Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . JOHN sented to King William, who asked if he intended returning toFrance, saying that as the war was ended he need not do Nelson replied that it was his intention to return, and men-tioned the security which had been given for him. The king,with warmth, repeated that it was unnecessary, and forbade him 1 The portrait, from the Memorial of the publishers, represents Nelson inHistory of Boston, ii., by the kindness his old GOVERNOR DUDLEY AND THE CHURCH. i8l to do it. Will your Majesty then pay
Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . JOHN sented to King William, who asked if he intended returning toFrance, saying that as the war was ended he need not do Nelson replied that it was his intention to return, and men-tioned the security which had been given for him. The king,with warmth, repeated that it was unnecessary, and forbade him 1 The portrait, from the Memorial of the publishers, represents Nelson inHistory of Boston, ii., by the kindness his old GOVERNOR DUDLEY AND THE CHURCH. i8l to do it. Will your Majesty then pay my bonds? was asked. No ! said the king. Then, Nelson replied, please God Ilive, I 11 go ! and go he did. After de-livering himself up in Prance he was dis-charged, and returned to England, wherehe was brought into trouble for going backto France contrary to the kings order;but at length returned to his family, afterten or eleven years absence. His private concerns had sufferedextremely, nor did he receive any compensation from the royalor the provincial government. Probably his manly honesty pre-vented it from the one, and his religious opinions from A pleasing picture was drawn of the old age of such a man,by Dr. Timothy Cutler, in a sermon on the death of John Nel-son, Esq., Nov. 15, 1734, and of Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, hisconsort, Oct. 25, 1734, entitled: The Final Peace, Security,and Happiness of the Upright. He was always a professd Member of Church of England; HerAdmirer, Friend, and Advocate, in
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