 In 1689 Presbyterians and Independents had coalesced, agreeing to drop both names and to support a common fund.The union in the London fund was ruptured in 1693; in course of time differences in the administration of the two funds led to the attaching of the Presbyterian name to theological liberals, though many of the older Unitarian chapels were Independent foundations, and at least half of the Presbyterian chapels (of 1690–1710) came into the hands of Congregationalists.The free atmosphere of dissenting academies (colleges) favoured new ideas.