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( a trusty and faithful man) named Job Kattonit who had been preacher at magunkog. This man having three children, carried away by the enemy from Hassannamesit (the story wereof is formerly mentioned) himself at that time, escaping to the english at mendon. He applied himself to Major Gookin desiring of him a pass to goe into the woods to seek for | |||
his children & endeavor to get them out of the enimies hand, Alledging that his affections were so great to his children (their mother being dead) & hee in a widowed estate was | |||
willing to venture his life amont the enimy in order to the recovery of his children (and posibly said here if God spare my life I may bring you some inteligense of the residence & | |||
state of the enimy which may bee very usfull to the English. those Arguments prevaled with the major (who had also special order from the Councill to endevor to gaine inteligence of the enimy). to grant a pass or certificate, to the said Job. In the words following "these may certify that the | |||
"Bearer hereof Job of Magunkog is a trusty | |||
"Indian, & therefore if any Englishman | |||
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44 ( a trusty and faithful man) named Job Kattonit who had been preacher at magunkog. This man having three children, carried away by the enemy from Hassannamesit (the story wereof is formerly mentioned) himself at that time, escaping to the english at mendon. He applied himself to Major Gookin desiring of him a pass to goe into the woods to seek for his children & endeavor to get them out of the enimies hand, Alledging that his affections were so great to his children (their mother being dead) & hee in a widowed estate was willing to venture his life amont the enimy in order to the recovery of his children (and posibly said here if God spare my life I may bring you some inteligense of the residence & state of the enimy which may bee very usfull to the English. those Arguments prevaled with the major (who had also special order from the Councill to endevor to gaine inteligence of the enimy). to grant a pass or certificate, to the said Job. In the words following "these may certify that the "Bearer hereof Job of Magunkog is a trusty "Indian, & therefore if any Englishman