Joshua Scottow was a Massachusetts merchant of the 17th century who wrote 2 works in the jeremiad tradition: Old Mens Tears for Their Own Declensions (1691) and A Narrative of the Planting of the Massachusets Colony (1694). Posted here are online editions of these works, along with other essays and articles relating to them or to his life and career.

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2007

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Restoration Declensions, Divine Consolations: The Work of John Foxe in 1664 Massachusetts, Anne Myles

2006

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The Five Editions of Old Mens Tears, Paul Royster

1984

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Joshua Scottow (c.1618–1698), Paul Royster

1906

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Sketch of Joshua Scottow, with his Petition to the General Court of Massachusetts (1906), Henry Herbert Edes and Paul Royster (transcribed and deposited by)

1816

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Memoir of Joshua Scottow (1816), "Sigma" (pseudonym) and Paul Royster (transcribed and deposited by)

1696

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MASSACHUSETTS: or The first Planters of New-England, The End and Manner of their coming thither, and Abode there: In several EPISTLES (1696), John Winthrop; Thomas Dudley; John Allin; Thomas Shepard; John Cotton; Joshua Scottow; and Paul Royster, Editor of the Online Electronic Edition

1694

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A NARRATIVE Of The Planting of the Massachusets COLONY Anno 1628. With the LORDS Signal Presence the First Thirty YEARS. Also a Caution from New-Englands APOSTLE, the GREAT COTTON, How to Escape the Calamity, which might Befall them or their POSTERITY. And Confirmed by the EVANGELIST NORTON With Prognosticks from the FAMOUS Dr. OWEN. Concerning the Fate of these Churches, and Animadversions upon the Anger of God, in sending of Evil Angels among us. Published by Old Planters, the Authors of the Old Mens Tears., Joshua Scottow and Paul Royster (transcribed & edited by)

1691

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Old Mens TEARS For their own DECLENSIONS, Mixed with FEARS Of their and Posterities further falling off from New-England’s PRIMITIVE CONSTITUTION., Joshua Scottow and Paul Royster , editor

1656

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[The Case of Ann Hibbins, Executed for Witchcraft at Boston in 1656], William F. Poole, Justin Winsor, and Paul Royster (depositor)

1631

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Gov. Thomas Dudley's Letter to the Countess of Lincoln. March 1631., Thomas Dudley; John Farmer , Editor (1834 edition); and Paul Royster , Depositor