Records of the colony of New Plymouth in New England : printed by order of the legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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RECORDS
OF
PLYMOUTH
COLONY.
COURT ORDEUS.
VOL.
I.
1638-1640.

RECORDS
OF THE
COLONY
OF
NEW PLYMOUTH
IN
NEW ENGLAND.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
EDITED BY
NATHANIEL B. SHURTLEFF, M.D.,
MH
MEMBEROFTHEMASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAI,SOCIETY,FELLOWOFTHE AMERICAN ACIDI111' I'
AXD SCIENCES, MEMBEROFTHEAMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, FELLfm'
OFTHESOCIETYOFANTIQUARIESOFLONDON, ETC.
COURT ORDEltS:
VOL. L
BOSTON:
FROM THE PRESS OF WILLIAM WHITE,
PRINTER TO THE COMMOXUEA'.'"'^'.
1 8 5 6 .
AMS Press 1968 New York
AMS Press, Inc.
New York. N.V. 10003
1968
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY,
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$li52._
Manufactured in the United States of America
(Lommoulufiiltl) of M;iss;tf()iisffts.
Si-citKTAr;Y's Orriri:.
IJorrTov. .AIau( II 20. 1855.
In virtiK^ of tho tollowinir Resolve of the Leirislature, I have
appointed Dr. A'atiiaxif.l 1>. Siil-i;tm;if, of Boston, to prepare for
the press the Eecords of the Colony of New Plymouth, and superin-
tend the printing of the same to their eompletion, in such mannerand
form as he may consider most apjjropriate for the luidertaking.
These volumes, possessing uncommon interest, as containing the earliest extant records
of the oldest Englisli colony in New Eirglaml, andfast going to decay liy constant use and
the ordinary effecl.s of time, will, in their reproduced form, be preserved, undoubtedly,
beyond any of the probable contingencies which usually occur to cause the loss or destruc-
tion of ancient manuscripts.
The very careful manner in which the .Alassacliusetts Records have been edited and
conducted through the press hy Dr. Shurtleft'. affords sutficient assurance of the creditable
performance ofthe new ti-ust thus so unreservedly committed to him.
EPIIRAi:\r M. WUKilTT,
Secre/an/ofthe CoiiiiiiO)iwcaltIi.
Resolved. ThateighthundredcopiesoftlieRecordsofthe Colonyof XewPlymouth, withsuitable
Indexes,bestereotypedandprinted, underthesupervisionof the Secretaryof the Commonwealth, whn
mayappointsomecorai)Ctontpersonorpersons toprejjare saidRecordsforprinting, andtikechargeof
thesame.
ApprovedbytheGovernor, March 24, 1»55.