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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 4 0 Browse Search
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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition., Chapter 12: (search)
t they made the English ministry more eager to narrow the territory, cripple the trade, and recall the charter of Massachusetts. The colony, reluctantly yielding to the direct commands of Charles II., resolved to send William Stoughton and Peter Bulkley as envoys to England; but, agreeably to the advice of the elders, their powers were circumscribed with the utmost care and caution. In their memorial respecting the extent of their territory, the court represented their peculiar unhappinesarles II. the same views which she had successfully avowed to the English nation in the days of the Long Parliament. The troubles connected with the popish plot delayed the settlement of the affairs of New England. The agents, Stoughton and Bulkley, returned in 1679, 679. and reached Boston in December. With them came Dec. Randolph, now appointed an officer of the customs. The new command of the king, that other agents should be sent over with unlimited powers, was disregarded. It was