A funeral elegy upon the much lamented death of that pretious [sic] holy man of God Mr. Thomas Walley : for many years preacher of Gods word in London, and of late the reverend pastor of the Church of Christ in Barnstable in New-England, who departed this life on the Sabbath morning, March. 24th, 1677.8. being newly entred [sic] into the sixty second year of his age.
| Author/creator | Cotton, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Printed at Boston : [by John Foster], 1678. |
| Description | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 37 x 27 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39204. ^A478749 |
| General note | Verse; first line: How many hearts do now with tears lament. |
| General note | Signed: An hearty mourner, J.C. |
| General note | Attributed to John Cotton (1640-1699) by C.K. Shipton. This supposition is supported by the evidence of Cotton's relationship with Walley. Cf. Whitehill, Walter M. Letters of the Reverend Thomas Walley of Barnstable to the Reverend John Cotton of Plymouth, in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 58, 1948, p. 247-262. |
| General note | John Foster was the only printer active at Boston from 1675 to 1681. |
| General note | Text in three columns; printed area, including mourning border, measures 26.2 x 36.4 cm. |
| References | Bristol B43 |
| References | Shipton & Mooney 39204 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 39204). |
| Genre/form | Broadsides. |
| Genre/form | Elegies. |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |