The certificate for Richard Andrew of Stanley, West Riding of Yorkshire, October 1670
To ye right Wor[shipfu]ll his Maj[es]ties Justices assembled at Wakefield
This may certify y[ou]r worships that Richard Andrew of Stanley hath much signifyed ye truth of his Allegiance to his Late Maj[es]tie (of ever blessed memory) by his p[er]sonall service in ye Late warres (being then vnder the Com[m]and of Captain Gascoigne and in that service received many dangerous wounds & brusies, the effects of which (attended with old age) doe make him much vncapeable in ye gaineing of an honest Livelyhood, which causes (being maturely weighed) wee pr[e]sent him as fitt p[er]son to bee a pension[e]r & to have such allowance as y[ou]r Worshipps shall appoint. & his vndoubted Allegiance may meritt Certifying ye truth hereof vnd[e]r our hands & subscribeing our selves
y[ou]r very humble servants
Porttington Heatton
Rob[ert] Glover
John Siddall
Willi[am] Beneitt
We believe & are assured ye p[re]misses are true
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The petic[i]oner is referred to pontefract sessions to be admitted A peticon[e]r in the next vacancye
Fra[ncis] Whyte
Ro[bert] Benson
Edward Copley
W[illia]m Batte