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New England’s Prospect

by William Wood

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The Table

Part. 1.Page.
Chap. 1. Of the Situation, Bayes, Havens, and Inlets.1
Chap. 2. Of the seasons of the yeare, Winter and Summer, together with the heat, cold, snow, raine, and the effects of it.3
Chap. 3. Of the Climate, length, and shortnesse of day and night, with the suiteablenesse of it to English bodies for health and sicknesse.8
Chap. 4. Of the nature of the Soyle.10
Chap. 5. Of the Hearbs, Fruits, Woods, Waters, and Minerals.13
Chap. 6. Of the Beasts that live on the land.18
Chap. 7. Beasts living in the water.24
Chap. 8. Of the Birds and Fowles both of land and water.26
Chap. 9. Of Fish.32
Chap. 10. Of the severall plantations in particular.36
Chap. 11. Of the evils, and such things as are hurtful in the plantation.44
Chap. 12. What provision is to be made for a Iourney at Sea, and what to carry with us for our use at Land.49
Part. 2.Page.
Chap. 1. Of the Connectacuts, Mowhacks, or such Indians as are West-ward.56
Chap. 2. Of the Tarrenteenes or the Indians inhabiting East-ward.60
Chap. 3. Of the Pequants and Narragansets, inhabiting South-ward.61
Chap. 4. Of the Aberginians or Indians North-ward.62
Chap. 5. Of their Apparell, Ornaments, Paintings, &c.64
Chap. 6. Of their diet, cookery, &c.65
Chap. 7. Of their dispositions and good qualifications, as friendship, &c.69
Chap. 8. Of their hardinesse.75
Chap. 9. Of their wondring at the first view of any strange invention.77
Chap. 10. Of their Kings governement, and Subiects obedience.79
Chap. 11. Of their Mariages, &c.81
Chap. 12. Of their worship, &c.82
Chap. 13. Of their Warres.84
Chap. 14. Their games, sports, &c.85
Chap. 15. Of their huntings.88
Chap. 16. Of their Fishings.89
Chap. 17. Of their Arts, &c.90
Chap. 18. Of their Language.91
Chap. 19. Of their deaths, &c.92
Chap. 20. Of their women, &c.94

FINIS

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