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Thaxter, joseph. iii. 71.

Thomas, joshua. i. 259.

Tudor, william. viii. 287. 289. 296.

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Wallcut, thomas. i. 17.
Walley, john. ii. 148.
Warren, john-c. i. 247.

Washington, george. viii. 193. 307.
Wheelwright, john. vi. 366. 367.
Whitbourne, richard. viii. 225.

vii. Whitfield, henry. vi. 655.
Willard, joseph. iii. 98. 101.
Williams, roger. ix. 191.
Willis, comfort. vii. 157.

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Winthrop, john. i. 169. v. 126. 150. vi. 454. vii. (Prince's An 27.) Wood, anthony. i. 164.

EDITOR'S NOTES.

Bradford, alden. iii. 164.

Davis, john. i. 27. 80. 187. ii. 261.
266. ix. 26-73. x. 39.
Freeman, james. iii. 12. 16. 221. 271.
Holmes, abiel. i. 185. ii. 1. 45. 49.

327. 270. v. and vi. with j. mackean. vii. 130. viii. 265. 267276.

Mac-kean, joseph. i. 8-13. 194. 249. ii. 128. 133. 137. 186. 190. 277. iv. 65. 297. v. Prefatory notice.

vii. 189.

Savage, james, ii. 51-96. iii. 123—

161. 225. 255. iv. 1-51. 64. 104. 111. vii. 1-58. 75. 82. 125. 136. 189. viii. 1-39. 46-112. 116. 192. 199. 227. 326. 327. ix. 74-104. 166. 197. 203. x. 6. 181. 188.

A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE EVENTS RECORDED IN THE TEN VOLUMES.

Note. The year begin's in January.

1492. Christopher Columbus, genoese, discovers hispaniola, cuba and other islands. v. 8. 1497, and other subsequent years. John and Sebastian Cabbot, under a commission from henry vii. of england, coast north america between 40° & 67° n. lat. v. 8. 1534. J. Quartier, (Cartier,) a floren

tine, sailing under a commission from francis i. of france, discovers new france and new-foundland. v. 9.

1590. The colony of virginia, established only a few years before, is abandoned. v. 9.

1602.

1603.

1605.

Bartholomew Gosnold builds a store-house on cuttyhunck, one of the elizabeth islands. He names this island elizabeth; and to nomans-land he gives the name martha's vineyard; and to cape cod the name it now bears. iii. 80. v. 10.

Captains Gosnold, Salterne and Martin Pring on the coast of new england: Perhaps the last gives the name martin's vineyard, as sometimes styled. iii. 80. v. 11.

Capt. Weymouth on the coast of new england. v. 11. 1606. Charters granted by james i. for two colonies, viginia and new england; including from 34° to 44° n. latitude. v. 84.

1606, 1607. Captains Popham and

Rawley Gilbert establish a colony at the mouth of sagadehock (kennebeck) river: 100 men are landed. v. 13. 36.

1608. New York discovered by hudson. i. 140. [Dr. Holmes places this voyage of hudson under the year 1609; as does prince. vi. 666 places it under the year 1610.]

Capt. John Smith president of virginia. vii. 39.

1609. June. Sir T. Gates, Sir G. Sommers and Capt. Newport set sail from england with a colony for virginia. viii. 204. 1610. Hudson's river discovered by capt. hudson. [But prince and dr. holmes place this discovery under 1609; and i. 140 places the discovery in 1608, and says that its settlement began in 1610, under the states general of the netherlands, who granted it to their west india company and named it new netherlands.] vi. 666.

1611.

June. Lord De La Warre, as governour, with sir f. wainman and others, arrives in virginia. viii. 206.

May. Sir T. Dale, with a fleet, arrives in virginia. viii. 207. 1614. Capt. John Smith visits and gives its name to new england. i. 4. 20. v. 13. 214.

Epenow, one of the indians who had been forcibly carried to england, returns to martha's vineyard. iii. 80.

1615. Capt. John Smith admiral of new england. vii. Prince 39. 1616. Nov. [14 James I.] New Eng

land granted to the "council of new england established at plymouth," consisting of forty persons. vi. 617. 618. [This must be intended for 18 james i. nov. 3d. Hubbard, however, gives it, more than once, 14 james i.]

The first independent or puritan, or brownist church, in england, formed by rev. henry jacob, who becomes its pastor. i. 166.

167.

1617. A comet seen by the indians | 1624. Five assistants first chosen in

of massachusetts and an english ship on the coast. ii. 65.

Pestilence amongst the indians of new england. iii. 90. 1618. The greatest mortality ever known amongst the indians of new england. ii. 66. 1620. Nov. 3. New England granted by patent of james i. to the "council of new england estab lished at plymouth," consisting of duke of lenox and others, in all forty persons. vi. 617. 618. See A. D. 1616. ante.

Nov. 9. The colony, consisting of an hundred persons, intended for hudson's river, then within the limits of the virginia patent, is by fraud brought to cape cod and,

Nov. 10, [Prince says 11th] finding their patent from the virginia company was void and useless, now that they were landing in another territory, they sign an instrument for mutual government, and choose mr. john carver their governour. v. 53. 54. vi.

666.667. ix 168.

Dec. 25. They erect their first house at plymouth. v. 57. 1621. Mr. John Carver, governour of plymouth colony. v. 62. 1622, 9, and 1635. Grants made of

new hampshire and maine to sir f. gorges and capt. mason. vi. 612.

