Amazon.com description: Product Description: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... A tablet in the left wall bears this inscription: by the general court op massachusetts bat 28 october 1636, agreed to give 400 towards A schoale or colledge whereof 20o£ to bee paid the next yeare & 20a£ when the work is finished & the next covrt to appoint wheare & wt bvilding is november 1637 the colledg is ordered to bee at newetowne 2 may 1638 it is ordered that newetowne shall henceforward be called cambrige 12 march 1638-9 it is