The certificate for the maimed soldiers of Macclesfield Hundred, Cheshire, 13 January 1668
In pursuance of An Order of the last Quarter Sessions held at Nether Knutsford the 8th day of October last past wherein it was Ordered That I should call all the Penc[i]on[e]rs within the Hundred of Macclesfield before mee that I might certifie the Bench at the next Sessions of the names of such as did appeare before mee that the Countrey might not bee injured in paying to such as were dead These are therefore to Certifie that the persons whose names are in a schedule herevnto annexed did all appeare before mee (Except Thomas Hough of Macclesfield who (as I was informed vpon oath) is lame and William Hashall of Sutton who (as I was also informed vpon oath) was then sicke by reason whereof neither of them were able to appeare) which are all Penc[i]on[e]rs within the said Hundred of Macclesfield: Given vnder my hand and seale at Poynton the 13th day of January 1667
Since the writing of the abouesaid I am Certified vnder S[i]r John Ardernes hand That John Pickford of Bradbury a Penc[i]on[er] is aliue but very decrepit
Ed[ward] Warren [symbol: seal of Edward Warren]
Adlington
James Clarke
Thomas Linney
James Grundie
Butley
Richard Pimlot
Edward Cowper
William Priest
Edward Burges
Bradbury
John Pickford decrepit
Cheadle
Richard Hardie
Disley
Will[ia]m Pickford
Etchells
Will[ia]m Bailey
Gawsworth
Edward Johnson
Henry Henshaw
Thomas Jones
Henbury
John Strength
Macclesfield
John Redfearne
James Mosse
Henry Bennet
Thomas Hough lame
Edward Bradley
Chr[is]ofer Latham
Lawrence Mease
Geo[rge] Greaues
Morton
James Browne
Poynton
Will[ia]m Bradley
Peter Bradley
Prestbury
Raphe Grastie
Ranow
Will[ia]m Wilson
Stockport
Samuel Siddall
George Adshed
John Marshall
Sutton
Will[ia]m Hashall
Richard Loumas
Geo[rge] Greaues
Vpton
Tho[mas] Asbury
Widford
Rich[ard] Perrin