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Of the most remarkable passages in that part ofAmerica,known to us by the name ofNEW-ENGLAND.[287]
Anno Dom.1492.Christ. ColumbusdiscoveredAmerica.
1516. The Voyage of SirThomas Pert, Vice Admiral ofEngland, and SirSebastian CabotatoBrazile, &c.1527.New-found-Land, discovered by theEnglish.1577. SirFrancis Drakebegan his Voyage about theWorld.{104} 1585.Nova Albiondiscovered by SirFrancisDrake, and by him so Named.1585.April 9.SirRichard Greenevilewas sent by SirWalter Rawleighwith a Fleet of Seven Sail toVirginia, and was stiled the General ofVirginia.1586. CaptainThomas Candish, aSuffolkGentleman, began his Voyage round about the World, with three Ships past the Streights ofMagellan, burn’d and ransack’d in the entry ofChile,Peru, andNew-Spain, near the great IslandCalliforniain the South Sea; and returned toPlymouthwith a precious BootyAnno Dom. 1588.Septemberthe8th; being the third sinceMagellanthat circuited the Earth.1588. SirWalter Rawleighfirst discoveredVirginia, by him so Named, in honour of our Virgin Queen.1595. SirWalter RawleighdiscoveredGuiana.{105} 1606. A Collony sent toVirginia.1614.BermudasPlanted.1618. The blazing Star; thenPlymouthPlantation began inNew-England.[288]1628. TheMassachusetsColony Planted, andSalemthefirst Town therein Built.[289]1629. The first Church gathered in this Colony was atSalem; from which Year to this present Year, is 43 Years.In the compass of these Years, in this Colony, there hath been gathered Fourty Churches, and 120 Towns built in all the Colonies ofNew-England.The Church of Christ atPlymouth, was Planted inNew-EnglandEight Years before others.1630. The Governour and Assistants {106} arrived with their Pattent for theMassachusets.1630. The LadyArabellainNew-England.1630. When the Government was established, they Planted onNoddlesIsland.[290]1631. CaptainJohn SmithGovernour ofVirginia, and Admiral ofNew-England, Dyed.1631. Mr.MaverickeMinister atDorchesterinNew-England.[291]1631.John WinthorpeEsq; chosen the first time Governour, he was eleven times Governour; some say Nineteen times; eleven Years together; the other Years by intermission.1631.John WilsonPastor ofCharlesTown.[291]{107} 1631. SirR. SaltingstallatWater Towncame intoNew-England.[291]1631. Mr.Rog. Harlackindenwas a Majestrate, and aLeader of their Military Forces.[292]Dr.Wilsongave 1000l.toNew-England, with which they stored themselves with great Guns.[293]1633. Mr.Thomas Hooker, Mr.Haynes, and Mr.John Cotton, came over together in one Ship.1634. The Country was really placed in a posture of War, to be in readiness at all times.1635.Hugh Peterswent over forNew-England.1636.ConnecticutColony Planted.{108} 1637. ThePequitesWars, in which were Slain Five or Six HundredIndians.Ministers that have come fromEngland, chiefly in the Ten first Years, Ninety Four: Of which returned Twenty Seven: Dyed in the Country Thirty Six: Yet alive in the Country Thirty One.The Number of Ships that transported Passengers toNew-Englandin these times, was 298, supposed: Men, Women, and Children, as near as can be ghessed 21200.1637. The first Synod atCambridgeinNew-England, where theAntinomianandFamalisticalErrors were confuted; 80 Errors now amongst theMassachusets.1638.New-HavenColony began.Mrs.Hutchinsonand her erronious companions banished theMassachusetsColony.{109} A terrible Earth quake throughout the Country.[294]Mr.John Harvard, the Founder ofHarvardCollege (atCambridgeinNew-England) Deceased, gave 700l.to the erecting of it.1639. First Printing atCambridgeinNew-England.1639. A very sharp Winter inNew-England.1642.HarvardCollege Founded with a publick Library.Ministers bred inNew-England, and (excepting about10,) inHarvardCollege 132; of which dyed in the Country 10; now living 81; removed toEngland41.1643. The first combination of the Four United Colonies,viz.Plymouth,Massachusets,Connecticut, andNew-Haven.{110} 1646. The second Synod atCambridge, touching the duty and power of Majestrates in matters of Religion: Secondly, the nature and power of Synods.Mr.Eliotfirst Preached to theIndiansin their Native Language.1647. Mr.Thomas HookerDied.1648. The third Synod atCambridge, publishing the Platform of Discipline.1649. Mr.John WinthorpeGovernour, now Died.This Year a strange multitude ofCaterpillersinNew-England.[295]Thrice seven Years after the Planting of theEnglishinNew-England, theIndiansofMassachusetsbeing 30000 able Men were brought to 300.1651.Hugh Peters, and Mr.Wellscame forEngland.