moneys for the passing and maintaining of Vagrants,
and also the Drat. of another Order for raiseing
moneys for repaireing the House of Correction at
Clerkenwell in the Said County.

By Adjornmt. on Thursday the 6th. day of May 1736

Order for allowing a
County pension of £4.
a yeare unto Wm.
Woodford a disabled
Marriner }

Whereas William Woodford< no role > late belonging to his Majesty< no role > 's
Ship the Plymouth hath exhibited his humble petition unto
this Court Setting forth That the petitioner whilst he
belonged to the aforesaid Ship (then under the command
of Captain Timothy Bridge< no role > ) in the yeare one thousand
Seven hundred and twenty eight at port Royal in
Jamaica, as he was walking the Deck, had the misfortune
to loose his Sight by a most Sad and dreadfull Storm of
Thunder and Lightning, by reason whereof the petr.
is rendred totally uncapable of Serving the Government,
or of getting Subsistance to Support his Family, having
a wife and [..] four children, In consideration whereof
the petr. humbly implored this Court (according to an
Act of Parliament made in the fourty third yeare of
Queen Elizabeth< no role > and perpetuated in the third yeare
of King Charles the first) to grant unto the Petr. a
pension from this County, Now upon produceing of
proper Certificates to make out the truth of the Petrs.
case in Order to intitule him to be allowed a pension
from this County This Court being Satisfyed that the
Said William Woodford< no role > the Petr. is a person deserveing
to be admitted as a disabled Mariner & pensioner of
this County and to have a Yearly pension allowed
unto him Doth order that the Said William
Woodford be and he is hereby admitted as a disabled
Mariner & pensioner of this County, And this Court
doth assign unto him the Said William Woodford< no role > and
doth order that he be allowed a yearly pension of four
pounds, And that the Treasurer for the time being of
the moneys raised or to be raised for releife of maimed
Soldiers and Mariners within the Hundreds of Ossulston
Edmonton and Gore in the Said County do yearly and
every year well and truely pay or cause to be paid
unto the Said William Woodford< no role > the yearly pension or
Sum of four pounds of lawfull money of Great