WILLIAMS. 809 
Williams (Roger) — continued. 
8 p. 11., pp. 1-197, 3 nnijumberod pp. 24°. Title, reverse blank ; " To my Deare 
and Welbeloved Friends and C'onnrey-men, in old and new England," (ill; " Di- 
rections for the use of the Language," 1 1. 
The pagination of this little Tvork is faulty in several instances, and the 
collation above does not give the true number of pages, which is 'i-iA. The 
first 16 pages are unnumbered. Up to p. 70 it is correctly paged ; 77 is num- 
bered 67, 80 is called 86, and 94 and 95 precede 92 and 93. None of these errors, 
however, affect the number. There is no 96 or 97. After 114 comes 105, and this 
loss of 10 pages in the numbering runs throughout. Allowing for pp. 96 and 97, 
it leaves a plus of 8 pages, making the number in the book 16, 205, 3 = 224. 
Chap. I. Of Salutation, pp. 1-10.— Chap. II. Of Eating ami Entertainment, pp. 
10-17.— Chap. III. Concerniug Sleepe and Lodging, pp. 17-21.— Chap. IIII. Of 
their Names, pp. 22-27. — Chap. V. Of their relations of consanguinitie and affln- 
itie, or. Blood and Marriage, pp. 27-31. — Chap. VI. Of the Family and busine.sse of 
the House, pp. 31-48. — Chap. VII. Of their Persons and parts of body, pp. 48-53. — 
Chap. [V]III. Of Discourse and Newes, pp. .54-62.— Chap. IX. Of the time of the 
day, pp. 62-64. — Chap. X. Of the season of the Yeere, pp. 65-68. — Chap. XI. Of 
Travel), pp. 68-78. — Chap. XII. Concerning the Heavens and Heavenly Lights, 
pp. 79-81.— Chap. XIIL Of the Weather, pp. S2-85.—Chap. XIV. Of the Wiud.s, 
pp. 85-88.— Chap. XV. Of Fowle, pp. 88-92 [94].- Chap.XVI. Of the Earth, and 
the Frnits thereof, &c., pp.92 [94J-104 [102].— Chap. XVII. Of Beasts, &c., 
pp. 104 [102]-108[ 106]. —Chap. XVIIL Of the Sea, pp. 108 [106]-113 [111].- 
Chap. XIX. Of Fish and Fishing, pp. 113 [111]-109 [117].— Chap. XX. Of their 
Nakednesse and Clothing, pp. 110 [118]-114 [122].— Chap. XXI. Of Religion, the 
soule, &c., pp. 114 [122]-132 [140]. —Chap. XXII. Of their Government and Jus- 
tice, pp. 132 [140]-137 [145].— Chap. XXI [XXIII]. Of Marriage, pp. 138 [146]-143 
[151].— Chap. XXVI [XXIV]. Concerning their Coyne, pp. 144 [152]-150 [1.58].— 
Chap. XXV. Of buying and selling, pp. 151 [159]-lo9 [167].— Chap. XXVL Of 
Debts and Trusting, pp. 159 [167]-162 [170].— Chap. XXVIL Of their Hunting, 
&c., pp. 163 [171]-169 [177].— Chap. XXVIII. Of their Gaming, &c., pp. 109 
[177]-174 [182].— Chap. XXIX. Of their Warre, &c.,pp. 174 [182]-183 [191].— 
Chap. XXX. Of their paintings, pp. 183 [191]-185 [193].— Chap. XXXI. Of Sick- 
iiesse, pp. 185 [193]- 192 [200].— Chap. XXXII. Of Death and Buriall, &c., pp. 
192[200]-197 [205].— The Table, 3 unnumbered pp. 
The last page has this indorsement : 
"I have read over these thirty Chapters of the American Language, to nio 
wholly unknowue, and the Observations, these I conceive inoSenslvc; and that 
the Worke may conduce to the happy end intended by the Authour. lo Langley. 
Printed according to this Licence ; and entred into Stationers Hall." 
This is the earliest printed book of Eoger Williams. In the jircface he says: 
"I drew the Materiulls in a rude lumjic at Sea, as a private helpe to my owno 
memory, that I might not l)y my present absence lightly lose what 1 had so 
dearely bought in some few yeares hardship, and charges anu)ng the Barbarians; 
yet being reminded by some, what jiilie it were to bury those Jlaterialls in my 
Grave at land or Sea; and withall, reniembiing how oft I have been importuu'd 
hy worthy friends, of all sorts, to afford them some helps this way," etc. 
4144 A Key into the Language of America, or an HeliJ to the 
Language of tlte Natives in tliat iiait of Ainerit-a called New Eng- 
land; togetluT witli briefe ob.scivations of tlie cibstoiiies, manners, 
and worships, &c. of the aforesaid Natives, in Petice and Warre, in 
Life and Death. On all which arc added, spiritual! Observations 
generall and ]iiirticiilai, by the Autlionr, of chicfe and s])eeial use 
(upon all occasions) to all (he English inlialiiting those parts; yet 