{111} 1652. Mr.John CottonDyed.1653. The great Fire inBostoninNew-England.Mr.Thomas Dudley, Governour of theMassachusets, Dyed this Year.1654.Major GibbonsDied inNew-England.1655.JamaicaTaken by theEnglish.1657. TheQuakersarrived inNew-England, atPlymouth.1659. Mr.Henry Dunsterthe first President ofHarvardCollege now Dyed.1661. MajorAthertonDyed inNew-England.1663. Mr.John NortonPastor ofBostoninNew-England, Dyed suddenly.{112} Mr.Samuel Stone, Teacher ofHartfordChurch, Dyed this Year.1664. The wholeBiblePrinted in theIndianLanguage finished.TheManadaes, called NewAmsterdam, now calledNewYork; surrendred up to His Majesties Commissioners (for the settling of the respective Colonies inNew-England,viz.SirRobert Carr, CollonelNicols, CollonelCartwright, and Mr.Samuel Mavericke,) inSeptember, after thirteen Dayes the Fort ofArania, nowAlbania; twelve Dayes after that, the FortAwsapha; thende la WareCastle Man’d withDutchandSweeds; the Three first Forts and Towns being Built upon the great RiverMohegan, otherwise calledHudsonsRiver.InSeptemberappeared a great Comet for the space of three Months.[296]1665. Mr.John Indicot, Governour of theMassachusetsDyed.{113} A thousand Foot sent this Year by theFrenchKing toCanada.CaptainDavenportkilled with Lightning at the Castle byBostoninNew-England, and several Wounded.1666. TheSmall PoxatBoston. Seven slain by Lightning,and divers Burnt: This Year alsoNew-Englandhad cast away, and taken 31 Vessels, and some in 1667.1667. Mr.John WilsonPastor ofBostonDyed, aged 79 Years.1670. At a place calledKenibunck, which is in the Province ofMeyne, a Colony belonging to the Heir of that Honourable Knight SirFerdinando Gorges; not far from the River side, a piece of Clay Ground was thrown up by a Mineral vapour (as we supposed) over the tops of high Oaks that grew between it and the River, into the River, stopping the course thereof, and leaving a hole two Yards square, wherein were thousands of {114} Clay Bullets as big as Musquet Bullets, and pieces of Clay in shape like the Barrel of a Musquet.[297]1671. ElderPenndyed atBoston.1672. Mr.Richard Bellingham, Governour of theMassachusetsinNew-England.
1516. The Voyage of SirThomas Pert, Vice Admiral ofEngland, and SirSebastian CabotatoBrazile, &c.
1527.New-found-Land, discovered by theEnglish.
1577. SirFrancis Drakebegan his Voyage about theWorld.
{104} 1585.Nova Albiondiscovered by SirFrancisDrake, and by him so Named.
1585.April 9.SirRichard Greenevilewas sent by SirWalter Rawleighwith a Fleet of Seven Sail toVirginia, and was stiled the General ofVirginia.
1586. CaptainThomas Candish, aSuffolkGentleman, began his Voyage round about the World, with three Ships past the Streights ofMagellan, burn’d and ransack’d in the entry ofChile,Peru, andNew-Spain, near the great IslandCalliforniain the South Sea; and returned toPlymouthwith a precious BootyAnno Dom. 1588.Septemberthe8th; being the third sinceMagellanthat circuited the Earth.
1588. SirWalter Rawleighfirst discoveredVirginia, by him so Named, in honour of our Virgin Queen.
1595. SirWalter RawleighdiscoveredGuiana.
{105} 1606. A Collony sent toVirginia.
1614.BermudasPlanted.
1618. The blazing Star; thenPlymouthPlantation began inNew-England.[288]
1628. TheMassachusetsColony Planted, andSalemthefirst Town therein Built.[289]
1629. The first Church gathered in this Colony was atSalem; from which Year to this present Year, is 43 Years.
In the compass of these Years, in this Colony, there hath been gathered Fourty Churches, and 120 Towns built in all the Colonies ofNew-England.
The Church of Christ atPlymouth, was Planted inNew-EnglandEight Years before others.
1630. The Governour and Assistants {106} arrived with their Pattent for theMassachusets.
1630. The LadyArabellainNew-England.
1630. When the Government was established, they Planted onNoddlesIsland.[290]
1631. CaptainJohn SmithGovernour ofVirginia, and Admiral ofNew-England, Dyed.
1631. Mr.MaverickeMinister atDorchesterinNew-England.[291]
1631.John WinthorpeEsq; chosen the first time Governour, he was eleven times Governour; some say Nineteen times; eleven Years together; the other Years by intermission.
1631.John WilsonPastor ofCharlesTown.[291]
{107} 1631. SirR. SaltingstallatWater Towncame intoNew-England.[291]
1631. Mr.Rog. Harlackindenwas a Majestrate, and aLeader of their Military Forces.[292]
Dr.Wilsongave 1000l.toNew-England, with which they stored themselves with great Guns.[293]
1633. Mr.Thomas Hooker, Mr.Haynes, and Mr.John Cotton, came over together in one Ship.
1634. The Country was really placed in a posture of War, to be in readiness at all times.
1635.Hugh Peterswent over forNew-England.
