o at that time,
displease, (30) (43) his father, beside strictly conforming to the
who still appeared highly Church himself, was very bitter
conformable, and exceedingly sharp against Nonconformists, the young
against those who were not, Vane left his home for New
(5) _he_ transported himself into England.
New England, (43) a colony within
few years before planted by a This colony had been planted a few
mixture of all religions,[26] which years before by men of all sorts of
disposed the professors to dislike religions, and their
the government of the Church; who differences[26] disposed them to
(30) (43) (44) were qualified by dislike the government of the
the king's charter to choose their Church. Now, it happened that their
own government and governors, privilege (accorded by the king's
under the obligation, "that every charter) of choosing their own
man should take the oaths of government and governors was
allegiance and supremacy;" (30) subject to this obligation, "that
(43) (5) _which_ all the first every man should take the oaths of
planters did, when they received allegiance and supremacy." These
their charter, before they oaths had been taken, not only by
transported themselves from hence, all the original planters, on
nor was there in many years after receiving their charter, before
the least scruple amongst them of leaving England, but also for many
complying with those obligations: years afterwards, without exciting
so far men were, _in the infancy_ the slightest scruple. Indeed,
(15) _of their schism_, from scruples against lawful oaths were
refusing to take lawful oaths. unknown[27] in the infancy of the
(45) He was no sooner landed English schism. But with the
there, but his parts made him arrival of Vane all this was
quickly taken notice of, (26) and changed. No sooner had he landed
very probably his quality, being than his ability, and perhaps to
the eldest son of a some extent his position, as eldest
Privy-councillor, might give him son of a Privy-councillor,
some advantage; _insomuch_ (51) recommended him to notice: and at
_that_, when the next season came the next election he was chosen
for the election of their Governor.
magistrates, he was chosen their
governor: (30) (45) (43) in wh