The certificate for Raph Finney, Staffordshire, 26 May 1651

These are to Certify all whom it may Concerne that the bearer hereof [illegible] Raph Finney hath always binn well affected to the pr[e]sent Governm[en]t: of this Commonwealth, & Received his wounds in the States Service, at Eccleshall Castle & at Loumfort, vnder my Com[m]and this I knowe to bee truthe otherwise I should not have taken the bouldnesse to have Certified it.

Nampton May 26th 1651                               J[ohn] Bromhall

Key Facts

Date of certificate

26 May 1651

Name of petitioner

Raph Finney

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Parliamentarian

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Injury or ailment type Injury or ailment location
Unknown Unknown

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

  • Siege of Eccleshall Castle, June to 29 August 1643
    Assault on Lamport Hall, date unknown

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Staffordshire Record Office

Shelf mark

Q/SR/274, fol. 3