IROQUOIAN LANGUAGES. 



Book — Continued. 



which is added | The Gospel according 

 to St. Mark, | Translated into the Mo- 

 hawk Language, | By Capt". Joseph 

 Brant, | An Indian of the Mohawk Na- 

 tion. I 



London: I printed by C. Bucktou, 

 Great Pultuey street, | Golden square. 

 1787. 



Hecond title : Xe yakawea | youdereana,\ euda- 

 iihkwa I ogbseiagwegoub, | ueoui yakawoa 1 

 ne orighwadogeaghty | youdatuekosseraghs | 

 neoni | tekarighwagehhadout, | oya oni | ader- 

 eauayent, | no teas nikariwake | raditsihubsta- 

 tsygowa I rouaderighwissoli | goraghgowa 

 a-onea rodauhaouh. | Oai, | watkanissaaghtoli 

 I oddyake adereanayeut, | ueoni tsiuiyoght 

 -hare ne | kaghyadoghseradogeaglity, | Nosva- 

 li6eny Akoyendarako neoni Ahbondatteiiblion- 

 ny. I A-onpa wadirorogbkwe, ueoni Tekawea- 

 uadenuyob Kanyen- | kobaga Tsikaweanon- 

 dagbko, ne ncane Raditsilinbstatsy ne | Radi- 

 rigbwawakougbkg6waroDadauba-ouli,Kanyou- 

 kewaon- | dyetsi-radiuakoronnyoOugwe-oewe. 

 I Keagaye ase youdeieanayeudagbkwa. | Oni 

 tabogbsonderoh | St. Mark Raorigbwadogeagb- 

 ty, I Tekaweanadennyob Kanyenkebilga Ra- 

 kowinea | T'bayeudanegea, ! Roewayats. | 



London: | kaiistodarlio C. Buckton, Great 

 Pultney street, | Golden square. 1787. 



Englisb title verso 1. 1, recto blank ; Moliawk 

 title recto 1. 2, verso Ijlank ; preface, in Englisb, 

 pp. i-iii; contents, double columns Englisb and 

 Mobawk, p. 1 ; text, alternate pages Englisb (on 

 versos) and Mobawk (on rectos), pp. 2-505 ; ob- 

 servations concerning tbo reading and pronun- 

 ciation of tbe Mobawk language, verso p. 505 ; 

 19 plates ; 12°. St. Mark occuiiies pp. 176-:341 

 and is dated August, 1774. 



The following is an extract from tbe preface : 

 "In tbe course of tbe late American war, most 

 of tbe Indian Prayer Books were destroj'ed : A 

 very few copies only were preserved; and tlie 

 Mohawks, apprehensive that tbe book might be 

 wholly lost in a little time, and desirous also of 

 a new supply, earnestly requested Gcuer.il Ual- 

 dimand, (xoveriior of Canada, that he would or- 

 der it to bo reprinted. In compliance with 

 their request, the Indian Prayer Book was 

 printed at Quebec in 17S0. As the number then 

 printed was small, and .some of tbe copies wore 

 unfortunately lost, another impression became 

 necessary. 



" The present Edition will be found, on exam- 

 ination, to be superior in many respects to any 

 of the former impressions. The pointing, ac- 

 centuation and spelling are more correct. 

 Other editions were printed in the Mohawk 

 language only; in this, the Englisb is also 

 printed on tbe opposite page. Hereby the In- 

 dians will iusousibly bo made acquainted witli 

 the Englisb language ; and such Wliite People 

 in their vicinity as chuse to learn Mobawk, will 

 hence derive much assistance. 



Book — Continued. 



"But besides this addition, the Go.spel of St. 

 Mark is here inserted, with a translation of it 

 into tbe Mohawk language by Captain Joseph 

 Bi aut, a Mobawk by birth, and a man of good 

 abilities, who was educated at one of tbe Amor- 

 *ican Colleges. This is the first of the Gospels 

 which has appeared intire in that language. ' 

 * * It will probably be tbe more acceptable 

 to tbe Indians for being translated by a person 

 who is of their own nation and kindred. A 

 version of some other parts of tbe New Testa- 

 ment may be soon expected from Captain Brant ; 

 and he deserves great commendation for thus 

 employing bis time and talents to promote the 

 honour of God, and spiritu.al welfare of his 

 brethren. * * * 



"Before I conclude, it may be proper to ob- 

 serve — that this edition is indebted for several 

 of the advantages which it has above others, 

 to an Officer, who was many years employed in 

 tbe Indian department in North America 

 [Daniel Claus]. He took tbe trouble of super- 

 intending tlie impression, critically revising 

 the whole, and correcting the sheets as they 

 came from the jjress. His accurate knowledge 

 of the Mobawk language, qualified him for tbe 

 undertaking; and it is no more than justice to 

 say, that this is only one out of many instances 

 of this gentleman's unremitting attention to 

 the welfare of the Indians, who love and re- 

 spect him as their particular friend." 



The following is extracted from the preface 

 to tbe 1812 edition of the Book of Common 

 Prayer : 



"Another [edition] was printed in 1787, in 

 Loudon, at the expense of tbe Biitish Govern- 

 ment, to whicli was added for tbe first time, a 

 translation of the Gospel of St. Mark, concern- 

 ing which the following particulars may not be 

 uninteresting: 'During tbe winter of 1771,' 

 says tbe Rev. Dr. Stuart, then missionary to 

 the six nations, in a letter to a friend, ' 1 first 

 became acquainted with Captain Brant; he 

 lived at tbe Mohawk Village, Cauajobarie, about 

 30 miles distant from Fort Hunter, where 1 re- 

 sided. On my first visit to the Village where 

 ho lived, I found him comfortably settled in a 

 good house, with every thing necessary for the 

 use of bis family, which consisted of two chil- 

 dren, a son and daughter, with a wife in the 

 last stage of a consumption. His wife died soon 

 after, on which lie came to Fort Hunter, and 

 resided with me a considerable time in order to 

 assi.st me ill adding some additional tran.slations 

 to the new Indian Prayer Book ; when we bad 

 fiuisbed the Gos[)el of St. Mark, part of tho 

 Acts of tbe Apostles, and a short history of the 

 Biblo,witb a concise explanation of tho ('liurch 

 Catechism, I bad orders from the Society for the 

 Propagation of tlie Gospel in Foreign Parts, to 

 attend to the printing of the whole at New 

 York, at their exiiense. 



"'The American troubles prevenied this, 

 but I brought the Manuscripts which I had pre- 

 paird foL- tlie press into Canada in the year 1781, 



