Massachusetts, or The first planters of New-England
Subtitle: the end and manner of their coming thither, and abode there: in several epistles
Contributors: Allin, John, 1596-1671; Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649; Cotton, John, 1584-1652; Scottow, Joshua, 1618-1698, attributed editor; Dudley, Thomas, active 1670-1687, attributed editor; Massachusetts
Publisher: Printed by B. Green and J. Allen
Published: 1696
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Sources; History
Other titles: Massachusetts.; First planters of New-England.
Notes: Supposed to have been printed at the suggestion of Joshua Scottow; also attributed to Thomas Dudley, son of Governor Joseph Dudley. cf. Young, Alexander, Chronicles of the first planters of the colony of Massachusetts Bay, Boston, 1846, p. 340, note; and Allen, William, Amer, biog. dict.

Rare Book copy: Title page and pages 33-56 wanting.
Table of contents: title: The humble request of His Majesties loyal subjects, the governour and the company late gone for New-England: to the rest of their brethren, in and of the Church of England. For the obtaining of their prayers, and the removal of suspicions and mis constructions of their intentions. [Dated April 7, 1630]; title: To the ... Lady Bridget, countess of Lincoln. [Dated March 12, 1630, and signed T.D., i.e. Thomas Dudley]; title: The preface of the Reverend Mr. John Allin, of Dedham, and of Mrs. Thomas Shepard of Cambridge ... before their Defence of the answer made unto the nine questions. [Dated November 28, 1645]; title: Cotton, J. In Domini Nortoni librum, ad lectorem præfatio apologetica.