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A46303	New-Englands rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country : together with the physical and chyrurgical remedies wherewith the natives constantly use to cure their distempers, wounds, and sores : also a perfect description of an Indian squa ... with a poem not improperly conferr'd upon her : lastly, a chronological table of the most remarkable passages in that country amongst the English : illustrated with cuts / by John Josselyn, Gent.	Josselyn, John, fl. 1630-1675.	1672 (1672)	Wing J1093; ESTC R20038	31,976	126

Eight Years before others Anno Dom. 1630. The Governour and Assistants arrived with their Pattent for the Massachusets Anno Dom. 1630. The Lady Arabella in New-England Anno Dom. 1630. When the Government was established they Planted on Noddles Island Anno Dom. 1631. Captain Iohn Smith Governour of Virginia and Admiral of new-New-England Dyed Anno Dom. 1631. Mr. Mavericke Minister at Dorchester in new-New-England Anno Dom. 1631. Iohn Winthorpe Esq chosen the first time Governour he was eleven times Governour some say Nineteen times eleven Years together the other Years by intermission Anno Dom. 1631. Iohn Wilson Pastor of Charles Town Anno Dom. 1631. Sir R. Saltingstall at Water Town came into New-England Anno Dom. 1631. Mr. Rog. Harlackinden was a Majestrate and a Leader of their Military Forces Dr. Wilson gave 1000 l. to New-England with which they stored themselves with great Guns Anno Dom. 1633. Mr. Thomas Hooker Mr. Haynes and Mr. Iohn Cotton came over together in one Ship Anno Dom. 1634. The Country was really placed in a posture of War to be in readiness at all times Anno Dom. 1635. Hugh Peters went over for new-New-England Anno Dom. 1636. Connecticat Colony Planted Anno Dom. 1637. The Pequites Wars in which were Slain Five or Six Hundred Indians Ministers that have come from England chiefly in the Ten first Years Ninety Four Of which returned Twenty Seven Dyed in the Country Thirty Six Yet alive in the Country Thirty One The Number of Ships that transported Passengers to New-England in these times was 298. supposed Men Women and Children as near as can be ghessed 21200. Anno Dom. 1637. The first Synod at Cambridge in New-England where the Antinomian and Famalistical Errors were confuted 80 Errors now amongst the Massachusets Anno Dom. 1638. New-Haven Colony began Mrs. Hutchinson and her erronious companions banished the Massachusets Colony A terrible Earth quake throughout the Country Mr. Iohn Harvard the Founder of Harvard College at Cambridge in New-England Deceased gave 700 l. to the Erecting of it Anno Dom. 1639. First Printing at Cambridge in New-England Anno Dom. 1639. A very sharp Winter in New-England Anno Dom. 1642. Harvard College Founded with a publick Library Ministers bred in New-England and excepting about 10 in Harvard College 132 of which dyed in the Country 10 now living 81 removed to England 41. Anno Dom. 1643. The first combination of the Four United Colonies viz. Plymouth Massachusets Connecticut and New-Haven Anno Dom. 1646. The second Synod at Cambridge touching the duty and power of Majestrates in matters of Religion Secondly the nature and power of Synods Mr. Eliot first Preached to the Indians in their Native Language Anno Dom. 1647. Mr. Thomas Hooker Died. Anno Dom. 1648. The third Synod at Cambridge publishing the Platform of Discipline Anno Dom. 1649. Mr. Iohn Winthorpe Governour now Died. This Year a strange multitude of Caterpillers in new-New-England Thrice seven Years after the Planting of the English in New-England the Indians of Massachusets being 30000 able Men were brought to 300. Anno Dom. 1651. Hugh Peters and Mr. Wells came for England Anno Dom. 1652. Mr. Iohn Cotton Dyed Anno Dom. 1653. The great Fire in Boston in new-New-England Mr. Thomas Dudley Governour of the Massachusets Dyed this Year Anno Dom. 1654. Major Gibbons Died in New-England Anno Dom. 1655. Iamaica Taken by the English Anno Dom. 1657. The Quakers arrived in New-England at Plymouth Anno Dom. 1659. Mr. Henry Dunster the first President of Harvard College now Dyed Anno Dom. 1661. Major Atherton Dyed in