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Title: The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Volume 6

Author: Azel Ames

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THE MAY-FLOWER AND HER LOG

July 15, 1620—May 6, 1621

Chiefly from Original Sources

By AZEL AMES, M.D.

Member of Pilgrim Society, etc.

BOOK 6.

CHAPTER IX

THE JOURNAL OF THE SHIP MAY-FLOWER

Thomas Jones, Master, from London, England, towards "Hudson's River" in

Virginia

[The voyage of the MAY-FLOWER began at London, as her consort's did at Delfshaven, and though, as incident to the tatter's brief career, we have been obliged to take note of some of the happenings to the larger ship and her company (at Southampton, etc.), out of due course and time, they have been recited only because of their insuperable relation to the consort and her company, and not as part of the MAY-FLOWER'S own proper record]

SATURDAY, July 15/25, 1620

Gravesend. Finished lading. Got

passengers aboard and got under way for

Southampton. Dropped down the Thames to

Gravesend with the tide.

[Vessels leaving the port of London always, in that day, "dropped down with the tide," tug-boats being unknown, and sail-headway against the tide being difficult in the narrow river.]

Masters Cushman and Martin, agents of the

chartering—party, came aboard at London.

SUNDAY, July 16/26

Gravesend. Channel pilot aboard. Favoring

wind.

MONDAY, July 17/27

In Channel. Course D.W. by W. Favoring

wind.

TUESDAY, July 18/28

In Channel. Southampton Water.

WEDNESDAY, July 19/29

Southampton Water. Arrived at Southampton

and came to anchor.

[Both ships undoubtedly lay at anchor a day or two, before hauling

in to the quay. The MAY-FLOWER undoubtedly lay at anchor until

after the SPEEDWELL arrived, to save expense]

THURSDAY, July 20/30

Lying at Southampton off north end of "West

Quay."

FRIDAY, July 21/31

Lying at Southampton. Masters Carver,

Cushman, and Martin, three of the agents

here. Outfitting ship, taking in lading,

and getting ready for sea.

SATURDAY, July 22/Aug 1

Lying off Quay, Southampton.

SUNDAY, July 23/Aug 2

Lying off Quay, Southampton.

MONDAY, July 24/Aug 3

Lying off Quay, Southampton.

TUESDAY, July 25/Aug 4

Lying off Quay, Southampton. Waiting for

consort to arrive from Holland.

WEDNESDAY, July 26/Aug 5

Lying off Quay, Southampton. Pinnace

SPEEDWELL, 60 tons, Reynolds, Master, from

Delfshaven, July 22, consort to this ship,

arrived in harbor, having on board some 70

passengers and lading for Virginia. She

came to anchor off north end "West Quay."

THURSDAY, July 27/Aug. 6

Lying at Quay, Southampton, SPEEDWELL

warped to berth at Quay near the ship, to

transfer lading.

[Some of the cargo of the SPEEDWELL is understood to have been here

transferred to the larger ship; doubtless the cheese, "Hollands,"

and other provisions, ordered, as noted, by Cushman]

FRIDAY, July 28/Aug. 7

Lying at Quay, Southampton, Much parleying

and discontent among the passengers.

[Bradford gives an account of the bickering and recrimination at Southampton, when all parties had arrived. Pastor Robinson had rather too strenuously given instructions, which it now began to be seen were not altogether wise. Cushman was very much censured, and there was evidently some acrimony. See Cushman's Dartmouth letter of August 17 to Edward Southworth, Bradford's Historie, Mass. ed. p. 86.]

SATURDAY, July 29/Aug. 8

Lying at Quay, Southampton. Some of the

passengers transferred from SPEEDWELL and

some to her. Master Christopher Martin

chosen by passengers their "Governour" for

the voyage to order them by the way, see to

the disposing of their pro visions, etc.

Master Robert Cushman chosen "Assistant."

The ship ready for sea this day, but

obliged to lie here on account of leakiness

of consort, which is forced to retrim. Ship

has now 90 passengers and consort 30.

SUNDAY, July 30/Aug. 9

Lying at Southampton.

MONDAY, July 31/Aug. 10

Lying at Southampton. Letters received for

passengers from Holland. One from the

Leyden Pastor [Robinson] read out to the

company that came from that place.

TUESDAY, Aug. 1/Aug. 11

Lying at anchor at Southampton. SPEEDWELL

retrimmed a second time to overcome

leakiness.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2/Aug. 12

Lying at anchor at Southampton. Master

Weston, principal agent of the Merchants

setting out the voyage, came up from Lon

don to see the ships dispatched, but, on

the refusal of the Planters to sign certain

papers, took offence and returned to London

in displeasure, bidding them "stand on

their own legs," etc.

[The two "conditions" which Weston had changed in the proposed agreement between the Adventurers and Planters, the Leyden leaders refused to agree to. Bradford, op cit. p. 61. He says: "But they refused to sign, and answered him that he knew right well that these were not according to the first Agreement." Dr. Griffis has made one of those little slips common to all writers—though perfectly conversant with the facts—in stating as he does (The Pilgrims in their Three Homes, etc. p. 158), with reference to the new "conditions" which some blamed Cushman for assenting to, as "more fit for thieves and slaves than for honest men," that, "nevertheless they consented to them;" while on p. 169 he says "The SPEEDWELL people [i.e. the Leyden leaders would not agree with the new conditions, without the consent of those left behind in Leyden."

The fact is that the Pilgrims did not assent to the new conditions, unwarrantably imposed by Weston, though of small consequence in any view of the case, until Cushman came over to New Plymouth in the FORTUNE, in 1621, and by dint of his sermon on the "Sin and Danger of Self-Love," and his persuasion, induced them (they being also advised thereto by Robinson) to sign them. All business up to this time had been done between the Adventurers and the Pilgrims, apparently, without any agreement in writing. It was probably felt, both by Robinson and the Plymouth leaders, that it was the least reparation they could make Cushman for their cruel and unjust treatment of him, realizing at length that, through all vicissitudes, he had proven their just, sagacious, faithful, and efficient friend. There does not appear to be any conclusive evidence that any articles of agreement between the Adventurers and colonists were signed before the MAY-FLOWER Sailed.]

THURSDAY, Aug. 3/Aug. 13

Lying at anchor at Southampton. After

Master Weston's departure, the Planters had

a meeting and resolved to sell some of such

stores as they could best spare, to clear

port charges, etc., and to write a general

letter to the Adventurers explaining the

case, which they did. Landed some three

score firkins of butter, sold as

determined.

FRIDAY, Aug. 4/Aug. 14

Lying at anchor at Southampton. Consort

nearly ready for sea. Heard that the

King's warrant had issued to Sir James

Coventry, under date of July 23, to prepare

a Patent for the Council for the Affairs of

New England to supersede the Plymouth

Virginia Company, Sir Ferdinando Gorges and

Sir Robert Rich the Earl of Warwick among

the Patentees.

SATURDAY, Aug. 5/Aug. 15

Weighed anchor, as did consort, and in

company dropped down Southampton Water.

Took departure from Cowes, Isle of Wight,

and laid course down the Solent to Channel.

Winds baffling. General course S.W. by S.

SUNDAY, Aug. 6/Aug. 16

Head winds. Beating out Channel.

SPEEDWELL In Company. Passed Bill of

Portland.

MONDAY, Aug. 7/Aug. 17

Wind contrary. Beating out Channel.

SPEEDWELL In company.

TUESDAY, Aug. 8/Aug. 18

Wind still contrary. Beating out Channel.

SPEEDWELL in company.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9/Aug. 19

Wind ahead. Beating down Channel. Consort

in company.

THURSDAY, Aug. 10/20

Wind fair. All sail set. SPEEDWELL in

company. Signalled by consort, which hove

to. Found to be leaking badly. On

consultation of Masters and chief of

passengers of both ships, it was concluded

that both should put into Dartmouth, being

nearest port. Laid course for Dartmouth

with wind ahead.

THURSDAY, Aug. 11/21

Wind ahead. Bearing up to Dartmouth.

SATURDAY, Aug. 12/22

Made port at Dartmouth. SPEEDWELL in

company, and came to anchor in harbor.

[Bradford, op. cit. Deane's ed. p. 68, note. Russell (Pilgrim Memorials, p. 15) says: "The ships put back into Dartmouth, August 13/23." Goodwin (op. cit. p. 55) says: "The port was reached about August 23: Captain John Smith strangely omits the return of the ships to Dartmouth, and confuses dates, as he says "But the next day after leaving Southampton the lesser ship sprung a leak that forced their return to Plymouth," etc. Smith, New England's Trials, 2d ed. 1622. Cushman's letter, written the 17th, says they had then lain there "four days," which would mean, if four full days, the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th.]

SUNDAY, Aug. 13/23

Lying at anchor with SPEEDWELL leaking

badly in Dartmouth harbor. No passengers,

except leaders, allowed ashore.

[Cushman in his letter to Edward Southworth, written at Dartmouth, August 17, says that Martin, the "governour" of the passengers in the MAY-FLOWER, "will not suffer them the passengers to go, ashore lest they should run away." This probably applied especially to such as had become disaffected by the delays and disasters, the apprenticed ("bound") servants, etc. Of course no responsible colonist would be thus restrained for the reason alleged.]

MONDAY, Aug. 14/24

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.

SPEEDWELL at Quay taking out lading for

thorough overhauling.

TUESDAY, Aug. 15/25

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16/26

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.

SPEEDWELL being thoroughly overhauled for

leaks. Pronounced "as open and leaky as a

sieve." Much dissatisfaction between the

passengers, and discontent with the ship's

"governour" Master Martin, between whom

and Mr. Cushman, the "assistant," there is

constant disagreement.

[Cushman portrays the contemptible character and manner of Martin very sharply, and could not have wished to punish him worse for his meannesses than he has, by thus holding him up to the scorn of the world, for all time. He says, 'inter alia': "If I speak to him, he flies in my face and saith no complaints shall be heard or received but by himself, and saith: 'They are froward, and waspish, discontented people, and I do ill to hear them.'"]

THURSDAY, Aug. 17/27

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor. Consort

being searched and mended. Sailors offended

at Master Martin because of meddling.

[Cushman's letter, Dartmouth, August 17. He says: "The sailors also are so offended at his ignorant boldness in meddling and controling in things he knows not what belongs to, as that some threaten to mischief him . . . . But at best this cometh of it, that he makes himself a scorn and laughing stock unto them."]

FRIDAY, Aug. 18/28

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor. Consort

still repairing. Judged by workmen that

mended her sufficient for the voyage.

SATURDAY, Aug. 19/29

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.

SPEEDWELL relading.

SUNDAY, Aug. 20/30

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.

MONDAY, Aug. 21/31

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor. Consort

relading.

TUESDAY, Aug. 22/Sept. 1

Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor. Both

ships ready for sea.

