The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER, 559
William and Queen Mary, related by Rev. Cotton
Mather, in the memoirs of his father, is very interesting. It was to the subject of this notice that
Queen Mary uttered the following beautiful sentiment, so full of kindness and toleration-viz.: " It
is not in the power of men to believe what they
please; therefore I think they should not be forced
in matters of religion, contrary to their persuasions
and their consciences. I wish all good men were of
one mind; however, in the mean time, I would have
them live peaceably and love one another." It was
in reference to this paragraph that Cotton Mather
breaks forth as follows: " 0 mentis aurecw, verba
bracteata. My ink, too vile a liquor art thou to
write so divine a sentence."*
1665. HoPE ATHERTON. (See Schoolmasters,
p. 489.)
1667. JOHN FOSTER. (See account of him on
pages 244 and 492.)
1671. SAMUEL MATHER, A. M., son of Timothy
and Elizabeth (Weeks) Mather, was born in Dorchester, July 5th, 1650. He was a minister at
Windsor, in Connecticut, 45 years. He was one of
the first Trustees of Yale College, and died March
18th, 1727-8, aged 77.
* Mass. Hist. Coll., Vol. 9, p. 251. For interesting Memoirs of
the Mathers, Samuel, Nathaniel, Eleazer and Increase, by John Farmer,
see American Quarterly Register, Vol. 8, pp. 134, 332; and Vol.
9, p. 367,