Medal - The Pilgrims (Scrooby) ND
| Bronze | 18.2 g | 32.5 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 18.2 g |
| Diameter | 32.5 mm |
| Thickness | 3.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#432565 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1803 - 1808
"MANY BECAME ENLIGHTENED
BY THE WORD OF GOD AND BEGANE
BY HIS GRACE TO REFORM THEIR LIVES,
AND AS THE LORDIS FREE PEOPLE JOYNED
THEMSELVES INTO A CHURCH ESTATE, IN
THE FELOWSHIP OF THE GOSPEL, TO
WALKE IN ALL HIS WAYES, WHATEVER
IT SHOULD COST THEM. AND THAT
IT COST THEM SOMETHING, THIS
HISTORY WILL DECLARE."
- GOV. BRADFORD -
Edge
Plain
Script: Latin
Lettering: SOLID BRONZE
Comment
This is part of a series of 12 medals with engravings depicting events in the early Pilgrim history. Made in solid bronze and .999 fine silver silver.
Scrooby, a quintessentially English village in north Nottinghamshire. Men from Scrooby initiated the emigration of the 'Pilgrim Fathers' to America in 1620 on board the Mayflower.
In 1606, dissatisfied with the corruption and lapse nature of the Church of England, religious separatists in the village broke away from the established church and its head, James VI & I. These Separatists wanted to commit themselves to a simpler kind of life based on Bible teachings. Unlike the Puritans, who hoped to reform the church from within, the Separatists believed they could only achieve their objectives by divorcing themselves from the Church of England. In a period when the Church and State were intrinsically linked, this was always going to be a controversial move.