[Bradford, Historie, Deane's ed. p. 68. He says: "Some leaks were found and mended and now it was conceived by the workmen and all, that she was sufficient, and they might proceed without either fear or danger." Bradford shows (op. cit. p. 69, note that they must have left Dartmouth "about the 21st" of August. Captain John Smith gives that date, though somewhat confusedly. Arber (the Story of the Pilgrim Fathers, p. 343 says: "They actually left on 23 August." Goodwin (Pilgrim Republic, p. 55) says : "Ten days were spent in discharging and re-stowing the SPEEDWELL and repairing her from stem to stern," etc.)]

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23/Sept. 2

Weighed anchor, as did consort. Laid

course W.S.W. Ships in company. Wind

fair.

THURSDAY, Aug. 24/Sept. 3

Comes in with wind fair. General course

W.S.W. Consort in company.

FRIDAY, Aug. 25/Sept. 4

Comes in with wind fair. Course W.S.W.

SPEEDWELL in company.

SATURDAY, Aug. 26/Sept. 5

Observations showed ship above 100 leagues

W.S.W. of Land's End. SPEEDWELL signalled

and hove to. Reported leaking dangerously.

On consultation between Masters and

carpenters of both ships, it was concluded

to put back into Plymouth—Bore up for

Plymouth. Consort in company.

SUNDAY, Aug. 27/Sept. 6

Ship on course for Plymouth. SPEEDWELL in

company.

MONDAY, Aug. 28/Sept. 7

Made Plymouth harbor, and came to anchor in

the Catwater, followed by consort.

TUESDAY, Aug. 29/Sept. 8

At anchor in roadstead. At conference of

officers of ship and consort and the chief

of the Planters, it was decided to send the

SPEEDWELL back to London with some 18 or 20

of her passengers, transferring a dozen or

more, with part of her lading, to the MAY-

FLOWER.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30/Sept. 9

At anchor in Plymouth roadstead off the

Barbican. Transferring passengers and

lading from consort, lying near by.

Weather fine.

[Goodwin notes (Pilgrim Republic, p. 57) that "it was fortunate for the overloaded MAY-FLOWER that she had fine weather while lying at anchor there, . . . for the port of Plymouth was then only a shallow, open bay, with no protection. In southwesterly gales its waters rose into enormous waves, with such depressions between that ships while anchored sometimes struck the bottom of the harbor and were dashed in pieces."]

THURSDAY, Aug. 31/Sept. 10

At anchor in Plymouth roadstead.

Transferring cargo from SPEEDWELL.

FRIDAY, Sept. 1/Sept. 11

At anchor in Plymouth roadstead.

Transferring passengers and freight to and

from consort. Master Cushman and family,

Master Blossom and son, William Ring, and

others with children, going back to London

in SPEEDWELL. All Of SPEEDWELL'S

passengers who are to make the voyage now

aboard. New "governour" of ship and

assistants chosen. Master Carver

"governour."

[We have seen that Christopher Martin was made "governour" of the passengers on the MAY-FLOWER for the voyage, and Cushman "assistant." It is evident from Cushman's oft-quoted letter (see ante) that Martin became obnoxious, before the ship reached Dartmouth, to both passengers and crew. It is also evident that when the emigrants were all gathered in the MAY-FLOWER there was a new choice of officers (though no record is found of it), as Cushman vacated his place and went back to London, and we find that, as noted before, on November 11 the colonists "confirmed" John Carver as their "governour," showing that he had been such hitherto. Doubtless Martin was deposed at Southampton (perhaps put into Cushman's vacant place, and Carver made "governour" in his stead.)]

SATURDAY, Sept. 2/Sept. 12

At anchor, Plymouth roadstead. Some of

principal passengers entertained ashore by

friends of their faith. SPEEDWELL sailed

for London. Quarters assigned, etc.

SUNDAY, Sept. 3/Sept. 13

At anchor in Plymouth roadstead.

MONDAY, Sept. 4/Sept. 14

At anchor in Plymouth roadstead. Some Of

company ashore.

TUESDAY, Sept. 5/Sept. 15

At anchor in Plymouth roadstead. Ready for

sea.

WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6/Sept. 16

Weighed anchor. Wind E.N.E., a fine gale.

Laid course W.S.W. for northern coasts of

Virginia.

THURSDAY, Sept. 7/Sept. 17

Comes in with wind E.N.E. Light gale

continues. Made all sail on ship.

FRIDAY, Sept. 8/Sept. 18

Comes in with wind E.N.E. Gale continues.

All sails full.

SATURDAY, Sept. 9/Sept. 19

Comes in with wind E.N E. Gale holds.

Ship well off the land.

SUNDAY, Sept. 10/Sept. 20

Comes in with wind E.N.E. Gale holds.

Distance lost, when ship bore up for

Plymouth, more than regained.

MONDAY, Sept. 11/Sept. 21

Same; and so without material change, the

daily record of wind, weather, and the

ship's general course—the repetition of

which would be both useless and wearisome—

continued through the month and until the

vessel was near half the seas over. Fine

warm weather and the "harvest-moon." The

usual equinoctial weather deferred.

SATURDAY, Sept. 23/Oct. 3

One of the seamen, some time sick with a

grievous disease, died in a desperate manner.

The first death and burial at sea of the

voyage.

[We can readily imagine this first burial at sea on the MAY FLOWER, and its impressiveness. Doubtless the good Elder "committed the body to the deep" with fitting ceremonial, for though the young man was of the crew, and not of the Pilgrim company, his reverence for death and the last rites of Christian burial would as surely impel him to offer such services, as the rough, buccaneering Master (Jones would surely be glad to evade them).

Dr. Griffis (The Pilgrims in their Three Homes, p. 176) says "The Puritans [does this mean Pilgrims ?] cared next to nothing about ceremonies over a corpse, whether at wave or grave." This will hardly bear examination, though Bradford's phraseology in this case would seem to support it, as he speaks of the body as "thrown overboard;" yet it is not to be supposed that it was treated quite so indecorously as the words would imply. It was but a few years after, certainly, that we find both Pilgrim and Puritan making much ceremony at burials. We find considerable ceremony at Carver's burial only a few months later. Choate, in his masterly oration at New York, December 22, 1863, pictures Brewster's service at the open grave of one of the Pilgrims in March, 1621.]

A sharp change. Equinoctial weather, followed by stormy westerly gales; encountered cross winds and continued fierce storms. Ship shrewdly shaken and her upper works made very leaky. One of the main beams in the midships was bowed and cracked. Some fear that the ship could not be able to perform the voyage. The chief of the company perceiving the mariners to fear the sufficiency of the ship (as appeared by their mutterings) they entered into serious consultation with the Master and other officers of the ship, to consider, in time, of the danger, and rather to return than to cast themselves into a desperate and inevitable peril.

There was great distraction and difference of opinion amongst the mariners themselves. Fain would they do what would be done for their wages' sake, being now near half the seas over; on the other hand, they were loath to hazard their lives too desperately. In examining of all opinions, the Master and others affirmed they knew the ship to be strong and firm under water, and for the buckling bending or bowing of the main beam, there was a great iron scrue the passengers brought out of Holland which would raise the beam into its place. The which being done, the carpenter and Master affirmed that a post put under it, set firm in the lower deck, and otherwise bound, would make it sufficient. As for the decks and upper works, they would caulk them as well as they could; and though with the working of the ship they would not long keep staunch, yet there would otherwise be no great danger if they did not overpress her with sails. So they resolved to proceed.

In sundry of these stormes, the winds were so fierce and the seas so high, as the ship could not bear a knot of sail, but was forced to hull drift under bare poles for divers days together. A succession of strong westerly gales. In one of the heaviest storms, while lying at hull, [hove to D.W.] a lusty young man, one of the passengers, John Howland by name, coming upon some occasion above the gratings latticed covers to the hatches, was with the seel [roll] of the ship thrown into the sea, but caught hold of the topsail halliards, which hung overboard and ran out at length; yet he held his hold, though he was sundry fathoms under water, till he was hauled up by the same rope to the brim of the water, and then with a boathook and other means got into the ship again and his life saved. He was something ill with it.

The equinoctial disturbances over and the strong October gales, the milder, warmer weather of late October followed.

Mistress Elizabeth Hopkins, wife of Master Stephen Hopkins, of Billericay, in Essex, was delivered of a son, who, on account of the circumstances of his birth, was named Oceanus, the first birth aboard the ship during the voyage.

A succession of fine days, with favoring

winds.

MONDAY Nov. 6/16

William Butten; a youth, servant to Doctor

Samuel Fuller, died. The first of the

passengers to die on this voyage.

MONDAY Nov. 7/17

The body of William Butten committed to the

deep. The first burial at sea of a

passenger, on this voyage.

MONDAY Nov. 8/18

Signs of land.

MONDAY Nov. 9/19

Closing in with the land at nightfall.

Sighted land at daybreak. The landfall

made out to be Cape Cod the bluffs [in what

is now the town of Truro, Mass.]. After a

conference between the Master of the ship

and the chief colonists, tacked about and

stood for the southward. Wind and weather

fair. Made our course S.S.W., continued

proposing to go to a river ten leagues

south of the Cape Hudson's River. After

had sailed that course about half the day

fell amongst dangerous shoals and foaming

breakers [the shoals off Monomoy] got out of

them before night and the wind being

contrary put round again for the Bay of

Cape Cod. Abandoned efforts to go further

south and so announced to passengers.

[Bradford (Historie, Mass. ed. p. 93) says: "They resolved to bear up again for the Cape." No one will question that Jones's assertion of inability to proceed, and his announced determination to return to Cape Cod harbor, fell upon many acquiescent ears, for, as Winslow says: "Winter was come; the seas were dangerous; the season was cold; the winds were high, and the region being well furnished for a plantation, we entered upon discovery." Tossed for sixty-seven days on the north Atlantic at that season of the year, their food and firing well spent, cold, homesick, and ill, the bare thought of once again setting foot on any land, wherever it might be, must have been an allurement that lent Jones potential aid in his high-handed course.]

