WHEN he took his first Degree, which was at the Age of Sixteen, Mr. Read with ingenious Remarks, of which he kept an Account in his Diary.Ĥ. , which were afterwards used by others and, in a Word, describing the Circle of all the Aca∣demical Studies.RICHARDSON'S Tables, which he transcribed composing Systems of Logic and P spatch as before Mastering Hebrew per∣fectly digesting ALEXAN.AFTER his entrance into College, he made as quick a Telemacho veniet, vivat modo, fortior Aetas.ģ. JOHN COTTON who was a Man of very exalted Piety and uncommon Learning: Out of Respect to this excellent Man, He was called COTTON. HIS Mother was MARIA, the Daughter of the Renowned Mr. ![]() INCREASE MATHER - whose Relation, as Pastor to the North Church in Boston, as President of Harvard College, whose printedĬomposures both Latin & English, and whose Agency in the Courts of three Monarchs for his afflicted Country have rendred him universally known - was his Father.ģ. I have no great Disposition to en∣quire into the remote Antiquities of his Family nor indeed is it matter of much Conse∣quence that in our Coat of Arms, we bear Ermine, Or, A Fess, Wavy, Azure, three Lions rampant or, for a Crest, on a wreath of our Colours a Lion Sedant, or on a Trunk of a Tree vert - The Religion and Learning found in the Family was the most agreeable Pleasure to my Father, and yields the most satisfactory Reflection to me.Ģ. COTTON MATHER - He was born Thursday Feb. ![]() The Subject of this History, with an Account of his Descent and Family.ġ.
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