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citation, came, King James died, and so his
trouble at this time was diverted." _
His friend "the Earl of Lincoln afterwards
interceding for him," says Dr. Mather, "the
bishop was willing to promise that he would
no further worry him in case he would be gone
out of his diocess, where he could not reach
him ;" and therefore, to avoid further difficulty,
he resigned his rectorship, and left Lynn: In
the mean time he had married his first wife.
With her and their children, he removed to
the Parish of Skirbeck, near Boston, his old
home, where he was again 'settled as rector.
This was during the time when the advowson
of Skirbeck was in the hands of the Barkham
family.t While he was residing there, his
brother, John Whiting, jun., was mayor of
Boston.
" The parish of Skirbeck," says Thompson,
"and tl'm hamlet of Skirbeck Quarter, surround
the town of Boston, with the exception of such
portions of its western and northern boundaries
Mather's Magnalia, 5o2.
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