Chap. II. <tl MEX^ICJ. 



South-Eaft of CharlessKivcr, Upon the Sea-Coaft, is ficuated the fifteenth Town 

 Hingbam ; the form whereof is fomewhat intricate to deicribe, by reafon of the Sea- 

 wafting Crooks, where ic beats upon a moultring Shore . yet in fome places the 

 Streets are compleat : It confifted at firft of about fixty Families. 



The fixtecnth is in Tlymoutb Government, fituate upon the Sea.Coaft, firft nam'd 

 Dukes'bury, afterwards Sandwich, 



About the year 1617. anew Supply coming over into thefe Parts, and not find- 

 ing in the Mattacbufets Government any commodious place to fettle in, they after 

 much fcarch took up a place fomewhat more Southerly, near the Sballes of Qapecod, 

 where they found a commodious Harbor for Shipping, and a fit place to ere& a 

 Town in, which they built in a fliort time, with very fair Houfcs and compleat 

 Streets . and fliortly after feveral others : Amongft which they erefted a new 

 Government, which from their firft Fronteer Town, being the feventeenth, was 

 call'd ]>{ewbaVen. 



The eighteenth is m the Government of the Mattacbufets, and call'd Vedbam, being 

 an Inland Town, fituate about ten Miles from Softon in the County of Suffolk, well 

 watered with many pleafant Streams, and abounding with Gardens and Fruit- 

 Trees : It confifted at firft of about a hundred Families, being generally given to 

 Husbandry. 



The nineteenth being alfo in this Government is call'd Utynoutb, battcr'd on the 

 Eaft with the Sea Waves . on the South-Weft Rocks and Swamps make it delight- 

 ful to the Deer, as the ploughable Meadow-Lands to the Inhabitants, 



About the Year 1 638. Printing was brought over into TS(eTi> England. 



About fix Miles from Ipfwicb, North.Eaftward, was erefted another Town 

 call'd ti^pyly, being the twentieth. 



^ About the Year 1639. began the one and twentieth Town Hampton, in the 

 County of Norfolk, to b* built : It is fituate near the Sea-Coaft, not far from the 

 River of Merrimeck: The great ftoreof fait Marfli did entice the People to fet 

 down their Habitations there. 



Not far from this Town of Hampton, was erefted the two and twentieth, call'd 

 Salisbury, feated upon the broad fwift Torrent of MerrimechKiwer : It lieth on the 

 Northern fide, over againft the Town of Newbury, the River between them being 

 about half a Mile broad, but hath an Ifland in the midft thereof, which makes it 

 the more eafily pafTable. The fituation of this Town is very pleafant, the Skirts 

 thereof abounding in fair and goodly Meadows, with good ftore of ftately Tim- 

 ber in many places upon the Uplands. 



About the Year 1640. by afrefli Supply of People that fetlcd in Long-lfland, was 

 there ere&ed the twenty third Town, call'd Southampton^ by the Indians, JgaTtonu 



The fame Year alfo the Town of Sudbury y being the twenty fourth, began to be 

 built in the Inland Countrey : It is furnifli'd with great ftore of ftefli Marfh, but 

 lying very low, it is much endammag'd with Land.floods. 



About this time there was built at Mount Wolhjlone, by fome old Planters and 

 certain Farmers of the great Town of So/ton, a Town nam'd Braintree, being the 

 twenty fifth, within the Mattacbufets Government: It is well peopled, and hath 

 great ftore of Land in Tillage. 



In the Year 1641. Mr. Richard Blindman coming from Green Harbour, a Place in 

 Tlymoutb Patent, with fome few People of his acquaintance, fetled in CapeJnne, 

 where they built the twenty fixth Town, and nam'd it Gloucejler. 



There is alfo fituate upon Tufcataque River, to the North-Eaft ofBofton, a Town 

 call'd DoMer, being the twenty feventh, the People by voluntary refignation being 

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