Payment to Thomas Preston

Payment details

Gratuity

£0.12s.6d.

Pension

No pension

Notes

Thomas Preston of Chesham petitioned that ‘he served as a soldier in the late Civil Warrs of England & was then by wounds disabled from labour, & being now of great age prayed relief out of the County stock.’ Preston was given 10 s. as a ‘charitable benevolence’, plus 2 s. 6 d. for a copy of this order.

Record of payment

Buckinghamshire Quarter Sessions, High Wycombe, 5 October 1699

Payment made to

Title

Unknown

Name

Described occupation

Occupation unknown

Place of residence

Chesham (Chesham Parish), Buckinghamshire