Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
In the year 1634, a group of Puritans and others who were dissatisfied with the rate of Anglican reforms sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations.The Massachusetts General Court established the March Commission to mediate the dispute and named Roger Ludlow as its head.On May 29, 1638, Ludlow wrote to Massachusetts Governor Winthrop that the colonists wanted to "unite ourselves to walk and lie peaceably and lovingly together."It is postulated that the framers wished to remain anonymous because England was watchful and suspicious of this vigorous infant colony; the commission from Massachusetts had expired.It was carried to England by Governor John Winthrop and basically[clarification needed] approved by the British King, Charles II.