lindle on the way; the old gentleman went along with me to the
prison, and was one who prayed with them with much fervour and
enlargement of heart. We spent nearly two hours with them, and a crowd
of people were present.' On another occasion we find an American Indian
preaching in the pulpit--a novelty in 1767. He came over with a Dr.
Whitaker, of Norwich, in America, to collect money for the education and
conversion of Indians, and at Tackard Street the people raised the very
respectable sum of 80 pounds for the purpose. In 1561 Queen Elizabeth
paid Ipswich a visit. At that time the place was a little too Protestant
for her. Strype writes: 'Here Her Majesty took a great dislike to the
impudent behaviour of most of the ministers and readers, there being many
weak ones among them, and little or no order observed in the public
service, and few or none wearing the surplice, and the Bishop of Norwich
was thought remiss, and that he winked at schismatics. But more
particularly she was offended with the clergy's marriage, and that in
cathedrals and colleges there were so many wives and children and widows
seen, which, she said, was contrary to the intent of the founders, and so
much tending to the interruption of the studies of those who were placed
there. Therefore she issued an order to all dignitaries, dated August 9,
at Ipswich, to forbid all women to the lodgings of cathedrals or
colleges, and that upon pain of losing their ecclesiastical promotion.'
From this it is clear that when Elizabeth was Queen there was little
chance of the Women's Rights Question finding a favourable hearing. The
Queen was succeeded by monarchs after her own heart. In 1636 Prynne
published his 'Newes from Ipswich,' 'discovering certain late detestable
practices of some domineering Lordly Prelates to undermine the
established doctrine and discipline of our Church, extirpate all orthodox
sincere preachers and preaching of God's Word, usher in popery, idolatry
and superstition.' For this publication Prynne was sentenced to be fined
5,000 pounds to the King, to lose the remainder of his ears, to be
branded on both cheeks, and to be perpetually imprisoned in Carnarvon
Castle. At that time the Ipswich people were far too Liberal for the
powers existing. Ipswich news nowadays is little calculated to displease
anyone, and governments and kings are less prone to take offence at the
exercise of free thought and free speech.

Ipswich people mak