Life in England
In 1603, at about age 26, he was living in Canterbury, County Kent, as a servant to George Masters. In 1605, he became a freeman of Canterbury, the record of admission describing him as Robert Couchman, a freeman by apprenticeship to George Masters.
Robert apprenticed to be a grocer in Canterbury. In November 1603 while an apprentice, he was brought before the church court for saying, he will not come to his parish church, because he cannot be edified and saith he can and will defend it by the word of God. He was excommunicated but eventually was granted absolution.
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