THE SIEGE OF PLYMOUTH. 309 
To the Right Hon”! John Earll of Bathe. 
The humble peticon of Anne Pomeroy, of Plym®, widd., humbly sheweth: 
That Capt William Pomeroy, Dec‘, yor peticoner’s late husband, faith- 
fully serued our late Soueraigne Lord King Charles the first, of blessed 
memory, in all yé trubles, as Capt of horse against Plymouth, and after- 
wards as Capt of his Maj's shipp St. George for defence of Pendennis Castle ; 
and upon surrender thereof he was forced to goe for France, and from 
thence to Jerzie, where hee continued many yeares; and from thence beeing 
ordered and sent by his Majesty our Soueraigne Lord King Charles y® second 
to Scilly to conduct a ship from thence to Jerzey for his Maj's Seruice, hee 
was, in his Course thither, taken and carried in to Plymouth, where hee was 
keept a long time prisoner. 
That upon his Maj's happy restoreation yor peticoner’s sayd husband was 
made Capt of his Maj's Friggot Dolphin, in wc comand hee Dyed, Leaueing 
yo' peticoner fiue Children, and in a uerry poore and sad condicion. 
The p'mises Considered, yo" peticon™ doth most humbly beseech yt Lord P 
to recomend her Distressed Condicion to his Maj's Justices of the peace of 
the County of Devon, to the end that at y® next meeting at y® Sessions at 
Exon yo! peticont may receive such reliefe for the support of herselfe and 
poore Children as is vsially allowed in such Casses. And yo* peticon™ shall 
euer pray for yot Lo"? honnour and prosperitie. 
Royall Citadell of Plym®, Sept 22th, 1671. 
I doe recomend the p’ticon™ to his Majts Justices of the peace, and doe 
desire them, at y* next Sissions for this County, to take y® peticon™ peticon 
in to consideracon, and to releivé her accordingly, I finding the contents 
thereof to bee true. BaTuE. 
Endorsed.—Mrs. Pomeroy’s peticon. To have 20 nobles as a gratuity. 
For the above petition I am indebted to Mr. Brent. The 
original of the curious certificate which follows is in my own 
possession. 
These are to certifie all his Maties officres: &: louing subiects: to home 
these p'sents shall come Ore May conserne that Anddrewe: Medland the 
bearer hereof was A souldere vnder the Regimente of Set henrey Cary in 
his late Maties Service during the hole time of the Service and was ever 
faithfull : & : indigent (!) In the Service to the vt most of his power In 
testmoney whereof I set my hand and seale the 15'» of App 1664 
The truth of this certificate I doe beleive and doe recommend him to his 
Maj's Commissioners H Cary 
Tuo: Epwarps 
The certificate is really that of Edwards; but Cary has written 
in his attestation between the body of the certificate and Edwards’s 
signature. 
