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Publisher’s Advertisement.
In the reproduction of this quaint and curious treatise, which is one
of the earliest, on the _Natural History of New England_, it has been
the intention of the Publisher to enhance its value as a literary
curiosity, by making it as nearly as possible an exact Fac-simile
of the original edition, in accordance with the projected plan of a
series of reprints, in which the present work is comprised.
In the furtherance of this intention, the precise orthography,
punctuation, and also the arrangement,—with the exception of the
commencement and termination of pages,—have been preserved.
The valuable Introduction and Notes of Prof. TUCKERMAN, incorporated
in this edition, have been previously issued in vol. iv. of “The
Transactions of the American Antiquarian Society,” which contains a
reprint of “The Rarities” in a more modern style. The notes have,
however, undergone a thorough revision by the author; and some few
additions have been made by him, during the progress of the present
edition through the press.
Some additional matter concerning the Genealogy of the Josselyn
Family may be found contained in the Preface of the “Two Voyages to
New England in 1638 and 1663, by John Josselyn,” published in uniform
style with the present work.