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John Winthrop First Governor of the Masschusetts Colony

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xiv CONTENTS.<br />

Page<br />

land. — Expressions <strong>of</strong> Sympathy, Public and Private. —<br />

<strong>Colony</strong> threatened with Desertion. — The <strong>Governor</strong>'s<br />

Protest 174-190<br />

CHAPTER XIV.<br />

New Aspects, Home and Foreign.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> again retired. — Succeeded by — Dudley. Next<br />

Year by Bellingham. — Revolution in — England. New<br />

Freedom to <strong>the</strong> — <strong>Colony</strong>. Annexation <strong>of</strong> New Hampshire<br />

Towns. — Body <strong>of</strong> Liberties — adopted. Revolution<br />

puts an End to Emigration and English Trade. — Extreme<br />

Hard Times in — Consequence. Discouragement<br />

and Retreat. — To <strong>Winthrop</strong>'s Deep —<br />

Displeasure.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> re-elected <strong>Governor</strong>. — His Eighth and Ninth<br />

Terms. — The Sow Business. — Conflict again between<br />

Magistrates and Commons. — The Commons win. —<br />

Reconstruction <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> — Legislature. The_NejK-Eng4ami<br />

Confederacy. — <strong>Winthrop</strong> President <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> United Colonies<br />

Commission.— Acadian Relations. — The La Tour<br />

d'Aulnay Episode. — The <strong>Governor</strong> once more unpopular.<br />

— His Third Retirement. — Letter to his Oldest<br />

Son 191-211<br />

CHAPTER XV.<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong>'s Last Defence <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Charter.<br />

Dudley <strong>Governor</strong>. — <strong>Winthrop</strong> in <strong>the</strong> Second Place. —<br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>r Challenge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Magisterial Prerogative by<br />

<strong>the</strong> Commons. — <strong>Winthrop</strong> champions <strong>the</strong> Prerogative.<br />

— - Conservatism holds its own.— Parliament's Colonial<br />

Commission. — Authority <strong>of</strong> it not acknowledged by<br />

Massachusetts. — " Must not meddle with any Ships<br />

in our Harbor." — Endicott <strong>Governor</strong>. — <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />

Deputy again. — The Hingham Business. — The Deputy<br />

on Trial. — Conservatism again holds its own. —<br />

<strong>Winthrop</strong> restored to <strong>the</strong> <strong>First</strong> Place. — Tenth Term.

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