The second certificate for William Buckingham of Silverton, Devon, 14 April 1675
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Silferton Apr[il] 14th 1675
These are to certifie yt William buckingame of Oure s[ai]d p[ar]ish beinge a Maymed man hath liued & honest & laboryous life ever since I know him which is all most twenty yeares, to my knoweledg Wittness my hand
Edward Walland Con[sta]ble Hundred Hayridge
I have ever heard it credibly affirmed that he was a souldier in the Kings army where he received divers wounds, & that he hath been an honest laborious man I have knowne these many yeares
Tho[mas] Were
I haue knowne Will[iam] Buckingam manie yeares & I verilie beleeue what Mr Tho[mas] Were & others haue certified of him to be true:
Will[iam] Wrayford
Stephen Warren
Richard Morrice