new-New-England Anno Dom. 1663. Mr. Iohn Norton Pastor of Boston in new-New-England Dyed suddenly Mr. Samuel Sto●…e Teacher of Hartford Church Dyed this Year Anno Dom. 1664. The whole Bible Printed in the Indian Language finished The Manadaes called New Amsterdam now called New York surrendred up to His Majesties Commissioners for the settling of the respective Colonies in New-England viz. Sir Robert Carr Collonel Nicols Collonel Cartwright and Mr. Samuel Mavericke in September after thirteen Dayes the Fort of Arania now Albania twelve Dayes after that the Fort Aw●…apha then de la Ware Castle Man'd with Dutch and Sweeds the Three first Forts and Towns being Built upon the great River Mohegan otherwise called ●…udsons River In September appeared a great Comet for the space of three Months Anno Dom. 1665. Mr. Iohn Indicot Governour of the Massachusets Dyed A thousand Foot sent this Year by the French King to Canada Captain Davenport killed with Lightning at the Castle by Boston in new-New-England and several Wounded Anno Dom. 1666. The Small Pox at Boston Seven slain by Lightning and divers burnt This Year also new-New-England had cast away and taken 31 Vessels and some in 1667. Anno Dom. 1667. Mr. Iohn Wilson Pastor of Boston Dyed aged 79 Years Anno Dom. 1670. At a place called Kenibunck which is in the Province of Meyne a Colony belonging to the Heir of that Honourable Knight Sir Ferdinando Gorges not far from the River side a piece of Clay Ground was thrown up by a Mineral vapour as we supposed over the tops of high Oaks that grew between it and the River into the River stopping the course thereof and leaving a hole two Yards square wherein were thousands of Clay Bullets as big as Musquet Bullets and pieces of Clay in shape like the Barrel of a Musquet Anno Dom. 1671. Elder Peun dyed at Boston Anno Dom. 1672. Mr. Richard Bellingham Governour of the Massachusets in New-England FINIS Books Printed and Sold by Giles Widdows at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church Yard Folio DOctor Nath. Homes's Works Mr. Davies's Rights belonging to Uniformity in Churches A Book of the five Sences in Copper Plates Quarto Mr. Caryl's Exposition on the 32 33 and 34 Chapters of the Book of Iob. Dr. Sibbs's Light from Heaven discovering the Fountain opened the Angels acclamatio●…s the Churches Riches the Riches Poverty in four Treatises Mr. Barto●…s Remedy for Londons languishing Trade The younger Brothers Apology or a Fathers free power c. Marcelia or the Treacherous Friend a Tragy-Comedy Written by Madam Boothby Large Octavo Mr. Stucklyes Gospel Glass representing the miscarriages of English professors Mr. Gales Theophily His Anatomy of Insidelity His Idea of Iansenism both Historick and D●…gmatick in small Octavo Pufendorfs Elementorum Iuris prudentia Universalis Walker's Grammar His Art of Teaching 12. and 24. Frommoni●… Synopsis Metaphysica Hoole's Greek Testament History of the Bible Batavia or the Hollander Displayed in brief Charectars c. Dr. Collet's daily Devotions or the Christians Morning and Evening Sacrafice digested into Prayers and Meditations with some short directions for a Godly life and a brief account of the Authors Li●…e by Doctor Fuller Those Famous Lozenges for the Cure of Consumptions Coughs new and old and all other Diseases incident to the Lungs are made by Edmund Buckworth Physitian to the Queens most Excellent Majesty and are Sold at the Green Dragon in St. Pauls Church Yard where you may also have his Famous Homogenial Pill GW

You must make a large Toast or Cake slit and dip it in the Tar and bind it warm to the Side The most common Diseases in New England The Black Pox the Spotted Feaver the Griping of the Guts the Dropsie and the Sciatica are the killing Deseases in new-New-England The Larch Tree which is the only Tree of all the Pines that sheds his Leaves before Winter The other remaining Green all the Year This is the Tree from which we gather that useful purging excrense Agarick For Wounds and Cuts The Leaves and Gum are both very good to heal Wounds and Cuts For Wounds with Bruises I Cured once a desperate Bruise with a Cut upon the Knee Pan with an Ungent made with