The certificate for Peter Lyon, Lancashire, 17 January 1676

S[i]r

James Porter being dead w[hi]ch by yo[u]r Meanes had an allowance being a maimed souldier; Peter Lyon has desired me to write to you in his behalfe yt you would bee please to augm[en]t his pay; Indeed the man is but poore, and is verry Lame, and has beene soe evre since hee came from Edge hil; This is all from him who is

S[i]r

Yo[u]r humble serv[an]t

Paul Morgan

<Knowesly Jan[uar]y the 17th 1675>

Key Facts

Date of certificate

17 January 1676

Name of petitioner

Peter Lyon

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Injury or ailment type Injury or ailment location
Unknown Unknown

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Wigan (Wigan Parish), Lancashire

Outcome of petition

  • Unknown

Petition signature

Signature

Further information in this certificate

Events mentioned

  • Battle of Edgehill, 23 October 1642

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Lancashire Archives

Shelf mark

QSP/444/37