New-England Judged, Vol. 1 of 2

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Excerpt from New-England Judged, Vol. 1 of 2: By the Spirit of the Lord In presenting a new edition of New England Judged by the Spirit of the Lord, by George Bishop, it seems appropriate to prefix a short account of the author, gathered from brief notices found in the Journal of George Fox and Sewel's History of the Christian People called, Quakers. He appears to have been a resident of Bristol, (England, ) and was a captain in the army of the Parliament. In 1654, John Gamm and John Audland visited Bristol, and through their ministry George Bishop was convinced of the principles of Friends, laid aside his sword, and became a zealous member of that despised and persecuted society. In 1661, while the persecution of Friends in New England was at its height, George Bishop published the work by which he is best known, now re-printed in the present volume. A copy of this book was presented to King Charles II., who after reading Major-General Dennison's sneering reply to some persons that complained of the cruelties which were practiced upon them, "This year ye will go to complain to the Parliament, and the next year they will send to see how it is, and the next year the government is changed, " - said to some who stood by, "Lo, these are my good subjects of New England, but I will put a stop to them." A mandamus was soon after issued by the King, and a Friend, who had been banished on pain of death, was deputized to convey the same to New England. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.