The certificate for Christopher Mathewes of Cullompton, Devon, 13 January 1684
Wee whose names are herevnder subscrybde doe hereby Certify his Ma[jesty’]s Justices of the peace whom these shall or may Concerne &c, That the bearer hereof Christopher Mathewes of Cullumton Blacksmyth was a Farrier vnder the Command of Captaine Hancocke in S[i]r John Barklyes Regiment in his Ma[jes]tyes Service Wherein hee Receiued Two Woundes one in or near his elbowe & the other in his Thombe by meanes whereof now hee is growen old hee is very much disabled to gett his Liuelyhood & Subsistance In Testimony hereof wee haue herevnto Sett our hands the Thirteenth day of January Anno Dom[ini] 1683: Anno Regni R[egi]s Caroli S[e]c[un]di nunc, Anglie &c., Trecesimo quinti: XXXvtie
Phillip Rowe John Maudeatt
William John [symbol: mark] Pitt
Richards his marke
wee beleiue this Certificate to be true & yt he deserves a pension.
Tho[mas] Drewe
Will[iam] Walrond
Rog[er] Tuckfield
Jo: Bluet Jo[hn] Huchenson
Henry Fry
<30 s. p[er] annu[m] & 5 s. in hand>
15th July [16]84
to bee read ye 1. day of ye next s[ession]s.