The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . ich became known as the Ancient and HonorableArtillery Company, and which still possesses its events of a warlike nature were taking place in NewEngland, the crisis in England in religious affairs was rapidlydrawing near. Charles found that the Scotch covenanters hadinvaded England with an army of about thirty thousand. Par-liament refused to aid the King in any way, and feeling thatthe time was now come f
The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . ich became known as the Ancient and HonorableArtillery Company, and which still possesses its events of a warlike nature were taking place in NewEngland, the crisis in England in religious affairs was rapidlydrawing near. Charles found that the Scotch covenanters hadinvaded England with an army of about thirty thousand. Par-liament refused to aid the King in any way, and feeling thatthe time was now come for reformation in civil affairs, theyarrested, tried, condemned, and executed the principal mem-bers of the advisory council of the King. Financial distresscame upon England, which was quickly reflected in the colony,and immigration ceased. No new money or supplies came,prices of all products, as well as cattle, declined, and as nomoney was obtainable to purchase supplies or to pay their in-debtedness, their condition was precarious. The GeneralCourt in 1640 ordered that No man should be compelled tosatisfy any debt, legacy, fine, or make any payment in money, 79 ^. but satisfaction shall be accepted in corn, cattle, fish, or othercommodities at a rate appraised by an appointed court also ordered that, as the coming winter wouldshow a deficiency in clothing, the wild hemp be gathered;it grew wonderfully abundant everywhere, and that allmembers of families employ all the time possible in workingout hemp and flax for clothing; even the children, whowatched cattle, to be set at spinning and weaving. This year, 1640, Dudley was again elected had up to this time come to the New Englandshores in both Pilgrim and Puritan colonies upwards ofthirty thousand people, and during the twenty-year periodfrom 1620 there had been established nearly twenty towns,which, under rule of the General Court, had the right to makeand enforce such orders as would result in the
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