through age, too infirm to walk to the field, he insisted on being carried there in his chair, on days of muster, that he might review and exercise his company.*

He was for many years chosen town clerk. And, in the Middlesex records, vol. 1, is the following particular, viz.

"At a County Court held at Cambridge the 5th 8th month 1652, Samuel Green is alowed Clearke of the Writts for Cambridge."

Green was a pious and benevolent man, and as such was greatly esteemed. He died, at Cambridge, January 1st, 1702, aged eighty seven years.

Until the commencement of the revolution in 1775, Boston was not without one or more printers by the name of Green. These all descended from Green of Cambridge. Some of his descendants have, for nearly a century past, been printers in Connecticut. One of them, in 1740, removed to Annapolis, and established the Maryland Gazette ; which is still continued by the family.

No printing was done at Cambridge after Green's death. The press was established in this place sixty years; and, about fifty of them, Green, under government, was the manager of it. He was printer to the college as long as he continued in business.

Soon after his decease, the printing materials were removed from Cambridge and, probably, sold. It does not appear, that the corporation of the college owned any types after this time, till about the year 1718, when mr. Thomas Hollis, of London, a great benefactor to the college, among other gifts

*Boston News-Letter, Jan. 1733.

presented to the university, a fount, or cast, of Hebrew, and another of Greek types, both of them were of the size of long primer. The Greek was not used till 1761, when the government of the college had a work printed entitled, Pietas et Gratulatio Collegii Cantabrigiensis apud Novanglos, dedicated to king George the third, on his accession to the throne; two of these poetical essays being written in Greek, called these types into use. They were never used but at that time, and were, in January, 1764, destroyed by the fire that consumed Harvard hall, one of the college buildings, in which the types and college library, were deposited; the cast of Hebrew escaped, having been sent to Boston some time before, to print professor Sewall's Hebrew Grammar.

The following is a catalogue of the books that I have ascertained were printed by Green, and by Green and Johnson; the greater part of them I have seen. Those in which Marmaduke Johnson was concerned, have the names of the printers added.

Catalogue of Books printed by GREEN.

1649.

"A Platform of Church Discipline gathered out of the word of God: and agreed upon by the Elders; and Messengers of the Churches assembled in the Synod at Cambridge in New England to be presented to the Churches and Generall Court for their consideration and acceptance, in the Lord. The Eight Moneth Anno 1649. Printed by S G at Cambridge in New England and are to be Sold at Cambridge and Boston Anno Dom: 1649." Quarto, of pot size, 44 pages.

[This book appears to be printed by one who was but little acquainted with the typographic art; it is a further proof that

Green was not bred to it; and, that this was one of the first books from the press, after he began printing.

The type is new pica, or one but little worn; the press work is very bad, and that of the case no better. The punctuation in the title is exactly copied; the compositor did not seem to know the use of points; there are spaces before commas, periods, parentheses, &c. The head of "The Preface” is in two lines of large capitals, but has no point after it-nor is there any after "FINIS" which word is in two line capitals at the end of the book. The pages of the Preface have a running title; with the folio, or number of the pages, in brackets immediately following in the centre of a line, thus,

The Preface [2]

The printer did not appear to have had any acquaintance with signatures. The book is printed and folded in whole sheets, without insets; the title page is printed separately; in the first sheet, at the bottom of the first page, is "A a," third page "Aaa," fifth page "Aaa," seventh page "Aaaa." The second sheet has the signature A at the bottom of the first page of that sheet; "Aa," third page; "A a a," fifth page; and, "Aaaa," seventh page. The third sheet begins with B, which, with the following sheets, have as many signatures to each as the first and second; but all, excepting those on the first and third pages of a sheet, were uncommon, and have not any apparent meaning. Every part of the work shews the want of common skill in the compositor. Facs, and ornamented large capitals cut on wood, are used at the beginning of the preface, and at the first chapter of the work. A head piece of flowers is placed at the beginning of the text, and a line of flowers between each chapter. In the book are many references to scripture, in marginal notes, on brevier. Letters of abbreviation are frequently used-such as cōmend, allowace, compay, acquait, fro, offece, offeded, partakīg, cõfession, &c. The spelling is very ancient, as els, forme, vpon, owne, wildernes, powr, eyther, wee, acknowledg, minde, doctrin, therin, wherin, himselfe, patrone, choyce, sovaraigne, sinne, satisfie, greife, &c. As I believe this book to be one of the first printed by Green, I have been thus particular in describ

