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Parentator. Memoirs of remarkables in the life and the death of the ever-memorable Dr.…
Parentator. Memoirs of remarkables in the life and the death of the ever-memorable Dr. Increase Mather. Who expired, August 23. 1723. : [One line from II Kings]
Boston: printed by B. Green for Nathaniel Belknap, 1724
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On Sept. 26. Mr. Mather again waited on the King in his Closet; and there said unto him; Sir, I count it my Duty, most Humbly to Thank Your Majesty, in that you were Pleased some time since to give Assurance, that you would Confirm to your Subjects in New-England, their Liberties and Properties, and the Benefit of your Gracious Declaration. The King Replied, I will take the same Care of New-England, as of England; And you may be sure, they shall have what I have Promised. Mr. Mather went on, I Humbly Pray, Sir, that the matter may be Expedited. Your Majesties Affairs here may feel some Advantage from it. The Kings Answer was; Trouble yourself no farther; I will take Care, that the thing shall be done with Expedition.
On Sept. 26. Mr. Mather again waited on the King in his Closet; and there said unto him; Syr, I count it my Duty, most Humbly to Thank Your Majesty, in that you were Pleased some time since to give Assurance, that you would Confirm to your Subjects in New-England, their Liberties and Properties, aud the Benefit of your Gracious Declaration. The King Replied, I will take the same Care ofNew-England, as of England; And you may be sure, they shall have what I have Promised. Mr. Mather went on, I Humbly Pray, Syr, that the matter may be Expedited. Your Majesties Affairs here may feel some Advantage from it. The Kings Answer was; Trouble yourself no farther; I will take Care, that the thing shall be done with Expedition.
But,—Quid Verba audiam, quum sacta non Videam?—There was nothing Effectually Performed of all that had been Promised.
Mr. Mather made as many Friends as he could: And it was Remarkable to him, That not only the Lord-Proprietor of Pennsylvania, (then a Great Man at Court) treated him with much Civility, but even the Goggle-Eyed Monster too who used no other Man so, treated him with some Humanity, and the Roman-Catholics themselves used him very Courteously. It often made him think on that Word, They shall take up Serpents, and it shall not burt them: The Serpents were so far from Hurting him, that they Extremely Caressed and Flattered him. He had something better than a Staff of Laurel for his Preservative! When he was in the midst