The petition of Griffith ap Richard of Gwersyllt, Denbighshire, 12 April 1670

To the right wor[shi]pful his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the peace for the County of Denbigh att their quarter sessions held att Wrexham the 12th of Aprill An[n]o 1670

The humble petic[i]on of Griffith ap richard of Gwersyllt.

Sheweth That yo[u]r peti[ti]o[ne]r hath served a souldier in Capt[ain] John Lloyds company of Plase Ennion vnder the com[m]and of Col[one]l John Robinson and after served vnder Capt[ain] Isacke Daniell at Carnarvon of the same Regement. Yo[u]r peti[ti]o[ne]r is grown aged & indigent being vncapable of releiuing himselfe by his labor as formerly

He therfore humbly prayes yo[u]r admittance of him a Pensioner to receiue such releife as to yo[u]r Wors[hi]ps shall be thought convenient & yo[u]r peti[ti]o[ne]r shall ever pray etc.

Ellis Sutton

I know the contents of the Petition to be true and that the Petitioner is a fitt object for reliefe

Jo[hn] Robinson

entred 12 July 1670

Key Facts

Date of petition

12 August 1670

Name of petitioner

Griffith Richard

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Wrexham (Wrexham Parish), Denbighshire

Outcome of petition

  • Successful
  • Gratuity £0.0s.0d.
    Pension £0.0s.0d.
    Frequency Unknown

Petition signature

Unsigned

Further information in this petition

Events mentioned

  • There are no known events

Places mentioned

  • Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

National Library of Wales

Shelf mark

Chirk Castle MS B26c/9