<P> On New England's northeastern frontier, however, the Abenaki harbored grievances against English settlers, and they began an offensive in early 1688 . Andros made an expedition into Maine early in the year, in which he raided a number of Indian settlements . He also raided the trading outpost and home of Jean - Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint - Castin on Penobscot Bay . His careful preservation of the Catholic Castin's chapel was a source of later accusations of "popery" against Andros . </P> <P> Andros took over the administration of New York in August 1688, and he met with the Iroquois at Albany to renew the covenant . In this meeting, he annoyed the Iroquois by referring to them as "children" (that is, subservient to the English) rather than "brethren" (that is, equals). He returned to Boston amid further attacks on the New England frontier by Abenaki parties, who admitted that they were doing so in part because of French encouragement . The situation in Maine had also deteriorated again, with English colonists raiding Indian villages and shipping the captives to Boston . Andros castigated the Mainers for this unwarranted act and ordered the Indians released and returned to Maine, earning the hatred of the Maine settlers . He then returned to Maine with a significant force, and began the construction of additional fortifications to protect the settlers . Andros spent the winter in Maine, and returned to Boston in March upon hearing rumors of revolution in England and discontent in Boston . </P> <P> The religious leaders of Massachusetts, led by Cotton and Increase Mather, were opposed to the rule of Andros, and organized dissent targeted to influence the court in London . After King James published the Declaration of Indulgence in May 1687, Increase Mather sent a letter to the king thanking him for the declaration, and then he suggested to his peers that they also express gratitude to the king as a means to gain favor and influence . Ten pastors agreed to do so, and they decided to send Mather to England to press their case against Andros . Edward Randolph attempted to stop him; Mather was arrested, tried, and exonerated on one charge, but Randolph made a second arrest warrant with new charges . Mather was clandestinely spirited aboard a ship bound for England in April 1688 . He and other Massachusetts agents were well received by James, who promised in October 1688 that the colony's concerns would be addressed . However, the events of the Glorious Revolution took over, and by December James had been deposed by William III and Mary II . </P> <P> The Massachusetts agents then petitioned the new monarchs and the Lords of Trade for restoration of the old Massachusetts charter . Mather furthermore convinced the Lords of Trade to delay notifying Andros of the revolution . He had already dispatched a letter to previous colonial governor Simon Bradstreet containing news that a report (prepared before the revolution) stated that the charter had been illegally annulled, and that the magistrates should "prepare the minds of the people for a change ." News of the revolution apparently reached some individuals as early as late March, and Bradstreet is one of several possible organizers of the mob that formed in Boston in April 18, 1689 . He and other pre-Dominion magistrates and some members of Andros' council addressed an open letter to Andros on that day calling for his surrender in order to quiet the mob . Andros, Randolph, Dudley, and other dominion supporters were arrested and imprisoned in Boston . </P>

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