To the Lords of the Privy Council
The source for this document is https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A17007.0001.001
Project Note
This is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND. This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.
The source of this document is the Early English Books Online (EEBO-TCP) website. Those books were transcribed in a character for character manner and can be very cumbersome to read since there was no standard spelling during that time. Many spelling variations such as "unlesse", "vnlesse", and "vnles" regularly appear.
This project was conceived to clean up those books as much as possible and make them more accessible to the interested reader, leading to the creation of a massive list of variant spellings and their corrections. This was used to clean up the text, but is of course only as complete as the list itself. Because of the nature of the original transcription, some words have missing characters or places where the original language (e.g., Greek) was not transcribed. This effort does not change that. Be aware that the original transcription can also be faulty and in some cases entire sentences may be missing.
Although this is no substitute for a properly compared, proofed, and scholarly edition, I believe that the result is a document which is far more accessible, particularly for searching for terms using standard spelling. The document has been cleaned and presented in what I hope is a pleasing and useful format for the vast majority of Christian brothers and sisters who just want access to read these spiritually nourishing works.
However, a word of warning: The Puritans were a very diverse group of people and their age was characterized with godliness, but also much upheaval, disputation and strife. They disagreed on many doctrines and some of these works contain less orthodox or Scriptural views than others. The reader is strongly advised to read with discernment, particularly if it is unknown whether author is trustworthy.
This project took a huge amount of time and skill to bring to fruition. I would particularly like to thank David Jonescue for the initial list of Puritans he found on EEBO and the concept behind this project as well as the continuous, unceasing efforts toward seeing this complete. Without his labor, this would not be available. Alex Sarrouf was invaluable in providing the initial list of over 7,000 spelling variations he had identified and corrected, as well as continuing to review more than 16,000 additions to that list for any typos.
Logan West
(with David Jonescue and Alex Sarrouf)
www.puritansearch.org
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE , THE LORD'S OF HIS MAIESTIES most honorable privey Counsel.
I have set forth (Right Honorable) sundry books, institutions for Jews in our Christianity. Two, of Epistles, printed afore A. D. 1599. and the one in seven languages. The other Arch. Wh. caused to be translated. The matter of them I need not to tell. An other work is but part Hebrew: in a commentary upon Ecclesiastes: & that is translated so much as in English might be. An other is joined in argument: that Solomon's family ended in the Kings: and thence Nathan's was afflicted: even unto the afflicting of our Lord: and of Christians 300 years. That, I have translated into Greek: and into Latin for Europe. And I think that no Romist, or Law of England will blame any position of it. An other is altogether against the Jews, for disturbing the holy story willfully; that the redemption time should not appear. That work needed not to be translated for England: because I opened every position of it to England afore. All these books I made for the honor of the King: that all Jews and Gentiles bettered by them, should pray for the King and the Kings children. And them I commend to your Lordshipes care, to be regarded according to the sage honor of his Majesty's government.
Your Lordships most humble: Hugh Broughton.