A brief history of the vvarr with the Indians in New-England
Subtitle: (from June 24, 1675. when the first English-man was murdered by the Indians, to August 12. 1676. when Philip, aliàs Metacomet, the principal author and beginner of the warr, was slain.) Wherein the grounds, beginning, and progress of the warr, is summarily expressed. Together with a serious exhortation to the inhabitants of that land
By: by Increase Mather, teacher of a church of Christ, in Boston in New-England..
Contributors: Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags, -1676; Winslow, Josiah, 1629?-1680; Hinckley, Thomas, approximately 1618-1706; Winthrop, John, 1606-1676; Richards, James, 1658-1711; Danforth, Thomas, 1622-1699; Stoughton, William, 1632-1701; Brown, John Nicholas, 1900-1979; Brown, Anne S. Kinsolving
Publisher: Printed and sold by John Foster over against the Sign of the Dove.
Published: 1676
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Indians of North America; Wars; Sermons; History
Other titles: Brief history of the warr with the Indians in Nevv-England; Brief history of the war with the Indians in New-England; History of the war with the Indians of New-England; Earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England.
Notes: Includes the seal of the Massachusetts Bay colony on page 15, 1st count.

Also printed in London in the same year (Holmes, I.16B).

"Postscript", pages [1]-8, 4th count, contains matter by Josiah Winslow, Thomas Hinckley, John Winthrop, James Richards, Thomas Danforth, and William Stoughton. It also includes the transcript of the treaty signed at Taunton on April 10, 1671 to whch Metacomet (Philip) and for other sachems have signed with their symbols.

"An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England to hearken to the voice of God in his late and present dispensations as ever they desire to escape another judgement, seven times greater than any thing which as yet hath been. By Increase Mather; teacher of a church in Boston in New England", pages [1-4], [1]- 26, [2] pages, 5th and 6th counts, has separate dated title page with imprint: Boston: printed by John Foster: and are to be sold over against the Dove. 1676.  Also issued separately (Evans 221; Holmes I.50)

Signatures: a⁴ (-a4) (a1 verso blank) A-F⁴ G²  (G2 verso blank) [gamma]⁴, ²A-̉²D⁴ (²C2 missigne ²B2) (D4 blank).

Errors in paging: page 35, 2nd count, misprinted as 33; page [7] of the Postscript has no number.

Errata: foot of page 8, 2nd count.

Titles printed within double rule border; head pieces.

Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, I.16A

Holmes, T.J. Increase Mather, I.50

Evans, C. American bibliography, 220

Vail, R.W.G. Voice of the old frontier, 174

Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 46640

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 642

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), M1187

Brown, J.C. Bibliotheca Americana, II:827

English short title catalogue, R15223

Gift; 1935; 16717.