As for King James, "as if mercy was the inherent quality of the family, he began his reign with unusual favour to them, nor could their joining with the Duke of Monmouth against him move him to do himself justice upon them, but that mistaken prince thought to win them by gentleness and love, proclaimed a universal liberty to them, and rather Discountenanced the Church of England than them.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
Still, however, they are Discountenanced.
"Slavery and the Constitution"
William Ingersoll Bowditch
Not only are negro preachers thus Discountenanced, unless they are the abject tools of the slaveholders, but only a certain class of white teachers are allowed.
"Slavery and the Constitution"
William Ingersoll Bowditch