 | George Alexander Cooke - 1802 - 304 pages
...but being prosecuted for it by Dr. Wren, bishop of Norwich, he fled the kingdom, and went over into New England with many of his parishioners, who sold their estates for half their value, and conveying all their effects to that new settlement, erected a town and colony by the name of Hingham,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1810 - 926 pages
...fled the kingdom, and went over into New England with many of his parishioners, who sold their eslates for half their value, and conveyed all their effects to that new plantation; erected a town and colonie by the name of IliVrHAM, where many of their posterity are still remaining. He promised never... | |
 | Benjamin Brook - Puritans - 1813 - 582 pages
...below the church, as it remains to this day ; but, being prosecuted for it by Bishop Wren, he fled to New England, with many of his parishioners, who...half their value, and conveyed all their effects to the new plantation. They erected the town and colony of Higham, where many of their posterity still... | |
 | Thomas Kitson Cromwell - 1819 - 676 pages
...levelled the altar and the chancel a foot below the church. Being prosecuted by Bishop Wren, he fled to New England, with many of his parishioners, who sold their estates for half their value, and, after their arrival, formed a colony and built a town, which they named Hingham. His congregation here... | |
 | Thomas Cromwell - Norfolk (England : County) - 1819 - 266 pages
...levelled the altar and the chancel a foot below the church. Being prosecuted by Bishop Wren, he fled to New England, with many of his parishioners, who sold their estates for half their value, and, after their arrival, formed a colony and built a town, which they named Hingham. His congregation here... | |
 | John Chambers - Norfolk (England) - 1829 - 530 pages
...levelled the altar and the whole of the chancel a foot below the church, as it remains to this day, but being prosecuted for it by bishop Wren, he fled...to that new plantation ; erected a town and colony by the name of Hingham, where many of their posterity are still remaining. Peck promised never to leave... | |
 | John Chambers - 1829 - 698 pages
...levelled the altar and the whole of the chancel a foot below the church, as it remains to this day, but being prosecuted for it by bishop Wren, he fled...to that new plantation ; erected a town and colony by the name of Hingham, where many of their posterity are still remaining. Peck promised never to leave... | |
 | White, Francis, & Co - Norfolk (England) - 1854 - 898 pages
...altar — and sunk the chancel a foot below the nave ; bnt being prosecuted for it by Bishop Wren, he, with many of his parishioners, who sold their estates for half their value, lied to New England, and founded a new colony by the name of Hingham, where many of their posterity... | |
 | Kelly's directories, ltd - 1875 - 1190 pages
...kingdom, and went over to New England, with many of his parishioners, who sold their estates for halt their value, and conveyed all their effects to that...plantation, erected a town and colony of the name of Hingbam. where many of their posterity still remain ; he promised never to desert them, but hearing... | |
 | John Browne - Congregational churches - 1877 - 700 pages
...remains to this day; but being prosecuted for it by Bishop Wren, he fled the kingdom, and went over into New England with many of his parishioners, who sold...conveyed all their effects to that new plantation. They erected a town and colonie by the name of Hingham, where many of their posterity are still remaining.*... | |
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He was a man of a very violent schismatical spirit; he pulled down the rails, and levelled the altar and the whole chancel a foot below the church, as it remains to this day; but being prosecuted for it by Bishop Wren, he fled the kingdom, and went over... 
