A brief history of the vvar 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, alias Metacomet, the principal author and beginner of the war, was slain. Wherein the grounds, beginning, and progress of the war, 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
Publisher: printed for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in St. Pauls Church-Yard, according to the original copy printed in New-England
Published: 1676
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: King Philip's War, 1675-1676; Indians of North America; Wars; History
Other titles: Brief history of the war with the Indians in New-England; Wars in New-England
Work titles: Brief history of the warr with the Indians in New-England
Notes: First printed in Boston in the same year with title: A brief history of the warr with the Indians in New-England.

Seal of the Massachusetts Bay Colony appears on page 15.

Two states of pages 1-8, 4th count, are noted: the first in which the "Postscript" begins on leaf G3; the other has the "Postscript" beginning on missigned leaf H.

The "serious exhortation," mentioned on title page and printed in the first Boston, 1676 edition is not found in this edition.

"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 trancript of the treaty signed at Taunton on April 10, 1671 to whch Metacomet (Philip) and for other sachems have signed with their symbols.

Signatures: a⁴ (a1 verso blank) A-G⁴ (G2 verso blank) H².

Title within single rule border; head pieces.

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

Vail, R.W.G. Voice of the old frontier, 175

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), M1188

Brown, J.C. Bibliotheca Americana (1875-1882 edition), II:1150

European Americana, 676/123

English short title catalogue, R24377

Purchase; 1854; 01905.

Purchase; before 1874; 04605.