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A relation or Iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth

Published / Created:
1622
Call Number:
Vanderbilt 114
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Alternative Title:
Mourt's relation. and Relation or Journall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England.
Description:
"A letter sent from New-England to a friend in these parts, setting forth a briefe and true declaration of the worth of that plantation ... [signed, E. W. (i.e. Edward Winslow)]": p. 60-64., "Certaine vsefvl advertisements sent in a letter written by a discreete friend vnto the planters in New England, at their first setting saile from Southampton ... [signed, I. R. (i.e. John Robinson)]": 4th-6th prelim. leaves., "Reasons & considerations touching the lawfulnesse of remouing out of England into the parts of America [signed, R. C. (i.e. Robert Cushman)]": p. 65-72., "To the reader" (3d prelim. leaf) signed: G. Movrt., Collation: Title-leaf (A2?), A3, B-L in fours., The first issue, with caption-title on p. 1 reading: New-England in America. Or A relation of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation in the north parts of America, called Nevv-England ..., and The main part of the narrative was probably written by William Bradford and Edward Winslow. G. Mourt (George Morton?) by whose name the relation is commonly known, seems to have had no other connection with it than that of writing the preface and giving the book to the press. cf. Young, Chronicles of the Pilgrim fathers. Boston, 1841, p. [109]-249.
Publisher:
Printed for Iohn Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the Two greyhounds in Cornhill neere the Royall exchange,
Subject (Geographic):
Massachusetts--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Subject (Name):
Bradford, William, 1590-1657, Brinley, George, 1817-1875--Bookplate, Cushman, Robert, 1579?-1625, Morton, George, d. 1624, Robinson, John, 1575?-1625, and Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655
Subject (Topic):
Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A relation or Iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English aduenturers both merchants and others. With their difficult passage, their safe ariuall, their ioyfull building of, and comfortable planting themseves in the now well defended towne of New Plimoth. As also a relation of fovre seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English planters there resident. I. In a iourney to Pvckanokick the habitation of the Indians greatest king Massasoyt ... II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the kingdome of Nawset, to seeke a boy that had lost himselfe in the woods ... III. In their iourney to the kingdome of Namaschet, in defence of their greatest king Massasoyt, against the Narrohiggonsets ... IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets, and their entertainment there. With an answer to all such objections as are any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts.