An Account of Two Voyages to New-England, Made During the Years 1638, 1663

Step aboard a mid‑17th‑century vessel and follow a keen‑eyed observer as he lands on the fledgling shores of New England. Arriving in 1638, just eight years after Boston’s founding, he finds a modest cluster of twenty‑to‑thirty houses surrounded by wild woods, rivers teeming with fish, and unfamiliar plants whose medicinal qualities he records with painstaking care. His narrative captures the rhythm of daily life among the early settlers, their struggles with the harsh climate, and the raw beauty of a landscape still largely untouched.

Twenty‑five years later, he returns in 1663 to find the same coast transformed into a bustling seaport. While staying at his brother’s plantation on Black Point, he notes the rapid growth of towns, the emergence of trade, and the shifting social and religious currents that now color the colony. Interwoven with vivid descriptions of native trees, herbs, and wildlife, his account offers a rare, almost scientific snapshot of early American natural history, making it a valuable resource for anyone curious about the roots of New England’s environment and society.