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Elder William Brewster
In the time of Queen Elizabeth we Protestants, collectively known as "Puritans," began to attempt to cleanse the Anglican Church from old Catholic Rituals (sign of the cross, rosaries, monks, ceremonies, etc.)
We who lived in Scrooby, England, were so disturbed by the Anglican Church - we became Separatists, determining the Anglican Church to be a lost cause.
Under King James I, our people were punished for failing to attend Anglican parish services. The penalty often included some sort of fine, or more extreme measures like property confiscation or imprisonment. Execution was not out of the question.
Henry Barrow and John Greenwood were two fellow Protestants who were executed in 1593 for opposing the Anglican Church.
DECISION: Our families are dedicated to the Separatist Movement in Scrooby, but there have been threats made on us and our possessions if we continue disregarding mandated parish services. We have at least four options.
We can stay in Scrooby and start attending the Church of England, as required by law, to protect ourselves and our family from harm.
We can stay in Scrooby, and maintain our Separatist principles, for which we could possibly face severe penalties.
We can travel to the Netherlands (Holland), a land where there isn't as much criticism of our religious life. However it comes at a cost - it is much more expensive - not just in the moving, but also to live there. Also, some people who live there are people we consider wicked. Here is the appeal of Holland:
4. We can migrate to Jamestown, a place in Virginia led by gold-hungry Anglicans, where the people are struggling to survive, eat their wives, fight with Indians, die of mosquitoes, starve, etc.
Click Here after you made your decision to see what Brewster, Bradford, and his group chose to do.
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