John Harvard and his times . boat stuck fast, and put us in great fear; butGod of His goodness carried us safe thither atlast, where we were all very merry together. Another mild amusement in which Walling-ton indulged rather freely was to watch thenumerous political processions as they passedon their way to the Houses of were stirring times, and whenever theCommons were summoned to Westminstercountless deputations made their way thitherto present petitions of grievances against theState or the Church. At that time LondonBridge was the only causeway over theThames, and consequ
John Harvard and his times . boat stuck fast, and put us in great fear; butGod of His goodness carried us safe thither atlast, where we were all very merry together. Another mild amusement in which Walling-ton indulged rather freely was to watch thenumerous political processions as they passedon their way to the Houses of were stirring times, and whenever theCommons were summoned to Westminstercountless deputations made their way thitherto present petitions of grievances against theState or the Church. At that time LondonBridge was the only causeway over theThames, and consequently all the petitionersfrom Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, etc.,would use that bridge as their gateway toLondon. John Harvard would have a moreenviable position from which to watch theseprocessions, inasmuch as his fathers housewas by the side of the road along which theywould have to pass, and thus he could observethem in comfort from the overhanging win-dows of his own home. But we have not exhausted the catalogue of42. [mjm^m% •::4S3r:.^.---^^
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