Showing 1 to 20 out of 52 results

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court held at Boston the 11th. of Octob. 1675 [i.e., 1676]. Whereas it hath pleased our gracious God, contrary to the many evill-deservings of an unworthy and sinfull people such as we are ... This court doth appoint and set apart the ninth day of November next to be a day of solemn thanksgiving and praise to God ...
  Date of publication:
  1676
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secr'. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
   This item contains 3 files (29.48 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a sessions of the General Court held at Boston the 3d. of November 1675. This court being in some measure sensible of the hand of the Lord being stretched forth against us in the way of His judgments ... doth appoint and set apart the second day of December next to be kept a day of solemn humiliation and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1675
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secret'. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
   This item contains 3 files (28.99 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court held at Boston, February the 21st. 1675 [new style, 1676]. Upon the serious consideration of that cloud of the Lords anger wherewith He hath covered this land ... The Court doth appoint the second day of March next to be kept as a day of solemn humiliation, fasting and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1676
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: Edward Rawson secr'. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, p. 13-44. Not ...
   This item contains 3 files (30.97 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  By the General Court held at Boston, October the tenth, 1677. Whereas the Lords wayes towards his people are often mixt with mercies and judgements ... This court do order, appoint, and set apart, the fifteenth of November next, to be kept a day of thanksgiving unto God ...
  Date of publication:
  1677
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secr't. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
   This item contains 3 files (27.32 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a sessions of the General Court held at Boston the 11th October 1676. This court having had manifold experience in former dayes ... doth appoint and set apart the first Thursday in December, being the seventh day of the moneth to be kept, a day of solemn humiliation and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1676
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secret. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
   This item contains 3 files (32.72 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court on adjournment, held at Boston, March, 14. 1682 [new style, 1683]. This court considering the solemn warnings of Providence ... Do therefore appoint the tenth of May next for a day of solemn humiliation ...
  Date of publication:
  1683
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secretary. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
   This item contains 3 files (27.87 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  Whereas the lawes published by the Honoured General Court, Lib. I. Pag. 76. Sect. 3, do require all townes from time to time to dispose of single persons and inmates within their towns to service, or otherwise. ... These are therefore in His Majesties name to require you to acquaint the select men of your town, that the court doth expect and will require that the said lawes be accordingly attended, the prevolency of the former neglect notwithstanding. ...
  Date of publication:
  1668
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Notice from the General Court of Massachusetts to the constables.
   This item contains 3 files (28.96 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court held at Boston, March the eleventh 1673,4. Whereas it pleaseth God still to exercise his people here & else-where, with many and various difficulties and trialls ... These and other considerations hath moved this court, who do hereby order & appoint that the twenty sixt[h] day of this instant March, be set apart & kept as a day of humiliation and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1674
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: Edward Rawson secr. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, p. 13-44. Not in ...
   This item contains 3 files (26.69 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  By the Council and representatives of the colony of the Massachusetts Bay; convened at Boston. Mr. Eliakim Hutchinson, Mr. Peter Sergeant, Mr. Samson Sheaf, Mr. John Eyre and Mr. Thomas Brattle (all or any three of them) are desired and appointed a committee to grant debenters for wages to the souldiers that have been lately imployed in their majesties service against the common Indian enemy ...
  Date of publication:
  1689
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: Decemb. 10th. 1689. By order of the Council, Isaac Addinton [i.e., Addington], secr. Imprint supplied by Evans.
   This item contains 3 files (29.73 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  Boston 3d December 1689: At the convention of the governour, and Council, and representatives of the colony of the Massachusetts Bay. It having pleased the God of Heaven to mitigate His many frowns upon us in the summer past ... It is therefore ordered, that Thursday the nineteenth of December instant, be kept as a day of thanksgiving throughout this colony ...
  Date of publication:
  1689
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. Governor (1689-1692 : Bradstreet). ; Bradstreet, Simon, 1603-1697. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By order of the convention, Isaac Addington secr'. Evans supplies imprint: [Cambridge: Printed by Samuel Green. 1689]. However, this item was included on a printers' bill presented to the General Court by Bartholomew ...
   This item contains 3 files (28.07 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  Propositions concerning the subject of baptism and consociation of churches, collected and confirmed out of the Word of God, by a synod of elders and messengers of the churches in Massachusetts-Colony in New-England. Assembled at Boston, according to appointment of the Honoured General Court, in the year 1662. : At a General Court held at Boston in New-England the 8th of October, 1662. The Court having read over this result of the Synod, judge meet to commend the same unto the consideration of all the churches and people of this jurisdiction; and for that end do order the printing thereof. By the Court. Edward Rawson. Secret'.
  Date of publication:
  1662
  

  Author(s):

