Puritan State

Puritan State
Massachusetts

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  • The Puritan — The Puritan, or the Widow of Watling Street is an anonymous Jacobean stage comedy, first published in 1607. It is often attributed to Thomas Middleton, but also belongs to the Shakespeare Apocrypha due to its title page attribution to W.S. .Date… …   Wikipedia

  • John Cotton (Puritan) — John Cotton (December 4, 1585 ndash; December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also included John Winthrop, Thomas Hooker, Increase Mather (who became his son in law), John Davenport, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Thomas Cartwright (Puritan) — Thomas Cartwright (c. 1535 ndash; 27 December 1603) was an English Puritan churchman.He was born in Hertfordshire, and studied divinity at St John s College, Cambridge. On the accession of Queen Mary I of England in 1553, he was forced to leave… …   Wikipedia

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