The petition of William Dolman, Garrison of Gloucester, undated
{To} the Honorable Gou[er]nor and Councell of warre at Glouc[ester]: the humble {pe}tition of William D{?o}lman, chaplain to Coll[onel] Alexander Popham.
{Shew}th
{That} your petitioner for puttinge in execution an ordinance of p[ar]liam[en]t concerning Images and curtesy to the high alter at Oxford had his study and chamber {w}holly {r}ifled, and was forced to fly to the p[ar]liam[en]t for safety of his life, {illegible} {illegible}ce he marched with the L[or]d Generall and was with him at Edgehill, {and} afterward at Windsor, and thence com[m]inge to his father in Sommersetshire became Chaplaine to Coll[onel] Alexander Popham, and also receiued a com[m]ission from the state for the cure of his regiment, w[i]th whom he hath beene in all service dureinge the life and beinge of that Regiment, and beinge left by him w[i]th his mother in Bristol when he advaunced with S[i]r William Waller to London, thence yo[u]r petitioner remayned vntill Bristol was deliuered vp to his Ma[jes]ties Army. And beinge, contrary to the Couenants, com[m]einge out of Bristoll inhumanely vsed & rifled of his horses and goodes he was disabled to march with the gouernor of Bristole to London: And your petitioner hath since liued secretly, waitinge for an opportunity to gett vp to his Coll[onel] But was still discouraged to vndertake the iourney by reason the lord Hoptons army lay betweene. And your petitioner haueinge receiued a message from his father now beinge in Glouc[ester] repaired hither; And p[re]sumes to acquaint {you}r honour with his distresse, beinge destitute of money and cloathes & other provisions (the kings armyes now possesseinge of his spirituall liueinge 150 li. p[er] ann[um] in the County of Dorsett, and haueinge taken away all his fathers estate whereby he is disabled to helpe himselfe and me yo[u]r petitioner to things convenient
Wherefore yo[u]r petitioner doth humbly desire the charitable respect of yo[u]r hono[u]rs {for} his releife vntill he may with safety repaire to his Coll[onel] and yo[u]r {peti]tioner is ready to execute any service you shall com[m]aund him with {the} armyes or elcewhere And he shall ever be thankefull for any {illegible} shewed him herein; and ever pray for yo[u]r
Honour safty and p[ro]sperity &c
{Mr Tre}asurer pay to this Petitioner fiue pownds {to fur}nish him with necessaryes: 5 li.
Edw[ard] Massie