An edition of A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England (1643)

A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England

Together, with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular by the authour, of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions,) to all the English inhabiting those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men

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An edition of A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England (1643)

A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England

Together, with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular by the authour, of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions,) to all the English inhabiting those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men

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Printed by Gregory Dexter
Language
English
Pages
197

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Subjects
Glossaries, vocabularies, Social life and customs, Indians of North America, Indian linguistics, Narragansett Indians, Narragansett language
Places
New England, Rhode Island
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Cover of: A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England
A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England: Together, with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death. On all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular by the authour, of chiefe and speciall use (upon all occasions,) to all the English inhabiting those parts; yet pleasant and profitable to the view of all men
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Table of Contents

[From chapter headings] Of salutation
Of eating and entertainment
Concerning sleepe and lodging
Of their names
Of their relations of consanguinitie and affinitie, or, blood and marriage
Of the family and businesse of the house
Of their persons and parts of body
Of discourse and newes
Of the time of the day
Of the season of the yeere
Of travell
Concerning the heavens and heavenly lights
Of the weather
Of the winds
Of fowle
Of the earth, and the fruits thereof, &c.
Of beasts, &c.
Of the sea
Of fish and fishing
Of their nakednesse and clothing
Of religion, the soule, &c.
Of their government and justice
Of marriage
Concerning their coyne
Of buying and selling
Of debts and trusting
Of their hunting, &c.
Of their gaming, &c.
Of their warre, &c.
Of their paintings
Of sicknesse
Of death and buriall, &c.

Edition Notes

The words "upon all occasions," are printed within parentheses on title page.

Roger William's A key into the language of America: or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England is the first study of an indigenous language in America, according to J.C. Pilling. It consists of 32 chapters regarding various aspects of Naragansett life and includes a discussion of social life and customs regarding that activity and a glossary of words and phrases. Each chapter closes with the verses of a song in English, without music.

Three states of three pages of this edition exist: in the first, p. 92 following p. 95 has catchword "8epûo" not "Sepûo" and has "Rivelet" instead of "Rivulet"; in the second, p. 21 has catchword "Cha" instead of "Chap"; the third has the correct printing of "Is the water coole?" instead of "is the water coo" in the 7th line from bottom, right hand column of p. 12.

Signatures: A-O⁸ (A1 verso blank)

Woodcut head and tail pieces; initials.

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), W2766.

Church, E.D. Discovery, 460.

Vail, R.W.G. Old frontier, 102.

Arents, G. Tobacco, 3281.

Pilling, J.C. Algonquian languages, 4143.

JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, II:312.

Alden, J.E. European Americana, 643/125.

ESTC R12632.

John Carter Brown Library copy 1 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "8epûo" not "Sepûo" and with "Rivelet" instead of "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has "is the water coo"

John Carter Brown Library copy 2 has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "Sepûo" and with "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Cha" instead of "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has "is the wat [space] e [space]r coo"

John Carter Brown Library copy 3 has has p. 92 following p. 95 with catchword "Sepûo" and with "Rivulet"; p. 21 has catchword "Chap"; and p. 12, 7th line from the bottom has the correct printing of "is the water coole"

Other Titles
Key into the language of America., Help to the language of the natives in that part of America, called New-England.

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Pagination
[16], 91, 94-95, 92-93, 98-114, 105-197, [3] p. ;
Number of pages
197

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25273820M
Internet Archive
keyintolanguageo02will
OCLC/WorldCat
725882625

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