The Dedication of Rev. John Wing's first book "The Crown Conjugal", printed November, 1620. Rev. John Wing inscribes it: "To the Right Worshipful Master Matthew Peke Esquire, Mayor of the Towne and Port of Sandwich, and to the Worshipful, the Jurates his brethren, the Common Counsell and whole Corporation of the Same John Wing, doth with Grace and Peace and all good from living God through the love of our Lord Jesus Christ by the worke of the Holy Spirit. Your former favours, and the aboundant fruits of your love Right Worshipful and welbeloved in the Lord, which I have from time to time experienced, ever since it pleased the Lord to cast affliction upon mine external state, doe daily provoke and deeply challenge from me, the manifestation of a thankfull hart unto you all, to whose kindness I stand a Debtor much engaged to this day." |
| Presented to the Wing Family of America on Saturday, June 21, 2008 at the Annual Board Meeting: THE CROWN CONJUGAL or THE SPOUSE ROYALL Deborah Darby, great granddaughter of Colonel George Washington Wing who founded the Wing Family of America, Inc and who also first published the OWL, presented and donated this original edition of THE CROWNE CONJUGAL to the Wing Family of America, Inc. This book is priceless beyond measure to the Wing Family of America. We all owe Deborah great gratitude for her generosity of spirit and her love of our family. |
Also written in the Crown Conjugal, Rev. John Wing wrote in the forward; "To the Christian Reader" "If I have spoken truth who neede protect me? If not who can? All the powers under heaven are insufficient to support error, and the truth is able to sustain itself against the gates of hell." "And because we have but very few English forces in this land, I seeing the want, have thereupon, (though but weake) resolved to make one, and to doe my best to rescue the honour and happiness of this Ordinance of God. My armour is not guilded, nor my weapon damask or engraven; my care is to handle all the proofe, noe matter how plaine, for I intend not to trayne, or make a flourish, but profess to fight." |