▁whom ▁he ▁proceeded ▁to ▁Ma id stone . ▁Here ▁they ▁were ▁both ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁correction ▁and ▁har sh ly ▁treated , ▁but ▁the ▁only ▁charge ▁against ▁them ▁was ▁pre aching , ▁and ▁the ▁magistr ates ▁released ▁them . ▁About ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁Cat on ▁went ▁to ▁Cal ais , ▁pre aching ▁through ▁an ▁interpreter , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁England . ▁After ▁a ▁pre aching ▁tour , ▁which ▁last ed ▁some ▁months , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic , ▁hoping ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁Dutch . ▁At ▁V l iss ingen ▁and ▁M idd el burg ▁he ▁found ▁English ▁con greg ations , ▁and ▁was ▁roughly ▁handled ▁at ▁both ▁places ▁for ▁interrupt ing ▁their ▁services . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 5 5 ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁in ▁England . ▁He ▁next ▁made ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁prom ul gate ▁qu aker ism ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁mess enger ▁from ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁in ▁England ▁to ▁General ▁George ▁Mon ck . ▁Early ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 ▁Cat on ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁at ▁Cong leton . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁this ▁year ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁sett le ▁in ▁Amsterdam , ▁where ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁Qu aker ▁community . ▁He ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁between ▁England ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 0 ▁he ▁had ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁ ▁Charles ▁I ▁Louis , ▁Elect