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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. |