missiona The Onondagas sent deputies to Quebec, accom- French panied by a large number of their nation, to solicit ries to the missionaries of the French. Missionaries were ac- Onondaga cordingly sent to that tribe of natives; and several of the heads of it became their proselytes.' Death of E. Edward Winslow, distinguished in the annals of May 8. Plymouth colony, died on board the English fleet winslow. in the West Indies, in the sixty first year of his 1656. age.' tion of the The Quakers, at their first appearance in New Persecu England, were considered equally hostile to civil or- quakers der and to Christian truth. The legislature of Massachusetts therefore passed sentence of banishment on twelve of that sect, the whole number then in the colony.3 vesant arrived at the Delaware 9 September, and soon after anchored be fore Fort Casimir, and landed his troops. This fort, commanded by Suen Scutz, surrendered 16 September, on articles of capitulation. The whole strength of the place consisted of 4 cannon (14 pounders), 5 swivels, and some small arms; all of which were delivered to the conquered. Fort Christiana, commanded by Risingh, surrendered to Stuyvesant 25 September. About 30 Swedes took the oath of fidelity to the States General; the rest, with a few exceptions, went to Sweden. Smith N. York, 6. 1 Univ. Hist. xxxix. 457, 458. Charlevoix Nouv. France, i. 320. 2 Morton, 153. Hutchinson, i. 187. Cromwell appointed three commissioners to superintend and direct the operations of Penn and Venables in their expedition to the W. Indies, of whom Winslow, then in England, was chief. His reputation was so great, and he found so much employment, that he had never returned home after his departure as agent in 1646. The commanders disagreed in their tempers and views; and the commissioners could not controul them. Winslow participated the chagrin of the defeat; but not the pleasure of the subsequent victory. In the passage between Hispaniola and Jamaica, the heat of the climate threw him into a fever, which, aggravated by his dejection, terminated his life. Belknap Biog. ii. 281-309. His actions form his best eulogium. In New England, his name will never be forgotten. His portrait, an excellent piece of painting, is in possession of Dr. Josiah Winslow, who inherits the old family estate, called Careswell farm, at Marshfield. The eye is black and expressive, and the whole countenance very interesting. The portrait is saken with whiskers. Josiah Winslow, son of Edward (also governor of Plymouth colony), is drawn without them. "Beards were left off early in New England, and about the same time they were in Old. Leveret is the first governor, who is painted without a beard. He laid it aside in Cromwell's court." Hutchinson, i. 153. 3 Hutchinson, i. 197. Neal N. Eng. i. 311. Hazard i. 630-632, where the act is entire. An act was passed, laying a penalty of £100 on the maszer of any vessel, who should bring a known quaker into any part of the 1655. Code of laws com Governor Eaton had, by desire, compiled a code' of laws for the colony of New Haven. These laws, piled for having been examined and-approved by the ministers of the jurisdiction, were presented to the general court, which ordered that five hundred copies should be printed.' colony, and printed. Spinning The general court of Massachusetts, in considerequired in Massachu- ration of the straits of the colony in the article of setts. clothing, passed an act of assessment on spinning.* This year Mrs. Ann Hibbins of Boston was tried for witch- and condemned for witchcraft; and the next year Execution craft. Epidemic disease. Virginia was executed. 3 An epidemical distemper, similar to that of 1647, prevailed through New England. The Virginian legislature changed the Spanish eurrency piece of eight from six shillings, and established it at five shillings sterling, as the standard of its currency.5 Swedes.ex tirpated The Swedes at the Delaware were extirpated by om Dela- the Dutch, who became possessed of the west side of Delaware bay. The fortress of Casimir was now denominated Niewer Amstel by the Dutch; by the English, Newcastle; and a village naturally ware. arose under its walls." of greater importance than Cromwell then imagined. He gave orders however to support it; and Jamaica was the chief acquisition, which the English owe to his enterprising spirit. Allen Hist. Eng. 259. I Trumbull, i. 235. They were printed in England. 2 Massachusetts Laws. The law required, " that all hands, not necessa rily employed on other occasions, as women, boys, and girls," should " spin according to their skill and ability;" and authorized the selectmen in every town, to" consider the condition and capacity of every family, and assess them" accordingly, " at one or more spinners." 