But Mr. _Mather_ and that other Gentleman had, as it is said, other advice given them, which they strenuously pursued, and his Majesty having left it as is asserted in this of the Life of Sir _William_, P. 57, to them to nominate a Governour, they pitcht upon Sir _William Phips_, who was then in _England_, [As the most likely and able to serve the King's Interests among the People there; under the changes in some things unacceptable now brought upon them, P. 62.] and without tarrying for the concurrence of those other Agents, the Charter was taken out, _&c._[160] But Mr. _Mather_ perhaps fearing he should have but small thanks here, for his having so far an hand in bringing upon them those unacceptable Changes, wrote, and caused to be Printed, an Account of his Negotiation, but surely by some Error in the Conception, it proved only an _Embrio_, and was stifled as soon as born. One indeed, designed to be as it were a _Posthumous_ was left with Mr. _Bailey_, formerly of _Boston_, and a Member of the _North-Church_, with a charge not to suffer it to be seen till he were gone to _New-England_; yet it seems some other person got a sight of it, which was the occasion of Mr. _Mather_'s sending him that Minatory Epistle, by some call'd a Bull. But besides this, for fear of the worst, Mr. _Mather_ got several _Non-con_ Ministers to give him a Testimonial, or Letters of Commendations for his great Service herein.[161] [151] In the mean time Mr. _Cotton Mather_, being in some doubt of the same thing, handed about a Paper of Fables; wherein his Father under the Name of _Mercurius_, and himself under the Name of _Orpheus_, are extoll'd, and the great Actions of _Mercurius_ magnified; the present Charter exalted, by trampling on the former, as being very defective, and all those call'd unreasonable that did not readily agree with the New one: And indeed the whole Country are compared to no better than Beasts, except _Mercurius_ and _Orpheus_, the Governour himself must not Escape being termed an Elephant, tho as good as he was great, and the Inferiours told by _Orpheus_ that for the quiet Enjoyment of their Lands, _&c._ they were beholding to _Mercurius_. Tho this Paper was judged not convenient to be Printed, yet some Copies were taken, the Author having shown variety of _Heathen_ Learning in it.[162] This is in short that eminent Service for which the said Mr. _I. M._ is in the present Book so highly extol'd. In so many Pages, that to repeat them were to transcribe a considerable part of the said Book. And no doubt he deserves as much thanks as Dr. _Sharp_[163] did, when he was sent by the Presbytery of _Scotland_, to procure the settlement of their Kirk by King _Charles_ II. at his Restauration.