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BIOGRAPHICAL DATES.

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BRITISH LITERATURE.

FOREIGN LITERATURE.

HISTORY.

Jonson: The
Forest.1

Jonson: Underwoods.1

Webster: Duchess of Malfi (acted).

Murillo born. Cervantes: Persiles y

Segimunda. Andreæ: In

vitatio Fra-
ternitatis

Christi.

Peter Folger

Ralegh died. Cowley, Lovelace born.

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born.

Hooker: Eccle

siastical Polity
(Books VI. to
VIII.).

Daniel died.
Ben Jonson,
Poet-Laureate.

1 In Vol. I. of the
folio edition of his
works.

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YEAR.

WORKS PUBLISHED.

1620.

Bradford and Winslow: A Relation or Journal (written;
Nov. 9, 1620, to Dec. 18, 1621).

The Pilgrim Fathers: Mayflower Compact (written).
John Smith: New England's Trials.

1621.

1622.

1623.

[Bradford and Winslow]: A Relation or Journal (published.)1

[Robert Cushman]: Sin and Danger of Self-Love; 2 sermon preached at Plymouth, December 9th, 1621.

1624. John Smith (with others): The General History of Virginia, New England and the Summer Isles. E[dward] W[inslow]: Good News from New England.

1625. William Morrell: Nova Anglia.3

1 Long known as "Mourt's Relation."

2 First discourse delivered in New England that was published.

8 Latin verse with English pentameter paraphrase.

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Giles Fletcher died.

Shakespeare:
First Folio.

losi ed Pasto

rali.

La Fontaine born.

Molière born. Tassoni: Secchia rapita.

Landing of the Pilgrims. Peregrine

White born. Women are brought to Virginia.

Philip IV. King of Spain. Dutch West

India Com

pany created.1

First Indian massacre (in Virginia).

New Amster

dam settled by the Dutch.

George Fox born. Jacob Boehme Administration

of Richelieu.

John Fletcher, Lodge died.

Charles I. King of England.

Pascal born.

Sarpi died.
Marini: Adone.

died.

Marini died.

1 Supplanted the United New Netherlands

Company,

formed in 1614.

YEAR.

1625 Cont.

1626.

1627.

1628.

WORKS PUBLISHED.

George Sandys: Translation of the Fifteen Books of
Ovid's Metamorphoses.1

1629. [Francis Higginson]: New England's Plantation.

1630. William Bradford: History of Plymouth Plantation

(written, from about 1630 onward).2

John Smith: True Travels, Adventures and Observations.

John Winthrop: The History of New England (written; from March 29, 1630, to November, 1648).3

John Winthrop (with others): The Humble Request of his Majesty's Loyal Subjects, the Governor and the Company late gone for New England, to the Rest of their Brethren in and of the Church of England.

1 The last ten Books were translated in Virginia between 1621 and 1624.

2 First published in full in 1856.

3 First published in full in 1825-26.

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Francis Higgin- Quarles: Divine Kepler died.

son (born in 1588) died.

Boston founded.

Poems.

1 Translation appeared in 1629.

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