The petition of William David of Llanfair Talhaiarn, Denbighshire, 25 April 1682

To the wo[rshi]pp[fu]ll the Justices of the peace [illegible] for the County of Denbigh

The humble petic[i]on of William Dauid of Llanvaire Talhajarne in the s[ai]d County

Humbly shewing

That yo[u]r petic[i]oner faithfully served his late Ma[jes]ty King Charles the first of blessed memory in the late vnhappy warrs in the Regim[en]t of Col[one]l Hugh Wyn wherein he rec[eive]d seu[er]all wounds & faithfully discharg’d his trust and now made vncapable to yearn his livelihood being both blind & aged 60 yeares and vpwards, his fidelity in the s[ai]d service does more att lardge appe[ar] in a Certificate (now filed) vnder the hand of Major Rob[er]t Wyn[n].

The pr[e]misses considered May it therefore please yo[u]r wo[rshi]pps to readmitt yo[u]r petic[i]oner to receaue his former penc[i]on. And he as in Duty bound shall eu[er] pray &c.

p[er] order This petic[i]oner is to have v s. quarterly and to receiue at the next quarter.

the order Entred in booke

p[er] cur[ia].

Key Facts

Date of petition

25 April 1682

Name of petitioner

William Davidd

Type of petitioner

Maimed Soldier

Declared allegiance

Royalist

Injuries sustained;
ailments experienced

Authority petitioned

  • Quarter Sessions
    Denbigh (Denbigh Parish), Denbighshire

Outcome of petition

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

Petition signature

Unsigned

Further information in this petition

Events mentioned

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Places mentioned

  • There are no known places

People mentioned

Archive information

Location

National Library of Wales

Shelf mark

Chirk Castle MS B38b/19