Mrs. Hutchinson, whom to keepe quiett her husband · had hitherto perswaded that no man would loose or suffer by this change, att this beginning was awakened, and saw that he was ambitious of being a publick sacrifice, and therefore, herein only in her whole life, resolv'd to disobey him, and to emproove all the affection he had to her for his safety, and prevail'd with him to retire; for, she say'd, she would not live to see him a prisoner. 'With her unquietnesse, she drove him out of her owne lodgings into the custody of a friend, in order to his further retreate, if occasion should be, and then made it her businesse to sollicite all her friends for his safety. Meanwhi le in the house, it was first resolv'd, that mercy should be shewn to some, and exemplary iustice to others; then the number was defin'd, and voted it should not exceed seven; then, upon the king's owne sollicitation, that his subiects should be putt out of their feares, those seven named; and after that a proclamation sent for the rest to come in. Coli. I-I ntchinson not being of the number of those seven, was advised by all his friends to surrender himselfe, in order to S\'Curing his estate, and he was very earnest to doe it, when Mrs. Hutchinson would by no means heare of it: but being exceedingly urg'd by his friends, that ·she would hereby obstinately loose all their es tate, she would not yett consent the collonell should give himselfe into custody, and she had wrought him to a strong engagement, that he would not dispose of himselfe without her. Att length , being accus'd of obstinacy, in not ·giving him up, she devis'd a way to trie the house, and writt a letter in his name to the speaker, to urge what might be in his favour, and to lett him know, that by reason of some inconveniency it might be to him, he desir'd not to come under custody, and yett should be ready to appeare att their call , and if they intended any mercy to him, he begg'd they would beginne it in permitting him his liber ty upon his parolle, ti ll they should finally determine of him. This letter she conceiv'd would trie the temper of the house; if they
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