A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor Belcher, in 1730 : with an Introduction Containing a Brief Epitome of the Most Considerable Transactions and Events Abroad, from the Creation ... |
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And though he has fallen into many mistakes of facts which are commonly known
among us , some of which he seems to derive from Mr . Oldmixon ' s Account of
New England in his British Empire in America , and which mistakes are no doubt
...
And though he has fallen into many mistakes of facts which are commonly known
among us , some of which he seems to derive from Mr . Oldmixon ' s Account of
New England in his British Empire in America , and which mistakes are no doubt
...
Page xix
... more laborious , yet it seems not only more ingenuous to cite them , but also
carries more authority , PREFACE . xix.
... more laborious , yet it seems not only more ingenuous to cite them , but also
carries more authority , PREFACE . xix.
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And this , I shall briefly show , under the following articles ; which seem to me ,
the most clear and natural heads , or successive periods of Chronology ;
especially for an English reader . 1 . The Scripture patriarchs . II . The judges of
Israel .
And this , I shall briefly show , under the following articles ; which seem to me ,
the most clear and natural heads , or successive periods of Chronology ;
especially for an English reader . 1 . The Scripture patriarchs . II . The judges of
Israel .
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4 ; therefore , Beroaldus seems rightly to have set the birth of Abraham at the
130th year of Terah ; and has drawn the following train of celebrated writers after
him . Calvinus , P . Martyr , Musculus , Junius , Pareus , Scharpius , Capelli Tres ...
4 ; therefore , Beroaldus seems rightly to have set the birth of Abraham at the
130th year of Terah ; and has drawn the following train of celebrated writers after
him . Calvinus , P . Martyr , Musculus , Junius , Pareus , Scharpius , Capelli Tres ...
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... Jeroboam diminished the year for the observance of the ten tribes , by one
month , while the kings of Judah kept to the former computation , I may not
venture to determine . But among all the systems I have met with , Bishop Usher '
s seems ...
... Jeroboam diminished the year for the observance of the ten tribes , by one
month , while the kings of Judah kept to the former computation , I may not
venture to determine . But among all the systems I have met with , Bishop Usher '
s seems ...
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| Title | A Chronological History of New-England: In the Form of Annals, Being a Summary and Exact Account of the Most Material Transactions and Occurrences Relating to this Country, in the Order of Time Wherein They Happened, from the Discovery of Capt. Gosnold, in 1602, to the Arrival of Governor ... |
| Author | Thomas Prince |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Cummings, Hilliard, and Company, 1826 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 4 Jan 2008 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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