The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America

Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652) was an English Puritan clergyman and pamphleteer, best known for his authorship of 'The Simple Cobler of Aggawam in America' (1647). Ward, initially trained in law at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, turned to theology and became a minister, later emigrating to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Here, he served as pastor in Ipswich, a position he held with notable esteem. Ward's ...