The order for Thomas Sutter of Drewsteignton, Devon, 1687

Pet[ition] of Tho[mas] Sutter of Tenton Drue agr[icultural labourer] who serued his late Ma[jes]tie K[ing] C[harles] 1st und[e]r the com[m]and of Col[one]l piper & after und[e]r S[i]r Allen Apsley in the foot company of Capt[ain] hobbs fro[m] the beginning att seiges of plymouth Reading Exo[n] Dartmouth att the fight in Cornwall & bl[ac]k Downe & att garrison at Barnestaple & since serued his late Ma[jes]tie K[ing] C[harles] 2 in the Dutch warr.

Key Facts

Date of certificate

1687

Name of petitioner

Thomas Sutter

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

No known injuries or ailments

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    County of Devon (exact location undefined/uncertain)

Outcome of petition

  • Unknown

Petition signature

Unsigned

Further information in this certificate

Events mentioned

  • First Siege of Exeter, December 1642 to January 1643
    Battle of Braddock Down, 19 January 1643
    Siege of Reading, 14 to 27 April 1643
    Second Siege of Exeter, 10 June to 7 September 1643
    Siege of Plymouth, 21 September to 25 December 1643
    Siege of Dartmouth, September to October 1643
    Battle of Lostwithiel, 21 August to 2 September 1644
    Siege of Barnstaple, March 1646 to 20 April 1646

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Devon Heritage Centre

Shelf mark

DHC, QS Bundles, Box 483