The petition of Humphrey Gethin of Eglwys Fach, Denbighshire, 16 July 1679
<Denbigh s[ession]s>
To the worshippfull the kings ma[jes]ties Justices of the peace for the County of Denbigh:
Humbly sheweth vnto yo[u]r wor[shi]pps youre petiotioner [sic.] Humphrey Gethin of Eglwys fach in the said county gent That whereas yo[u]r petitioner since the beginning of the late vnhappy war served his his [sic.] late ma[jes]ty as an Ensign in the Regiment of of [sic.] Col[one]l Will[iam] Wynne and in the company of <Capt[ain]> Francis Manley Esq[ire]: vntill the vnhappy death of the said Col[one]l Wynne; And after his death yo[u]r petition[e]r continued in his said late maj[es]tys service as a lieutenant in the Regiment of S[i]r John Owens knight: vnto the fatall Battle at Naseby where yo[u]r petition[e]r was wounded taken prisoner and Brought to London where he continued a long while: all his reale & personall Estate was sequestred and he himselfe persecuted dureing the late vsurpation: wherefore the premisses Considered and for that your petitioner is aged and sickly and cannot maintaine himselfe: May it please yo[u]r worr[shi]pps to releave him according to the late act of parliam[en]t made in that behalf and as to yo[u]r wor[shi]pps shall meet & convenient and yo[u]r petitioner shall every pray &c
<16 July [16]79>
<The pet[itione]r did serue his late Ma[jes]ty vnd[e]r my Comand as Ensigne of my Company and did always beahaue himself worthily>
<Fra[ncis] Manley>
< Entered the order in booke>
Lett the pet[itione]r haue a pension of 40 s. a yeare till further ord[e]r
Jo[hn] Salusbury
Thomas Myddelton
Jho Carter
Cad[wala]d[e]r Wynne
John Wynne
John Salusbury
Fra[ncis] Manley