the Leaves of the Larch Tree and Hogs Grease but the Gum is best Spruce is a goodly Tree of which they make Masts for Ships and Sail Yards It is generally conceived by those that have skill in Building of Ships that here is absolutely the best Trees in the World many of them being three Fathom about and of great length An Achariston for the Scurvy The tops of Green Spruce Boughs boiled in Bear and drunk is assuredly one of the best Remedies for the Scurvy restoring the Infected party in a short time they also make a Lotion of some of the decoction adding Hony and Allum Hemlock Tree a kind of Spruce the bark of this Tree serves to dye Tawny the Fishers Tan their Sails and Nets with it To break Sore or Swelling The Indians break and heal their Swellings and Sores with it boyling the inner Bark of young Hemlock very well then knocking of it betwixt two stones to a Playster and annointing or soaking it in Soyls Oyl they apply it to the Sore it will break a Sore Swelling speedily One Berry Herba Paris or True Love Sassafras or Ague Tr●…e For heat in Feavers The Chips of the Root boyled in Beer is excellent to allay the hot rage of Feavers being drunk For Bruises and dry Blowes The Leaves of the same Tree are very good made into an Oyntment for Bruises and dry Blows The Bark of the Root we use instead of Cinamon and it is ●…old at the Barbadoes for two Shillings the Pound And why may not this be the Bark the Jesuits Powder was made of that was so Famous not long since in England for Agues Cran Berry or Bear Berry because Bears use much to feed upon them is a small trayling Plant that grows in Salt Marshes that are over-grown with Moss the tender Branches which are reddish run out in great length lying flat on the ground where at distances they take Root over-spreading sometimes half a score Acres sometimes in small patches of about a Rood or the like the Leaves are like Box but greener thick and glisteri●…g the Blossoms are very like the Flowers o●… our English Night Shade after which succeed the Berries hanging by long small foot stalks no bigger than a hair at first they are of a pale yellow Colour afterwards red and as big as a Cherry some perfectly round others Oval all of them hollow of a sower astringent taste they are ripe in August and September For the Scurvy They are excellent against the Scurvy For the heat in Feavers They are also good to allay the fervour of hot Diseases The Indians and English use them much boyling them with Sugar for Sauce to eat with their Meat and it is a delicate Sauce especially for roasted Mutton Some make Tarts with them as with Goose Berries Vine much differing in the Fruit all of them very fleshy some reasonably pleasant others have a taste of Gun Powder and these grow in Swamps and low wet Grounds 3. Of such Plants as are proper to the Country and have no Name 1. PIrola or Winter Green that kind which grows with us in England is common in New-England but there is another plant which I judge to be a kind of Pirola and proper to this Country a very beautiful Plant The shape of the Leaf and the just bigness of it you may see in the Figure The Leaf of the Plant judged to be a kind of Pirola The Ground whereof is a Sap Green embroydered as it were with many pale yellow Ribs the whole Plant in shape is like Semper vivum but far less being not above a handful high with one slender stalk adorned with small pale yellow Flowers like the other Pirola It groweth not every where but in some certain small spots overgrown with Moss close by swamps and shady they are green both Summer and Winter For wounds They are excellent Wound Herbs but this I judge to be the better by far Probatum est 2. This Plant was brought to me by a neighbour who wandering in the Woods to find out his strayed Cattle lost himself for two Dayes being as he ghessed eight or ten Miles from the Sea-side The Root was pretty thick and black having a number of small black strings growing from ●…t the stalks of the Lea●…●…bout a handful long the Leaves were round and as big as a Silver five Shilling piece of a s●…p or dark green Colour with a line or 〈◊〉 as black as Jeat round the Circumference from whence came