OR, New Canaan, CONTAINING AN ABSTRACT OF NEW ENGLAND. COMPOSED IN THREE BOOKES. The first setting forth the Originall of the Natives, their Manners and Customs. Together with their tractable Nature and Love towards the English. II. The Natural Indowments of the Countrie, and what Staple Commodities it yeeldeth. III. What People are planted there, their Prosperity, what remarkable Accidents have happened since the first planting of it; together with their Tenents and Practise of their Church. WRITTEN BY THOMAS MORTON, OF CLIFFORDS INN, Gent. Upon ten Yeers Knowledge and Experiment To the right honorable, the Lords and others of his Majesties most honorable privy Councell, Commissioners, for the Governinent of all his Majesties forraigne Right honorable, T Provinces. He zeale which I beare to the advancement of the glory of God, the honor of his Majesty, and the good of the weale publike, hath incouraged mee to compose this abstract, being the modell of a Rich hopefull and very beautifull Country, worthy the Title of Natures Masterpeece, and may be lost by too much sufferance. It is but a widowes mite, yet all that wrong and rapine hath left mee to bring from thence, where I have indeavoured my best, bound by my allegeance, to doe his Majesty service. This in all humility I present as an offering wherewith I prostrate my selfe at your honorable footstoole. If you please to vouchsafe, it may receave a blessing, from the Luster of your gracious Beames, you shall make your vassaile happy, in that hec yet doth live, to |