Ill Newes from New England
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Ill Newes from New England is a 17th-century religious and political tract by John Clarke criticizing the persecution of Baptists in colonial New England and advocating for religious liberty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ill Newes from New England canonical | 2 |
| Connecticut "Sufferers" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5196133 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ill Newes from New England Context triple: [John Clarke, notableWork, Ill Newes from New England]
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A.
Good News from New England
Good News from New England is a 1624 historical account by Pilgrim leader Edward Winslow that details the early years of the Plymouth Colony and its relations with Indigenous peoples.
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B.
Weekend in New England
"Weekend in New England" is a romantic ballad by Barry Manilow, celebrated for its lush orchestration and yearning lyrics about love and separation.
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C.
Wait Still Winthrop
Wait Still Winthrop was a prominent colonial American magistrate and military officer from the influential Winthrop family of New England.
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D.
A Night in Acadie
A Night in Acadie is a collection of short stories by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of love, identity, and Creole life in the American South.
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E.
Way Down East
Way Down East is a 1920 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling and groundbreaking ice floe rescue sequence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ill Newes from New England Target entity description: Ill Newes from New England is a 17th-century religious and political tract by John Clarke criticizing the persecution of Baptists in colonial New England and advocating for religious liberty.
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A.
Good News from New England
Good News from New England is a 1624 historical account by Pilgrim leader Edward Winslow that details the early years of the Plymouth Colony and its relations with Indigenous peoples.
-
B.
Weekend in New England
"Weekend in New England" is a romantic ballad by Barry Manilow, celebrated for its lush orchestration and yearning lyrics about love and separation.
-
C.
Wait Still Winthrop
Wait Still Winthrop was a prominent colonial American magistrate and military officer from the influential Winthrop family of New England.
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D.
A Night in Acadie
A Night in Acadie is a collection of short stories by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of love, identity, and Creole life in the American South.
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E.
Way Down East
Way Down East is a 1920 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, renowned for its emotional storytelling and groundbreaking ice floe rescue sequence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century work
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political tract ⓘ religious tract ⓘ |
| about |
Puritan intolerance
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advocacy of liberty of conscience ⓘ church–state relations in New England ⓘ colonial religious policy ⓘ freedom of worship ⓘ persecution of Baptists in Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ religious dissent ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
liberty of conscience for Baptists
ⓘ
religious toleration ⓘ separation of civil and religious authority ⓘ |
| author | John Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Massachusetts Bay authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Puritan establishment ⓘ compulsory religious conformity ⓘ |
| documentType |
apologetic work
ⓘ
polemic ⓘ |
| genre |
political literature
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Baptist
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pro–religious liberty ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of civil power in religious matters
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conflict between conscience and law ⓘ minority religious rights ⓘ plea for toleration in the colonies ⓘ |
| historicalContext | persecution of Baptists in 17th-century New England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baptist theology
ⓘ
English debates on toleration ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
English readers
ⓘ
supporters of religious liberty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Baptists
ⓘ
colonial New England NERFINISHED ⓘ religious liberty ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrative |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | pro-toleration ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Baptist ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Ill Newes from New England Description of subject: Ill Newes from New England is a 17th-century religious and political tract by John Clarke criticizing the persecution of Baptists in colonial New England and advocating for religious liberty.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Connecticut "Sufferers"