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The New English Canaan of Thomas Morton with Introductory Matter and Notes

Chapter 85: Transcriber's Note
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A first-person colonial narrative combines satirical social criticism with detailed observation of the region’s environment and inhabitants. The author alternates between polemic aimed at prevailing religious and civic authorities and attentive descriptions of landscape, plants, animals, fish, birds, and Indigenous customs, using anecdote, classical and scriptural allusion, and legal complaint. The work shifts tone from humor to invective to empirical reporting, creating a hybrid of natural history, social commentary, and personal defense; many later editions append extensive notes to clarify archaic terms, names, and scientific references.


Transcriber's Note

The following apparent errors have been corrected:

  • p. 18 (note) "Strutt s" changed to "Strutt’s"
  • p. 23 (note) "Infra *149." changed to "Infra, *149."
  • p. 83 (note) "State Papers.," changed to "State Papers,"
  • p. 98 "repects" changed to "respects"
  • p. 102 (note) "humming-bird”" changed to "“humming-bird”"
  • p. 130 (note) "pp, 70" changed to "pp. 70"
  • p. 133 (note) "1869.," changed to "1869,"
  • p. 137 (note) "‘eat.”" changed to "‘eat.’”"
  • p. 140 (note) "lxxxix" changed to "lxxxix."
  • p. 147 (note) "Hemlock-Bark" changed to "Hemlock-Bark”"
  • p. 148 (note) "nanwetee’" changed to "nanwetee"
  • p. 152 (note) "lxxxiv-lxxxvii" changed to "lxxxiv.-lxxxvii."
  • p. 158 (note) "together”" changed to "together.”"
  • p. 185 (sidenote) "3. & 4" changed to "3. & 4."
  • p. 196 (note) "linarius" changed to "lanarius"
  • p. 213 (note) "Chingachgook" changed to "Chingachcook"
  • p. 217 (note) "he got" changed to "be got"
  • p. 218 (note) "vol," changed to "vol."
  • p. 226 (note) "Psendopleuronectes" changed to "Pseudopleuronectes"
  • p. 269 "the rest" changed to "the rest,"
  • p. 314 "handsomely" changed to "handsomely."
  • p. 326 (sidenote) "despised" changed to "despised."
  • p. 348 "cured" changed to "cured."
  • p. 355 "N. Y." changed to "N.Y."
  • p. 356 "N. Y." changed to "N.Y."
  • p. 356 "R. I." changed to "R.I."
  • p. 358 "N. Y." changed to "N.Y."
  • p. 359 "Prospect" changed to "Prospect."
  • p. 359 "Whitmore, A.M" changed to "Whitmore, A.M."
  • p. 363 "131, n.;" changed to "131, n.,"
  • p. 365 "Canonicus" changed to "Caunoŭnicus"
  • p. 366 "196, n.," changed to "196, n.;"
  • p. 369 "186," changed to "186."
  • p. 371 "Kantantowwit" changed to "Kantántowwit"
  • p. 371 "Kodliep Kēn" changed to "Kodtup Kēn"
  • p. 372 "description of, 200;" changed to "description of, 206;"
  • p. 374 "205, n." changed to "205, n.;"

Inconsistent spelling, punctuation and typography have otherwise been left as printed.

The following possible errors have been left as printed:

  • p. 19 beasly
  • p. 123 originlly
  • p. 125 probality
  • p. 127 this Cost
  • p. 132 strenght
  • p. 144 lenght
  • p. 148 uncivilizied
  • p. 154 fuond
  • p. 164 giude
  • p. 210 oder glands
  • p. 219 Blacklead.
  • p. 223 (note) lenghth
  • p. 230 Mattachusetts
  • p. 231 ageed
  • p. 261 doubdt
  • p. 281 strenght
  • p. 287 worties
  • p. 365 Cithyrea
  • p. 365 fire-brand
  • p. 366 Colchos
  • p. 366 Powows
  • p. 366 luzerans
  • p. 367 Drails
  • p. 367 luzeran
  • p. 368 luzeran
  • p. 371 Lannerets
  • p. 371 Leadstones
  • p. 375 Newcomein
  • p. 376 Pawtucket
  • p. 376 Phlegethon
  • p. 376 Phœbus
  • p. 377 Rhadamanthus
  • p. 379 Chappel: chalkstones
  • p. 379 Stubbs
  • p. 380 Wampumpeack
  • p. 381 Auld