[19 James I.] March 9. Council of plymouth convey land between naumkeag and merrimack, to be called mariana. vi. 614. 618.

Aug. 10. Council of plymouth grant to sir f. gorges and capt. mason from merrimack to sagadehock. vi. 616. 619.

Mr. Weston plants weymouth. v. 72. 1623. Indians of martha's vineyard conspire with those of massachusetts and elsewhere, to extirpate the english. iii. 81.

Merchants of plymouth and the west of england send out a mr. tomson to plant at pascataqua; which place he shortly af ter abandons. v. 105. 214.

1625.

1628.

plymouth colony: one only had been, heretofore, annually chosen. v. 90.

Mr. E. Winslow brings the first horned cattle to plymouth. v. 94. People of dorchester, england, send persons to plant at cape ann. v 106.

Pestilence [plague] in london. v. 95.

March 19. Council established at plymouth for governing, &c. new england, grants land between merrimack and charles river to sir h. roswell and others. v. 108. vi. 618.

Mr. J. Endicott, "with some store of servants," sent out to provide for the colony about to come to Massachusetts. They at first fix upon gloucester; but build salem. ii. 69. v. 109. 114.

"First planting in new england." iii. 123. [Johnson and some others use the words new england, as exclusive of plymouth colony; which was, strictly speaking, not a new england colony.]

1628 and 9. New hampshire in part settled by people from massachusetts. vi. 619.

1629. March 4. [4 Charles I.] The

grant to roswell and others was confirmed by letters patent, which incorporates them to govern, &c. A colony is sent out soon after. vi. 618.

March 18. Matthew Craddock sworn in chancery governour, and thomas goffe deputy governour, of the new england patentees in england. v. 121. 109.

April 10. The company of patentees in england appoint mr. j. endicott their deputy governour or agent to preside over the colony at salem, in subordination to them. v. 114. 122. 123.

May 13. The second court of election held in london. Mr. Craddock and Mr. Goffe are reelected governour and deputy governour. v. 122.

Rev. Messrs. Higginson, Skelton and Bright, with others, ar

rive at naumkeag, which now receives the name salem. ii. 70. v. 112.

Mishawum, now charlestown, taken possession of as english property, by direction of mr. endicott, for the new england patentees. ii. 163. [The charlestown records and dr. holmes agree in making this date 1628: but prince places it in june 24, 1629. See prince, 1628, 1629, and 1630, note 90; and dr. holmes, 1628.]

Oct. 20. J. Winthrop and J. Humphrey in england appointed governour and deputy governour of massachusetts by the patentees, & the government of the colony removed thither. v. 124.

Mr. Bradford governour of plymouth colony. v. 115.

Nov. 7. The council of plymouth grant land, from merrimack to sagadehock, to capt. mason and his heirs. vi. 619.

Nov. 17. The council of plymouth grant land between merrimack and sagadehock rivers, to sir f. gorges and capt. mason. 225. vi. 616. [Dr. Holmes says 1630.]

V.

1630. Plymouth receives a second charter; the first for virginia being useless. v. 82.

The charter is brought over by some of the massachusetts patentees. v. 115.

Aug. 23. First court of assistants held at charlestown on board the arbella. v. 146. ii. 164.

Sept. 7. Second court of assistants held at charlestown. v. 147. Sept. 28. Boston richer than charlestown in the proportion of 11 to 7. vii. 1 Prince.

Sept 30. Isaac Johnson is buried in a part of his lot, now the chapel burial-ground, boston. i. (xxx.) vii. 1 Prince.

The first capital punishment in plymouth colony. vii. 2 Prince.

Oct. 19. The first general court held it gives the assistants power to make laws and to choose officers for their execution. vii. 3 Prince. v. 147.

Nov. 9. First court of assistants held at boston. vii. 6 Prince.

Rev. John Wilson removes to boston. ii. 171. vii. 1 Prince. Dec. Peace between england and spain proclaimed. vii. 16

Prince.

The winter did not set in before the end of December. v. 138. Plymouth colony has in ten years increased from 100 to nearly 300 souls. i. (viii. xxii.)

March 23. Mr. Thomas Dud-1630 to 1643. 21200 persons come

ley chosen, in england, deputy governour of massachusetts in the place of mr. humphrey. v. 124.

April 7. Gov. Winthrop and company at yarmouth, on board the arbella, about to sail for new england, address the brethren of the church of england. v. 126.

June 12. Gov. J. Winthrop with a part of his fleet arrives at salem. v. 129.

July 2 Small-pox brought over in the talbot to naumkeag. v. 131.

Gov. J. Winthrop with 1500 persons settle at Charlestown. ii. 164.

Aug. Rev. John Wilson is settled at charlestown: he removes to boston in november following. ii. 171.

over to massachusetts. i. (viii. xxii.) ii. 81.

1630 to 1634. General court of massachusetts constituted of all the freemen. x. 23.

1631. May 18. First court of elec

tion in Massachusetts: j. winthrop and thomas dudley governour and deputy governour. v. 148. iii. 123, 124.

The council of new england grant to sir f. gorges, capt. mason and others. vi. 619.

Ferry between boston and charlestown established,. which is granted in 1640 to harvard college. ii. 166. July 4. Governour Winthrop launches the first vessel at mystick, the blessing of the bay. v. 171.

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