Cotton was to appear before William Laud, the Bishop of London, and felt that now his best option was to disappear into the Puritan underground, and then decide his course of action from there.
Cotton was to appear before William Laud, the Bishop of London, who was on a campaign to suppress Puritan practices. Cotton felt that now his best option was to disappear into the Puritan underground, and then decide his course of action from there.