A50202:360
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences
An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have happened this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.An essay for the recording of illustrious providences wherein an account is given of many remarkable and very memorable events which have hapned this last age, especially in New-England / by Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in New-England.
printed by Samuel Green for Joseph Browning, 1684
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
ERRATA.
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PAge 91. Line 17. for Lat. 48. read Lat. 38. p. 105. l. 5. r. his psudo doxa. p. 168. l. 15. for those r. these. p. 172. l. 15. for so r. see. p. 173 l. ult. r. Horstius. p. 200. l. 22. dele were. p. 204 l. ult. r. goodly. p. 254. l. ult. for any r. away. p. 263. l. 8. r. Serrarius. p. 269. l. ult. before if. add 5 p. 273. l. 9. r. Stephen. p. 276. l. 35. for that it r. is that, p. 289. l. 7. after Instance should have been a full point. p. 298. l. 24. r. Dactylogy. p. 299. l. 20. for butter r. bitter. p. 324. l. 13. for proceed r. precede. p. 341. l. 3. r. Thomas.
THE CONTENTS.
CHAP. I. OF Remarkable Sea-Deliverances. Mr. Anthony Thacher's Relation, concerning his and his Wives being marvellously preserved alive, when all the Ships Company perished. The wonderful preservation of Major Gibbons and his Company. Several other Remarkable Sea-deliverances mentioned by Mr. Janeway, wherein New-England Men were concerned. Mr. Grafton's preservation. A Vessel lately coming from Bristol for New-England saved out of great distress at Sea. Some providentially met with by a New-England Vessel in an open Boat, many Leagues off from any shore, strangely preserved. An account of a Remarkable Sea-deliverance which happened this year. Another like unto it above twenty years ago. Page 1.