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A50149 Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain General and Governour in Chief of the province of the Massachuset-Bay, New England, containing the memorable changes undergone, and actions performed by him / written by one intimately acquainted with him. Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. 1697 (1697) Wing M1138; Wing P2135_CANCELLED; ESTC R931 77,331 134

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new-england_n commander_n of_o the_o algier-rose_n a_o frigate_n of_o eighteen_o gun_n and_o ninety_o five_o men._n sect_n 5._o to_o relate_v all_o the_o darger_n through_o which_o he_o pass_v both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n and_o all_o the_o tiresome_a trial_n of_o his_o patience_n as_o well_o as_o of_o his_o courage_n while_o year_n after_o year_n the_o most_o vex_a accident_n imaginable_a delay_v the_o success_n of_o his_o design_n it_o will_v even_o tire_v the_o patience_n of_o the_o reader_n for_o very_o great_a be_v the_o experiment_n that_o captain_n phips_n make_v of_o the_o italian_a observation_n he_o that_o can_v suffer_v both_o good_a and_o evil_a will_v never_o come_v to_o any_o great_a preferment_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v supersede_n all_o journal_n of_o his_o voyage_n to_o and_o fro_o with_o recite_v one_o instance_n of_o his_o conduct_n that_o show_v he_o to_o be_v a_o person_n of_o no_o contemptible_a capacity_n while_o he_o be_v captain_n of_o the_o algier-rose_n his_o 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