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13-663: He was a son of Richard Rogers , who held the living of Wethersfield in Essex , and younger brother of Daniel Rogers . He graduated M.A. from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1604, and became chaplain in the family of Sir Francis Barrington in Essex. He was preferred by his patron to the living of Rowley in Yorkshire . In December 1638, after seventeen years of service, Rogers was discharged from his post as rector of Rowley, after he had refused to read The Book of Sports . Believing

26-550: A BA on 12 November 1578 and an MA on 3 March 1582, proceeding to a bachelor's divinity degree in 1589 and a divinity doctorate in 1595. Ravis took holy orders in 1582 and preached around Oxford for some time. On 17 April 1588 he was elected a proctor and in July 1596 and again in July 1597 was chosen Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford . In 1591 he was admitted to the rectory of Merstham , Surrey , and from 27 December of

39-561: The Christian Religion set down by way of catechising, gathered long since for the use of an honourable Family , London, 1642. Several of his letters to John Winthrop are published in the Massachusetts Historical Collection (4th ser. vii.) Richard Rogers (1550%3F-1618) Richard Rogers (1550?–1618) was an English clergyman, a nonconformist under both Elizabeth I and James I. He

52-800: The following October vicar of Wittenham Abbas , Berkshire . He was one of the six deans who attended the Hampton Court Conference in 1604, and later supplied notes for William Barlow 's account, the Sum and Substance of the Conference . He was then involved in the subsequent creation of the King James Bible , being appointed one of the Oxford committee deputed to translate part of the New Testament . Also in that year, he

65-691: The future of Puritanism was at stake, he left for the New World with the members of twenty families of his congregation. He arrived in New England in December 1638 with the families on the ship John of London , and wintered at Salem, Massachusetts . The first printing press brought to America came on board the ship with them, with the printer Stephen Daye . Theophilus Eaton and John Davenport were then setting up their colony at New Haven ; they tried to enlist Rogers, but without success. Early in

78-534: The influence of William Knollys, 1st Earl of Banbury . Under the episcopate of Richard Vaughan , bishop of London between 1604 and 1607, he enjoyed considerable freedom; but under Vaughan's successor, Thomas Ravis , he was again in trouble. Rogers died at Wethersfield on 68 April 1618, and was buried in the churchyard. Rogers was the father of Daniel Rogers and Ezekiel Rogers . He was succeeded at Wethersfield by Stephen Marshall . Rogers wrote: Thomas Ravis Thomas Ravis (c. 1560 – 14 December 1609)

91-468: The presbyterian movement under Thomas Cartwright , and signed the Book of Discipline . He is mentioned by Richard Bancroft as one of a classis round Braintree side, together with Culverwell, Gifford, and others. In 1598 and 1603 he was accordingly again in trouble; on the former occasion before the ecclesiastical commission, and on the latter for refusing the oath ex officio . He owed his restoration to

104-463: The same year until May 1598 was vicar of All Hallows, Barking . From February 1593 till 1607 he was a prebendary of Westminster, and from 1596 until 1605 an authoritarian Dean of Christ Church. As Dean he commuted the commons allowance for food into monetary form, of two shillings a week. Some of those who resisted this innovation he expelled, others he sent before the council, and others he imprisoned. On 7 July 1598 he became vicar of Islip , and in

117-589: The spring of 1639 he and most of these twenty families settled in the town of Rowley, Massachusetts . Rowley was incorporated on September 4, 1639. Rogers was the pastor at Rowley until his death on 23 January 1661. He was three times married: first, to Sarah, widow of John Everard; secondly, Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of John Wilson of the First Church in Boston ; thirdly, to Mary, widow of Thomas Barker. He left no children. Rogers published The Chief Grounds of

130-498: Was a Church of England bishop and academic. He was among those engaged in translating the King James Bible . Ravis was born at Old Malden in Surrey , probably in 1560, and educated at Westminster School . He was elected, on the recommendation of Lord Burghley , to Christ Church, Oxford , in 1575, but the dean and chapter declined to admit him on the grounds that there was no room, until Burghley remonstrated with them. He gained

143-455: Was appointed lecturer at Wethersfield , Essex, about 1577. In 1583 he, with twenty-six others, petitioned the privy council against Archbishop John Whitgift 's three articles, and against Bishop Aylmer 's proceedings on them at his visitation. Whitgift suspended all the petitioners. After a suspension of eight months Rogers resumed his preaching, and was restored to his ministry through the intervention of Sir Robert Wroth . Rogers espoused

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156-475: Was born in 1550 or 1551 to John Rogers (died 1558) and Agnes Carter (1500–1559). Family tradition in the 17th century claimed that he was the son or grandson of the steward to the earls of Warwick , but since there was no Earl of Warwick during that time, genealogists have disproved this claim. He matriculated as a sizar of Christ's College, Cambridge , in November 1565, and graduated B.A. 1571, M.A. 1574. He

169-452: Was elected prolocutor of the lower house of Convocation . In October 1604 Ravis was appointed Bishop of Gloucester and consecrated on 17 March 1605; he was allowed to hold in commendam with his bishopric the deanery of Christ Church, his Westminster prebend, and the parsonages of Islip and Wittenham. At Gloucester he improved the Bishop's Palace. On 18 May 1607 Ravis was translated to

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