Prince. : Facts; but rather to state them, as I really find them, for the public benefit. Nor will the nature or design of this Work, which is rather a Register or Collection of Matters, as described by others, so much admit of partiality as a proper History; where the Writer allows himself the freedom of using his own expressions. In citing FULLER, for the births, ages, and characters of persons; I sometimes mean his ABEL redivivus, but otherwise his Church History of England. And whereas I observe some mistakes in Mr. HUBBARD'S History of New England, the Reader may consider; that as we have only a copy of that valuable work, the substance whereof I propose to give the public: some of those mistakes may be owing to the transcriber only; and some that learned and ingenious Author fell into, for want of Governor BRADFORD'S History, and some other materials; which I happened to be favoured with. In short, I cite my Vouchers to every Passage; and I have done my utmost, first to find out the Truth; and then to relate it, in the clearest order. I have laboured after accuracy, and yet I dare not say that I am without mistake; nor do I desire the Reader to conceal any he may possibly find. But on the contrary, I offer this work to the public view; that it may be perused with the most critical eye, that every error may be discovered, and the correction published in the following volume; which I hope will not be long composing having passed through the much greater difficulties in this First, and abstracted many of my materials towards the Second. A LIST of the [Omitted in the present Text. E. A., 1879.] UR Subscription being begun in 1628, and several of marked with an *: this may notify the relatives of such deceased persons, that if they incline to take up the books subscribed for; they may do it; provided they come or send for them, in a short time. And seeing some gentlemen's names in the list happen to be printed without their proper additions; and fearing it may be so, with others: we crave pardon for such omissions. NEW ENGLAND CHRONOLOGY. The Introduction. PERIODS. I. THE SCRIPTURE PATRIARCHS. II. THE JUDGES OF ISRAEL. IV. THE BABYLONIAN, PERSIAN, GRECIAN, V. THE ROMAN EMPERORS. VI. THE MONARCHS OF THE EASTERN EMPIRE. VII. THE MONARCHS OF ENGLAND. 1. From EGBERT the First King of England, 2. From thence, to the Discovery of New [This Sectional Title does not occur in the original Edition. E. A. 1879.1 Omitted in the present Text. IS AN Introduction to the New England Chronology, it may be grateful to many readers to see the Age of the World when this part of the Earth came to be known to the others; and the Line of Time, with the succession of the principal persons, events, and transactions which had been running on from the Creation, to the settlement of this country by a Colony from England. 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. I. The Scripture Patriarchs. II. The Judges of Israel. III. The Kings of Judah. IV. The Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, and Egyptian Monarchs. V. The Roman Emperors. VI. The Monarchs of the Eastern Empire. VII. The Monarchs of England. 1. From EGBERT, the first king of England to the First discovery of the New World by CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. 2. From thence, to the Discovery of New England, and death of Queen ELIZABETH. .. All these Eight Divisions, but the last, occupying 75 pages in the original Work, are omitted in the present Text. E. A. 1879. |