The certificate for John May of Okehampton, Devon, 6 June 1694
We doe verily beleive the w[i]thin written Petic[i]on to be true & do Certifye that the petic[i]oner is well knowne to us to be of an honest life and Conversac[i]on & we do not Expect that a Gratuity out of the County Stock shal be any Ease to o[u]r Parish to of Okehampton who have & Still Intend to p[ro]vide for the Petic[i]oner but only for ye petic[i]oners more Chearfull Subsistance & Encouragem[en]t of Loyalty
<Okehampton>
<6 June 1694>
John Ellacott Mayor
John Hussey vic[a]r
Peter Gasking
ou[er]seere of ye poore payinge ye Petic[i]on[e]r twelue pence a weeke
Nicholas Newcombe
ou[er]seere of the Poore
Tho[mas] Vglow
John Northmore
John Shebbeare John Gayer Benjamjn Gayer
Thomas Cunningham Churchwarden
Nic[hola]s Pope Christopher Yendall
John Yendall
6 July 1694
We whose names are subscribed two of their Ma[jes]tyes Justices of the peace of this County doe beleive this Petic[i]on to be true
W[illia]m Harris
Tho[mas] Wood