Robert Browne
Robert Browne (
1540â€"
1630) was the founder of the
Brownists.
He was born at
Tolethorpe Hall in
Rutland, England. He was the first
seceder from the
Church of England, and the first to found a Church of his own on
Congregational principles, which he did at
Norwich. His project of secession proved a failure, and he returned to the English Church.
He died in jail at
Northampton, where he was imprisoned for assaulting a constable. He may be considered as the father of the Congregational body in England.
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A Trve and Short Declaration (1581)
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A Treatise of Reformation without Tarrying for any and of the Wickedness of those Preachers which will not reform till the Magistrate command or compel them (1582)
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A Book which sheweth the Life and Manners of all true Christians (1582)
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An answere to master Cartwright his letter for ioyning with the English Church (1583)
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A true and short declaration, both of the gathering and ioyning together of certaine persons, and also of the lamentable breach and division which fell amongst them (1583)
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A Reproof of Certain Schismatical Persons (15??)
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A New Year's Guift (1589)
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English dissenters – Brownists — this
ExLibris article has considerably more biographical detail about Robert Browne.
