ABSTRACT

Ihavingtheillfortune,evenwithmymilk,tosuckinheresy,Iwasbredupinthe samebyaseverefather;whothoughanearnestProtestant,selfinterest,andto advancehisfortunes,madehimtaketowifeaCatholiclady,whoserichesmadeher religiontolerable....Ihaveheardhimsayshewasthemirrorofwives,andwould oftentimesadmonishme,saying,'Imitateyourmother(puttinginthisclause)in allthingsbutherreligion.'Andtotheendnoneofhischildrenshouldembraceit, hetookthemallintohisowncare,andbredthemupinhisreligionwhichwas Protestant.