The certificate for Thomas Paine, Thomas Horton’s Regiment, 22 August 1648 to 12 February 1649
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The{se m}ay sertefoy all whom it doth Concern {that} Thomas Paine farrier to my troop hath reseued a hurt by a horse my my [sic.] troop & doth liey very weack as it may apere by his Condittion datted this 22th August 1648
Be[nja]m[in] Barges
This may Certifie That Thomas Paine Farrier serued In ye troope of Capt[ain] Edw[ard] Foley & Capt[ain] Benia[min] Burges in the Regiment of Col[one]l Horton; euer since ye new modell to this pr[e]sent day dureinge w[hi]ch time he behaued himselfe very honestly & faithfully & Recea[ve]d A hurt by A horse whereby he is disabled of ye vse of his limbs: thus much is
Certified by in my Captains absence
<Febru[ary] 12th 1648>
P[er] me Rich[ard] Essex Cornett to ye same troope