Excerpt from Plain Dealing, or Newes From New-England: A Short View of New-Englands Present Government, Both Ecclesiasticall and Civil, Compared With the Anciently-Received and Established Government of England, in Some Materiall Points, Fit for the Gravest Consideration in These Times About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Plain Dealing, or News From New England It is now some time since a friend, knowing that I had some curi osity in relation to matters of antiquity, and thinking I might find some thing to gratify it in a small folio, in manuscript, in broken but venerable binding, which was then in his possession, placed the same in my hands. He did not know the writer or the contents 3 for the style of penmanship was that of more than two centuries ago, and although not unusually indistinct for its kind, could not easily be read by one unaccustomed to the chirography of the time. It proved, on inspection, to be a journal book kept by thomas lechford, whose claim ti) the reputation of having been the first Boston lawyer is, I believe, unquestioned. It con tains a record of the business transactions in which he was, from day to day, engaged, commencing with his settlement in Boston, and con tinned until his return to England; embracing many facts of historical and genealogical interest. I have awaited a season of leisure and relief from other occupations to transcribe and prepare it for publication. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.