The certificate for John Thornes of Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire, July 1671
These are to Certify All whome it may Concerne, that the Bearer hereof John Thornes of Skipton in Craven is an honest poore man, And one that did faithfully serve his Maiesty King Charles the first of ever Blessed memory vnder the Comaund of S[i]r John Mallerye and Maior Hughes of Skipton Castle; and ever since hath Continued faithfull to his Ma[jes]tie that now is without any Revolting; And when Briggs kept his Garrison at Keildwicke, he was knoct down at Sneygill in takeing one John Settle a Quarterm[aste]r to the greate danger of his life: which blowe hath caused such a dissinesse in his head that he is almost disabled from followeing his Callinge, Soe that without some speedy Releife be had for him his wife and poore Children they are likely to be starued and come to ruine,
Therefore the bearrer hereof humbly desires, that his maiestyes Justices of the peace, would take the pr[e]misses into Considerac[i]on, and admitt him pentioner, whereby he may Receiue a yearely stipend towards the Releife of him & his poore family,
And he as in duty bound shall eu[er] pray &c.
Wee whose names are herevnder written doe Certify the Contents of this Certificat to be true.
Tho[mas] Sutton Vicar of Skipton
William Bowcocke
Willi[am] Hodgson
Ed: Goodgion p[ar]ish Clarke
Thomas Kitching
Hen[ry] Mitchell
John Mitchell
Thomas Oddy
Rob[ert] Ashton
Roger Sayer
Thomas Weasdall
Nicholas Goodgion
<I know the contents of this Petition to be true and desires he may be admitted Penc[i]oner upon the first Vacancie>
<Cuth[bert] Wade>
<A[mbrose] Pudsey>
<ord[e]r[e]d that the peticon[e]r be admitted A penc[i]oner on the next vacancy that happens and to have xx s. p[er] Ann[um] for his penc[i]on>