A funeral elegy upon the much lamented death of that pretious [sic] holy man of God Mr. Thomas Walley, for many years preacher of Gods word in London, and of late the reverend pastor of the Church of Christ in Barnstable in New-England, who departed this life on the Sabbath morning, March. 24th, 1677.8. being newly entred [sic] into the sixty second year of his age.

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Verse; first line: How many hearts do now with tears lament. Signed: An hearty mourner, J.C. Attributed to John Cotton (1640-1699) by C.K. Shipton. This supposition is supported by the evidence of Cotton's relationship with Walley. Cf. Whitehill, Walter M. Letters of the Reverend Thomas Walley of Barnstable to the Reverend John Cotton of Plymouth, in the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society, new series, v. 58, 1948, p. 247-262. John Foster was the only printer active at Boston from 1675 to 1681. Text in three columns; printed area, including mourning border, measures 26.2 x 36.4 cm. Not in Wing (2nd ed.). Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides.