The petition of Philip Luckham of Thurlestone, Devon, 9 July 1686
<Devon s[ession]s>
To his Ma[jes]ties Justices of the peace for the s[ai]d County Now in gen[er]all Sessions Assembled att the Castle of Exon These
The humble Petition of Philip Luckham of ye Parish of Thurlston in ye County of Devon.
<Humbly Sheweth.>
That yo[u]r Petition[e]r was alwaies a Loyall Subject & faithfull Soldier as will appear by ye Certifcate vnder written; But now being disabled (by Aches & pains in his Limbs occasion[e]d by colds, watchings & hard travel) not only for ye King’s Service, but to follow his honest Calling; humbly praies ye Hon[oura]ble Bench to take his case into Considerac[i]on, & to allow him such Pension as y[ou]r wisedom shall think fit, & yo[u]r Petitioner shall as in duty bound alwaies pray &c:
Wee whose names are vnder written doe Certify vpon our knowlege or credible informac[i]on yt ye petition[e]r Philip Luckham was alwaies a faithfull Loyall Subject & serv[e]d King Charles ye first of blessed memory fro[m] ye beginning to ye End of ye late vnhappy wars, as Corporall in ye Company & Regim[en]t of S[i]r Edmund Fortescue. And in Monmouth late Invasion & Rebellion (notwithstanding his age being sixty & six years old) went under Captain Dyer with a {illegible} & willing mind, to Serve ye King as Corporall; And we doe farther Certify yt by hard Service he is becom vnable to Serve ye King or follow his honest Calling Witness our hands ye 9th of July 1686.
Tho[mas] Stephens Geo[rge] Snell Rect[o]r of Thurlston Richard Dyer
Tho[mas] Cornish
Henry Phillips Samuell Harris
John Phillips } Churchwardens
Andrew Phillips }
<Wee beleiue the trueth of this petition>
<Ro[ger] Pomeroy>
<Ed[mund] Fortescue>
<30 s. ord[e]r[e]d to be p[ai]d yearly and 5 s. in hand>