A Description of New England/To his worthy Captaine the Author

by J. Codrinton

To his worthy Captaine the Author.

THat which wee call the subiect of all Storie, Is Truth, which in this Worke of thine giues glorieTo all that thou hast done. Then, scorne the spightOf Enuie; which doth no mans merits right.My sword may helpe the rest: my Pen no moreCan doe, but this; I’aue said enough before.

Your sometime souldier,

I. Codrinton, now Templer.

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