The order for morning and evening prayer, and administration of the sacraments, and some other offices of the Church of England, together with a collection of prayers, and some sentences of the Holy Scriptures, necessary for knowledge and practice. = Ne yakawea. Niyadewighniserage yondereanayendakhkwa orhoenkéne, neoni yogarask-ha oghseragwégouh; ne oni yakawea, orighwadogeaghti yondatnekosseraghs, tekarighwageahhadont, neoni óya aderéanayent ne onoghsadogeaghíge, oni ne watkeanissa-aghtouh odd'yake adereanaiyent neoni tsiniyoght-hare ne kaghyadoghseradogeâghti ne wahoeni ayakoderiéndarake neoni ahondatterihhonnie
Contributors: Andrews, William, fl. 1712-1719; Barclay, Henry, 1715-1764; Ogilvie, John, 1724-1774; Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791; Claus, Daniel, 1727-1787
Edition: The third edition formerly collected and translated into the Mohawk or Iroquois language, under the direction of the missionaries from the Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, to the Mohawk Indians. Published by order of His Excellency Frederick Haldimand, captain-general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces in the province of Quebec, and its dependencies, and governor of the same, &c. &c. &c. Revised with corrections and additions by Daniel Claus, esq; P.T. agent for the Six nation Indians in the province of Quebec.
Publisher: Printed [by William Brown]
Published: 1780
Place of publication: Quebec]
Language: moh
Number of pages: 208
Subjects: Mohawk language; Texts; Prayers and devotions; Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (Great Britain); Liturgy; Church of England; Indian linguistcs
Other titles: Ne yakawea. Niyadewighniserage yondereanayendakhkwa orhoenkéne.
Work titles: Book of common prayer
Notes: Place of publication and name of printer from Tremaine and Pilling.

The first edition, New York, 1769, was translated by William Andrews, Henry Barclay and John Ogilvie. Cf. J.C. Pilling, Bibliography of the Iroquoian languages.

Text primarily in Mohawk, with table of contents  and some headings in English and Mohawk, some in English only. Bible excerpts include Psalms 1, 15, 32; Genesis 1-3; Matthew 1.2. 5; and various brief Bible excerpts arranged under thematic headings.

Signatures: pi⁴ A-2C⁴ (-2C4)

Head and tail pieces; initials.

Tremaine 335.

Sabin 57489.

Pilling, J.C.  Iroquois, p. 46.

ESTC W42041.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 bound in contemporary full red morocco calf.

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 has ms. annotation on title page leaf: "Quebec 5th Sept. 1780. This is to certify that this is a true copy corrected by one from the original Mohawk prayer book. Daniel Claus, P.T. agent to the 6 Nat[ion]s Departm[ent]."