James & Puritans

• Puritans long term goals is that James will introduce the Kirk ( and remove Catholicism and bishops).
• Millenary Petition


  the proposal that James should make changes to the CofE, signed by 1000 puritan ministers
• Millenary petition

  1. Remove catholic practices of wearing vestments (robes) bowing to Jesus' name and removing the cross.
  2. reform the court of high commission as it had previously punished puritans for prophesising
  3. wanting a new bible as there was the Geneva bible and bishops bible.
  4. wanted an educated preaching clergy
• Millenary Petition - James


  As a result he called the Hampton court conference and debate with 8 Anglican bishops and 5 puritans.
• Hampton Court - High commission


  The court was extreme but could now only deal with hearsay or strict breaches to Anglican practice such as interrupting services.

  Pleased both Anglicans and puritans.
• Hampton Court - Prophesising 


  James allowed it as he believed meeting after service to discuss the bible did no harm.
• Hampton Court - Removal of catholic practice


  This was rejected as James believed it was important to respect tradition and it did no harm.
• Hampton Court - Church government


  James denounced the potential of the Kirk as he believed that if the bishops authority was questioned so would the King's (episcopal structure) .
• Hampton Court - Bible


  James saw the Geneva bible's annotations as wrong and untrue so he made the King James's Bible 1611.
• Hampton Court - Bancroft


  Richard Bancroft ( a anti-puritan) was appointed archbishop. He saw puritans as a threat of uniformity and a disruption.
• Hampton Court - 1604 canons


  New rules set by Bancroft : the monarch is supreme, prayer book was not contrary to God, clergy ha dot wear vestments.

  If refused to agree: loss of job , 90 resigned which was only 1% of all ministers.
• Hampton Court - Failure

  Radical puritans were angry as demands were unresolved

  High commission powers reduced = less uniformity

  90 ministers resigned.
• Hampton Court - Success

  Compromised with Anglicans and puritans.

  Only 1% of ministers resigned/

  Shows James' ability to listen and integrate puritans.