The petition of Griffith ap Rees of Twysog, Denbighshire, 14 July 1663

To the Right wo[rshipfu]ll the Justices of the peace for ye county of Denbigh

The humble petic[i]on of Griffith ap Rees of Twysog in the p[ar]ish of Henllan

Sheweth

That your pett[itione]r hath served his late Ma[jes]ties of blessed memory in the warrs for many yeares in the Regim[en]t of Collonell William Wynne, & vnder the com[m]aund of Capt[ai]n Thomas Price as apeareth by the certificate of the said capt[ai]n, who after the death of the s[ai]d Collonell served his Ma[jes]tie vntill he receaved a wound & a sore bruise vpon his knee at the Lee Bridge in Shropshire, & when he recou[e]red that partly he streined to Follow the s[ai]d warrs all a long, wherin he continued a true & faithfull souldier vntill the s[ai]d warrs were ended, And now your pett[itione]r, being a very poore man, having a wife & eleaven small children humbly prayeth your Wor[shi]pps to comisserate his poore condic[i]on & to graunt him what yearley penc[i]on your Wor[shi]pps shall thinke meete of the maymed solders mize towards his wiefe, & his eleaven small childrens releife & mainteniance, & your pett[itione]r will euer pray &c

Henry Parry

Will[iam] Lloyd

Peeter Foulkes

John Vaughan

John Clough

Richard Lloyd

John Lloyd

Harry Lloyde

14 July 1663

ordered that five shillings quarterly be payed the petic[i]oner by the trea[sure]r of ye maymed soldiers

R[ichard] Wynne of Gwydder

John Wynne

Key Facts

Date of petition

14 July 1663

Name of petitioner

Griffith ap Rees

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Llanrwst (Llanrwst Parish), Denbighshire

Outcome of petition

  • Successful
  • Gratuity £0.0s.0d.
    Pension 5s
    Frequency Quarterly

Petition signature

Unsigned

Further information in this petition

Events mentioned

  • Battle of Lee Bridge, 18 October 1643

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

National Library of Wales

Shelf mark

Chirk Castle MS B86/52