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A relation of the troubles which have hapned [sic] in New-England, by reason of the Indians there. From the year 1614. to the year 1675. Wherein the frequent conspiracyes of the Indians to cutt off the English. and the wonderfull providence

[6], 76 pages, [4], 19, [1] pages ; 20 cm (4to) · Two states of the work have been identified: in the first, the title page has a double rule above imprint; in the other it has three lines of Latin text within · "Some grounds of the war against the Pequots": pages 24-26 · "A brief history of the war with the Pequot Indians in New-England; anno 1637", pages 27-76, 2nd count, has separate caption title. Mather printed a manuscript sent to him by John Allyn of Hartford who is accredited with the authorship of it. However, John Mason, was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and Indian allies on a combined attack on a Pequot Fort in an event known as the Mystic Massacre, actually wrote the narrative which was first separately edited and published by Thomas Prince in 1736 as "A brief history of the Pequot war". Mather also made use of another manuscript history of that war, found in the library of Rev. Mr. Davenport, but not now identified · "An historical discourse concerning the prevalency of prayer wherein is shewed that New Englands late deliverance from the rage of the heathen, is an eminent answer of prayer", pages [1-4], [1]-19, 3rd and 4th counts, has separate date

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