▁of ▁England . ▁He ▁was ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁non con form ity ▁and ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁Bay ▁Col ony , ▁probably ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁pre aching ▁nearly ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁Dor chester , ▁he ▁became ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁at ▁We ym outh , ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 6 4 3 . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁removed ▁with ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁church ▁to ▁Se con et , ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁Col ony . ▁ ▁There ▁they ▁founded ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Re h ob oth , ▁which ▁then ▁emb rac ed ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Se ek onk , ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁Rum ford , ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Re h ob oth ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 6 6 3 . ▁ ▁New man ' s ▁famous ▁Con cord ance ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁in ▁English ▁ever ▁published ▁and ▁greatly ▁superior ▁to ▁its ▁two ▁prede cess ors . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 3 , ▁just ▁before ▁New man ' s ▁removal ▁from ▁We ym outh ▁to ▁Re h ob oth . ▁ ▁At ▁Re h ob oth , ▁he ▁re vised ▁and ▁greatly ▁improved ▁it , ▁using ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁Ez ra ▁St iles , ▁a ▁President ▁of ▁Y ale ) ▁p ine ▁kn ots ▁instead ▁of ▁cand les . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁edition ▁was ▁published ▁at ▁Cambridge ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 2