The certificate for Edward Fawnte of Sevenoaks, Kent, 1661

To al his Ma[jes]ties officers & souldiors & others w[ho]m these p[re]sents may concern. These are to certifie all as abovesaid, that Edward Fante, of 7okes Parish in ye County of Kent, did in ye year 1648 serve his late Ma[jes]ty in Colchester under ye com[m]and of Collonel James Till: in w[hi]ch place he received dangerous wounds of shot, of w[hi]ch he is still maimed.

Ro: Heath

Tho[mas] Pett

Richard Bosse

Francis Best

Edmund Weston

John Thornton

Thomas Weston

Richard Rundell

Humphrey Hyde

Key Facts

Date of certificate

1661

Name of petitioner

Edward Fant

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Injury or ailment type Injury or ailment location
Shot Unknown

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    County of Kent (exact location undefined/uncertain)

Outcome of petition

  • Unknown

Petition signature

Signature

Further information in this certificate

Events mentioned

  • Siege of Colchester, 13 June to 27 August 1648

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Kent Archives

Shelf mark

Q/SB/8/69