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PART THIRD.

Complaints of the banished Episcopalians in England;
proceedings by the Company, denials, proofs, conduct and
correspondence of the parties concerned 46

Address of Governor Winthrop, &c., on leaving England, in
1630, to their "Fathers and Brethren of the Church of
England," affirming their filial and undying love to the
Church of England, as their "dear mother," from whose breasts
they had derived their spiritual nourishment, &c., &c. 55

Remarks on this address, and absurd interpretations of it 57

Puritan authorities alone adduced as evidence on the
subjects of discussion; Puritan letters suppressed;
first seeds of the American Revolution 59

PART FOURTH.

Contest between King Charles the First and the Massachusetts
Bay Puritans during ten years, from 1630 to 1640 61

Professions of the Puritans on leaving England, and their
conduct on arriving at Massachusetts Bay 62

In the Church revolution at Massachusetts Bay, none but
Congregationalists could be citizen electors, or eligible
for office of any kind; five-sixths of the male population
disfranchised 63

This first violation of the Royal Charter and laws of England 65

Complaints to the King in Council in 1632 65

Imputations upon the complainants, and upon the King and
Council for listening to their complaints 66

Proceedings of the King and Council in 1632; the accused deny
the charges, and convince the King of their innocence and
good faith; further inquiry to be made; in the meantime the
King dismisses the complaints, assures the accused that he
never intended to impose at Massachusetts Bay the religious
ceremonies to which they had objected in England, and assures
them of his desire to promote the interests of their plantation 66

The King's kind and indulgent conduct, and how the advocates
of the Company deceived him 67

Continued oppressions and proscriptions at Massachusetts Bay,
and fresh complaints to the King in Council in 1634 69

Transfer of the Charter; kept secret during four years;
remarks upon it; effect of the disclosure, and renewed
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