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Extracts from the Records of the 



" It' Further gevon to this borer ye 29 u ' of March a Purse by ye apoyntmont 

 of S r Jasper More Knyght S r James Marvin Knight [names illegible] and others 

 nynten shillyngs. 



" Wyllm Ley." 



But Sumner had no notion of being- dismissed with such pittances, 

 and thus resumed the attack : — 



" To the King's Most Excellent Ma tie . 



" The humble Peti' of Rychard Somner a poore maymed souldier. 

 " Tbat being sent by a Warrant from S r Will m Wade for to be releved in the 

 County of Wylts wher he was imprest by reason that being a Gonner at Ostend 

 by the noyse of Cannon Shott he is become dephe as also was very sore hurt 

 wherby he is no longer able to serve— and hath herd that by the Lord lyftents 

 means and the Justices some small allowance of money, but no c'tayty [certainty] 

 for his relyfe being in case he is not able to travaill hemself in regard of his in- 

 firmyties having nothing to sucker his wants being past his sencys [senses] 

 wherby his wyf is to go to imploy his bussynes. 



" It may therfore please y r Royall Ma tie for good 

 cause the p'myss' consydered to direct y r Ma ts favorable 

 Lres to_the Eight Hon'able the Earll of Hertford Lord 

 Lyftennt of the s d County that he may derect his order 

 to the J ustices ther that som present peace of mony 

 may be geven hem to sucker hem and pay his Surgion 

 And he shall ev' pray for yo r Ma* &c. 

 " The Court at Winsor the ix th of September 1605 . 



" It is his Ma t9 pleasur that the right honnorable the Earll of Hertford will 

 tak order w th the forsaid Justices of Peace for this poor woman in the behalf of 

 her husband for som present peac of mony to pay his Surgion and that he may 

 no further truble his Ma l y 



"Jul; : Cjssar." 



Thereupon the Lord Lieutenant : — 



" I have lately receaved a peticon of a poore man the Bearer hereof Richard 

 Somner a maymed souldier heretofore prest out of this countie w th a reference 

 from S r Julius Caesar sigaifyinge the Kings Ma tie ' s pleasure that order should be 

 taken for a present peece of money in lew of a pencon accordinge to the Statute 

 in that behaulfe, w ch if yo r Treasury be soe well stored that yo u maie conveniently 

 bestowe some tenn poundes or twenty marks upon him for a full satisfacon would 

 be both charitable in regard of the impotence and misery of the poore man and 

 acceptable in preventing further trouble to his Ma tie Therefore consideringe 

 that _yt doth as well appertaine unto yo u as myselfe I have sent him w th the saide 

 peticon to be ordered accordinge to yo r discrecons wishinge him good speede in 

 respect of his Ma tiet pleasure and his owne povertie. Thus w th my hartie com- 

 endacons I comitte yo u to God. From my house at Newbury this xxvj th day of 

 September 1605. 



" Yr Loving Frend 



" Hertford. " 



