The Scrooby Congregation were English Protestant separatists who lived near Scrooby, on the outskirts of Bawtry, a small market town at the border of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. In 1607/8 the Congregation emigrated to the Netherlands in search of the freedom to worship as they chose. They founded the "English separatist church at Leiden", one of several English separatist groups in the Netherlands at the time.
Richard Clyfton was rector of All Saints' Church, Babworth, near Retford, from 1586. He lost his position as rector of Babworth through deprivation in 1605[1] under suspicion of nonconformity. Suspended, he continued to preach at Bawtry, near Scrooby though over the county boundary in Yorkshire. From 1606 the congregation around Clyfton met in the house of William Brewster. This manor house has been identified as on the site of the old Scrooby Palace of the archbishops of York, though much of the older building had been demolished by then.[2] In 1607 Clyfton was excommunicated;[citation needed] at this time he had already met William Bradford.[3][4]
John Robinson from Sturton le Steeple, also in northern Nottinghamshire, had lost his pulpit for his views and returned home by about the end of 1604; he made contact with separatist groups in Gainsborough, just over the eastern county boundary in Lincolnshire, as well as Scrooby. The minister at Gainsborough was John Smyth. In this way the two separatist churches were drawn together, with Robinson assuming authority in the Scrooby congregation alongside Clyfton after a process of ordination.[5]
Emigrationedit
From the end of 1607 and into 1608 the Gainsborough-Scrooby separatist group emigrated to Holland, in waves. An important organiser of the move was Thomas Helwys of Smyth's congregation, who had moved away to Basford, Nottinghamshire before coming to attention for not taking communion.[6] The emigrants went to Amsterdam and Leiden.[7]
Memorial to the departure of congregation members for Holland in 1609, at Immingham on the southern bank of the Humber estuary
At Leidenedit
After arriving at Holland they realised that as foreigners, they could only take unskilled jobs and were exempt from working organisations. The congregation also noticed that their children were growing up more Dutch than English. The congregation decided to emigrate to the Americas, where their children could be English, and they could worship freely.[citation needed]
The exact significance of Scrooby for the Pilgrim group is still debated. The first research on the congregation was published by the antiquarian Joseph Hunter in 1849. It was followed in 1853 by a popular book from William Henry Bartlett, a topographical artist. Henry Morton Dexter wrote the authoritative account The England and Holland of the Pilgrims (1905). Further documentary evidence was found by Walter Herbert Burgess (1867–1943) and Ronald Marchant.[8] See also Sandra Goodall, "Beyond Bradford's Journal: The Scrooby Puritans in Context," Ph.D. Dissertation, August 2015, Arizona State University.
^"Manor House Farmhouses, Scrooby, Nottinghamshire".
^Wright, Stephen. "Clifton, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5671. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Thompson, Roger. "Clifton, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/3376. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Sprunger, Keith L. "Robinson, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23847. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Wright, Stephen. "Helwys, Thomas". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12880. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Nick Bunker (7 December 2010). Making Haste From Babylon: The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World: A New History. Random House. pp. 100–2. ISBN978-1-4464-2647-0. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
Referencesedit
Alan Brinkley, American History, a Survey (eleventh edition)
January 01, 1970
scrooby, congregation, were, english, protestant, separatists, lived, near, scrooby, outskirts, bawtry, small, market, town, border, yorkshire, lincolnshire, nottinghamshire, 1607, congregation, emigrated, netherlands, search, freedom, worship, they, chose, th. The Scrooby Congregation were English Protestant separatists who lived near Scrooby on the outskirts of Bawtry a small market town at the border of Yorkshire Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire In 1607 8 the Congregation emigrated to the Netherlands in search of the freedom to worship as they chose They founded the English separatist church at Leiden one of several English separatist groups in the Netherlands at the time Contents 1 History 2 Emigration 3 At Leiden 4 Historiography 5 See also 6 Notes 7 ReferencesHistory editRichard Clyfton was rector of All Saints Church Babworth near Retford from 1586 He lost his position as rector of Babworth through deprivation in 1605 1 under suspicion of nonconformity Suspended he continued to preach at Bawtry near Scrooby though over the county boundary in Yorkshire From 1606 the congregation around Clyfton met in the house of William Brewster This manor house has been identified as on the site of the old Scrooby Palace of the archbishops of York though much of the older building had been demolished by then 2 In 1607 Clyfton was excommunicated citation needed at this time he had already met William Bradford 3 4 John Robinson from Sturton le Steeple also in northern Nottinghamshire had lost his pulpit for his views and returned home by about the end of 1604 he made contact with separatist groups in Gainsborough just over the eastern county boundary in Lincolnshire as well as Scrooby The minister at Gainsborough was John Smyth In this way the two separatist churches were drawn together with Robinson assuming authority in the Scrooby congregation alongside Clyfton after a process of ordination 5 Emigration editFrom the end of 1607 and into 1608 the Gainsborough Scrooby separatist group emigrated to Holland in waves An important organiser of the move was Thomas Helwys of Smyth s congregation who had moved away to Basford Nottinghamshire before coming to attention for not taking communion 6 The emigrants went to Amsterdam and Leiden 7 nbsp Memorial to the departure of congregation members for Holland in 1609 at Immingham on the southern bank of the Humber estuaryAt Leiden editAfter arriving at Holland they realised that as foreigners they could only take unskilled jobs and were exempt from working organisations The congregation also noticed that their children were growing up more Dutch than English The congregation decided to emigrate to the Americas where their children could be English and they could worship freely citation needed nbsp Memorial to congregation members Pieterskerk LeidenHistoriography editThe exact significance of Scrooby for the Pilgrim group is still debated The first research on the congregation was published by the antiquarian Joseph Hunter in 1849 It was followed in 1853 by a popular book from William Henry Bartlett a topographical artist Henry Morton Dexter wrote the authoritative account The England and Holland of the Pilgrims 1905 Further documentary evidence was found by Walter Herbert Burgess 1867 1943 and Ronald Marchant 8 See also Sandra Goodall Beyond Bradford s Journal The Scrooby Puritans in Context Ph D Dissertation August 2015 Arizona State University See also editPilgrims Plymouth Colony Notes edit Clifton Richard 0 1605 CCEd Person ID The Clergy of the Church of England Database 1540 1835 Manor House Farmhouses Scrooby Nottinghamshire Wright Stephen Clifton Richard Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 5671 Subscription or UK public library membership required Thompson Roger Clifton Richard Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 3376 Subscription or UK public library membership required Sprunger Keith L Robinson John Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 23847 Subscription or UK public library membership required http www nottingham ac uk manuscriptsandspecialcollections exhibitions online thebawdycourt beliefandpersecution aspx Archived 2011 11 07 at the Wayback Machine Wright Stephen Helwys Thomas Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 12880 Subscription or UK public library membership required Nick Bunker 7 December 2010 Making Haste From Babylon The Mayflower Pilgrims and Their World A New History Random House pp 100 2 ISBN 978 1 4464 2647 0 Retrieved 2 September 2012 References editAlan Brinkley American History a Survey eleventh edition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scrooby Congregation amp oldid 1220003591, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
