Volume II Part 49 (2/2)

Indians--Treatment of by the Puritans in New England. ii. 293.

Intolerance and persecution of Baptists, Presbyterians, etc., by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, from 1643 to 1651. i. 112.

Invasions of Canada by Americans; numbers of invaders. ii. 462.

James II.--Succession to the throne; thanked by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers for his Proclamation which violated the rights of England, and cost him his crown. i. 216.

Jarvis (Stephen). ii. 193.

(William). ii. 193.

Johnson's (Sir William) victory over the French General Dieskau. i. 250.

Jones (David). ii. 193.

(Jonathan). ii. 193.

King Charles the Second--Enjoins to cease persecuting the Quakers; how answered. i. 135.

The King retains Puritan councillors, who are kindly disposed to the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Puritans. i. 138.

The King's pardon and oblivion of the past misdeeds of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, and promised continuance of Charter joyfully proclaimed; but the part of the letter containing the conditions of pardon, and oblivion, and toleration withheld from the public; and when the publication of it was absolutely commanded, the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers ordered that the conditions of toleration, etc., should be suspended until further orders from their Court. i. 139-141.

Royal Commissioners appointed by the King, to inquire into the matters complained of in the New England Colonies, and to remedy what was wrong. i. 145.

Royal Commission appointed; slanderous rumours circulated against the Royal Commissioners. i. 146.

Copy of it explaining the reason and object of it. i. 147.

Duly received by all the New England Colonies except Ma.s.sachusetts, where slanderous rumours were circulated against the Commission and Commissioners. i. 146, 147.

King Charles the Second's reply to the long address or pet.i.tion of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Court, dated February 25, 1665, correcting their misstatements and showing the groundlessness of their pretended fears and actual pretensions. i. 166.

Kind letter without effect upon the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, who refuse to receive the Royal Commissioners; second and more decisive letter from the King, April, 1666. i. 169.

Grants Charters to Connecticut and Rhode Island in 1663, with remarks upon them by Judge Story. i. 172.

On receiving the report of his Commissioners, who had been rejected by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, orders them to send agents to England to answer before the King in Council to the complaints made against the Government of the Colony. i. 179.

Entreated by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, who try to vindicate their proceedings, and instead of sending agents, send two large masts and resolve to send 1000 sterling to propitiate the King. i. 180.

Desists for some time from further action in regard to the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, but is at length roused to decisive action by complaints from neighbouring Colonists and individual citizens of the invasions of their rights, and persecutions and proscriptions inflicted upon them by the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers. i. 187.

Seven requirements of the Ma.s.sachusetts Bay Rulers, in his letter to them, dated July, 1679, just and reasonable, and observed by all British Colonies at this day. i. 188.

King George III.--Alleged author of the scheme with the East India Company; his condemnation of the pet.i.tions and remonstrances from the Colonies. i. 382.

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