  Boston Synod ; Mitchel, Jonathan, 1624-1668. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Caption title: The answer of the elders and other messengers of the churches, assembled at Boston in the year 1662, to the questions propounded to them by order of the Honoured General Court. Cotton Mather in his "Magnalia" ...
   This item contains 3 files (371.5 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  Nehemiah on the wall in troublesom [sic] times; or, A serious and seasonable improvement of that great example of magistratical piety and prudence, self-denial and tenderness, fearlessness and fidelity, unto instruction and encouragement of present and succeeding rulers in our Israel. As it was delivered in a sermon preached at Boston in N.E. May 15. 1667. being the day of election there. / By that faithful servant of Christ, Mr. Jonathan Mitchel, late Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridge. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1671
  

  Author(s):

  Mitchel, Jonathan, 1624-1668. ; Sherman, John, 1613-1685. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Preface signed: J.S. [i.e., John Sherman?].
   This item contains 3 files (259.77 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  Eye-salve, or A watch-word from our Lord Iesus Christ unto his churches: especially those within the colony of the Massachusets in New England to take heed of apostacy: or A treatise of remembrance of what God hath been to us, as also what we ought, and what we ought not to be to him, as we desire the prolonging of our prosperous dayes in the land which the Lord our God hath given us. By Thomas Shepard, teacher of the Church of Christ in Charlstown; who was appointed by the magistrates, to preach on the day of election at Boston, May 15. 1672. ; [Ten lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1673
  

  Author(s):

  Shepard, Thomas, 1635-1677. ; Thacher, Thomas, 1620-1678. ; Sherman, John, 1613-1685, licensor. ; Oakes, Urian, 1631-1681. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Imprimatur signed: John Sherman. Urian Oakes. Preface signed: Thomas Thacher. Errors in paging: p. 46-47, 50-51 misnumbered 38-39, 42-43; p. 10-11 incorrectly imposed. Errata note, p. 52.
   This item contains 3 files (427.48 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  Nevv-England freemen warned and warmed, to be free indeed, having an eye to God in their elections: in a sermon preached before the court of election at Boston, on the last day of May, 1671. / By J.O. Pastour of the First Church in Boston. ; Published by order of the General Court.
  Date of publication:
  1673
  

  Author(s):

  Oxenbridge, John, 1609-1674. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Place of publication supplied by Evans.
   This item contains 3 files (236.56 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court held at Boston in New-England the second day of October 1678. It having been presented and recommended unto this court by the Commissioners of the United Colonies at their late session ... This court ... do accordingly appoint Thursday, the one and twentieth day of November next, being the day agreed upon to be solemnly kept as a day of fasting and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1678
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court. and United Colonies of New England. Commissioners.
  Description:
  Signed: By the General Court, Edward Rawson, secr. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, ...
   This item contains 3 files (30.09 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court held at Boston May 8. 1678. This Court considering how the Lord hath been pleased of late years ... to humble, and bring low his poor people in this wilderness ... do appoint Thursday, the sixt [sic] day of June next ensuing, to be solemnly kept as a day of humiliation and prayer, throughout this jurisdiction.
  Date of publication:
  1678
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: Edward Rawson secr. Ascribed to the press of Samuel Green by Cushing. Colonial seal at head of title.
   This item contains 3 files (28.95 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At a General Court held at Boston the 16th. of March 1680,1. The solemn consideration of those awful threatnings that are in the face of divine Providence ... This court doth therefore appoint the 21st. day of April next to be observed as a day of fasting and prayer ...
  Date of publication:
  1681
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By the Court, Edward Rawson secr'. Imprint determined from colony seal used. Cf. Jones, Matt B. The early Massachusetts-Bay Colony seals, Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 44, 1934, ...
   This item contains 3 files (29.05 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  God's eye on the contrite: or A discourse shewing that true poverty and contrition of spirit and trembling at God's word is the infallible and only way for the obtaining and retaining of Divine acceptation. As it was made in the audience of the General Assembly of the Massachusetts Colony at Boston in New-England; May 27. 1685. being the day of election there. / By Mr. William Adams. ; [Seven lines of Scripture texts]
  Date of publication:
  1685
  

  Author(s):

  Adams, William, 1650-1685. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N00304) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 381) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 381)
   This item contains 3 files (291.69 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  At the convention of the governour and Council, and representatives of the Massachusets colony. It is declared, that all the laws made by the governour and company of said colony, that were in force on the twelfth day of May, one thousand six hundred eighty six ... are the laws of this colony ...
  Date of publication:
  1689
  

  Author(s):

  Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  Signed: By order of the convention, Isaac Addington secr. Boston 22d June 1689. Imprint supplied by Evans.
   This item contains 3 files (24.61 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---

• Text
  Evans-TCP
  
  The serviceable man. A discourse made unto the General Court of the Massachusetts colony, New-England, at the anniversary election 28d. 3m. 1690. / By Cotton Mather Minister of the Gospel. ; [Two lines of Latin quotation]
  Date of publication:
  1690
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. and Massachusetts. General Court.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N00428) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 538) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 538)
   This item contains 3 files (297.13 KB).
   
  Publicly Available

• ---