New-England Judged, by the Spirit of the Lord; In Two Parts - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1703 edition. Excerpt: ... did at other times, though an inhabitant among them, when he came on his lawful occasions to Boston, too often to mention here; and how on the coming of Elizabeth Hooten and Jane Stokes, by the way of Virginia, in 1661, no ship daring to carry them directly, for fear of the fine of one hundred pounds not hardly from them, and for going to visit their Friends in prison, imprisoned them with the rest, to the number of twenty-nine; and being afraid like Cain when he had slain his brother, raised all their soldiers about the country, to defend themselves against the innocent; and made a fence about the prison of high boards, and boarded up the windows, that they should not see; and after divers whippings, drove them out of their jurisdiction, with men and horses, near two days' journey in the wilderness, and there left them toward night, amongst great rivers and wild beasts that used to devour men; where they lay that night in the woods, without victuals, save a few biscuits soaked in the water; and when they were got to Rhode Island, where was a General Meeting, the persecutors, because of the guilt of innocent blood, thought an army was coming against them; and when they came to Boston again, the constable took her to convey her to the ship, saying, "It was their delight, and could rejoice to follow them to the execution as much as ever they did." And after she had returned to England, contrary to the expectation of many, being in the heat of persecution which rang over the nations, causing an'ill savour and example, and strengthening the hands of the wicked in all those countries, as Virginia, Maryland, and the Dutch Plantation, to do the like, thinking to root out the Truth and its followers; she came again the second time to warn them,...