The petition of Rowland Thomas of Llandwrog, Carnarvonshire, 18 April 1672

To the honorable & the right worshipfull the Justices of the peace of the County of Carnarvon sitting at the quarter sessions of the peace for the said County att Carnarvan the 18th day of Aprill 1672.

The humble petition of Rowland Thomas of Llandwrog Labourer.

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That your peticoner hath faythfully served his late Majesties kinge Charles the first of ever blessed memorie being as a foote souldier vnder the Command of Captaine Pugh in the Regiment of Sir John Owen in severall partes of England for the space of 3 yeares and above & hath alwayes Continued truely Loyall to his sayd majestie & his majestie that now is & by reason of the sayd service is become indigent & poore & vnable to releiue himselfe.

May it therefore please yo[u]r honors & worshipps to allow yo[u]r peticoner a pencon with & amongst the maimed souldiers of this County & your peitconer shall euer pray &c.

Admitted this Quarter & to recieue A yearely Stipend of xx s. p[er] Cur[ia].

Key Facts

Date of petition

18 April 1672

Name of petitioner

Rowland Thomas

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

No known injuries or ailments

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire

Outcome of petition

  • Successful
  • Gratuity £0.0s.0d.
    Pension 20s
    Frequency Annual

Petition signature

Unsigned

Further information in this petition

Events mentioned

  • There are no known events

Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

Caernarfon Record Office (Gwynedd Archives)

Shelf mark

XQS/1672, unnumbered