Two of his friends were William Brewster and William Bradford, both passengers aboard the "Mayflower". The church contains many interesting items recalling the Pilgrim Fathers, including the chalice used by Richard Clyfton for communion services. Bones were discovered in a vault under the north aisle in 1951. Among them was the chalice that Clyfton had used. It is thought it may have been hidden here to save it from being stolen or melted down – possibly at the time of the English Civil War in the mid-17th century.