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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Page xiv
... their Indian and English names , the formations of churches and counties , the
ordinations and removals of ministers , building houses for public worship , forts
and great bridges , erecting grammar schools and colleges , extraordinary public
...
... their Indian and English names , the formations of churches and counties , the
ordinations and removals of ministers , building houses for public worship , forts
and great bridges , erecting grammar schools and colleges , extraordinary public
...
Page xv
... I leave the Samaritan Pentateuch , the Septuagint and Josephus , which
several writers both ancient and modern follow ; and I strictly keep to the Hebrew
Bible , of which it is said , our old English Bede was the first who made it the rule
of ...
... I leave the Samaritan Pentateuch , the Septuagint and Josephus , which
several writers both ancient and modern follow ; and I strictly keep to the Hebrew
Bible , of which it is said , our old English Bede was the first who made it the rule
of ...
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The ancient Records of the town of Charlestown ; in the first volume whereof is a
particular bistory of the first coming and settling of the English there , and in the
neighboring places . 7 . The ancient Records of the town of Boston ; as also of the
...
The ancient Records of the town of Charlestown ; in the first volume whereof is a
particular bistory of the first coming and settling of the English there , and in the
neighboring places . 7 . The ancient Records of the town of Boston ; as also of the
...
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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 . III .
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 . III .
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And here I must observe upon a strict examination , that Bishop Usher ' s English
annals being printed after his decease , have many errors of the press in figures ;
whereas his Latin annals being published in London while he was living there ...
And here I must observe upon a strict examination , that Bishop Usher ' s English
annals being printed after his decease , have many errors of the press in figures ;
whereas his Latin annals being published in London while he was living there ...
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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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