SATURDAY Nov. 11/21

Comes in with light, fair wind. On course

for Cape Cod harbor, along the coast. Some

hints of disaffection among colonists, on

account of abandonment of location

[Bradford (in Mourt's Relation) says: "This day before we come to harbor Italics the author's, observing some not well affected to unity and concord, but gave some appearance of faction, it was thought good there should be an Association and Agreement that we should combine together in one body; and to submit to such Government and Governors as we should, by common consent, agree to make and choose, and set our hands to this that follows word for word." Then follows the Compact. Bradford is even more explicit in his Historie (Mass. ed. p. 109), where he says: "I shall a little returne backe and begin with a combination made by them before they came ashore, being ye first foundation of their governments in this place; occasioned partly by ye discontent & mutinous speeches that some of the strangers amongst them [i.e. not any of the Leyden contingent had let fall from them in ye ship—That when they came ashore they would use their owne libertie: for none had power to command them, the patents they had being for Virginia, and not for New-England which belonged to another Government, with which ye London [or First Virginia Company had nothing to doe, and partly that such an acte by them done . . . might be as firm as any patent, and in some respects more sure." Dr. Griffis is hardly warranted in making Bradford to say, as he does (The Pilgrims in their Three Homes, p. 182), that "there were a few people I 'shuffled' in upon them the company who were probably unmitigated scoundrels." Bradford speaks only of Billington and his family as those "shuffled into their company," and while he was not improbably one of the agitators (with Hopkins) who were the proximate causes of the drawing up of the Compact, he was not, in this case, the responsible leader. It is evident from the foregoing that the "appearance of faction" did not show itself until the vessel's prow was turned back toward Cape Cod Harbor, and it became apparent that the effort to locate "near Hudson's River" was to be abandoned, and a location found north of 41 degrees north latitude, which would leave them without charter rights or authority of any kind. It is undoubtedly history that Master Stephen Hopkins,—then "a lay- reader" for Chaplain Buck,—on Sir Thomas Gates's expedition to Virginia, had, when some of them were cast away on the Bermudas, advocated just such sentiments—on the same basis—as were now bruited upon the MAY-FLOWER, and it could hardly have been coincidence only that the same were repeated here. That Hopkins fomented the discord is well-nigh certain. It caused him, as elsewhere noted, to receive sentence of death for insubordination, at the hands of Sir Thomas Gates, in the first instance, from which his pardon was with much difficulty procured by his friends. In the present case, it led to the drafting and execution of the Pilgrim Compact, a framework of civil self-government whose fame will never die; though the author is in full accord with Dr. Young (Chronicles, p. 120) in thinking that "a great deal more has been discovered in this document than the signers contemplated,"—wonderfully comprehensive as it is. Professor Herbert B. Adams, of Johns Hopkins University, says in his admirable article in the Magazine of American History, November, 1882 (pp—798 799): "The fundamental idea of this famous document was that of a contract based upon the common law of England,"—certainly a stable and ancient basis of procedure. Their Dutch training (as Griffis points out) had also led naturally to such ideas of government as the Pilgrims adopted. It is to be feared that Griffis's inference (The Pilgrims in their Three Homes, p. 184), that all who signed the Compact could write, is unwarranted. It is more than probable that if the venerated paper should ever be found, it would show that several of those whose names are believed to have been affixed to it "made their 'mark.'" There is good reason, also, to believe that neither "sickness" (except unto death) nor "indifference" would have prevented the ultimate obtaining of the signatures (by "mark," if need be) of every one of the nine male servants who did not subscribe, if they were considered eligible. Severe illness was, we know, answerable for the absence of a few, some of whom died a few days later.

The fact seems rather to be, as noted, that age—not social status was the determining factor as to all otherwise eligible. It is evident too, that the fact was recognized by all parties (by none so clearly as by Master Jones) that they were about to plant themselves on territory not within the jurisdiction of their steadfast friends, the London Virginia Company, but under control of those formerly of the Second (Plymouth) Virginia Company, who (by the intelligence they received while at Southampton) they knew would be erected into the "Council for the Affairs of New England." Goodwin is in error in saying (Pilgrim Republic, p. 62), "Neither did any other body exercise authority there;" for the Second Virginia Company under Sir Ferdinando Gorges, as noted, had been since 1606 in control of this region, and only a week before the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod (i.e. on November 3) King James had signed the patent of the Council for New England, giving them full authority over all territory north of the forty-first parallel of north latitude, as successors to the Second Virginia Company. If the intention to land south of the forty-first parallel had been persisted in, there would, of course, have been no occasion for the Compact, as the patent to John Pierce (in their interest) from the London Virginia Company would have been in force. The Compact became a necessity, therefore, only when they turned northward to make settlement above 41 deg. north latitude. Hence it is plain that as no opportunity for "faction"—and so no occasion for any "Association and Agreement"—existed till the MAY- FLOWER turned northward, late in the afternoon of Friday, November to, the Compact was not drawn and presented for signature until the morning of Saturday, November 11. Bradford's language, "This day, before we came into harbour," leaves no room for doubt that it was rather hurriedly drafted—and also signed—before noon of the 11th. That they had time on this winter Saturday—hardly three weeks from the shortest day in the year—to reach and encircle the harbor; secure anchorage; get out boats; arm, equip, and land two companies of men; make a considerable march into the land; cut firewood; and get all aboard again before dark, indicates that they must have made the harbor not far from noon. These facts serve also to correct another error of traditional Pilgrim history, which has been commonly current, and into which Davis falls (Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth, p. 60), viz. that the Compact was signed "in the harbor of Cape Cod." It is noticeable that the instrument itself simply says, "Cape Cod," not "Cape Cod harbour," as later they were wont to say. The leaders clearly did not mean to get to port till there was a form of law and authority.]

for settlement on territory under the protection of the patent granted in their interest to John Pierce, by the London Virginia Company.

[The patent granted John Pierce, one of the Merchant Adventurers, by the London Virginia Company in the interest of the Pilgrims, was signed February 2/12, 1619, and of course could convey no rights to, or upon, territory not conveyed to the Company by its charter from the King issued in 1606, and the division of territory made thereunder to the Second Virginia Company. By this division the London Company was restricted northward by the 41st parallel, as noted, while the Second Company could not claim the 38th as its southern bound, as the charter stipulated that the nearest settlements under the respective companies should not be within one hundred miles of each other.]

Meeting in main cabin of all adult male passengers except their two hired seamen, Trevore and Ely, and those too ill—to make and sign a mutual 'Compact"

[The Compact is too well known to require reprinting here (see Appendix); but a single clause of it calls for comment in this connection. In it the framers recite that, "Having undertaken to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia," etc. From this phraseology it would appear that they here used the words "northern parts of Virginia" understandingly, and with a new relation and significance, from their connection with the words "the first colony in," for such declaration could have no force or truth except as to the region north of 41 deg. north latitude. They knew, of course, of the colonies in Virginia under Gates, Wingfield, Smith, Raleigh, and others (Hopkins having been with Gates), and that, though there had been brief attempts at settlements in the "northern plantations," there were none there then, and that hence theirs would be in a sense "the first," especially if considered with reference to the new Council for New England. The region of the Hudson had heretofore been included in the term "northern parts of Virginia," although in the southern Company's limit; but a new meaning was now designedly given to the words as used in the Compact, and New England was contemplated. ]

to regulate their civil government. This done, they confirmed Master Carver their "governour" in the ship on the voyage, their "governour" for the year. Bore up for the Cape, and by short tacks made the Cape [Paomet, now Provincetown] Harbor, coming to an anchorage a furlong within the point. The bay so circular that before coming to anchor the ship boxed the compass [i.e. went clear around all points of it].

Let go anchors three quarters of an English mile off shore, because of shallow water, sixty-seven days from Plymouth (Eng.), eighty-one days from Dartmouth, ninety-nine days from Southampton, and one hundred and twenty from London. Got out the long-boat and set ashore an armed party of fifteen or sixteen in armor, and some to fetch wood, having none left, landing them on the long point or neck, toward the sea.

[The strip of land now known as Long Point, Provincetown (Mass.)

harbor.]

Those going ashore were forced to wade a

bow-shot or two in going aland. The party

sent ashore returned at night having seen

no person or habitation, having laded the

boat with juniper wood.

SUNDAY, Nov. 12/22

At anchor in Cape Cod harbor. All hands

piped to service. Weather mild.

MONDAY, Nov. 13/23

At anchor in Cape Cod harbor, unshipped the

shallop and drew her on land to mend and

repair her.

[Bradford (Historie, Mass. ed. p. 97) says: "Having brought a large shallop with them out of England, stowed in quarters in ye ship they now gott her out and sett their carpenters to worke to trime her up: but being much brused and shatered in ye ship with foule weather, they saw she sould be longe in mending." In 'Mourt's Relation' he says: "Monday, the 13th of November, we unshipped our shallop and drew her on land to mend and repair her, having been forced to cut her down, in bestowing her betwixt the decks, and she was much opened, with the peoples lying in her, which kept us long there: for it was sixteen or seventeen days before the Carpenter had finished her." Goodwin says she was "a sloop-rigged craft of twelve or fifteen tons." There is an intimation of Bradford that she was "about thirty feet long." It is evident from Bradford's account (Historie, Mass. ed. p. 105) of her stormy entrance to Plymouth harbor that the shallop had but one mast, as he says "But herewith they broake their mast in 3 pieces and their saill fell overboard in a very grown sea."]

Many went ashore to refresh themselves, and

the women to wash.

TUESDAY, Nov. 14/24

Lying at anchor. Carpenter at work on

shallop. Arms and accoutrements being got

ready for an exploring party inland.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15/25

Lying at anchor in harbor. Master and

boat's crew went ashore, followed in the

afternoon by an armed party of sixteen men

under command of Captain Myles Standish.

Masters William Bradford, Stephen Hopkins,

and Edward Tilley being joined to him for

council. The party to be gone from the

ship a day or two. Weather mild and ground

not frozen.

THURSDAY, Nov. 16/26

Lying at anchor in harbor. Exploring party

still absent from ship. Weather continues

open.

FRIDAY, Nov. 17/27

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Weather open.

Saw signal-fire on the other side of bay

this morning, built by exploring party as

arranged. The Master, Governor Carver, and

many of the company ashore in afternoon,

and met exploring party there on their

return to ship. Hearing their signal-guns

before they arrived at the shore, sent

long-boat to fetch them aboard. They

reported seeing Indians and following them

ten miles without coming up to them the

first afternoon out, and the next day found

store of corn buried, and a big ship's

kettle, which they brought to the ship with

much corn. Also saw deer and found

excellent water.

SATURDAY, Nov. 18/28

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Planters

helving tools, etc. Carpenter at work on

shallop, which takes more labor than at

first supposed. Weather still moderate.

Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Nov. 19/29

At anchor, Gape Cod harbor. Second Sunday

in harbor. Services aboard ship. Seamen

ashore. Change in weather. Colder.

MONDAY, Nov. 20/30

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Carpenter and

others at work on shallop, getting out

stock for a new shallop, helving tools,

making articles needed, etc.

TUESDAY, Nov. 21/Dec. 1

At anchor in harbor. Much inconvenienced

in going ashore. Can only go and come at

high water except by wading, from which

many have taken coughs and colds.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22/Dec. 2

At anchor in harbor. Weather cold and

stormy, having changed suddenly.

THURSDAY, Nov. 23/Dec. 3

At anchor in harbor. Cold and stormy.

Work progressing on shallop.

FRIDAY, Nov. 24/Dec. 4

At anchor in harbor. Continues cold and

stormy.

