The certificate for Okedon of Waterfall, Staffordshire, 2 September 1652

To the right {illegible}

Com[m]onwealth {illegible}

May it please your Worshipps to take {illegible}

Inhabitants of Waterfall in the {illegible}

Okedon an inhabitant in our town lat{illegible}

Collonel Wattson for th{illegible}

at Hartington and from thence {illegible}

hard imprison[men]t a long time when for want o{illegible}

other necessaries (as is Conceived) there vpp{illegible}

called the fallinge sickenesse, which doth {illegible}

the vse of his limbes but hath altogether {illegible}

altogether vnable to maintaine himselfe {illegible}

which wee leave to your Worshipps wisdom {illegible}

Simon Smythe

Joh[n] Tetlow ye elder

Edward Smyth

Edward Okden

his marke

Francis [symbol: mark] Okedon

Thomas Smith

Key Facts

Date of certificate

2 September 1652

Name of petitioner

Okedon

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Parliamentarian

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Authority petitioned

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

Outcome of petition

  • Unknown

Petition signature

Signature

Further information in this certificate

Events mentioned

  • There are no known events

Places mentioned

  • Hartington (Hartington Parish), Derbyshire

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Staffordshire Record Office

Shelf mark

Q/SR/279, fol. 8