Autograph letter, signed, from George Berkeley to Martin Benson providing a brief description of Newport, Rhode Island, 1729 April 11. Berkeley notes the presence of “four sorts of Anabaptists besides Independents, Quakers, and many of no profession at all.” He also writes that he has purchased “a pleasant farm of about one hundred acres” (i.e. “Whitehall,” his plantation at Middletown).
Description:
George Berkeley (1685-1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher. In 1731 September, Berkeley donated his library and his plantation in Newport, Rhode Island, to Yale University. The donation doubled Yale’s library holdings., Martin Benson (1686-1752), English churchman., In English., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
Rhode Island., Great Britain., Rhode Island, Newport., Middletown (R.I.), and Newport (R.I.)
Subject (Name):
Benson, Martin, 1689-1752. and Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.
Subject (Topic):
Anabaptists, Philosophers, Plantations, Real property, and Religion
Racine, source et fondement des anabaptistes ou rebaptisez de nostre temps. English Book 1.
Description:
BEIN Pequot Z96: Imperfect: scorched, with considerable loss of text; leaf H4 wanting. Autographs on front paste down endpaper: E.S. Waterman; Elijah Waterman, 1810. Autographs on title page: Edward Rawson; Sam. F[?]oyes, 1710. Number 1 of 6 titles bound together in brown, blind tooled leather binding with manuscript call number label on spine., Translation by Joshua Scottow from book 1 of: La racine, source by Joshua Scottow et fondement des anabaptistes ou rebaptisez de nostre temps., Errors in paging: page 16 misprinted as 19, and 36 as 3., Signatures: A-H⁴ (H4 blank)., Bookseller's advertisement, p. 58: "There is now in the press, and will very shortly be extant, an excellent and usefull treatise, entittled, the Righteous Man's Evidence for Heaven, &c. By Mr. Timothy Rogers, Minister of the Gospel.", and Title within ornamental border; head- and tail-pieces; printed marginalia.
A later print designed and etched to look like the woodcut that appeared on the title-page of a pamphlet of the same title. The image shows "Iohn and Mary Champian" described within image as "Presbyterian" and "Anabaptist", respectively, at the moment when Mary, holding the severed head of their baby in her right hand, points at the rest of the body with the left. John (on the left) raises his hands at the horror. At Mary's feet is the knife lying in foreground. The mother allegedly killed the child rather than have it christened
Alternative Title:
Bloody news from Dover
Description:
Title and publication date based on the and Original woodcut appeared on the title-page of the anonymous pamphlet: Bloody newes from Dover : being a true relation of the great and bloudy murder, committed by Mary Champion (an Anabaptist) who cut off her childs head, being 7 weekes old, and held it to her husband to baptize ... [London?] : [publisher not identified], printed in the yeare of discovery, Feb. 13. 1647.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Topic):
Baptism, Anabaptists, Children, Couples, and Homicides