SATURDAY, Nov. 25/Dec. 5

At anchor in harbor. Weather same. Work

on shallop pretty well finished and she can

be used, though more remains to be done.

Another exploration getting ready for

Monday. Master and crew anxious to unlade

and return for England. Fetched wood and

water.

SUNDAY, Nov. 26/Dec. 6

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Third Sunday

here. Master notified Planters that they

must find permanent location and that he

must and would keep sufficient supplies for

ship's company and their return.

[Bradford, Historie, Mass. ed. p. 96. The doubt as to how the

ship's and the colonists' provisions were divided and held is again

suggested here. It is difficult, however, to understand how the

Master "must and would" retain provisions with his small force

against the larger, if it came to an issue of strength between Jones

and Standish.]

MONDAY, Nov. 27/Dec. 7

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Rough weather

and cross winds. The Planters determined

to send out a strong exploring party, and

invited the Master of the ship to join them

and go as leader, which he agreed continued

to, and offered nine of the crew and the

long-boat, which were accepted. Of the

colonists there were four-and-twenty,

making the party in all four-and-thirty.

Wind so strong that setting out from the

ship the shallop and long-boat were obliged

to row to the nearest shore and the men to

wade above the knees to land. The wind

proved so strong that the shallop was

obliged to harbor where she landed. Mate

in charge of ship. Blowed and snowed all

day and at night, and froze withal.

Mistress White delivered of a son which is

called "Peregrine." The second child born

on the voyage, the first in this harbor.

TUESDAY, Nov. 28/Dec. 8

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Cold. Master

Jones and exploring party absent on shore

with long-boat and colonists' shallop. The

latter, which beached near ship yesterday

in a strong wind and harbored there last

night, got under way this morning and

sailed up the harbor, following the course

taken by the long-boat yesterday, the wind

favoring. Six inches of snow fell

yesterday and last night. Crew at work

clearing snow from ship.

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29/Dec. 9

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Cold. Foul

weather threatening. Master Jones with

sixteen men in the long-boat and shallop

came aboard towards night (eighteen men

remaining ashore), bringing also about ten

bushels of Indian corn which had been found

buried. The Master reports a long march,

the exploration of two creeks, great

numbers of wild fowl, the finding of much

corn and beans,' etc.

[This seems to be the first mention of beans (in early Pilgrim

literature) as indigenous (presumably) to New England. They have

held an important place in her dietary ever since.]

THURSDAY, Nov. 30/Dec. 10

At anchor in harbor. Sent shallop to head

of harbor with mattocks and spades, as

desired by those ashore, the seamen taking

their muskets also. The shallop came

alongside at nightfall with the rest of the

explorers—the tide being out—bringing a

lot of Indian things, baskets, pottery,

wicker-ware, etc., discovered in two graves

and sundry Indian houses they found after

the Master left them. They report ground

frozen a foot deep.

FRIDAY, Dec. 1/11

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. Carpenter

finishing work on shallop. Colonists

discussing locations visited, as places for

settlement.

SATURDAY, Dec. 2/12

At anchor in harbor. Much discussion among

colonists as to settlement, the Master

insisting on a speedy determination.

Whales playing about the ship in

considerable numbers. One lying within

half a musket-shot of the ship, two of the

Planters shot at her, but the musket of the

one who gave fire first blew in pieces both

stock and barrel, yet no one was hurt.

Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Dec. 3/13

At anchor in Cape Cod harbor. The fourth

Sunday here. Scarce any of those aboard

free from vehement coughs, some very ill.

Weather very variable.

MONDAY, Dec. 4/14

At anchor in Cape Cod harbor. Carpenter

completing repairs on shallop. Much

discussion of plans for settlement. The

Master urging that the Planters should

explore with their shallop at some

distance, declining in such season to stir

from the present anchorage till a safe

harbor is discovered by them where they

would be and he might go without danger.

This day died Edward Thompson, a servant of

Master William White, the first to die

aboard the ship since she anchored in the

harbor. Burying-party sent ashore after

services to bury him.

TUESDAY, Dec. 5/15

At anchor in harbor. Francis Billington, a

young son of one of the passengers, put the

ship and all in great jeopardy, by shooting

off a fowling-piece in his father's cabin

between decks where there was a small

barrel of powder open, and many people

about the fire close by. None hurt.

Weather cold and foul.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6/16

At anchor in harbor. Very cold, bad

weather. This day died Jasper More, a lad

bound to Governor Carver. The second death

in the harbor. The third exploring party

got away from the ship in the afternoon in

the shallop, intent on finding a harbor

recommended by the second mate, Robert

Coppin, who had visited it. Captain

Standish in command, with whom were

Governor Carver, Masters Bradford, Winslow,

John Tilley and Edward Tilley, Warren and

Hopkins, John Howland, Edward Dotey, and

two of the colonists' seamen, Alderton and

English, and of the ship's company, the

mates Clarke and Coppin, the master-gunner

and three sailors, eighteen in all. The

shallop was a long time getting clear of

the point, having to row, but at last got

up her sails and out of the harbor. Sent

burying-party ashore with body of little

More boy, after services aboard.

THURSDAY, Dec. 7/17

At anchor in Cape Cod harbor. This day

Mistress Dorothy Bradford, wife of Master

Bradford, who is away with the exploring

party to the westward, fell over board and

was drowned.

FRIDAY, Dec. 8/18

At anchor in harbor. A strong south-east

gale with heavy rain, turning to snow and

growing cold toward night, as it cleared.

This day Master James Chilton died aboard

the ship. The third passenger, and first

head of a family; to die in this harbor.

SATURDAY, Dec. 9/19

At anchor in harbor. Burying-party sent

ashore after services aboard, to bury

Chilton. Fetched wood and water.

[The death of Chilton was the first of the head of a family, and it

may readily be imagined that the burial was an especially affecting

scene, especially as following so closely upon the tragic death of

Mrs. Bradford (for whom no funeral or burial arrangements are

mentioned?? D.W.)]

SUNDAY, Dec. 10/20

At anchor in Cape Cod harbor. The fifth

Sunday in this harbor. The exploring party

still absent. Four deaths one by drowning;

very severe weather; the ship's narrow

escape from being blown up; and the absence

of so many of the principal men, have made

it a hard, gloomy week.

MONDAY, Dec. 11/21

At anchor in harbor. Clear weather.

TUESDAY, Dec. 12/22

At anchor in harbor. Exploration party

still absent.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13/23

At anchor in harbor. Exploration party

returned to ship, where much sad

intelligence met them (especially Master

Bradford), as to his wife's drowning. The

exploring party report finding a

considerable Indian burying-place; several

Indian houses; a fierce attack on them by

Indians on Friday morning, but without

harm; a severe gale on the same afternoon,

in which their rudder-hinges broke, their

mast was split in three pieces, their sail

fell over board in a heavy sea, and they

were like to have been cast away in making

a harbor which Master Coppin thought he

knew, but was deceived about. They landed

on an island at the mouth of the harbor,

which they named for Master Clarke, the

first mate, and spent Saturday and Sunday

there, and on Monday examined the harbor

they found, and are agreed that it is the

place for settlement. Much satisfaction

with the report among the colonists.

THURSDAY, Dec. 14/24

At anchor, Cape Cod harbor. The colonists

have determined to make settlement at the

harbor they visited, and which is

apparently, by Captain John Smith's chart

of 1616, no other than the place he calls

"Plimoth" thereon. Fetched wood and water.

FRIDAY, Dec. 15/25

Weighed anchor to go to the place the

exploring party discovered. Course west,

after leaving harbor. Shallop in company.

Coming within two leagues, the wind coming

northwest, could not fetch the harbor, and

was faine to put round again towards Cape

Cod. Made old anchorage at night. The

thirty-fifth night have lain at anchor

here. Shallop returned with ship.

SATURDAY, Dec. 16/26

Comes in with fair wind for Plymouth.

Weighed anchor and put to sea again and made

harbor safely. Shallop in company. Within

half an hour of anchoring the wind changed,

so if letted [hindered] but a little had

gone back to Cape Cod. A fine harbor.

Let go anchors just within a long spur of

beach a mile or more from shore. The end of

the outward voyage; one hundred and two days

from Plymouth (England to Plymouth New

England). One hundred and fifty-five days

from London.

THE SHIPS JOURNAL WHILE SHE LAY IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR

SUNDAY, Dec. 17/27

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Services on

ship. This harbor is a bay greater than

Cape Cod, compassed with goodly land. It is

in fashion like a sickle or fish-hook.

MONDAY, Dec. 18/28

At anchor, Plymouth harbor: The Master of

the ship, with three or four of the sailors

and several of the Planters, went aland and

marched along the coast several miles.

Made careful examination of locality. Found

many brooks of fine water, abundant wood,

etc. The party came aboard at night weary

with marching.

TUESDAY, Dec. 19/29

At anchor, Plymouth harbor. A party from

the ship went ashore to discover, some

going by land and some keeping to the

shallop. A creek was found leading up

within the land and followed up three

English miles, a very pleasant river at

full sea. It was given the name of "Jones

River" in compliment to the Master of the

ship. A bark of thirty tons may go up at

high tide, but the shallop could scarcely

pass at low water. All came aboard at

night with resolution to fix, to-morrow,

which of the several places examined they

would settle upon.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20/30

At anchor, Plymouth harbor, many ill. Dec.

After service the colonists decided to go

ashore this morning and determine upon one

of two places which were thought most

fitting for their habitation. So a

considerable party went ashore and left

twenty of their number there to make a

rendezvous, the rest coming on board at

night. They reported that they had chosen

by the most voices the site first looked at

by the largest brook, near where they

landed on the 11th on a large rock

[Plymouth Rock].

[The "Rock" seems to have become the established landing place of the Pilgrims, from the time of the first visit of the third exploring party on December 11/21. The absurdity of the claims of the partisans of Mary Chilton, in the foolish contention which existed for many years as to whether she or John Alden was the first person to set foot upon the "Rock," is shown by the fact that, of course, no women were with the third exploring party which first landed there, while it is also certain that Alden was not of that exploring party. That Mary Chilton may have been the first woman to land at Cape Cod harbor is entirely possible, as it is that she or John Alden may have been the first person to land on the "Rock" after the ship arrived in Plymouth harbor. It was a vexatious travesty upon history (though perpetuated by parties who ought to have been correct) that the Association for building the Pilgrim Monument at Plymouth should issue a pamphlet giving a picture of the "Landing of the Pilgrims, December 21, 1620," in which women are pictured, and in which the shallop is shown with a large fore-and- aft mainsail, while on the same page is another picture entitled, "The Shallop of the MAY-FLOWER," having a large yard and square- sail, and a "Cuddy" (which last the MAY-FLOWER'S shallop we know did not have). The printed description of the picture, however, says: "The cut is copied from a picture by Van der Veldt, a Dutch painter of the seventeenth century, representing a shallop," etc. It is matter of regret to find that a book like Colonel T. W. Higginson's 'Book of American Explorers', intended for a text-book, and bearing the imprint of a house like Longmans, Green & Co. should actually print a "cut" showing Mary Chilton landing from a boat full of men (in which she is the only woman) upon a rock, presumably Plymouth Rock.]

