The petition of William B, Derbyshire, 3 February 1647
To the Ho[noura]ble Com[m]ittee fo{r the county} of Derby
The humble petic[i]on of William B{illegible}
Humbly sheweth
That yo[u]r Petic[ione]r haveing beene a Souldier vnder the Com[m]and of Major Mollanus for the space of almost four yeares dureing which tyme yo[u]r petic[ione]r hath done good service to the state, and yo[u]r petic[ione]r haueing beene sore wounded at Belvoir Castle at the last Siege yo[u]r petic[ione]r was forced to give Twenty shillings for his cure, which was the greatest p[ar]te of his estate
Yo[u]r petic[ione]r therefore humbly prays that this ho[noura]ble Com[m]ittee would bee pleased to allow him the said Twenty shillings which yo[u]r petic[ione]r paid for his cure as aforesaid:
And yo[u]r petic[ione]rshall pray &c
<3d Feb[ruary] 1646>
<It is ordered by the Com[mi]ttee that Mr Buxton Treasurer pay the Petic[i]oner ye sume of twenty shillings>
<Geo[rge] Gresley>
<Edw[ard] Coke>
<Tho[mas] Sanders>