black lines or ribs at equal distance all of them meeting in a black spot in the Center If I had staid longer in the Country I should have purposely made a Journey into those Parts where it was gathered to discover if possible the Stalk and Flower but now I shall refer it to those that are younger and better able to undergo the pains and trouble of finding it out for I 〈◊〉 by the Natives that it is not common that is every where to be found no more th●…n the embroydered Pirola which al●… i●…●… most elegant Plant and which ●…●…id endeavour to bring over but it 〈◊〉 a●… 〈◊〉 For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all ●…eal O. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 another 〈◊〉 ●…rb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ours but rather beyond it Some of ou●… English practitioners take it for Vervene and use it for the same wherein they are grosly mistaken The Leaf is like a Nettle Leaf but narrower and longer the stalk about the bigness of a Nettle stalk Champhered and hollow and of a dusky red Colour the Flowers are blew small and many growing in spoky tufts at the top and are not hooded but having only four round Leaves after which followeth an infinite of small longish light brown Seed the Roots are knotty and matted together with an infinite number of small white strings the whole Plant is commonly two Cubits high bitter in taste with a Rosenie savour 3. This Plant is one of the first that springs up after White Hellibore in the like wet and black grounds commonly by Hellibore with a sheath or Hood like Dragons but the pestle is of another shape that is having a round Purple Ball on the top of it beset as it were with Burs the hood shoots forth immediately from the Root before any

and thrusting up another It is taken to be poysonous they are very common and found thrown up on the Rocks by the Sea side Sea Bream which are plentifully taken upon the Sea Coasts their Eyes are accounted rare Meat whereupon the proverbial comparison It is worth a Sea Breams Eye Blew Fish or Horse I did never see any of them in England they are as big usually as the Salmon and better Meat by far It is common in New-England and esteemed the best sort of Fish next to Rock Cod. Cat Fish having a round Head and great glaring Eyes like a Cat They lye for the most part in holes of Rocks and are discovered by their Eyes It is an excelling Fish Munk Fish a flat Fish like scate having a hood like a Fryers Cowl Clam or Clamp a kind of Shell Fish a white Muscle An Acharistor For Pin and Web. Sheath Fish which are there very plentiful a delicate Fish as good as a Pr●…wa covered with a thin Shell like the sheath of a Knife and of the colour of a Muscle Which shell Calcin'd and Pulveriz'd is excellent to take off a Pin and Web or any kind of Filme growing over the Eye Morse or Sea Horse having a great Head wide Jaws armed with Tushes as white as Ivory of body as big as a Cow proportioned like a Hog of brownish bay smooth skin'd and impenetrable they are frequent at the Isle of Sables their Teeth are worth eight Groats the Pound the best Ivory being Sold but for half the Money For Poyson It is very good against Poyson For the Cramp As also for the Cramp made into Rings For the Piles And a secret for the Piles if a wise Man have the ordering of it The Manaty a Fish as big as a Wine pipe most excellent Meat bred in the Rivers of Hispaniola in the West Indies it hath Teats and nourisheth its young ones with Milk it is of a green Colour and tasteth like Veal For the Stone Collick There is a Stone taken out of the Head that is rare for the Stone and Collect. To provoke Urine Their Bones beat to a Powder and drank with convenient Liquors is a gallant Urin provoking Medicine For Wound and Bruise An Indian whose Knee was bruised with a fall and the Skin and Flesh strip'd down to the middle of the Calf of his Leg Cured himself with Water Lilly Roots boyled and stamped For Swellings of the Foot An Indian Webb her Foot being very much swell'd and inflamed asswaged the swelling and took away the inflamation with our Garden or English Patience the Roots roasted f. Cataplas Anno 1670. Iune 28. To dissolve a