THURSDAY, Dec. 21/31

At anchor, Plymouth harbor. Wet and

stormy, so the Planters could not go ashore

as planned, having blown hard and rained

extremely all night. Very uncomfortable

for the party on shore. So tempestuous

that the shallop could not go to land as

soon as was meet, for they had no victuals

on land. About eleven o'clock the shallop

went off with much ado with provision, but

could not return, it blew so strong. Such

foul weather forced to ride with three

anchors ahead. This day Richard

Britteridge, one of the colonists, died

aboard the ship, the first to die in this

harbor.

FRIDAY, Dec. 22/Jan. 1

At anchor, Plymouth harbor. The storm

continues, so that no one could go ashore,

or those on land come aboard. This morning

goodwife Allerton was delivered of a son,

but dead-born. The third child born on

board the ship since leaving England,—the

first in this harbor.

SATURDAY, Dec. 23/Jan. 2

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Sent body of

Britteridge ashore for burial, the storm

having prevented going before, and also a

large party of colonists to fell timber,

etc. Left a large number on shore at the

rendezvous. Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Dec. 24/Jan. 3

At anchor, Plymouth harbor. Second Sunday

here. This day died Solomon Prower, one of

the family of Master Martin, the treasurer

of the colonists, being the sixth death

this month, and the second in this harbor.

A burying-party went ashore with Prower's

body, after services aboard.

MONDAY, Dec. 25/Jan. 4

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Christmas

Day, but not observed by these colonists,

they being opposed to all saints' days,

etc. The men on shore Sunday reported that

they "heard a cry of some savages," as they

thought, that day. A large party went

ashore this morning to fell timber and

begin building. They began to erect the

first house about twenty feet square for

their common use, to receive them and their

goods. Another alarm as of Indians this

day. All but twenty of the Planters came

aboard at night, leaving the rest to keep

court of guard. The colonists began to

drink water, but at night the Master caused

them to have some beer.

TUESDAY, Dec. 26/Jan. 5

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. A violent

storm of wind and rain. The weather so

foul this morning that none could go

ashore.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 27/Jan. 6

At anchor in harbor. Sent working party

ashore. All but the guard came aboard at

night.

THURSDAY, Dec. 28/Jan. 7

At anchor. All able went ashore this

morning to work on a platform for ordnance

on the hill back of the settlement,

commanding the harbor. The Planters this

day laid out their town-site and allotted

ground to the several families. Many of

the colonists ill from exposure. All but

the guard came off to the ship at night.

FRIDAY, Dec. 29/Jan. 8

At anchor in harbor. No working-party went

aland. The Planters fitting tools, etc.,

for their work. The weather wet and cold.

SATURDAY, Dec. 30/Jan. 9

At anchor in harbor. Very stormy and cold.

No working-party sent aland. The Planters

fitting tools, etc. Great smokes of fires

visible from the ship, six or seven miles

away, probably made by Indians.

SUNDAY, Dec. 31/Jan. 10

At anchor in harbor. The third Sunday in

this harbor. Sailors given leave to go

ashore. Many colonists ill.

MONDAY, Jan. 1/Jan. 11

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. This day

Degory Priest, one of the colonists, died

aboard the ship. A large party went ashore

early to work. Much time lost between ship

and shore, the ship drawing so much water

as obliged to anchor a mile and a half off.

The working-party came aboard at nightfall.

Fetched wood and water.

TUESDAY, Jan. 2/Jan. 12

At anchor in harbor. Sent burying-party

ashore with Priest's body. Weather good.

Working-party aland and returned to ship at

night.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3/Jan. 13

At anchor in harbor. Working-party aland,

returned at night. They report seeing

great fires of the Indians. Smoke seen

from the ship. Have seen no savages since

arrival.

THURSDAY, Jan. 4/Jan. 14

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Captain

Standish, with four or five men, went to

look for savages, and though they found

some of their old houses "wigwams" could

not meet with any of them.

FRIDAY, Jan. 5/Jan. 15

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Working-

party went aland early. One of the sailors

found a live herring upon the shore, which

the Master had to his supper. As yet have

caught but one cod.

SATURDAY, Jan. 6/Jan. 16

At anchor in harbor. In judgment of

Masters Brewster, Bradford, and others,

Master Martin, the colonists' treasurer,

was so hopelessly ill that Governor Carver,

who had taken up his quarters on land, was

sent for to come aboard to speak with him

about his accounts. Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Jan. 7/Jan. 17

At anchor in harbor. Fourth Sunday here.

Governor Carver came aboard to talk with

Master Martin, who was sinking fast.

MONDAY, Jan. 8/Jan. 18

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. A very fan

fair day. The working-party went aland

early. The Master sent, the shallop for

fish. They had a great tempest at sea and

were in some danger. They returned to the

ship at night, with three great seals they

had shot, and an excellent great cod.

Master Martin died this day. He had been a

"governour" of the passengers on the ship,

and an "assistant," and was an Adventurer.

One of the Master-mates took a musket, and

went with young Francis Billington to find

the great inland sea the latter had seen

from the top of a tree, and found a great

water, in two great lakes [Billington Sea,]

also Indian houses.

TUESDAY, Jan. 9/Jan. 19

At anchor in harbor. Fair day. Sent

burying-party ashore after services aboard,

with the body of Master Martin, and he was

buried with some ceremony on the hill near

the landing-place. The settlers drew lots

for their meersteads and garden-plots. The

common-house nearly finished, wanting only

covering.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10/Jan. 20

At anchor in harbor. Party went aland from

ship. Frosty.

THURSDAY, Jan. 11/Jan. 21

At anchor in harbor. A fair day. Party

ashore from ship and coming off at night,

reported Master William Bradford very ill:

Many ill aboard.

FRIDAY, Jan. 12/Jan. 22

At anchor in harbor. Began to rain at noon

and stopped all work. Those coming aboard

ship at night reported John Goodman and

Peter Browne, two of the colonists,

missing, and fears entertained that they

may have been taken by Indians. Froze and

snowed at night. The first snow for a

month. An extremely cold night.

SATURDAY, Jan. 13/Jan. 23

At anchor in harbor. The Governor sent out

an armed party of ten or twelve to look for

the missing men, but they returned without

seeing or hearing anything at all of them.

Those on shipboard much grieved, as deeming

them lost. Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Jan. 14/Jan. 24

At anchor in harbor. About six o'clock in

the morning, the wind being very great, the

watch on deck spied the great new

rendezvous on shore on fire and feared it

fired by Indians, but the tide being out,

men could not get ashore for three quarters

of an hour, when they went armed. At the

landing they heard that the lost men were

returned, some frost-bitten, and that the

thatch of the common-house only was burnt

by a spark, but no other harm done the

roof. The most loss was Governor Carver's

and Master Bradford's, both of whom lay

sick in bed, and narrowly missed being

blown up with powder. The meeting was to

have been kept ashore to-day, the greater

number of the people now being there, but

the fire, etc., prevented. Some of those

sick in the common-house were fain to

return aboard for shelter. Fifth Sunday in

this harbor.

MONDAY, Jan. 15/Jan. 25

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Rained much

all day. They on shipboard could not go

ashore nor they on shore do any labor, but

were all wet.

TUESDAY, Jan. 16/Jan. 26

At anchorage. A fine, sunshining day like

April. Party went aland betimes. Many ill

both on ship and on shore.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17/Jan. 27

At anchorage. Another fine, sunshining

day. Working-party went aland early. Set

on shore some of the Planters' goods.

[Mourt's Relation, Dexter's ed. p. 77. Bradford states (op. cit.

Mass. ed. p. 110) that they were hindered in getting goods ashore

by "want of boats," as well as sickness. Mention is made only of

the "long-boat" and shallop. It is possible there were no others,

except the Master's skiff]

THURSDAY, Jan. 18/Jan. 28

At anchorage. Another fine, bright day.

Some of the common goods [i.e. belonging

to all] set on shore.

FRIDAY, Jan. 19/Jan. 29

At anchorage. A shed was begun on shore to

receive the goods from the ship. Rained at

noon but cleared toward night.

[Cleared toward evening (though wet at noon), and John Goodman went

out to try his frozen feet, as is recorded, and had his encounter

with wolves.]

SATURDAY, Jan. 20/Jan. 30

At anchorage. Shed made ready for goods

from ship. Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Jan. 21/Jan. 31

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Sixth Sunday

in this harbor. Many ill. The Planters

kept their meeting on land to-day for the

first time, in the common-house.

MONDAY, Jan. 22/Feb. 1

At anchorage. Fair day. Hogsheads of meal

sent on shore from ship and put in

storehouse.

TUESDAY, Jan. 23/Feb. 2

At anchorage. The general sickness

increases, both on shipboard and on land.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24/Feb. 3

At anchor in harbor. Fair weather. Party

on shore from ship and returned at night.

THURSDAY, Jan. 25/Feb. 4

At anchorage. Weather good. Party set

ashore and came aboard at night.

FRIDAY, Jan. 26/Feb. 5

At anchorage. Weather good. Party set

ashore. The sickness increases.

SATURDAY, Jan. 27/Feb. 6

At anchorage. Weather fair. Good working

weather all the week, but many sick.

Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Jan. 28/Feb. 7

At anchorage, Plymouth harbor. Seventh

Sunday in this harbor. Meeting kept on

shore. Those of Planters on board who were

able, and some of the ship's company, went

ashore, and came off after service.

MONDAY, Jan. 29/Feb. 8

At anchor, Plymouth harbor. Morning cold,

with frost and sleet, but after reason ably

fair. Both long-boat and shallop carrying

Planters' goods on shore. Those returning

reported that Mistress Rose Standish, wife

of Captain Standish, died to-day.

TUESDAY, Jan. 30/Feb. 9

At anchorage. Cold, frosty weather, so no

working-party went on shore from ship. The

Master and others of the ship's company saw

two savages that had been on the island

near the ship [Clarke's Island]. They were

gone so far back again before they were

discovered that could not speak with them.

The first natives actually seen since the

encounter on the Cape.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 31/Feb. 10

At anchor in harbor. Still cold and

frosty, with sleet. No party went on

shore. Eight of the colonists have died

this month on the ship and on shore.

THURSDAY, Feb. 1/Feb. 11

At anchor in harbor. Weather better, and

some of those on board the ship went on

shore to work, but many ill.

FRIDAY, Feb. 2/Feb. 12

At anchorage. The same.

SATURDAY, Feb. 3/13

At anchorage. Weather threatening. Fetched

wood and water.

