Under the pretence of being oppressed by a fellow bishop, but in reality because he had been suspended for disrespecting a statue of Jesus, he left his life and children and travelled to New England in 1636.
[1] Burdett spent a short time in Salem, Massachusetts before travelling to Dover, New Hampshire where his popularity led to his election as governor within a year.
"[3] Burdett corresponded with Archbishop William Laud, and when this was discovered by his political opponents, he was forced from office.
Following an adulterous revelation, he left for Agamenticus (present-day York, Maine), however he fell into "usurpation, crime and injustice".
[3] As a result, he returned to England, where he served as chaplain to Parliamentary regiments during the English Civil War.