The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-06-26

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England during the eventful years
which brought James reign 10 q
close and Rn EnRlishmen their first
taste az Charles quality. The air had
filled with signs Of revolution, and
Il was one Of the most serious Of
these that the puritans, who had
once been merely champions of pure
doctrine and a gimplined worship
with the church, had now become q
political party, and were trying 20
put a curb upon the king IN every
matter.
James had come TO the throne and
gricvously disappointed them; and
Charles, after him, had turned out
to be not even a serious opponent Of
Rene itself He dismissed the Par
lament of 1929, resolved 20 have done
with Pariiaments. For eleven years
he kept his resolve. No Parliament
was summoned; money was raised
without warrant Of laws and the gov
eminent was conducted entirely as he
willcd.
Il war in that way be brought a
great revolution on and lost his head,
/ for he was dealing with men who
could not safely be deG3ed. But Tor
the moment he seemed master. The
I first shock of such events was enough
10 dismay men who were lovers Of
law and of right, who had intended
no revolution, who had meant "a fight
/ tyranny only by legal process and
in behalf Of privileges Acknowledged
time cut Of mind. Even stouthcarted
men lost hope for little. and thought
/ their cause undone i'm that dark yeai
/ 1929, when they saw their leaders
in the kings prison, and the king
masterful and hot against all whg
dared SO much as protest. And s.
q new exodus began, not % Hollans
this time, bat direct 20 American
exodus not Of separatiHts, II whom
the law had already made outlaws
but of those sober Puritans who has
remained in the church. and had beel
its hope Of reform.
A company had been formed amons
them for the purpose Of attempting
"a settlement In America even bcfor
the cad Of al Puritan hopes AM
Iseemed % come, Lands had been pur
Ichased from tie council Tor Mes
England Ia March, 1928. and q part
CT SETTLERS had been sent out tina
2 very summer under John Endccott.
blunt, passionate, wiilrui man. han
70 deal with, but more efficient tina
any other The company could find an
P more likely 90 succeed. lie chos
8 Salem, not far within the norther
, cape Of the great Bay Of Mussachu
sets, az bis place of settlement; an
+. when "a large body Of new settler
IL were sent cat so im the next SUM
5 mer be and bis people were ready "a
J them, with houses built and crop
B ripening. That Same year, 1920, II
> company ia England obtained a cha
+ ter from the crown and assumed
Z NEW importance and authority q
4 "The Governor and Company Of Ma
Z sachusetts Bay tn New England"
The real rulers Of the new colon
had no mind 90 conduct their bushes
z in London IN open courts under Il
eye II the king, and draw all the tai
Of TIE town upon them. as the vi
inia company had done. There vs.
( nothing in their charter which pit
scribed where the councils Of the cor
pany should meet. They made b0I
therefore, to take their charter AZ
an the business done under il wlf
them 10 America.
More than seventeen ships and
Thousand colonists got away from Il
western and southern seaports-Bri
tol, Plymouth, Weymouth, Southland
ton-in the spring and summer
1880. Mr. John Winthrop, a man
gentle breeding. Of education. Of pE
vate means, aud Of the high prime
pies Of the best Puritan tradition,
man trained 90 the law. and, VIII
was much better. schooled ia a FIR
but moderate temper, sweet yet cor
I handing, going cut IS governor
supersede Endecott. Thomas Dude
went as his deputy, a man cast
another mold and Of another type.
doughty Puritan soldier who b
served under Henry Of Nayaree,
incorporating partisan, more ma
alarms than statesman.
Want and diseases had done che
accustomed work amoag Eadecot
people before the new governor a.
company reached the bay. II W
necessary 70 separate 81 once al
begin other settlements where NJ
v Winthrop's people might prepa
IA shelter for the winter. As soon
& possible, therefore, places We
u chosen. WATERFOWL, Roxbury, Bs
81 ton, Dorchester were begun. and {
e, preparation 81 Charlostown. alrea
- begun before their coming, ~
10 pushed forEard-all places far witt
.s, the bay, where groups 81 shelteri
Is islands sh0uldered out the heavi
Is seas, and harbors were quiet. 4
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