SUNDAY, Feb. 4/14

At anchor, Plymouth harbor. The eighth

Sunday in this harbor, and now inexpedient

to think of getting away, till both Planters

and crew in better condition as to health.

[Bradford, Historie, p. 92; Young, Chronicler, p. 198. Bradford says (op. cit. Mass. ed, pp. 120, 121): "The reason on their parts why she stayed so long was ye necessitie and danger that lay upon them, for it was well toward ye ende of December before she could land anything here, or they able to receive anything ashore. After wards, ye 14 of January the house which they had made for a general randevoze by casulty fell afire, and some were faine to retire aboard for shelter. Then the sickness begane to fall sore amongst them, and ye weather so bad as they could not make much sooner dispatch. Againe, the Governor & chiefe of them seeing so many dye, and fall down sick dayly, thought it no wisdom to send away the ship, their condition considered, and the danger they stood in from ye Indians, till they could procure some shelter; and therefore thought it better to draw some more charge upon themselves & friends ["demurrage?"] than hazard all. The Mr. and sea-men likewise; though before they hasted ye passengers a shore to be goone [gone], now many of their men being dead, and of ye ablest of them [as is before noted, and of ye rest many lay sick & weake, ye Mr, durst not put to sea till he saw his men begine to recover, and ye hart of winter over."]]

A very rainy day with the heaviest gusts of wind yet experienced. The ship in some danger of oversetting, being light and unballasted.

MONDAY, Feb. 5/15

At anchor in harbor. Clearing weather.

TUESDAY, Feb. 6/16

At anchor in harbor. Cold and clear.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7/17

At anchor in harbor. Much colder.

THURSDAY, Feb. 8/18

At anchorage. Hard, cold weather.

FRIDAY, Feb. 9/19

At anchorage. Cold weather continues.

Little work possible. The little house for

the sick people on shore took fire this

afternoon, by a spark that kindled in the

roof. No great harm done. The Master

going ashore, killed five geese, which he

distributed among the sick people. He also

found a good deer the savages had killed,

having also cut off his horns. A wolf was

eating him. Cannot conceive how he came

there.

SATURDAY, Feb. 10/20

At anchor in harbor. Getting goods on

shore, but sickness makes both Planters and

crew shorthanded. Fetched wood and water.

SUNDAY, Feb. 11/21

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. Ninth Sunday

in this harbor.

MONDAY, Feb. 12/22

At anchorage. Getting goods on shore.

TUESDAY, Feb. 13/23

At anchorage. Rainy.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14/24

At anchorage. More sickness on ship and on

shore than at any time, and more deaths.

Rainy, clearing.

[The sickness and mortality had rapidly increased and was now at its

height]

THURSDAY, Feb. 15/25

At anchorage. Northerly wind and frost.

FRIDAY, Feb. 16/26

At anchorage. Northerly wind continues,

which continues the frost. Those from

shore reported that one of the Planters,

being out fowling and hidden in the reeds,

about a mile and a half from the

settlement, saw twelve Indians marching

toward the plantation and heard many more.

He hurried home with all speed and gave the

alarm, so all the people in the woods at

work returned and armed themselves, but saw

nothing of the Indians. Captain Standish's

and Francis Cooke's tools also stolen by

Indians in woods. A great fire toward

night seen from the ship, about where the

Indians were discovered.

SATURDAY, Feb. 17/27

At anchorage. All the colonists on the

ship able to go on shore went this morning

to attend the meeting for the establishment

of military orders among them. They chose

Captain Standish their captain, and gave

him authority of command in affairs. Two

savages appeared on the hill, a quarter of

a mile from the plantation, while the

Planters were consulting, and made signs

for Planters to come to them. All armed

and stood ready, and sent two towards them,

Captain Standish and Master Hopkins, but

the natives would not tarry. It was

determined to plant the great ordnance in

convenient places at once. Fetched wood

and water.

SUNDAY, Feb. 18/28

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. The Feb.

tenth Sunday in this harbor. Many sick,

both on board the ship and on shore.

MONDAY, Feb. 19/Mar. 1

At anchorage. Got one of the great guns on

shore with the help of some of the

Planters.

TUESDAY, Feb. 20/Mar. 2

At anchorage. Getting cannon ashore and

mounted.

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21/Mar. 3

At anchorage. The Master, with many of the

sailors, went on shore, taking one of the

great pieces called a minion, and with the

Planters drew it up the hill, with another

piece that lay on the shore, and mounted

them and a saller and two bases—five guns—

on the platform made for them. A hard

day's work. The Master took on shore with

him a very fat goose he had shot, to which

the Planters added a fat crane, a mallard,

and a dried neat's tongue (ox tongue), and

Planters and crew feasted together. When

the Master went on shore, he sent off the

Governor to take the directions of Master

Mullens as to his property, as he was lying

near to death,—as also Master White.

Master Mullens dictated his will to the

Governor, which he noted down, and Giles

Heale, the chirurgeon, and Christopher

Joanes, of the crew, witnessed, they being

left aboard to care for the sick, keep the

ship, etc. Master Mullens and Master White

both died this day. Two others also died.

Got the men aboard about nightfall.

THURSDAY, Feb. 22/Mar. 4

At anchorage. Large burial-party went

ashore with bodies of Masters Mullens and

White, and joined with those on shore made

the chief burial thus far had. The service

on shore, the most of the people being

there, Master Mullens being one of the

chief subscribing Adventurers, as well as

one of the chief men of the Planters, as

was Master White. Their deaths much

deplored.

FRIDAY, Feb. 23/Mar. 5

At anchorage. Party from the ship went on

shore to help finish work on the ordnance.

SATURDAY, Feb. 24/Mar. 6

At anchorage. Same. Fetched wood and

water.

SUNDAY, Feb. 25/Mar. 7

At anchorage in Plymouth harbor. Eleventh

Sunday in this harbor. Mistress Mary

Allerton, wife of Master Isaac Allerton,

one of the chief men of the colonists, died

on board this day, not having mended well

since the birth of her child, dead-born

about two months agone.

MONDAY, Feb. 26/Mar. 8

At anchor in harbor. Burying-party went

ashore to bury Mistress Allerton, services

being held there.

TUESDAY, Feb. 27/Mar. 9

At anchorage. The sickness and deaths of

the colonists on shore have steadily

increased, and have extended to the ship,

which has lost several of its petty

officers, including the master gunner,

three quarter-masters, and cook, and a

third of the crew, many from scurvy.

[There can be no doubt that both planters and ship's crew suffered severely from scurvy. The conditions all favored it, the sailors were familiar with it, and would not be likely to be mistaken in their recognition of it, and Dr. Fuller, their competent physician, would not be likely to err in his diagnosis of it. Tuberculosis was its very natural associate.]

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28/Mar. 10

At anchorage. The last day of the month.

The fifty-third day the ship has lain in

this harbor, and from the present rate of

sickness and death aboard, no present

capacity or prospect of getting away, those

better being yet weak. The Planters have

lost seventeen this month, their largest

mortality.

THURSDAY, Mar. 1/11

At anchorage. Blustering but milder

weather.

FRIDAY, Mar. 2/12

At anchorage. Same.

SATURDAY, Mar. 3/13

At anchorage. Wind south. Morning misty

[foggy]. Towards noon warm and fine

weather. At one o'clock it thundered. The

first heard. It rained sadly from two

o'clock till midnight. Fetched wood and

water.

SUNDAY, Mar. 4/14

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. The twelfth

Sunday in this harbor. Cooler. Clear

weather.

MONDAY, Mar. 5/15

At anchorage. Rough weather.

TUESDAY, Mar. 6/16

At anchorage. Same.

WEDNESDAY, Mar. 7/17

At anchor in harbor. Wind full east, cold

but fair. The Governor went this day with

a party of five, to the great ponds,

discovered by one of the ship's mates and

Francis Billington. Some planting done in

the settlement.

THURSDAY, Mar. 8/18

At anchor in harbor. Rough easterly

weather.

FRIDAY, Mar. 9/19

At anchorage. Same. Many sick aboard.

SATURDAY, Mar. 10/20

At anchorage. Same. Fetched wood and

water.

SUNDAY, Mar. 11/21

At anchorage, Plymouth harbor. The

thirteenth Sunday the ship has lain in this

harbor. Many of crew yet ill, including

boatswain.

MONDAY, Mar. 12/22

At anchorage. Easterly weather.

TUESDAY, Mar. 13/23

At anchorage. The sickness and mortality

on ship and on shore continue.

WEDNESDAY, Mar. 14/24

At anchorage. Same.

THURSDAY, Mar. 15/25

At anchorage. Same.

FRIDAY, Mar. 16/26

At anchorage. A fair, warm day, towards

noon. The Master and others went ashore to

the general meeting. The plantation was

startled this morning by a visit from an

Indian who spoke some English and bade

"Welcome." He is from Monhiggon, an island

to the eastward some days' sail, near where

Sir Ferdinando Gorges had a settlement. He

was friendly, and having had much

intercourse with Englishmen who came to

fish in those parts, very comfortable with

them. He saw the ship in the harbor from a

distance and supposed her to be a fishing

vessel. He told the Governor that the

plantation was formerly called "Patuxet"

[or Apaum], and that all its inhabitants

had been carried off by a plague about four

years ago. All the afternoon was spent in

communication with him. The Governor

purposed sending him aboard the ship at

night, and he was well content to go and

went aboard the shallop to come to the

ship, but the wind was high and water scant

[low], so that the shallop could not go to

the ship. The Governor sent him to Master

Hopkins's house and set a watch over him.

SATURDAY, Mar. 17/27

At anchor in harbor. The Master and others

came off to the ship. Samoset the Indian

went away back to the Massasoits whence he

came. A reasonably fair day. Fetched wood

and water.

SUNDAY, Mar. 18/28

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. The

fourteenth Sunday the ship has lain at this

anchorage. A fair day. The sickness

stayed a little. Many went on shore to the

meeting in the common-house. Samoset the

savage came again, and brought five others

with him.

[This Sunday visit was doubtless very much to the dislike of the good brethren, or at least of the leaders, but policy dictated every possible forbearance. Their consciences drew the line at trade, however, and they got rid of their untimely visitors as soon as possible without giving offense. Massasoit's men seem to have shown, by leaving their peltry with them, a confidence in their new white neighbors that is remarkable in view of the brevity of their friendship.]

They left their bows and arrows a quarter of a mile from the town, as instructed. The Planters gave them entertainment, but would not truck with them.

["Truck—to trade." All early and modern lexicographers give the word, which, though now obsolete, was in common use in parts of New England fifty years ago.]

They sang and danced after their manner, and made semblance of amity and friendship. They drank tobacco and carried pounded corn to eat. Their faces were painted. They brought a few skins which they left with the Planters, and returned the tools which Captain Standish and Francis Cooke left in the woods. The Planters dismissed them with a few trifles as soon as they could, it being Sunday, and they promised soon to return and trade. Samoset would not go with them, feigning sick, and stayed. Those on shore from the ship came off to her at night.

