pounds and was publicly whipped with thirty lashes from a three-corded whip. Thirteen others, who sympathized with these brethren, were arrested and were ordered to pay a fine of forty shillings each or take ten lashes. John Hazel, an old man from Rehoboth, was whipped and died a few days afterward. Clarke published the story of this incident in “Ill Newes from New-England”--an original copy is in the John Carter Brown Library, Providence, R. I. Cotton was the religious leader in Boston, back of this persecution. In 1680 the doors of the Baptist meeting-house in Boston were nailed up by the authorities. Finally the Baptists in Boston won some freedom, which, however, was denied to other Baptist churches throughout the State. Isaac Backus was the leader among the Massachusetts Baptists for soul-liberty. With President Manning, he appealed to the Massachusetts delegates at the Continental Congress to provide in the Constitution for separation of Church and State. John Adams replied to them: “They might as well turn the heavenly bodies out of their annual and diurnal courses as to expect they would give up their establishment.” This spirit of opposition was continued until 1833, in which year the last vestige of oppressive religious intolerance was removed from the statute-books of Massachusetts. [Illustration] ILL NEWES FROM NEW-ENGLAND OR A Narative of _New-Englands_ PERSECUTION. WHEREIN IS DECLARED That while old _England_ is becoming new, _New-England_ is become Old. Also four Proposals to the Honoured Parliament and Councel of State, touching the way to _Propagate the Gospel of Christ_ (with small charge and great safety) both in Old _England_ and New. Also four conclusions touching the faith and order of the Gospel of Christ out of his last Will and Testament, confirmed and justified By JOHN CLARK Physician of Rode Island in _America_. _Revel._ 2. 25. _Hold fast till I come._ 3. 11. _Behold I come quickly._ 22. 20. _Amen, even so come Lord Jesus._ _LONDON_, Printed by _Henry Hills_ living in _Fleet-Yard_ next door to the _Rose_ and _Crown_, in the year 1652.