land with fomc number of people, and kt 
down firft by Cape-Ann^ at a place called 
afterwards Glojier^ but their abiding place 
was at Salem^ where they built the firft 
Town in the Majfachufetj Patent* 
The Indians at the Majfacbufets^ were at 
that time by ficknefs dccrcafed from 30000 
tojoo* 
':^evis or Mevis planted now by the Eng^ 
lip 3 or 4000 upon it. 
Mr* Morion of Merrimomt taken prifoner 
by the MaJfachufetSy and fent into ZngUnd. 
1620. 
Three flaps arrived at Salem bringing a 
great number of paffcngcrs from England \ 
infcfiious difcafcs aBiongft them. 
V Mn Endicot-cho^m Governour. 
Mr. Higginfm^ Mr. Shelton and Mr. 
Bright Minitters arrived, upon the fift of 
Aiigiiji was the firft Church in the Majfachu^ 
y?!/ Colony gathered at from which 
year to this prcfent year is 45 years, iu^ the 
compafs of thefe years in this Colony^ there 
hath been gathered forty Churches, and 120 
Towns built in al! the Colonies of Neir- 
Enghnd, 
The Church of «en? PHmonth^ was plant- 
ed in NerP'England eight jciirs before 0* 
thers. 
Tae book of Common- prayer plcidcd 
for 
