Woodward.

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"Short would be the fame of any after death, if their history did

not endure by being written in the book of the clerk."-MASTER WACE-Chronicle of the Norman Conquest.

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Pilgrim and Puritan― Civil and Ecclesiastical Despotism —

Puritanism, its Causes, its Opportunity - King and Com-

monwealth-The Expatriation-Political and Commercial

Historical Estimate - Retrospect

Factors-

Early Settlements

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CHAPTER II.

- The Plymouth Tragedy - Emigration of

1630- The Crisis - Church and State - Buckingham and

Laud-Royal Charter-Pioneers and Leaders-Coming of

Ludlow

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I-4

5-14

15-23

CHAPTER III.

Ludlow's Ancestry and Family-Knights of the Shire-Sir

Edmund-Sir Henry-Military and Parliamentary Services

-Relationship by Marriage to Governor Endicott and

Chief Justice Popham-Student at Oxford and in the Inner

Temple-Entries of the Ludlow Family in the Inner

Temple Records-Race of Lawyers-John White-The

Dorchester Company-Governor and Company of Massa-

chusetts Bay in New England-Ludlow an Assistant-

Distinguished Associates—Arrival in May, 1630.

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CHAPTER IV.

Ludlow in Massachusetts-Leader in Public Affairs-Stock-

holder-Landowner-Auditor of Governor Winthrop's Ac-

counts-Superintendent of Fortifications-Military Com-

missioner — Magistrate-Legislator — Deputy Governor—

The Charter-Its Contravention-Assumption of Power

-Ludlow's Protest-Magisterial Sentiment-Church Mem-

bership Test-Popular Remonstrance-Choice of Deputies

-Cotton's Postulate

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32-44

CHAPTER V.

Ludlow's Attitude as an Assistant-Change of Views-His De-

feat for the Governorship-Election of Haynes-Winthrop's

Explanation Ludlow's Objection - Overslaughed — Res-

olutions to Remove to Connecticut-The Removal-Its

Real Cause-Ludlow, Hooker, Cotton, Stone-Ministerial

Interference- Magisterial Arrogance-Court and Com-

mons

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CHAPTER VI.

The Valley of the Long River-Knowledge of its Resources—

Block-Wahginnacut-Oldham-The Leave to Remove-

Cambridge-Watertown-Dorchester-Commission to Gov-

ern the New Colony-Ludlow Made its Head-The Agree-

ment-Its Text-Trumbull's Definition

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CHAPTER VII.

Ludlow's Initiative-Occupation-Conflicting Interests-In-

dians - Dutch - Plymouth Men - Saltonstall's Company

-Ludlow's Firmness and Diplomacy-" Ye Controversie

-Underhill's Notice-Brewster's Letter-Vane's Demand

—First Comers-First Winter-Sufferings and Losses—

Spring of 1636-Organization of Court-Laws and Ordi-

nances-Important Measures-Administration of Justice

-Ludlow de Facto Governor and Chief Justice - The

Massachusetts "Agreement " Fulfilled

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CHAPTER VIII.

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A Crisis "The Pequoitt Potencie Indian Atrocities-

Declaration of War-Civilization v. Barbarism-Mason's

Expedition - The Fort Fight-Stone's Thanksgiving —

Mason's Battle - Ludlow's Foresight - His Letter to

Pynchon-The Swamp Fight Uncas and Miantonomo-

Fair Unquowa-Ludlow's Services, 1635-1639.

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CHAPTER IX.

The Fundamental Orders - No Record - None Desired-

Opinions of Hoadley and Trumbull― At their Adoption

-Leaders-New Chapter in History-Text of the Con-

stitution Law of the People - Views of Jurists and

Historians - Bancroft - Palfrey - Fiske-Green-Tarbox

-Bryce-Sanford-Trumbull Robinson-Johnston -

Hamersley-Bushnell - Day - Brinley

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CHAPTER X.

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Who Inspired the Constitution-Hooker-The Sermon- Wol-

cott's Notes - Trumbull's Interpretation

Doctrine

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Reasons-Historical Estimates-Johnston-Fiske-Elliott

-Twichell - Walker-Who Wrote the Constitution -

Ludlow His Qualifications-Opinions-Hollister-Tuttle

-- Stiles - Bancroft - Schenck - Trumbull - Walker -

Elliott-Hawes - Robinson - Brinley Beers Waters

Hooker Visioned and Ludlow Wrote the Fundamental

Orders