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This book is a collection of probate records from Essex County, Massachusetts, covering the period from 1665 to 1674. It provides valuable insight into the legal and social customs of colonial New England, as well as the lives of individual people and families. It is an invaluable resource for genealogists, historians, and legal scholars interested in the history of Massachusetts. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.