Abstract of the laws of New England, 1641-1767.

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Abstract of the laws of New England, 1641-1767.

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Manuscript copy of John Cotton's "An Abstract of the laws of New England as they are now established," proposed but never adopted as the law of Massachusetts, and published in London in 1641. The copy, made by William Grays in 1767, also contains notes and "a very curious tract ..., " a poem to Sir Henry Vane, the younger, by John Milton.

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Vane, Henry, Sir, 1613-1662

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Epithet: senior; of Stowe MS 744 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000563.0x000057 ...

Cotton, John, 1584-1652

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Clergyman. From the description of An abstracte of the lawes of Newe England : manuscript, 1641? (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145381251 ...

Milton, John, 1608-1674

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English poet. From the description of Documents relating to Kensington mortgage, 1651-1700. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122475458 Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x00012e John Milton (1608-1674), the poet. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the English translat...

Grays, William.

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