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following erouiid all indian foot-path through the forest you come nut at a wilc iilot cf where are some dozen wigwams chistered uri the sunny side i>f a liill p is.

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history op thb town of from 16 34 essex to 1700 egbert crowell pastor op the c d d nqeegat1 nal church in essex releasb^aamakiij boston c c p moody printer 52 washington 1853 st.

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preface in the following work the reader will readily distinguish it is presumed between the facts of history and the drapery in which some of them occasionally appear man is no less a reality for the dress he may be supposed to have worn according to the fashion of his day nor is it difficult to distinguish between the man and his apparel if this be borne in mind the nature of this little work as in part a history of the town will not be diminished by the few fancy sketches given of domestic nautical still and military life which however are designed to be true to nature and in accordance this history is with the history of the times for a number of the facts in from ancient records the author rev j b felt s drawn indebted to the history of ipswich a work which cannot be too highly valued as a book of reference on and events connected with this town this general acknowledgment the author trusts will be deemed sufficient without a more particular reference to that work all the important transactions

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history of essex commenced the first settlement of this town to be settled in 1620 salem 1627 boston 1630 and ipswich 1633 our ancestors originally came from different the reasons assigned for parts of england leaving their own country and settling in a wilderness were that the ancient faith and in 1634 plymouth began true worship might be found inseparable com panions in their practice and that their posterity might be undefiled in religion soon after the commencement of the reformation in england 1534 the protestants were divided into two parties the one adhering to luther the other to calvin the former chose to secede from the church of eome in a very gradual manner while the latter were desirous of affecting an entire reformation at once they scripture purity contended earnestly for the in worship -· as well as in doctrine this to gether with their gravity of deportment and morse and parish s hist of n e.

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pious conversation obtained for them the name and of puritans the lutheran their sentiments party however prevailed were made the basis of the estabushed or national church with this church puritans the continued in fellowship many years although they constantly lamented its popish forms and sighed for a thorough reformation at length in 1602 a number of them for mally separated from the established church and set up for themselves a more pure form of worship the consequence was a violent and cruel persecution of them by the bishops and authorities of the land not suffered to live in they endured peace where they were nor permitted to depart many hardships and trials but some in 1607 a considerable number to of them succeeded in leaving their country and removed leyden in holland grieved with the corrupt examples around them and fearing lest their children should be contaminated therewith they resolved on a removal to the desolate regions of north america accordingly in 1620 august 5th they emto amsterdam and some barked at delft-haven near leyden and in following arrived november on the bleak and

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7 barren shores of cape cod ored for a vshort here they anchwhich they called time only and in the following to a place month removed plymouth continuing in england and in addition to the former corruptions of the still the persecution church a book of sports on the holy sabbath of god being required to be read by the ministers of their respective assemblies great num bers of others eminent for their piety talents and learning embarked for this country in 1627 capt john endicott with about one hundred persons arrived at naiimkeag afterwards salem in june of the following year they were joined by two hundred more under the ministry of the rev messrs higginson skel and bright a part of these soon after removed and began the settlement of charleston town in the summer of 1630 about fifteen hundred persons with governor winthrop at their head arrived salem whence they proceeded to charlestown and soon settled boston watertown and roxbury in march 1633 j winthrop a son of the governor with twelve men began a plantation at agawam which afterwards was called ipswich the next year a church was gathered at ;

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