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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

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Certificate for John Otis1
Andrews, Joseph Betscomb, Richard Phippen, David

1639

Thes are to sertyfie your worships that the bearrer her of John Oates is trobld with an infermyty wherby he is desabled to serue in Armes his infermyty is that vpon any small labbor ore toile he dos make reed water to his payne for which he desire to be excused for the truth heare of we have heare vnto set our hands

Joseph Androwes Richard Betscomb David Phippen Ca. 1639

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W. 10. 140. The signers of this document were all among the early settlers of Hingham.