ing it; soon after this period his printing was much improved.] [The Platform, &c. was reprinted in London, in 1653, for "Peter Cole, at the Sign of the Printing Press, in Cornhill, near the Royal Exchange."]

1650. Norton's [John] Heart of New England rent at the Blasphemies of the present Generation. 4to. 58 pages.

1650. The Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Old and New Testament, faithfully translated into English Metre, For the Use, Edification and Comfort of the Saints in publick and private, especially in New England. 2 Tim. 3: 16, 17. Col. 3: 16. Eph. 5: 18, 19. James 5: 13." Crown 8vo. 308 pages. [This was the Newengland version of the Psalms, revised and improved by president Dunster and Richard Lyon, mentioned by the rev. Thomas Prince.]

1653. Eliot's [John] Catechism. [In the Indian language. Printed at the expense of the corporation in England for propagating the gospel among the Indians in Newengland.]

1656. An Almanack for the year of our Lord 1656. By T. S. Philomathemat. Foolscap. 8vo. 16 pages. [This Almanack I own. It appears that an Almanack was annually printed at Cambridge, from the first establishment of the press, till near the close of the 17th century. Many of them I have seen, and those I shall more particularly take notice of.]

1657. An Almanack for the year of our Lord 1657. By S. B. Philomathemat. Foolscap. 8vo. 16 pages. [I have a copy of this.]

1657. Mather's [Richard] Farewell Exhortation to the Church and People of Dorchester, in New England. "Printed at Cambridge." 4to. 28 pages.

1661.

1658. Pierson's Catechism. [In the Indian language, for the use of the Indians in Newhaven jurisdiction.] 1659. Version of the Psalms in the Indian Language. The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Translated into the Indian Language and ordered to be printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New England, at the Charge and with the Consent of the Corporation in England, for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England. The Indian title is thus, Wusku Wuttestamentum Nul-Lordumun Jesus Christ Nuppo

With marginal notes.

Printed by

quohwussuaeneumun. Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson. The whole in the Indian language, except having two title pages, one of which is in English. Quarto. [k] [Some copies were dedicated to the king.]

1661. Eliot's [John] Catechism. [In the Indian language.] Second edition. [1000 copies were printed.]

1661. The Psalms of David in Indian Verse, entitled, Wame Ketoohomae Uketoohomaongash David. 4to. [This Indian version accompanied the New Testament, and when the Old Testament was finished they were bound up together.] 1662. Propositions to the Elders and other Messengers of the Churches, concerning Baptisme. Recommended by the General Court. 4to. 48 pages.

1662. Answer of the Elders and other Messengers of the Churches assembled at Boston 1662, to the Questions proposed to them by order of the Honoured General Court.

60 pages.

1662. An Almanack for 1662. [Title page lost.]

4to:

1662. Anti-Synodalia Scripta Americana. By John Allin of Dedham. 4to. 38 pages. [No printer's name nor year are mentioned. This was reprinted in London.]

1663. The Holy Bible: Containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian Language, and ordered to be printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New England, at the Charge and with the Consent of the Corporation in England for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New England. [] Quarto. Printed by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson. It had marginal notes; and also an Indian title page, for which see the sccond edition in 1685. [This work was printed with new types, full faced bourgeois on brevier body, cast for the purpose, and on good paper. The New Testament which was first printed in 1661, was on the same types and like paper. The Old Testament was three years in the press. I have a copy of the Old and New Testament, with the Version of the Psalms, complete. It is a great typographical curiosity. A dedication, see note [k] to king Charles II, was prefixed to a number of copies,]