The simple cobler of Aggawam in America
Subtitle: Willing to help 'mend his native country, lamentably tattered, both in the upper-leather and sole, with all the honest stitches he can take. And as willing never to bee paid for his work, by old English wonted pay. It is his trade to patch all the year long, gratis. Therefore I pray gentleman keep your purses
By: By Theodore de la Guard..
Publisher: Printed by J[ohn] D[ever] & R[obert] I[bbitson], for Stephen Bowtell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley
Published: 1647
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 80
Subjects: Freedom of religion; Church history; Politics and government
Other titles: Simple cobler of Aggavvam in America; Simple cobbler of Agawam in America
Work titles: Simple cobler of Aggawam in America
Notes: Attributed to Nathaniel Ward by Wing.

Five different issues were printed in London by John Dever & Robert Ibbitson, for Stephen Bowtell in the same year.

At least parts of gatherings H, I, and K are in the same setting as Wing, W786 with imprint: London, printed by John Dever & Robert Ibbitson, for Stephen Bowtell, at the signe of the Bible in Popes Head-Alley, 1647.

Church cites this issue as the first edition.

Signatures: A-L⁴ (A1 blank, A2, L4 versos blank).

"Errata at non corrigenda": pages 75-80.

Title printed within double rule border; head pieces; initials.

Church, E.D. Catalogue of books relating to the discovery and early history of North and South America, 483

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), W787

Bibliotheca Americana: catalogue of the John Carter Brown Library in Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, II: page 360

European Americana, 647/201

English short title catalogue, R43813

Purchase; before 1866; 03514.