Impaired condition of the widow of James Rogers, and 170-182 difficulties arising from this cause. John Rogers imprisoned for entertaining Quakers at his house. John Rogers continues to secure converts from the Congregational Church and to attract the attention of certain prominent citizens. The sole case of disagreement on the part of any child of James Rogers regarding division of the estate; Joseph finds that boundaries, drawn by the men appointed by the court to make division of the estate, give a house and lands which have been considered his own to his brother Jonathan. Plot of Gurdon Saltonstall to secure John Rogers in prison at a distance from New London. Unexpected countermove by John Rogers. His sister Bathsheba in the stocks. His imprisonment in New London jail. He hangs a Proclamation out at his prison window. Sent to Hartford jail, pending trial for “blasphemy” CHAPTER V. (1694-1698.) John Rogers tried at Hartford on charge of blasphemy. Placed 183-194 on the gallows with a rope about his neck. Returned to Hartford prison for refusal to give bonds for “good behavior.” Burning of the New London meeting-house; attempt to secure conviction of Bathsheba Smith and John Rogers, Jr., for complicity in same. John Rogers, Jr., and William Wright charged with assisting a prisoner to escape from Hartford prison. William Wright imprisoned at Hartford. Merciless and mysterious scourging of John Rogers in Hartford prison. Remonstrance of dissenters at New London. Death of Joseph Rogers. John Rogers, Jr., complained of before the General Court, for publishing and circulating “a book counted heretical” “up and down the colony.” John Rogers released from Hartford prison after an imprisonment of nearly four years. He protests against an unjust decision of the Superior Court, in regard to William Wright, and is fined for Contempt. Death of Jonathan Rogers. Rev. Gordon Saltonstall recovers £600 from John Rogers on a trivial pretext. Death of widow of James Rogers CHAPTER VI. (1698-1705.)