Scotch settlement in Newfoundland, 224, 258, n. 3. Scot's Magazine, 11, m. Scrambler, Bishop of Peterborough, to Burghley, 142, m. Scriptures, reverence for the letter of the, 144. Scrooby, the cradle of the Pilgrims, 149; a region noted for religious zeal, 150; no tradition of the Pilgrims at, 150; called "the meane townlet" by John Leland, 152; owners of manor place at, 153; the church at, 154, 155. Seamen, threats of brutal, 177. Seekers, the, a sect, the last reduction of Separatism, 303; in New England, probably through influence from Holland, 303; in England as early as 1617, 304; "a Seeker of the best Sect next to a finder," 314, n. 24. Seekonk River, Williams removes from, to Providence, 296. Semi-Separatists, the, 143. Separatism and the Scrooby church, 141; promoted by persecution, 144; rise of, 146; divergencies in direction of, 267; protest by withdrawal of communion a fundamental principle of, 271. Separatist, Roger Williams conscientiously a, 270. Separatist tendencies of Skelton, 271. Separatist tone of Pioneer church of Massachusetts at Salem, 271. Separatists, number of the, 136, n. 6; importance of the, 141; the advance guard of Puritanism, 141; regarded as criminals by the Puritans, 142; causes of growth of the, 144; idealists, 144; rise of the, 146; meetings of, in London, 147; in Amsterdam, 148; one vigorous society of, in the north, 149; the Scrooby church of, organized, 154; all-day meetings at Brewster's manor house, 155; new persecution of the, 163; the Scrooby church resolve to flee to Holland, 163, 164; petition for leave to settle in Canada, 167; classed with criminals by Bacon, 171; held their opinions in a state of flux, 186, n. 6. Servingman, the, not a menial, 134, n. 1. Servingmen in livery, 99, 134, n. 1. Settlements, sixteen, in Massachusetts, 275; life in the settlements, 276. Settlers emulate the treachery of the Indians, 92; individual, 190. Shakespeare's good fortune to live in a dramatic age, 99. Shepard, Thomas, a new congregation led by, 325; letter of, quoted, 348, n. 5; Theses Sabbaticæ, 140, n. 13; Memoirs in Young, 328, m. Sheriffs had many liveried servants, 99, 134, n. 1. Ship carpenters sent to the James River, 83. Silk, craze for, in England, 76, 77, 169; wearing of, prohibited in the colony, 78. Silk culture attempted in England, 76; in Virginia, 76, 77; causes of failure, 77, 78; renewed efforts for, 78, 79, 83; authorities on these efforts, 95, n. 3. Silk-grass craze, the, 79. Silk manufacturing established in England, 77. Silkworms' eggs, hatching, in one's pocket or bosom, 78, 95, n. 2. Skelton, minister at Salem, 271; extreme Congregationalism and Separatist tendencies of, 271; death of, 283. Sloane manuscripts, British Museum, 22, n. 4.