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Cotton Mather
Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened

EDULCORATOR. A brief ESSAY ON THE WATERS of MARAH SWEETENED. With a Remarkable RELATION of the Deporable OCCASION afforded for it, In the Premature DEATH of Captain Josiah Winslow, Who [with several of his Company] Sacrificed his Life, in the Service of his Country; Engaging an Army of Indians, May 1. 1724.Sane Voti mei me […] Statuam, si vel uni Animae, uno Momento, una aliqua […] ei sancta Cogitatio eu […] Lecti••• ex•••gat. Gerhard. Med.BOSTON: Printed by B. Green. 1725.EDULCORATOR. A brief ESSAY ON THE WATERS of MARAH SWEETENED. With a Remarkable RELATION of the Deporable OCCASION afforded for it, In the Praemature DEATH of Captain Josiah Winslow, Who [with several of his Company] Sacrificed his Life, in the Service of his Country; Engaging an Army of Indians, May 1. 1724.Sane Voti mei me 〈…〉 Statuam, si vel uni Animae, uno Momento, una aliqua 〈…〉 ei sancta Cogitatio eu 〈…〉 Lecti••• ex•••gat. Gerhard. Med.BOSTON: Printed by B. Green. 1725.Title page, as transcribed: EDULCORATOR. A brief ESSAY ON THE WATERS of MARAH SWEETENED. With a Remarkable RELATION of the Deporable OCCASION afforded for it, In the Premature DEATH of Captain Josiah Winslow, Who [with several of his Company] Sacrificed his Life, in the Service of his Country; Engaging an Army of Indians, May 1. 1724. — Sane Voti mei me […] Statuam, si vel uni Animae, uno Momento, una aliqua […] ei sancta Cogitatio eu […] Lecti••• ex•••gat. Gerhard. Med. — BOSTON: Printed by B. Green. 1725.EDULCORATOR. A brief ESSAY ON THE WATERS of MARAH SWEETENED. With a Remarkable RELATION of the Deporable OCCASION afforded for it, In the Praemature DEATH of Captain Josiah Winslow, Who [with several of his Company] Sacrificed his Life, in the Service of his Country; Engaging an Army of Indians, May 1. 1724. — Sane Voti mei me 〈…〉 Statuam, si vel uni Animae, uno Momento, una aliqua 〈…〉 ei sancta Cogitatio eu 〈…〉 Lecti••• ex•••gat. Gerhard. Med. — BOSTON: Printed by B. Green. 1725.

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Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened

Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened. : With a remarkable relation of the deplorable [sic] occasion afforded for it, in the premature death of Captain Josiah Winslow, who (with several of his company) sacrificed his life, in the service of his country; engaging an army of Indians, May 1. 1724. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened. : With a remarkable relation of the deporable [sic] occasion afforded for it, in the praemature death of Captain Josiah Winslow, who (with several of his company) sacrificed his life, in the service of his country; engaging an army of Indians, May 1. 1724. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Boston: printed by B. Green, 1725

[6], 38 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo) · 9.0k words · Evans 2668

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LetterTo the Honourable Col. Isaac Winslow, And his Religious CONSORT.11
THE Waters of Marah SWEETENED. Upon the Death of that Hopeful Young…THE Waters of Marah SWEETENED. Upon the Death of that Hopeful Young Gentleman, Captain JOSIAH WINSLOW.pp. 1–2636
THE Tragedy of Green-Island, And the Memorable End of Captain JOSIA…THE Tragedy of Green-Island, And the Memorable End of Captain JOSIAH WINSLOW.pp. 27–3417
Epitaph. JOSIAH WINSLOW.pp. 342
MANTISSA. A Copy of a LETTER Sent unto Colonel WINSLOW, and his Con…MANTISSA. A Copy of a LETTER Sent unto Colonel WINSLOW, and his Consort, from a Minister at some Distance from them, on the first Advice of the Green-Island …pp. 35–388

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Title as printed: Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened. : With a remarkable relation of the deplorable [sic] occasion afforded for it, in the premature death of Captain Josiah Winslow, who (with several of his company) sacrificed his life, in the service of his country; engaging an army of Indians, May 1. 1724. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened. : With a remarkable relation of the deporable [sic] occasion afforded for it, in the praemature death of Captain Josiah Winslow, who (with several of his company) sacrificed his life, in the service of his country; engaging an army of Indians, May 1. 1724. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]

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Author

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Place

Boston

Printer

B. Green

Year

1725

Imprint

Boston: : Printed by B. Green., 1725.

Size

[6], 38 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)

Words

9,033

Catalogue

Evans 2668

Text

Evans-TCP N02241

Notes

Caption title: The waters of Marah sweetened.
Dedication to Col. Isaac Winslow and wife, signed: Co. Mather.
Parentheses substituted for square brackets in title.
"The tragedy of Green-Island, and the memorable end of Captain Josiah Winslow."--p. 27-33.
"Mantissa. A copy of a letter sent unto Colonel Winslow ... from a minister [i.e., Cotton Mather] ... "--p. 35-38, dated Boston, July 1, 1724.

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CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: Evans-TCP N02241