A plaine path-way to plantations : that is, A discourse in generall, concerning the plantation of our English people in other countries. Wherein is declared, that the attempts or actions, in themselves are very good and laudable, necessary also for our country of England. Doubts thereabout are answered: and some meanes are shewed, by which the same may, in better sort then hitherto, be prosecuted and effected. Written for the preswading and stirring up of the people of this land, chiefly the poorer and common sort to affect and effect these attempts better then yet they doe. With certaine motives for a present plantation in New-foundland aboue the rest. Made in the manner of a conference, and divided into three parts, for the more plainnesse, ease, and delight to the reader (1624)
Eburne, Richard, John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) BRL, Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner · [London] : Printed by G[eorge] P[urslowe] for John Marriot · leaf 8
it) and nor without gricfc ofmind3& forrow of hcarr, view-ing the great mifcrie & encom-branceof this ourgoodly coun-tric, the Countrie of England(which heretofore admirably flouriflied in picn-tie & profperitic) byreafon of the cxceffiuc mul-titude of pcoplc; which therein at this… … .^ TheEpifile ircmcdic dbcrcofiand yet the notorious n€glc(9:and wayward vnwillingncs of the people of thisLand, our Enghfti Nation, to regard and acceptfuch OfFcrs,and to Icckc and take their own good;I thought I might doc a worke worth the labour,and(in all likclyhoodJgratefuJl and vfcfull to…
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