MONDAY, Mar. 19/29

At anchorage. A fair day. The Planters

digging and sowing seeds.

TUESDAY, Mar. 20/30

At anchorage. A fine day. Digging and

planting of gardens on shore. Those sick

of the crew mending.

WEDNESDAY, Mar. 21/31

At anchorage. A fine warm day. Beginning

to put ship in trim for return voyage.

Bringing ballast, etc. Some, includ ing

the Masters-mates, went on shore, who on

return reported that the Planters sent the

Indian Samoset away. A general meeting of

the Planters was held at the common-house,

to conclude laws and orders, and to confirm

the military orders formerly proposed, and

twice broken off by the savages coming, as

happened again. After the meeting had held

an hour or so, two or three savages

appeared on the hill over against the town,

and made semblance of daring the Planters.

Captain Standish and another, with their

muskets, went over to them, with the two

Masters-mates of the ship, who were ashore,

also armed with muskets. The savages made

show of defiance, but as our men drew near

they ran away. This day the carpenter, who

has long been ill of scurvy, fitted the

shallop to carry all the goods and

furniture aboard the ship, on shore.

THURSDAY, Mar. 22/Apr. 1

At anchorage. A very fair, warm day.

At work on ship getting ready for sea,

bringing ballast aboard, etc. Another

general meeting of the Planters which all

able attended. They had scarce been an

hour together when Samoset the Indian came

again with one Squanto, the only native of

Patuxet (where the Planters now inhabit)

surviving, who was one of the twenty captives

carried away from this place by Captain Hunt,

to England. He could speak a little English.

They brought three other Indians with them.

They signified that their great Sagamore,

Masasoyt, was hard by, with Quadequina his

brother, and all their men. They could not

well express what they would in English,

but after an hour the king came to the top

of the hill, over against the plantation,

with his train of about sixty men. Squanto

went to him and brought a message that one

should be sent to parley with him, and Master

Edward Winslow went, to know hisnmind, and

signify the wish of the Governor to have

trading and peace with him, the Governor

sending presents to the king and his brother,

with something to eat and drink.

[Edward Winslow gives us here another proof of that rare self- sacrifice, that entire devotion to his work, and that splendid intrepidity which so signally characterized his whole career. At this most critical moment, the fate of the little colony trembling in the balance, when there was evident fear of treachery and surprise on the part of both the English and the savages; though the wife of his youth lay at the point of death (which came but two days later), and his heart was heavy with grief; forgetting all but the welfare of his little band of brethren, he goes forward alone, his life in his hand, to meet the great sachem surrounded by his whole tribe, as the calm, adroit diplomatist, upon whom all must depend; and as the fearless hostage, to put himself in pawn for the savage chief.]

The king, leaving Master Winslow with brother, came over the brook, with some twenty of his men, leaving their bows and arrows behind them, and giving some six or seven of their men as hostages for Master Winslow. Captain Standish, with Master Williamson, the ship's-merchant, as interpreter,

[It would seem from the frequent mention of the presence of some of the ship's company, Master Jones, the "Masters-mates," and now the "ship's-merchant," that the ship was daily well represented in the little settlement on shore. The presence of Master Williamson on this occasion is perhaps readily accounted for. Every other meeting with the Indians had been unexpected, the present one was anticipated, and somewhat eagerly, for upon its successful issue almost everything depended. By this time Standish had probably become aware that Tisquantum's command of English was very limited, and he desired all the aid the ship's interpreter could give. By some means, the sachem and the colonists succeeded in establishing on this day a very good and lasting understanding.]

and a guard of half a dozen musketeers, met the king at the brook,

[The guard was probably made thus small to leave the body of the colonists as strong a reserve force as possible to meet any surprise attack on the part of the Indians. Colonel Higginson, in his Book of American Explorers, gives a cut of this meeting of Massasoit and his pineses with Standish and his guard of honor, but it is defective in that the guard seems to have advanced to the hill ("Strawberry," or later "Watson's") to meet the sachem, instead of only to "the brook;" and more especially in that there are but two officers with the "six musketeers," where there ought to be three, viz. Standish, in command, Edward Window, as the envoy and hostage (in full armor), and "Mr. Williamson," the ship's-merchant or purser, as interpreter, perhaps acting as lieutenant of the guard. It is always matter of regret when books, especially text-books, written by authors of some repute, and published by reputable houses, fail, for want of only a little care in the study of the available history of events they pictorially represent, to make their pictures and the known facts correspond.]

and they saluted each other, and the guard conducted the Sagamore to one of the new houses then building, where were placed a green rug and three or four cushions. Then came the Governor with drum and trumpet, and a guard of musketeers, and they drank to each other in some strong waters, and the Governor gave the king and his followers meat, and they made a treaty in King James's name, and drank tobacco together. His face was painted a sad red, and his head and face were oiled, which made him look greasy. All his followers were more or less painted. So after all was done, the Governor conducted him to the brook, and his brother came, and was also feasted, and then conveyed him to the brook, and Master Winslow returned. Samoset and Squanto stayed in the town and the Indians stayed all night in the woods half a mile away. The last of the colonists on board the ship went ashore to remain to-day.

FRIDAY, Mar. 23/Apr. 2

At anchor. A fair day. Some of the ship's

company went on shore. Some of the Indians

came again, and Captain Standish and Master

Allerton went to see the king, and were

welcomed by him. This morning the Indians

stayed till ten or eleven of the clock, and

the Governor, sending for the king's

kettle, filled it with pease, and they went

their way? Making ready for sea, getting

ballast, wood, and water from the shore,

etc. The Planters held a meeting and

concluded both of military orders and some

laws, and chose as Governor, for the coming

year, Master John Carver, who was

"governor" on the ship.

SATURDAY, Mar. 24/April 3

At anchorage. The ship's company busy with

preparations for the return voyage,

bringing ballast, wood, and water from the

shore, etc., the ship having no lading for

the return. This day died, on shore,

Mistress Elizabeth Winslow, wife of Master

Winslow. Many still sick. More on the

ship than on shore.

SUNDAY, Mar. 25/April 4

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. The

fifteenth Sunday in this port. Many of the

crew dead and some still sick, but the

sickness and mortality lessening.

MONDAY, Mar. 26/April 5

At anchor. Bringing ballast from shore and

getting ship in trim.

TUESDAY, Mar. 27/April 6

At anchorage. Getting ballast, overhauling

rigging, getting wood, water, etc., from

shore.

WEDNESDAY, Mar. 28/April 7

At anchorage. Same.

THURSDAY, Mar. 29/April 8

At anchorage. The Master offered to take

back any of the colonists who wished to

return to England, but none desired to go.

Getting in stores and ballast.

FRIDAY, Mar. 30/April 9

At anchorage. Hastening all preparations

for sailing. Getting ballast, etc. Water

butts filled.

SATURDAY, Mar. 31/April 10

At anchorage. Setting up rigging, bending

light sails, etc. Getting ballast and wood

from the beach and island. The colonists

have lost thirteen by death the past month,

making in all half of their number.

SUNDAY, April 1/11

At anchor in Plymouth harbor. The

sixteenth Sunday the ship has lain at

anchor here, and to be the last, being

nearly ready to sail. Most of the crew

ashore on liberty. In the sixteen weeks the

ship has lain here, half of her crew (but

none of her officers) have died, and a few

are still weak. Among the petty officers

who have died have been the master gunner,

boatswain, and three quartermasters, beside

the cook, and more than a third of the

sailors. A bad voyage for the owner,

Adventurers, ship, and crew.

MONDAY, April 2/12

Still at anchor, but making last

preparations for voyage. Ship's officers

made farewells on shore. Governor Carver

copied out, and Giles Heale and Chris.

Jones witnessed, Master Mullens's will, to

go to England.

TUESDAY, April 3/13

Still at anchorage, but (near) ready to

sail with a fair wind. Master Williamson,

the ship's-merchant [purser], appointed by

Master Mullens an overseer of his will,

takes copy of same to England for probate,

with many letters, keepsakes, etc., etc.,

to Adventurers and friends. Very little

lading, chiefly skins and roots. Make

adieus to Governor Carver and company.

WEDNESDAY, April 4/14

Still at anchor in Plymouth harbor. Sails

loosened and all ready for departure except

Governor's letters. Last visits of shore

people to ship. Sail with morning tide, if

wind serves. One hundred and ten days in

this harbor.

THURSDAY, April 5/15

Got anchors, and with fair wind got

underway at full tide. Many to bid adieu.

Set colors and gave Planters a parting

salute with the ensign and ordnance.

Cleared the harbor without hindrance, and

laid general course E.S.E. for England

with a fine wind. Took departure from Cape

Cod early in the day, shook off the land

and got ship to rights before night. All

sails set and the ship logging her best.

And so the MAY-FLOWER began her speedy, uneventful, homeward run, of but thirty-one days, arriving in England May 6, 1621, having been absent, on her "round voyage," from her sailing port, two hundred and ninety-six days.

THE END OF THE VOYAGE AND OF THIS JOURNAL

AUTHOR'S NOTE. Of the "Log" Of the MAY-FLOWER, the author is able to repeat the assurance given as to the brief Journal of the SPEEDWELL, and is able to say, in the happy phrase of Griffis, "I have tried to state only recorded facts, or to give expression to well grounded inferences."

APPENDIX

In view of the natural wish of many of "restricted facilities," to consult for themselves the full text of certain of the principal letters and documents which have imparted much of the most definite and valuable information concerning the Pilgrim movement, it has been thought well to include certain of them here verbatim, that they may be of ready availability to the reader. The list comprises copies of—

I. The Agreement of the Merchant Adventurers and Planters;

II. The Letter of the Leyden Leaders to John Carver and Robert Cushman (at London), May 31/June 10, 1620;

III. The Letter of Robert Cushman to John Carver (then at Southampton),

Saturday, June 10/20, 1620;

IV. The Letter of Robert Cushman to the Leyden Leaders, June 10/20, 1620;

V. The Letter of Robert Cushman to the Leyden Leaders, Sunday, June 11/21, 1620;

VI. The Letter of Rev. John Robinson to John Carver at London, June 14/24, 1620;

VII. The Letter of the Planters to the Merchant Adventurers from

Southamp ton, August 3, 1620;

VIII. The Letter of Robert Cushman (from Dartmouth) to Edward

Southworth, Thursday, August 17,1620;

IX. The MAY-FLOWER Compact;

X. The Nuncupative Will of Master William Mullens; and

XI. The Letter of "One of the Chiefe of ye Companie" (The Merchant

Adventurers), dated at London, April 9, 1623—

Many other early original documents frequently referred to in this volume are of no less interest than those here given, but most of them have either had such publication as to be more generally known or accessible, or involve space and cost disproportionate to their value in this connection.

