Excerpt from Memoir of the Hon. Samuel Penhallow: One of the Counsellors of the Province of New-Hampshire, and Author of a Narrative of Indian Wars, &C His father was attached to the dissenting interest, and was intimate with the Rev. Charles Morton, rector of the parish of Blisland in the same county. Morton became obnoxious to the ruling party, and was silenced for non-conformity to the rites and ceremonies of the established church. He removed to Newington-Green, near London, where he opened a school for the instruction of youth, in the various branches of literature. His school soon became famous, and numbers resorted to it for education. In 1683, Penhallow being then about eighteen years of age, was placed under his care. He pursued his studies with diligence, and made such progress as not only to gain the approbation of his instructor, but to attract the attention of other gentlemen of science.

He continued with Mr. Morton about three years, and until his school was broken up. The bishops and ecclesiastical authority of the Church did not choose that dissenters and puritans should be employed to superintend the education of the rising generation; and prohibited Mr. Morton from pursuing that employment. Mr. Morton then determined to take refuge in New-England, where he could enjoy that liberty of conscience, which was denied him in his native land. He had an affectionate attachment to his pupils, and requested some of them to accompany him. The subject of this memoir was one that was selected on this occasion, to whom Mr.

Morton promised his favour and assistance. Penhallow with the consent of his parents accepted the proposals; they embarked for this country and arrived here in July, 1686. Before they left England, the society for propagating the gospel among the Indians, offered Penhallow twenty pounds sterling a year for three years, if he would make himself acquainted with the Indian language; and sixty pounds a year, afterwards during life, if he devoted himself to the ministry, and preached to them "at times." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy.

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