For the County of Middlesex

Middlesex

We Na [..] Conant and Philip Neve< no role > Esquires two of
His Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for this County Do hereby
Certify that Robert Holmes< no role > hath Voluntarily by entered himself in
the Service of his Majestys Army for the Parish of Hampstead in
the said County and that his Description is as under Written.

Number
of
Certificate

Name

Place of Birth
or
Lawful Settlement

Age

Calling

5
Robert Holmes< no role >
Born in the Parish of Hampstead Middlesex and Settled in the same Parish
17 Years
Labourer

And We do further Certify that the Sum of Twenty One Pounds hath been
Agreed to be paid as a Bounty to the said Robert Holmes< no role > on his entering into
such Service And We do hereby direct that the Sum of Seven Pounds
part thereof shall be paid to him the said Robert Holmes< no role > at the time
of his Enrollment And We do likewise direct and Order that the further
Sum of One Guinea out of such Bounty shall be Paid to the Officer
appointed to receive and who shall receive the said Robert Holmes< no role > for
providing immediate necessaries for him the said Robert Holmes< no role > And
WE do further Certify that We have Ordered the Overseers of the Poor
of the said Parish of Hampstead to pay into the hands of Mr Joseph
Burchell< no role > the Treasurer of the said County of Middlesex within the
Space of Fourteen days from the date hereof the Sum of Twelve Pounds
and Nineteen Shillings being the residue of the said Bounty to be applied
as the Act in such Case directs Given under our Hands and Seals this
third day of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred and Ninety seven

N Conant
P Neve