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Relation Of The Pequot Warres (1660), Lion Gardener, W. N. Chattin Carlton , Editor

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Lion Gardener (1599-1663) was an English military engineer, formerly in the service of the prince of Orange, who was hired by members of the Connecticut Company in 1635 to oversee construction of fortifications for their new colony. On arriving in Connecticut in early 1636, his first assignment was to finish and garrison Saybrook Fort, at the mouth of the Connecticut River. In August 1636, the area was visited by a punitive military expedition from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, led by John Endicott, intent upon intimidating the Pequot and Niantic tribes and demanding delivery of the killers of a group of …

John, To All Gods Imprisoned People For His Names-Sake, Wheresoever Upon The Face Of The Earth, Salutation, John Perrot

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A Declaration Of The Sad And Great Persecution And Martyrdom Of The People Of God, Called Quakers, In New-England, For The Worshipping Of God, Edward Burroughs

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From 1656 through 1661, the Massachusetts Bay Colony experienced an “invasion” of Quaker missionaries, who were not deterred by the increasingly severe punishments enacted and inflicted by the colonial authorities. In October 1659, two (William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson) were hanged at Boston; in June 1660, Mary Dyar (or Dyer) became the third; in March 1661, William Leddra became the fourth (and last) to suffer capital punishment or “mar-tyrdom” for their Quaker beliefs.While members of the Society of Friends rushed to Massachu-setts to test the harsh sentences under the newly enacted laws, other Friends in England simultaneously petitioned Parliament and …

Margaret Fell, Charles Ii Of England, 1660 (Ms Vol. 3, 117), Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1660, from Margaret Fell, to Charles II of England

Margaret Fell, Charles Ii Of England, 1660 (Ms Vol. 3, 98), Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1660, from Margaret Fell, to Charles II of England

Margaret Fell, Queen Of Bohemia Elizabeth Stuart, 1660, Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1660, from Margaret Fell, to Queen of Bohemia Elizabeth Stuart

Margaret Fell; Duke Of Gloucester Henry Stuart, James Ii Of England, Charles Ii Of England, 1660, Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1660, from Margaret Fell, to Duke of Gloucester Henry Stuart; James II of England; Charles II of England

Margaret Fell; Charles Ii Of England, James Ii Of England, 1660, Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1660, from Margaret Fell, to Charles II of England; James II of England

William Ames, John Whitehead, James Naylor, Samuel Fisher, George Whitehead, John, Active 17th Century Copeland, Henry Fell, William Caton, Gilbert Latey, Ellis Hookes; Charles Ii Of England, [1660], William Ames, John Whitehead, James Naylor, Samuel Fisher, George Whitehead

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated [1660], from William Ames; John Whitehead; James Naylor; Samuel Fisher; George Whitehead; John, active 17th century Copeland; Henry Fell; William Caton; Gilbert Latey; Ellis Hookes, to Charles II of England

Margaret Fell, Princess Royal Mary Henrietta, [1660], Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated [1660], from Margaret Fell, to Princess Royal Mary Henrietta

John Scafe, Thomas Salthouse, Richard Cubban, Leonard Fell, Thomas, Sir Rawlinson, Ellis Hookes; Charles Ii Of England, [1660], John Scafe, Thomas Salthouse, Richard Cubban, Leonard Fell, Thomas Rawlison

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated [1660], from John Scafe; Thomas Salthouse; Richard Cubban; Leonard Fell; Thomas, Sir Rawlinson; Ellis Hookes, to Charles II of England

Margaret Fell, Henrietta Maria Of France, [1660], Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated [1660], from Margaret Fell, to Henrietta Maria of France

Margaret Fell, Samuel Fisher; Charles Ii Of England, 1660, Margaret Fell, Samuel Fisher

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1660, from Margaret Fell; Samuel Fisher, to Charles II of England

Margaret Rous, Margaret Fell, 3 December 1659, Margaret Rous

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 3 December 1659, from Margaret Rous, to Margaret Fell

Margaret Rous, Margaret Fell, 29 October 1659, Margaret Rous

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 29 October 1659, from Margaret Rous, to Margaret Fell

William Ames, Margaret Fell, 18 October 1659, William Ames

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 323

Correspondence, dated October 18, 1659 (18 8mo. 1659 Quaker Style), from William Ames, to Margaret Fell

Thomas Aldam, George Fox, 13 October 1659, Thomas Aldam

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 323

Correspondence, dated October 13, 1659 (13 8mo. 1659 Quaker Style), from Thomas Aldam, to George Fox

Margaret Fell, Unknown, 13 October 1659, Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 13 October 1659, from Margaret Fell

Margaret Rous, Margaret Fell, 5 October 1659, Margaret Rous

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 5 October 1659, from Margaret Rous, to Margaret Fell

Margaret Rous, Margaret Fell, 12 September 1659, Margaret Rous

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 12 September 1659, from Margaret Rous, to Margaret Fell

Margaret Rous, Margaret Fell, 27 August 1659, Margaret Rous

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 27 August 1659, from Margaret Rous, to Margaret Fell

Francis Howgill, Edward Burrough, 22 August 1659, Francis Howgill

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 324

Correspondence, dated August 22, 1659 (22 6mo. 1659 Quaker Style), from Francis Howgill, to Edward Burrough

Francis Howgill, William Caton; Edward Burrough, 8 August 1659, Francis Howgill, William Caton

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 323

Correspondence, dated August 8, 1659 (8 6mo. 1659 Quaker Style), from Francis Howgill; William Caton, to Edward Burrough

Margaret Rous, Margaret Fell, 21 July 1659, Margaret Rous

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 21 July 1659, from Margaret Rous, to Margaret Fell

George Rofe, George Fox, 23 June 1659, George Rofe

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 323

Correspondence, dated June 23, 1659 (23 4mo. 1659 Quaker Style), from George Rofe, to George Fox

The Christian Commonwealth: Or, The Civil Policy Of The Rising Kingdom Of Jesus Christ, John Eliot

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John Eliot (1604-1690), the Puritan missionary to the New England Indians, developed this plan of political organization for the Christianized tribes that he converted. In the late 1640s, he adapted it for English use and sent a manuscript copy to England, where it appeared in print 10 years later, in 1659, following the death of Cromwell and before the accession of Charles II.

Eliot’s “Preface” to the work was far more radical and troublesome than the utopian theocracy described in the main body. “Much is spoken of the rightful Heir of the Crown of England, and the unjustice of casting …

Hans Vlamingh, Account, [1 January 1659], Gemeente Bij Het Lam, Hans Vlamingh

Doopsgezinde Collection 565.A

Account (Financial), dated 1659, from Hans Vlamingh; Gemeente Bij Het Lam

Margaret Fell, Anthony Pearson, 1659, Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Correspondence, dated 1659, from Margaret Fell, to Anthony Pearson

Margaret Fell, This Is To Thy Saints, Brethren, And Sisters In Our Lord And Savior, Theology, [1659], Margaret Fell

Spence Correspondence, Volume 378

Theology, dated [1659], from Margaret Fell

Joan Killam, George Fox, 15 October 1658, Joan Killam

A.R. Barclay Correspondence, Volume 323

Correspondence, dated October 15, 1658 (15 8mo. 1658 Quaker Style), from Joan Killam, to George Fox