura]ble the Lords of his Ma[jes]ties most hono[ura]ble Privy Councill &c.
The humble petic[i]on of Thomas Rogers.
Sheweth
vnto yo[u]r most gratious Ma[jes]tie that yo[u]r peticoner haueing faithfully serued both as a privat Trooper Corporall & also as a quartermaster vnder the Com[m]and of S[i]r Jervise Lucas served his late Ma[jes]tie in those vnhappy warres & haveing lost all his estate & suffered much imprisonm[en]t, to the vtter Ruine & distracc[i]on of yo[u]r poore peticoner vpon yo[u]r Ma[jes]ties most happy restaurac[i]on & the pas[s]ing of an Act in ye fowerteenth yeare of yo[u]r Ma[jes]ties Reigne entitled an Act for releife of poore maymed Officers & Souldiers who Faithfully Served yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie & yo[u]r Royall Father in ye late Warrs yo[u]r peticoner made it appeare to ye Justices peace in ye County of North[amp]ton[shire] by Sertificates from his Superior Officers that yo[u]r peticoner was qualified sufficient for receiveing the benifitt of the said Act vpon which an Order of Sessions was made for ye paym[en]t of a penc[i]on of fower pounds p[er] Ann[um] to yo[u]r peticoner in considerac[i]on of his services Now soe it is may it please yo[u]r most gratious Ma[jes]tie that yo[u]r peticoner for neere this last two yeares hath beene refused ye said penc[i]on by the said Justices contrary to the Act & order of Sessions.
May it therefore please yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie to graunt yo[u]r pet[itione]r an Order from yo[u]r Ma[jes]tie and this most hono[ura]ble Board thereby Comanding the said Justices for the County of North[amp]ton[shire] to make paym[en]t of the Arreares of his said penc[i]on and to continue the same to him.
And yo[u]r pet[itione]r as in Duty bound shall euer pray &c.
At the Court at Whitehall the 5th of August 1668
Vpon reading this Petition to his Ma[jes]tie in Councill, It was Ordered, That it be shewed to the Justices of Peace of ye County of Northampton[shire], who are to consider thereof, and returne their Answer to the Boord with all convenient speed, why the Penc[i]on of Four pounds p[er] annu[m] setled on the Pet[itione]r in consideration of his Services & Sufferings for his late Ma[jes]ty in pursuance of an Act of Parliam[en]t in the Fourteenth year of his Ma[jes]tys Reigne, is not continued & paid unto him.
John Nicholas