A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...

Title

A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ...

Author

Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.

Publication

London :: Printed by Gregory Dexter,

1643.

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Subject terms

Narragansett Indians.

Narragansett language.

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"A key into the language of America, or, An help to the language of the natives in that part of America called New-England together with briefe observations of the customes, manners and worships, &c. of the aforesaid natives, in peace and warre, in life and death : on all which are added spirituall observations, generall and particular, by the authour ... / by Roger Williams ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A66450.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2025. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• To my Deare and Welbeloved Friends and Counrey-men, in old and new ENGLAND.
• Directions for the use of the LANGUAGE.
• AN Helpe to the native Language of that part of America called NEW-ENGLAND.
  • Observation.
  • Observation.
  • Observation.
  • Observation.
  • Observation.
  • Observation.
  • Observ.
  • Observ.
• CHAP. II. Of Eating and Entertainment.
  • The observation generall from their eating. &c.
• CHAP. III. Concerning Sleepe and Lodging.
• CHAP. IIII. Of their Names.
  • From their Numbers, Observation Generall.
• CHAP. V. Of their relations of consanguinitie and affinitie, or, Blood and Marriage.
• CHAP. VI. Of the Family and businesse of the House.
  • Observation in generall.
• CHAP. VII. Of their Persons and parts of body.
  • The generall Observation from the parts of the bodie.
• CHAP. III. Of Discourse and Newes.
  • The generall Observation from their Discourse and Newes
• CHAP. IX. Of the time of the day.
  • The generall observation from their time of the day.
• CHAP. X. Of the season of the Yeere.
  • Generall Observation from their Seasons of the Yeere.
• CHAP. XI. Of Travell.
  • Generall Observations of their Travell.
• CHAP. XII. Concerning the Heavens and Hea∣venly Lights,
  • Generall Observations of the Heauenly Bodies.
• CHAP. XIII. Of the Weather.
  • Observation generall of the VVeather.
• CHAP. XIV. Of the Winds.
  • Generall Observations of the Winds.
• CHAP. XV. Of Fowle.
  • The generall Observation of Fowle.
• CHAP. XVI. Of the Earth, and the Fruits thereof, &c.
  • The Observation generall of the Fruits of the Earth.
• CHAP. XVII. Of Beasts, &c.
  • The generall Observation of the Beasts.
• CHAP. XVIII. Of the Sea.
  • Generall Observations of the Sea.
• CHAP. XIX. Of Fish and Fishing.
  • The generall Observation of Fish.
• CHAP. XX. Of their nakednesse and clothing.
  • Generall Observations of their Garments.
• CHAP. XXI. Of Religion, the soule, &c.
  • The generall Observation of Religion, &c.
• CHAP. XXII. Of their Government and Iustice.
  • Observation generall, of their Government.
• CHAP. XXI. Of Marriage.
  • Generall Observations of their Mariage.
• CHAP. XXVI. Concerning their Coyne.
  • Observations generall of their Coyne.
• CHAP. XXV. Of buying and selling.
  • Generall Observation of Trade.
• CHAP. XXVI. Of Debts and Trusting.
  • Generall Observations of their debts.
• CHAP. XXVII. Of their Hunting, &c.
  • Generall Observation of their hunting.
• CHAP. XXVIII. Of their Gaming, &c.
  • Generall Observations of their Sports.
• CHAP. XXIX. Of their Warre, &c.
  • Generall Observations of their Warres.
• CHAP. XXX. Of their paintings.
  • Generall Observations of their paintings.
• CHAP. XXXI. Of Sicknesse.
  • Generall Observation of their sicknesse.
• CHAP. XXXII. Of Death and Buriall, &c.
  • The generall Observation of their Dead.
• The TABLE.
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