Scirrhous Tumour An Indian dissolv'd a Scirrhous Tumour in the Arm and Hip with a fomentation of Tobacco applying afterwards the Herb stamp'd betwixt two stones A DESCRIPTION OF AN INDIAN SQUA NOw gentle Reader having trespassed upon your patience a long while in the perusing of these rude Observations I shall to make you amends present you by way of Divertisement or Recreation with a Coppy of Verses made sometime since upon the Picture of a young and handsome Gypsie not improperly transferred upon the Indian SQUA or Female Indian trick'd up in all her bravery The Men are somewhat Horse Fac'd and generally Faucious i. e. without Beards but the Women many of them have very good Features seldome without a Come to me or Cos Amoris in their Countenance all of them black Eyed having even short Teeth and very white their Hair black thick and long broad Breasted handsome streight Bodies and slender considering their constant loose habit Their limbs cleanly straight and of a convenient stature generally as plump as Partridges and saving here and there one of a modest deportment Their Garments are a pair of Sleeves of Deer or Moose skin drest and drawn with lines of several Colours into Asiatick Works with Buskins of the same a short Mantle of Trading Cloath either Blew or Red fastened with a knot under the Chin and girt about the middle with a Zone wrought with white and blew Beads into pretty Works of these Beads they have Bracelets for their Neck and Arms and Links to hang in their Ears and a fair Table curiously made up with Beads likewise to wear before their Breast their Hair they Combe backward and tye it up short with a Border about two handfulls broad wrought in Works as the other with their Beads But enough of this The POEM WHether White or Black be best Call your Senses to the quest And your touch shall quickly tell The Black in softness doth excel And in smoothness but the Ear What can that a Colour hear No but 't is your Black ones Wit That doth catch and captive it And if Slut and Fair be one Sweet and Fair there can be none Nor can ought so please the tast As what 's brown and lovely drest And who'll say that that is best To please ones Sense displease the rest Maugre then all that can be sed In flattery of White and Red Those flatterers themselves must say That darkness was before the Day And such perfection here appears It neither Wind nor Sun-shine fears A Chronological TABLE Of the most remarkable passages in that part of America known to us by the name of NEW-ENGLAND ANno Dom. 1492. Christ. Columbus discovered America ANno Dom. 1516. The Voyage of Sir Thomas Pert Vice Admiral of England and Sir Sebastian Cabota to Brazile c. ANno Dom. 1527. New-found-Land discovered by the English ANno Dom. 1577. Sir Francis Drake began his Voyage about the World Anno Dom. 1585. Nova Albion discovered by Sir Francis Drake and by him so Named Anno Dom. 1585. April 9. Sir Richards Greenevile was sent by Sir Water Rawleigh with a Fleet of Seven Sail to Virginia and was stiled the General of Virginia Anno Dom. 1586. Captain Thomas Candish a Suffolk Gentleman began his Voyage round about the World with three Ships past the Streights of Magellan burn'd and ransack'd in the entry of Chile Peru and New-Spain near the great Island Callifornia in the South Sea and returned to Plymouth with a precious Booty Anno Dom. 1588. September the 8th being the third since Magellan that circuited the Earth Anno Dom. 1588. Sir Walter Rawleigh first discovered Virginia by him so Named in honour of our Virgin Queen Anno Dom. 1595. Sir Walter Rawleigh discovered Guiana Anno Dom. 1606. A Collony sent to Virginia Anno Dom. 1614. Bermudas Planted Anno Dom. 1618. The blazing Star then Plymouth Plantation began in new-New-England Anno Dom. 1628. The Massachusets Colony Planted and Salem the first Town therein Built Anno Dom. 1629. The first Church gathered in this Colony was at Salem from which Year to this present Year is 43 Years In the compass of these Years in this Colony there hath been gathered Fourty Churches and 120 Towns built in all the Colonies of new-New-England The Church of Christ at Plymouth was Planted in new-New-England