The petition of William Buckingham of Bradninch, Devon, 20 April 1664
<Devon S[ession]s>
To the right wor[shipfu]ll his Ma[jes]ties Justices Assembled at the gen[er]all quarter Sessions w[i]thin the Countie aforesaid.
The humble petic[i]on of William Buckingham of Bradninch in the said County.
<Humblie Sheweth>
That yo[u]r poore petic[i]oner being now aged above seventie fower yeares and growne into a poore and destitute condic[i]on much by reason of his sufferings in the Late War[r]es as a souldier in the Kings most excellent Ma[jes]ties service (of blessed memorie) In w[hi]ch service under the Com[m]aunde of Collonell Blewet who was slaine against Lyme Regis yo[u]r poore petic[i]oner received Two severall wounds w[hi]ch are yet verie manifest, By reason whereof yo[u]r pore petic[i]oner is and hath ben long since unabled to provide for himselfe sufficient reliefe And now having spent his small substance in this condic[i]on and Surprized by old age before death.
Humblie praieth yo[u]r wo[rshi]pps to Consider and com[m]iserate yo[u]r poore pet[ici]oners deplorable Condic[i]on and grante unto him such penc[i]on or pay out of the publique stocke for the maimed souldiers as yo[u]r wo[rshi]pps shall Judge meet, And yo[u]r poore pet[itioner] shall ever praie.
We whose names are underwritten can and doe hereby Attest the truth of the p[re]mises in the petic[i]on abovesaid.
Sam[uel] Whitman Maior
John Taylor
Phillip Moore
Ro[bert] Jerman
John Denner
Anthony Martyn senior
Anthony Martyn junior
The m[ar]ke of
James [symbol: mark] Haycraft
Richard Venman
Simon Parker
These are to certifye any whome it doth concern that the bearer hearof William Buckingham hath been wounded and by reson of his oulde age is disenabled for the Gaininge of his livelihood as formerly, as witness my hand this 20th day of Aprill 1664 Tho[mas] Chudleigh
<30 s. p[er] ann[um] first paym[en]t to be made the next sess[ions]>