CHAPTER IV. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE MATHERS IN NEW ENGLAND . — T H E BIRTH OF INCREASE MATHER

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE xi
3. CONTENTS xv
4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xvii
5. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 3
6. CHAPTER II. THE MATHERS IN ENGLAND 11
7. CHAPTER III. PURITAN EMIGRANTS 19
8. CHAPTER IV. THE SETTLEMENT OF THE MATHERS IN NEW ENGLAND . — T H E BIRTH OF INCREASE MATHER 25
9. CHAPTER V. BOYHOOD 35
10. CHAPTER VI. HARVARD COLLEGE. THE CHOICE OF A LIFE WORK 43
11. CHAPTER VII. EXPERIMENTAL YEARS ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND GUERNSEY 56
12. CHAPTER VIII. BEGINNINGS IN BOSTON 71
13. CHAPTER IX. THE TEACHER OF THE SECOND CHURCH 86
14. CHAPTER Χ. PUBLIC LIFE 106
15. CHAPTER XI. LITERARY LEADER AND SPOKESMAN OF THE PEOPLE 125
16. CHAPTER XII. “ILLUSTRIOUS PROVIDENCES,” AND THE FLIGHT TO ENGLAND 155
17. CHAPTER XIII. THE COURT OF JAMES THE SECOND 190
18. CHAPTER XIV. THE NEGOTIATION WITH WILLIAM III 211
19. CHAPTER XV. THE NEW CHARTER 246
20. CHAPTER XVI. THE BOSTONIAN IN LONDON 262
21. CHAPTER XVII. “DOLEFULL WITCHCRAFT” 287
22. CHAPTER XVIII. DEFENDING HIS FAITH 317
23. CHAPTER XIX. THE FIRST DEFEAT 337
24. CHAPTER XX. OLD AGE AND THE NEW CENTURY 375
25. CHAPTER XXI. INCREASE MATHER 389
26. APPENDICES 401
27. APPENDIX A. MATHER'S AGENCY AND THE PLYMOUTH COLONY 403
28. APPENDIX В. THE RETURN OF SEVERAL MINISTERS CONSULTED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, AND THE HONOURABLE COUNCIL, UPON THE PRESENT WITCHCRAFTS IN SALEM VILLAGE 405
29. APPENDIX С. LIST OF BOOKS REFERRED TO 407
30. APPENDIX D. CHECK LIST OF MATHER'S WRITINGS 416
31. INDEX 423