To ye Worshipfull Majties Justices of Ye peace now Sett-
ing att Hicks Hall
Tho humble Peticon of Thos Short< no role >
of ye Parrish of
St Pauls Shadwell
Marriner
Sheweth
That ye Peticonr Served her Majties Faithfully &
truly Sevrall years Con board her Majties Ship the
Yarmouth where he recd Sevr wound Jas appears by ye Certifi-
cate annoy't
appearsby wth wounds he is become a
disabled man
& has left his Sences & noe wayes capable
to help himselfyett not with Standing ye Churchwardens
of ye Sd Parrish have caled ye & peticon & 16s P Ann
to ye poor & 3 quarters overser wth ye & Peticonr
Conceives he ought not to pay any thing in Considracon
of his Service Suffereing & hand Shipps her house being but
ye 10s P Ann & ye Churchwardens have seiz his good
Yor Peticonr most humbly prayes to be
discharged from ye Sd Rate & to be
beleived in ye miser as Shall Lem
meet & gt his goods may be restored
And as in duty bound he Shall
pray &
Thos Short< no role >