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Vellum bound book with a lappet. Contains two narratives, one in rhyme and one in prose, some religious meditations, and advice to the author's children in rhyme. The record contains some notes on sermons by Mr. Dennison, Mr. Hubbard, and Mr. Gerrish. There is also some short hand. The narratives provide the author's recollections of his childhood in England, his life as a taylor's apprentice while a young man in Hereford (England), settling in New England, and life in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Inside cover says "Philemon Warner, Junr, his book, given him by his grandmother Warner, Janry 20th, 1741:2." Transcribed version of the prose narrative published as "A declaration of remarkable providences in the course of my life" (Boston, Mass. : Samuel G. Drake, 1854). The binding of this volume is tight, and some text near the spine is difficult to read. These are the best images available, due to the condition of the original. Part of the text in this volume is written upside down. This section of the text starts at the back of the volume and works toward the front. The digitized version of the Commonplace book of John Dane contains every page of the manuscript, presented in order from the front cover to the back cover. Rotate the pages as necessary to make them easier to read. John Dane was born circa 1612, probably at Berkhampstead, England. He died 29 Sept. 1684 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Sarah Dane, daughter of the author, married Daniel Warner on 23 Sept. 1668, and was probably "grandmother Warner" (see note). Her son, Philemon Warner (b. 1675) married Abigail Tuttle in 1696 and had Philemon Warner, Jr. (b. 1697).