The certificate for Nicholas Atherton of Croston, Lancashire, 26 May 1676

Wee whose names are hereunder written do certifie whom it doth or may concern That Nicholas Atherton of Croston in the County of Lancaster was a Souldier in the service of our Late Sovereign Lord King Charles the First of Blessed memory Two yeares in the North & Three yeares in the South under the Comand of Colonell Wogen, Captain John Leech & Lievetenant Bartholomew Hough witness our hands the Twenty Sixth of May 1676.

James Pilkington

Rector of Coston

Richard Monck

Churchwarden

Will[ia]m Gradell

<his penc[i]on augmented to x s. p[er] Ann[um]>

<[Illegible]>

Key Facts

Date of certificate

26 May 1676

Name of petitioner

Nicholas Atherton

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

No known injuries or ailments

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Ormskirk (Ormskirk Parish), Lancashire

Outcome of petition

  • Successful
  • Gratuity £0.0s.0d.
    Pension 10s
    Frequency Annual

Petition signature

Signature

Further information in this certificate

Events mentioned

  • There are no known events

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Lancashire Archives

Shelf mark

QSP/464/35