seventeenth-century England, and Earlham College gave him two Faculty De- velopment Grants for recent summers. A leave from Swarthmore College gave Frost time for research and writing. The staffs of Earlham College Library and of Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College provided valuable assist- ance. Jane Thorson typed many versions of one-half of the manuscript. Claire Shetter, Pat O'Donnell, and Nancy Speers checked numerous details. Eleanor Stabler Clarke, Wilmer Cooper, Earle Edwards, Albert Fowler, Thomas Hamm, Mary Hoxie Jones, Jack Kirk, Jack Sutters, Steven Thiermann, Elizabeth Gray Vining, Richard Wood, and many Earlham and Swarthmore students read one or more chapters and by their own research gave us insights. Earlham students who worked on the maps were Laura Hoeckel, Tom Page, Rich Neff, Melinda Morton, Matt Wilson, and Patrick Lacey. Most of all, our wives have been patient for long years. -xiv- |