New Englands first fruits
Subtitle: in respect, first of the conversion of some, conviction of divers, preparation of sundry of the Indians. 2. Of the progresse of learning, in the colledge at Cambridge in Massacusets [sic] Bay. With divers other speciall matters concerning that countrey. Published by the instant request of sundry friends, who desire to be satisfied in these points by many New-England men who are here present, and were eye or eare-witnesses of the same
Contributors: Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the Parts Adjacent in America
Series: Eliot tracts -- no. 1.; Eliot tracts -- no. 1.
Publisher: printed by R[ichard]. O[ulton]. and G[regory]. D[exter]. for Henry Overton and are to be sold at his shop in Popes-Head-Alley
Published: 1643
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 26
Subjects: History; Indians of North America; Missions; Harvard College (1636-1780)
Other titles: Nevv Englands first fruits.; New England's first fruits
Notes: Name of printers supplied by Wing.

The words "conversion of ... of sundry" are enclosed in brackets on title page.

Printed Greek characters on p. 19 lines 19-20. A variant has Greek text in ms. on slip-cancel.

Pages 18, 19, and part of 20 are written entirely in Latin.

The first of a series of 11 pamphlets, commonly known as the "Eliot tracts," published in London from 1643 to 1671 in the interests of missionary work among the Indians of New England.

Signatures: A-C⁴ D⁴ (-D4)

Errors in paging: p. 7, 10, 11, and 14 are misnumbered 15, 18, 19, and 22.

Errata leaf: p. [1-2], 3rd count.

Woodcut printer's ornament on title page; head pieces; initials.

Vail, R.W.G. Voice of the Old frontier, 98.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 458.

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. 1994), E519.

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, II:308.

European Americana 643/87.

English short title catalogue R1260.

Purchase; 1859; 02745.

Purchase; 1859; 02774.