1636.ConnecticutColony Planted.
{108} 1637. ThePequitesWars, in which were Slain Five or Six HundredIndians.
Ministers that have come fromEngland, chiefly in the Ten first Years, Ninety Four: Of which returned Twenty Seven: Dyed in the Country Thirty Six: Yet alive in the Country Thirty One.The Number of Ships that transported Passengers toNew-Englandin these times, was 298, supposed: Men, Women, and Children, as near as can be ghessed 21200.
1637. The first Synod atCambridgeinNew-England, where theAntinomianandFamalisticalErrors were confuted; 80 Errors now amongst theMassachusets.
1638.New-HavenColony began.
Mrs.Hutchinsonand her erronious companions banished theMassachusetsColony.
{109} A terrible Earth quake throughout the Country.[294]
Mr.John Harvard, the Founder ofHarvardCollege (atCambridgeinNew-England) Deceased, gave 700l.to the erecting of it.
1639. First Printing atCambridgeinNew-England.
1639. A very sharp Winter inNew-England.
1642.HarvardCollege Founded with a publick Library.
Ministers bred inNew-England, and (excepting about10,) inHarvardCollege 132; of which dyed in the Country 10; now living 81; removed toEngland41.
1643. The first combination of the Four United Colonies,viz.Plymouth,Massachusets,Connecticut, andNew-Haven.
{110} 1646. The second Synod atCambridge, touching the duty and power of Majestrates in matters of Religion: Secondly, the nature and power of Synods.
Mr.Eliotfirst Preached to theIndiansin their Native Language.
1647. Mr.Thomas HookerDied.
1648. The third Synod atCambridge, publishing the Platform of Discipline.
1649. Mr.John WinthorpeGovernour, now Died.
This Year a strange multitude ofCaterpillersinNew-England.[295]
Thrice seven Years after the Planting of theEnglishinNew-England, theIndiansofMassachusetsbeing 30000 able Men were brought to 300.
1651.Hugh Peters, and Mr.Wellscame forEngland.
{111} 1652. Mr.John CottonDyed.
1653. The great Fire inBostoninNew-England.
Mr.Thomas Dudley, Governour of theMassachusets, Dyed this Year.
1654.Major GibbonsDied inNew-England.
1655.JamaicaTaken by theEnglish.
1657. TheQuakersarrived inNew-England, atPlymouth.
1659. Mr.Henry Dunsterthe first President ofHarvardCollege now Dyed.
1661. MajorAthertonDyed inNew-England.
1663. Mr.John NortonPastor ofBostoninNew-England, Dyed suddenly.
{112} Mr.Samuel Stone, Teacher ofHartfordChurch, Dyed this Year.
1664. The wholeBiblePrinted in theIndianLanguage finished.
TheManadaes, called NewAmsterdam, now calledNewYork; surrendred up to His Majesties Commissioners (for the settling of the respective Colonies inNew-England,viz.SirRobert Carr, CollonelNicols, CollonelCartwright, and Mr.Samuel Mavericke,) inSeptember, after thirteen Dayes the Fort ofArania, nowAlbania; twelve Dayes after that, the FortAwsapha; thende la WareCastle Man’d withDutchandSweeds; the Three first Forts and Towns being Built upon the great RiverMohegan, otherwise calledHudsonsRiver.
InSeptemberappeared a great Comet for the space of three Months.[296]
1665. Mr.John Indicot, Governour of theMassachusetsDyed.
{113} A thousand Foot sent this Year by theFrenchKing toCanada.
CaptainDavenportkilled with Lightning at the Castle byBostoninNew-England, and several Wounded.
1666. TheSmall PoxatBoston. Seven slain by Lightning,and divers Burnt: This Year alsoNew-Englandhad cast away, and taken 31 Vessels, and some in 1667.
1667. Mr.John WilsonPastor ofBostonDyed, aged 79 Years.
1670. At a place calledKenibunck, which is in the Province ofMeyne, a Colony belonging to the Heir of that Honourable Knight SirFerdinando Gorges; not far from the River side, a piece of Clay Ground was thrown up by a Mineral vapour (as we supposed) over the tops of high Oaks that grew between it and the River, into the River, stopping the course thereof, and leaving a hole two Yards square, wherein were thousands of {114} Clay Bullets as big as Musquet Bullets, and pieces of Clay in shape like the Barrel of a Musquet.[297]
1671. ElderPenndyed atBoston.
1672. Mr.Richard Bellingham, Governour of theMassachusetsinNew-England.
NOTE.
The book is reprinted literally, except in the following items:—
Page 86, line 21, “Planets” is corrected to Plants.
Page 104, line 4, “Richards” is printed Richard; and, line 5, “Water” is corrected to Walter.
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