The certificate on behalf of two sick and wounded soldiers, Garrison of Gloucester, 3 July 1644
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S[i]r:
Theis 2 bearers haue to my knowledge beene Old souldiers to my M[aste]r: the one a serj[eant] & hath indured longe ymprisonm[en]t thother wounded at higham & sicke & Lame eu[er] since whether the Capt[ain] hath Rec[eive]d Money for them or noe, I knowe not, howeuer I shall desire yow will please to pay them for this weeke the serj[eant] 6 s. the sould[ier] 3 s. & if the Capt[ain] haue Rec[eive]d it you may stopp it the next weeke, for indeed I dare say they both stand need of it, S[i]r I ame
Yo[u]r humble servant
Horst Pleasance
July. 3. 1644.