620- The HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap:, Vi, K. Charles I. The queen and her friends undertook for the romancatholicks ; the cour- rr38. tiers and the country gentlemen were applied to, to lend money upon this occafion, which the former readily complied with, but of the latter forty only contributed together about fourteen hundred pounds. With thefe and force other aßiftances, theking fitted out a fleet of fixteen men of war, and railed a fplendid army of twenty-one thoufand bore and foot. The Scots being informed of the preparations that were making a- gainfl them in England, fecured the important caftles of Edinburgh, Dumbritton, and Frith ; and railed an army of fuch volunteers as had the caute of the kirk at heart, and were determined to facrifice their lives in defenfe of it; they Pent for their old general Lejley from Germa- ny, who upon this occafion quitted the emperor's fervice, and brought over with him feveral experienced officers. But their greateft diftrefs was the want offire-arms, ammunition, and money, there not being a- bove three thoufand arms to be found in the whole kingdom ; and hav- ing no money their foldiers. made fuch a ragged appearance, that when the king faw them he Paid, They would certainlyfight the englifh ifit were only to get their fine clothes. But the fuccefs of this war will fall within the compafsof the next year. Proceedings To return to England, the Star-Chamber and high commigion went of the high on with their opprefíions, as if they were under no apprehenfions from eomrJj:on, the florm that was gathering in the north. 'Many minifters were ful- Prynne, g p, 388, pended and flout up in prifon, as Mr. Henry Wilkinfin, B. D. of Mag- dalen College Oxford; Mr. George Walker, Mr. Smith, Mr. Small, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Brewer a baptift preacher who lay in prifon fourteen years ; Mr. Fexley of St. Martins in thefields, who was confined in a chamber in the Gate-houfe not four yards fquare for twenty months, without pen ink or paper or the accefs, of any friends even in his extreme liick- nefs ; and all this without knowing his crime or fo much as guefling at it, unlefs it was for fpeaking in favour of the Feoèes. :Seriement of Great numbers of Puritans continued to flock into New- England, the colonies ofnotwithuanding the prohibition of the council laft year, infomuch that a New- icut the Ma/achufet-Bay began to be too ftraight for them ; in the latter Flauen. end of the year 1636, about one huudred families travelled further into the country, and fettled on the banks of the riverConnecicut, with the reverend Mr. ,Hooker at their head; another detachment went from Dorchefler; a third from Water-Town; and a fourth from Roxbury; and built the towns of Hertford; Windfor, Wethersfield and Springfield in that colony. Next year [1637] the paffengers from England were fo numerous that they projeëted a new .fettlementon the fouth -weft part of Connec`licut-river, in a large bay near the confines of New-Y®rk; the leaders Jsü
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