3 Hutchinson, i. 188. The second instance in N. England. See p. 3454 Hubbard MS. N. Eng. chap. Ixi. Hutchinson, i. 190. Of this disease died Nathaniel Rogers, a very respectable minister of Ipswich, a descendant of the celebrated John Rogers, who suffered martyrdom in queen Ma ry's reign. lbid. Mather Magnal. book iii. 104-109. 5 Jefferson Virg. Query xxi. See p. 336 of this volume. 6 Now called the Three Lower Counties. Smith N. York, 6. 7 Smith N. York, ibid. Chalmers, i. 633. The Dutch W. India company, feeling the blow, struck by the Swedes, had applied for aid to the city of Amsterdam; and, with this alliance, sent an armament from Manhattan, under the command of Stuyvesant, the governor. Ibid. Stug missiona The Onondagas sent deputies to Quebec, accom- French panied by a large number of their nation, to solicit ries to the missionaries of the French. Missionaries were ac- Onondagas cordingly sent to that tribe of natives; and several of the heads of it became their proselytes.' Death of E. Edward Winslow, distinguished in the annals of May 8. Plymouth colony, died on board the English fleet in the West Indies, in the sixty first year of his age. 1656. 2 Persecu tion of the The Quakers, at their first appearance in New England, were considered equally hostile to civil or- quakers der and to Christian truth. The legislature of Massachusetts therefore passed sentence of banishment on twelve of that sect, the whole number then in the colony.3 vesant arrived at the Delaware 9 September, and soon after anchored be fore Fort Casimir, and landed his troops. This fort, commanded by Suen Scutz, surrendered 16 September, on articles of capitulation. The whole strength of the place consisted of 4 cannon (14 pounders), 5 swivels, and some small arms; all of which were delivered to the conquered. Fort Christiana, commanded by Risingh, surrendered to Stuyvesant 25 September. About 30 Swedes took the oath of fidelity to the States General; the rest, with a few exceptions, went to Sweden. Smith N. York, 6. 1 Univ. Hist. xxxix. 457, 458. Charlevoix Nouv. France, i. 320. 2 Morton, 153. Hutchinson, i. 187. Cromwell appointed three commissioners to superintend and direct the operations of Penn and Venables in their expedition to the W. Indies, of whom Winslow, then in England, was chief. His reputation was so great, and he found so much employment, that he had never returned home after his departure as agent in 1646. The commanders disagreed in their tempers and views; and the commissioners could not controul them. Winslow participated the chagrin of the defeat; but not the pleasure of the subsequent victory. In the passage between Hispaniola and Jamaica, the heat of the climate threw him into a fever, which, aggravated by his dejection, terminated his life. Belknap Biog. ii. 281-309. His actions form his best eulogium. In New England, his name will never be forgotten. His portrait, an excellent piece of painting, is in possession of Dr. Josiah Winslow, who inherits the old family estate, called Careswell farm, at Marshfield. The eye is black and expressive, and the whole countenance very interesting. The portrait is saken with whiskers. Josiah Winslow, son of Edward (also governor of Plymouth colony), is drawn without them. "Beards were left off early in New England, and about the same time they were in Old. Leveret is the first governor, who is painted without a beard. He laid it aside in Cromwell's court." Hutchinson, i. 153. 3 Hutchinson, i. 197. Neal N. Eng. i. 311. Hazard i. 630-632, where the act is entire. An act was passed, laying a penalty of £100 on the master of any vessel, who should bring a known quaker into any part of the 1655. Code of laws com Governor Eaton had, by desire, compiled a code' of laws for the colony of New Haven. These laws, piled for having been examined and-approved by the ministers of the jurisdiction, were presented to the general court, which ordered that five hundred copies should be printed.' N. Haven colony, and printed. Spinning required in The general court of Massachusetts, in consideMassachu- ration of the straits of the colony in the article of setts. clothing, passed an act of assessment on spinning. Execution This year Mrs. Ann Hibbins of Boston was tried for witch- and condemned for witchcraft; and the next year was executed. 3 craft. Epidemic disease. Virginia currency. Swedes, ex tirpated ware. An epidemical distemper, similar to that of 1647, prevailed through New England.