The certificate for Arthur Harrison of Warminster, Wiltshire, Hilary 1661
Theise are to Certifie All whome it may Concerne
That the bearer hereof Arthur Harrison of Warminster in the County of Wiltes[hire] did faithfully serve his late Ma[jes]tie in all his warrs from the beginninge to the end thereof vnder the Comaund of one W Captaine Woolly Lee in the Regiment of Prince Maurice And in the said Service received many dangerous wounds As namely att Chuton in Som[er]s[e]tsheire where Prince Maurice himselfe was wounded & like to be slayne in w[hi]ch fight this Bearer received soe many wounds in his Arme That hee hath lost the vse of it And had seaven Peeces of his scull taken forth And after beinge on the Sentry att Bradfords Bridge goeinge to Lansdowne fight was shott through Both Cheekes & left for dead vntill w[hi]ch tyme hee was allwayes w[i]th Prince Maurice in all Engag[e]m[en]ts in his late Ma[jes]ties Service And that his Captayne for the reasons aforesaid left him & was Slayne att Newberry fight, And that the late vsurpeinge power pr[e]vayleinge the bearer hereof hath ben inforced to very great necessities And Nowe since God Allmighty hath restored his Ma[jes]ties And his Loyall subiects to his & their Rights & Priviliges And that there beinge by the lawes of the kingdome provision made for such as shoulde be wounded in his Ma[jes]ties service Wee pr[e]sent the Bearer hereof vnto yow As a fitt obiect of yo[u]r Clemency And remayne yo[u]r humble servants
Jeffrey Potticary
Ro: Markes
Tho[mas] Harris
Jo: Tidcombe
Rich[ard] Langly
He[nry] Long
Thomas Lambert
Tho[mas] Halbert
Ben[jamin] Gifford
Rich[ard] Staples
Phillipp Day
Will[iam] Day
J Bennett
W[illia]m Graunte
A[n]t[hony] Gibbs
W[illia]m Fry
Will[iam] Barnes
W[illia]m Phillipps
William Morgan
Anthony Cleeter
Rob[er]t Inge
Jo: Webb
Tho[mas] [?Chitter]
Fran[cis] Townesende
George Long
Hen[ry] Whittingham
Will[i]am Ewen
William Long
Richard Pierce
Richard Hiller