Upon the death of that aged, pious, sincere-hearted Christian, John Alden, Esq: late magistrate of New-Plimouth Colony, who died September 12th 1687, being about eighty-nine years of age

Poetry. Printed in two columns divided by single line. At end of first column: Reprinted for T. A. jun. 1806. At end of second column: J. C. Author's full name not printed on item. Poem originally published in a broadside under this title dated by Wegelin ca. 1714 (Wegelin 95) Variant of Sabin 17092 and Shaw & Shoemaker 10215 which is entitled Poem occasioned by the death of Jno. Alden of Duxborough, who died Sept. 12, 1687 and was published in Portsmouth, N.H. where Timothy Alden was minister and school-teacher. Although Shaw & Shoemaker 10215 lists broadside under same title as Sabin 17092, the broadside reproduced in Early American imprints, second series, no. 10215 shows same broadside and title as described in this record. First line: The staff of bread, and water eke the stay.