* The Virginian legislature changed the Spanish piece of eight from six shillings, and established it at five shillings sterling, as the standard of its currency.s The Swedes at the Delaware were extirpated by om Dela- the Dutch, who became possessed of the west side of Delaware bay." The fortress of Casimir was now denominated Niewer Amstel by the Dutch; by the English, Newcastle; and a village naturally arose under its walls." of greater importance than Cromwell then imagined. He gave orders however to support it; and Jamaica was the chief acquisition, which the English owe to his enterprising spirit. Allen Hist. Eng. 259. 1 Trumbull, i. 235. They were printed in England. 2 Massachusetts Laws. The law required, "that all hands, not necessa◄ rily employed on other occasions, as women, boys, and girls,” should “spin according to their skill and ability;" and authorized the selectmen in every town, to" consider the condition and capacity of every family, and assess them" accordingly, " at one or more spinners." 3 Hutchinson, i. 188. The second instance in N. England. See p. 3454 Hubbard MS. N. Eng. chap. Ixi. Hutchinson, i. 190. Of this disease died Nathaniel Rogers, a very respectable minister of Ipswich, a descendant of the celebrated John Rogers, who suffered martyrdom in queen Mary's reign. Ibid. Mather Magnal. book iii. 104-109. 5 Jefferson Virg. Query xxi. See p. 336 of this volume. 6 Now called the Three Lower Counties. Smith N. York, 6. 7 Smith N. York, ibid. Chalmers, i. 633. The Dutch W. India company, feeling the blow, struck by the Swedes, had applied for aid to the city of Amsterdam; and, with this alliance, sent an armament from Manhattan, under the command of Stuyvesant, the governor. Ibid. Stuy missiona The Onondagas sent deputies to Quebec, accom- French panied by a large number of their nation, to solicit ries to the missionaries of the French. Missionaries were ac- Onondagas, cordingly sent to that tribe of natives; and several of the heads of it became their proselytes.' Death of E. Edward Winslow, distinguished in the annals of May 8. Plymouth colony, died on board the English fleet in the West Indies, in the sixty first year of his age. 1656. Persecu tion of the. The Quakers, at their first appearance in New England, were considered equally hostile to civil or- quakers der and to Christian truth. The legislature of Massachusetts therefore passed sentence of banishment on twelve of that sect, the whole number then in the colony.3 vesant arrived at the Delaware 9 September, and soon after anchored be fore Fort Casimir, and landed his troops. This fort, commanded by Suen Scutz, surrendered 16 September, on articles of capitulation. The whole strength of the place consisted of 4 cannon (14 pounders), 5 swivels, and some small arms; all of which were delivered to the conquered. Fort Christiana, commanded by Risingh, surrendered to Stuyvesant 25 September. About 30 Swedes took the oath of fidelity to the States General; the rest, with a few exceptions, went to Sweden. Smith N. York, 6. 1 Univ. Hist. xxxix. 457, 458. Charlevoix Nouv. France, i. 320. 2 Morton, 153. Hutchinson, i. 187. Cromwell appointed three commissioners to superintend and direct the operations of Penn and Venables in their expedition to the W. Indies, of whom Winslow, then in England, was chief. His reputation was so great, and he found so much employment, that he had never returned home after his departure as agent in 1646. The commanders disagreed in their tempers and views; and the commissioners could not controul them. Winslow participated the chagrin of the defeat; but not the pleasure of the subsequent victory. In the passage between Hispaniola and Jamaica, the heat of the climate threw him into a fever, which, aggravated by his dejection, terminated his life. Belknap Biog. ii. 281-309. His actions form his best eulogium. In New England, his name will never be forgotten. His portrait, an excellent piece of painting, is in possession of Dr. Josiah Winslow, who inherits the old family estate, called Careswell farm, at Marshfield. The eye is black and expressive, and the whole countenance very interesting. The portrait is saken with whiskers. Josiah Winslow, son of Edward (also governor of Plymouth colony), is drawn without them. "Beards were left off early in New England, and about the same time they were in Old. Leveret is the first governor, who is painted without a beard. He laid it aside in Cromwell's court." Hutchinson, i. 153. 3 Hutchinson, i. 197. Neal N. Eng. i. 311. Hazard i. 630-632, where the act is entire. An act was passed, laying a penalty of £100 on the master of any vessel, who should bring a known quaker into any part of the |