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"Jim" wrote in message
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http://www.oldcity.com/history-information.cfm

Jim

Yabut, *they* were not Pilgrims.

They were recently retired Europeans.

Eisboch

Ya mean these guys?
From the journal of William Bradford...


Describing the Pilgrims’ Separatist religious beliefs :
"The one side [the Reformers] laboured to have ye right worship of God
& discipline of Christ established in ye church, according to ye simplicitie
of ye gospell, without the mixture of mens inventions, and to have & to be
ruled by ye laws of Gods word, dispensed in those offices, & by those
officers of Pastors, Teachers, & Elders, &c. according to ye Scripturs. The
other partie [the Church of England], though under many colours & pretences,
endevored to have ye episcopall dignitie (affter ye popish maner) with their
large power & jurisdiction still retained; with all those courts, cannons, &
ceremonies, togeather with all such livings, revenues, & subordinate
officers, with other such means as formerly upheld their antichristian
greatnes, and enabled them with lordly & tyranous power to persecute ye
poore servants of God."

Jim