The certificate for Thomas Geach of Tavistock, Devon, 26 September 1682
Date xxvi th die Septembris Anno dom[ini] 1682
To the Honourble his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the peace for the County of Deuon.
These are to Certifie That Thomas Geach of Tavistocke in the said County husbandman was a Cannon[e]r or Gunner both at Land and Sea in the Service of our late Soueraigne Lord king Charles the First of euer blessed and glorious memory, and that hee was eminent for his loyalty and Sufferings in the defence of his late Ma[jes]ties Royall person and Government, and continued faithfull to his trust and not deserted the same by taking vpp Armes against his said late Ma[jes]tie or his Ma[jes]tie that now is, or otherwise, and that hee was shott in diverse parts of his body and received severall Wounds in the said service and is now indigent, aged, sickely, and disabled in body for worke and that hee is soe impoverished vnder the late vsurped powers as that hee is destitute of any competent Subsitence or liuelyhood. Wherefore wee doe hereby recommend him as a person fitt to receive a yearely pension according to a late Act of Parliament.
Edward Cary Leafftenant
Alling Nickcholes Sergeant
John Randle Sergeant
Peter Jessep Sergeant
Wee doe verely beleeue this Certificate to be true
Peter Contee Major
Jasper Canne vicar
Nicho[las] Hunt Justice
Date xxvith die Septembris Anno dom[ini] 1682
To the Honourble his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the peace for the County of Deuon.
These are to Certifie That Thomas Geach of Tavistocke in the said County husbandman was a Cannon[e]r or Gunner both at Land and Sea in the Service of our late Soueraigne Lord king Charles the First of euer blessed and glorious memory, and that hee was eminent for his loyalty and Sufferings in the defence of his late Ma[jes]ties Royall person and Government, and continued faithfull to his trust and not deserted the same by taking vpp Armes against his said late Ma[jes]tie or his Ma[jes]tie that now is, or otherwise, and that hee was shott in diverse parts of his body and received severall Wounds in the said service and is now indigent, aged, sickely, and disabled in body for worke and that hee is soe impoverished vnder the late vsurped powers as that hee is destitute of any competent Subsitence or liuelyhood. Wherefore wee doe hereby recommend him as a person fitt to receive a yearely pension according to a late Act of Parliament.
Edward Cary Leafftenant
Alling Nickcholes Sergeant
John Randle Sergeant
Peter Jessep Sergeant
Wee doe verely beleeue this Certificate to be true
Peter Contee Major
Jasper Canne vicar
Nicho[las] Hunt Justice
[Overleaf:]
Leu[tenan]t Cary
Sargeant Chapman
Sargeant Hillam
Peter Jessop Sergeant
John Randle Ensigne
Sergeant Nichols
Leicester
Worster
Edghill
de Vizes
Bristow
Winsor
Leichfeild
Reddinge
Exeter
Lyme
dartmouth
Lestwithell
Gunner att all these fights & seiges
<p[etition] a maimed soldier>