“…102 He became mayor in 1640, but stepped down four months before his term was due to end, possibly as a protest against the Godly faction, and was purged from aldermanic office on March 18, 1642. 103 Atkin became an alderman in 1629, sheriff of London in 1638, and MP for Norwich in 1640, later becoming an active member of the Rump Parliament. 104 He continued his Godly work in Norwich and went head-to-head with Lane in a petition war against Wren's reforms during the late 1630s, backed by Shipdham, Craske, Baret, and Cory.…”