Background
Born about 1631, he was a son of the yeoman of the wardrobe of Charles I. He matriculated at Wadham College, Oxford, 16 December 1654, and graduated Bachelor of Arts 19 March 1657, and Master of Arts
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Stephen Scandrett
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Career
28 June 1659. He was incorporated at Cambridge in 1659, and became ‘conduct’ of Trinity College. After the Restoraation he declined to obey the order of James Duport, the vice-master, to read the service-book in the college chapel, and was expelled from his office by Henry Ferne, the Master. He became assistant to Mr.
Eyres at Haverhill, Suffolk.
He was excommunicated, and afterwards sent to Bury and Ipswich gaols for preaching at Walsham-le-Willows. At a later date he preached at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, and was again prosecuted.
In 1668-1669 Scandrett had two public disputes in Essex with George Whitehead, the Quaker, which led to the publication of Robert Ludgater"s ‘The Glory of Christ"s Light within expelling Darkness, being the sum of Controversy between G. Whitehead and South. Scandret,’ 1669. The latter part of this tract is by Whitehead.
In 1672, on a petition in his behalf, the house of Joseph Alders, adjoining Scandrett"s house at Haverhill, was licensed for Scandrett.
After the revolution he preached in the places around Haverhill, and, dying there on 8 December 1706, was buried on 12 Decmebr in the chancel of Haverhill church.
