The order for maimed soldiers in Swanborough and Potterne and Canning hundreds, Wiltshire, 5 June 1678
<Wilts[hire] s[ession]s>
According to an Order of ye last quarter Sessions held at Devizes the Ninth day of Aprill last past yt several persons who stand Penc[i]oned are dead and others now receiving Penc[i]ons are either not so much maimed but yt they may be able to serve his Ma[jes]ty in the pr[e]sent War &c and that a due inspec[i]on and enquiry should be made Concerning the pr[e]mis[e]s Wee two of his Ma[jes]t[y’]s Justic[e]s of ye Peace of ye County afores[ai]d do Certify that we haue summoned before vs the several Penc[i]oners w[i]thin the hundreds of Swanborrow and Potterne and Caninge and do allow ye p[er]sons herevnder mencpi]oned to receive their several Penc[i]ons as here inserted.
Goven vnder o[u]r hands and Seales at Devizes ye 5th day of June 1678.
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Penc[i]oners to be continued
Swanborrow hundred
Gabriel Burrow [of] Stert
Henry Broadhurst [of] Chirton
Rob[er]t Bryant [of] Wilsford
W[illia]m Higgins [of] Alcannings
W[illia]m Jordan of the same
John S[ain]tsbury [of] Lav: Epi
Rob[er]t Smith of Urchfont
John Wayte [of] Maninfford Bosham
Jeremie David [of] Maningford Abots
Henry Dunford [of] Wilcott
Potterne & Canings
Richard Brewer [of] Roundway
Rowland Humfry [of] Devizes
Jo[hn] Richards [of] Potterne
George White [of the same]
John Wyatt [of] Devizes
mort Swanbor[ough] Hund[red] dec[ease]d
Anth[ony] Hawkins [of] Al Canings 2 yeares 10 s. p[er] annum
John Palmer [of] Maningford Abots 3 yeare 2 li. p[er] Ann[um]
John Sley [of] Marden. Never knowne 1 li. p[e]r Ann[um]
mort Potterne hund[red] dec[ease]d
Tho[mas] Bond 2 yeare 10 s. p[er] ann[um]
Nich[olas] Bond of the same in ye Kings pr[e]sent service 10 s. p[er] ann[um]
Rich[ar]d Hughes of the same 5 yeare 1 li. p[er] ann[um]
Geo[rge] Heskins [of] Devizes on eyeare 1li. 10 s. p[er] Ann[um]
Wal[ter] Ernle
Edm[und] Hungerford