I THE AGREEMENT OF THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS AND PLANTERS

Anno: 1620, July 1.

1. The adventurers & planters doe agree, that every person that goeth being aged 16. years & upward, be rated at 10li., and ten pounds to be accounted a single share.

2. That he goeth in person, and furnisheth him selfe out with 10li. either in money or other provisions, be accounted as haveing 20li. in stock, and in ye devission shall receive a double share.

3. The persons transported & ye adventurers shall continue their joynt stock & partnership togeather, ye space of 7 years, (excepte some unexpected impedimente doe cause ye whole company to agree otherwise,) during which time, all profits & benifits that are gott by trade, traffick, trucking, working, fishing, or any other means of any person or persons, remaine still in ye comone stock untill ye division.

4. That at their coming ther, they chose out such a number of fitt persons, as may furnish their ships and boats for fishing upon ye sea; imploying the rest of their severall faculties upon ye land; as building houses, tilling, and planting ye ground, & makeing shuch comodities as shall be most usefull for ye collonie.

5. That at ye end of ye 7 years, ye capitall & profits, viz. the houses, lands, goods and chatels, be equally devided betwixte ye adventurers, and planters; wch done, every man shall be free from other of them of any debt or detrimente concerning this adventure.

6. Whosoever cometh to ye colonie hereafter, or putteth any into ye stock, shall at the ende of ye 7. years be alowed proportionably to ye time of his so doing.

7. He that shall carie his wife & children, or servants, shall be alowed for everie person now aged 16. years & upward, a single share in ye devision, or if he provid them necessaries, a duble share, or if they be between 10. year old and 16., then 2. of them to be reconed for a person, both in trasportation and devision.

8. That such children as now goe, & are under ye age of ten years, have noe other shar in ye devision, but 50. acers of unmanured land.

9. That such persons as die before ye 7. years be expired, their executors to have their parte or sharr at ye devision, proportionably to ye time of their life in ye collonie.

10. That all such persons as are of this collonie, are to have their meate, drink, apparell, and all provissions out of ye comon stock & goods of ye said collonie.

Governor Bradford adds:—

"The chief and principal differences betwene these & the former [original] conditions, stood in those 2. points; that ye houses, & lands improved, espetialy gardens & home lotts should remaine undevided wholy to ye planters at ye 7. years end. 2ly, yt they should have had 2. days in a weeke for their owne private imploymente, for ye more comforte of themselves and their families, espetialy such as had families."

[Apparently, as has been noted, neither these articles of agreement, nor their predecessors which received the approval of the Leyden leaders, were ever signed by the contracting parties, until Robert Cushman brought the later draft over in the FORTUNE, in 1621, and the planter body (advised thereto by Pastor Robinson, who had previously bitterly opposed) signed them. Much might be truly said on either side of this controversy—indeed was said at the time; but if the Pilgrims were to abandon their contention, whatever its merits, in a year's time, as they did, it would seemingly have been much better not to have begun it, for it undoubtedly cost them dear.]

II LETTER OF THE LEYDEN LEADERS TO JOHN CARVER AND ROBERT CUSHMAN, AT LONDON

May 31/June 10, 1620.

To their loving freinds John Carver and Robart Cushman, these, &c.

Good bretheren, after salutations, &c. We received diverse letters at ye coming of Mr. [Thomas] Nash & our pilott, which is a great incouragmente unto us, and for whom we hop after times will minister occasion of praising God; and indeed had you not sente him, many would have been ready to fainte and goe backe. Partly in respecte of ye new conditions which have bene taken up by you, which all men are against, and partly in regard of our owne inabillitie to doe any one of those many waightie bussineses you referr to us here. For ye former wherof, wheras Robart Cushman desirs reasons for our dislike, promising therupon to alter ye same, or els saing we should thinke he hath no brains, we desire him to exercise them therin, refering him to our pastors former reasons, and them to ye censure of ye godly wise. But our desires are that you will not entangle your selvs and us in any such unreasonable courses as those are, viz. yt the marchants should have ye halfe of mens houses and lands at ye dividente; and that persons should be deprived of ye 2. days in a weeke agreed upon, yea every momente of time for their owne perticuler; by reason wherof we cannot conceive why any should carie servants for their own help and comfort; for that we can require no more of them than all men one of another. This we have only by relation from Mr. Nash, & not from any writing of your owne, & therfore hope you have not proceeded farr in so great a thing without us. But requiring you not to exseed the bounds of your comission, which was to proceed upon ye things or conditions agred upon and expressed in writing (at your going over it), we leave it, not without marveling, that your selfe, as you write, knowing how smale a thing troubleth our consultations, and how few, as you fear, understands the busnes aright, should trouble us with such matters as these are, &c. Salute Mr. Weston from us, in whom we hope we are not deceived; we pray you make known our estate unto him, and if you thinke good shew him our letters, at least tell him (yt under God) we much relie upon him & put our confidence in him; and, as your selves well know, that if he had not been an adventurer with us, we had not taken it in hand; presuming that if he had not seene means to accomplish it, he would not have begune it; so we hope in our extremitie he will so farr help us as our expectation be no way made frustrate concerning him. Since therfor, good brethren, we have plainly opened ye state of things with us in this matter, you will, &c. Thus beseeching ye Allmightie, who is allsufficiente to raise us out of this depth of difficulties, to assiste us herin; raising such means by his providence and fatherly care for us, his pore children & servants, as we may with comforte behould ye hand of our God for good towards us in this our bussines, which we undertake in his name & fear, we take leave & remaine Your perplexed, yet hopful bretheren, June 10, New Stille Ano: 1620. SAMUEL FULLER, EDWARD WINSLOW, WILLIAM BRADFORD, ISAAC ALLERTON.

III THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN (AT LONDON), TO JOHN CARVER (AT SOUTHAMPTON)

Saturday, June 10/20, 1620.

To his loving freind Mr. John Carver, these, &c.

Loving freind, I have received from you some letters, full of affection & complaints, & what it is you would have of me I know not; for your crieing out, Negligence, negligence, negligence, I marvell why so negligente a man was used in ye bussines: Yet know you yt all that I have power to doe hear, shall not be one hower behind, I warent you. You have reference to Mr. Weston to help us with money, more then his adventure; wher he protesteth but for his promise, he would not have done any thing. He saith we take a heady course, and is offended yt our provissions are made so farr of; as also that he was not made aquainted with our quantitie of things; and saith yt in now being in 3. places, so farr remote, (i.e. Leyden, London, and Southampton) we will, with going up & downe, and wrangling & expostulating, pass over ye sourer before we will goe. And to speake ye trueth, they is fallen already amongst us a flatt schisme; and we are redier to goe to dispute, then to sett forwarde a vaiage. I have received from Leyden since you wente (to Southampton) 3. or 4. letters directed to you, though they only conscerne me. I will not trouble you with them. I always feared ye event of ye Amsterdamers (members of Rev. Henry Ainsworth's church there) striking in with us. I trow you must excomunicate me, or els you must goe without their companie, or we shall wante no quareling; but let them pass.

We have reckoned, it should seeme, without our host; and, count upon a 150. persons, ther cannot be founde above 1200li. & odd moneys of all ye venturs you can reckone, besids some cloath, stockings, & shoes, which are not counted; so we shall come shorte at least 3. or 400li. I would have had some thing shortened at first of beare (beer) & other provissions in hope of other adventurs, & now we could have, both in Amsterd & Kente, beere inough to serve our turne, but now we cannot accept it without prejudice. You fear we have begune to build & and shall not be able to make an end; indeed, our courses were never established by counsell, we may therfore justly fear their standing. Yea, then was a schisme amongst us 3. at ye first. You wrote to Mr. Martin, to prevente ye making of ye provissions in Kente, which he did, and sett downe his resolution how much he would have of every thing, without respecte to any counsell or exception. Surely he yt is in a societie & yet regards not counsell, may better be a king then a consorte. To be short, if then be not some other dispossition setled unto then yet is, we yt should be partners of humilitie and peace, shall be examples of jangling & insulting. Yet your money which you ther [Southampton] must have, we will get provided for you instantly. 500li. you say will serve; for ye rest which hear & in Holand is to be used, we may goe scratch for it. For Mr. Crabe, of whom you write, he hath promised to goe with us, yet I tell you I shall not be without feare till I see him shipped, for he [i.e. his going] is much opposed, yet I hope he will not faile. Thinke ye best of all, and bear with patience what is wanting, and ye Lord guid us all. Your loving freind, ROBART CUSHMAN. London June 10. Ano: 1620.

IV THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN TO THE LEYDEN LEADERS

(Probably written at London, Saturday, June 10/20, 1620.)

Brethern, I understand by letters & passagess yt have come to me, that ther are great discontents, & dislike of my proceedings amongst you. Sorie I am to hear it, yet contente to beare it, as not doubting but yt partly by writing, and more principally by word when we shall come togeather, I shall satisfie any reasonable man. I have been perswaded by some, espetialy this bearer, to come and clear things unto you; but as things now stand I cannot be absente one day, excepte I should hazard all ye viage. Neither conceive I any great good would come of it. Take then, brethern, this as a step to give you contente. First, for your dislike of ye alteration of one clause in ye conditions, if you conceive it right, ther can be no blame lye on me at all. For ye articles first brought over by John Carver were never seene of any of ye adventurers hear, excepte Mr. Weston, neither did any of them like them because of that clause; nor Mr. Weston him selfe, after he had well considered it. But as at ye first ther was 500li. withdrawne by Sr. Georg Farrer and his brother upon that dislike, so all ye rest would have withdrawne (Mr. Weston excepted) if we had not altered yt clause. Now whilst we at Leyden conclude upon points, as we did, we reckoned without our host, which was not my faulte. Besids, I shewed you by a letter ye equitie of yt condition, & our inconveniences, which might be sett against all Mr. Rob: [Robinson's] inconveniences, that without ye alteration of yt clause, we could neither have means to gett thither, nor supplie wherby to subsiste when we were ther. Yet notwithstanding all those reasons, which were not mine, but other mens wiser than my selfe, without answer to any one of them, here cometh over many quirimonies, and complaints against me, of lording it over my brethern, and making conditions fitter for theeves & bondslaves then honest men, and that of my owne head I did what I list. And at last a paper of reasons, framed against yt clause in ye conditions, which as yey were delivered me open, so my answer is open to you all. And first, as they are no other but inconveniences, such as a man might frame 20. as great on ye other side, and yet prove nor disprove nothing by them, so they misse & mistake both ye very ground of ye article and nature of ye project.

For, first, it is said, that if ther had been no divission of houses & lands, it had been better for ye poore. True, and yt showeth ye inequalitie of ye condition; we should more respect him yt ventureth both his money and his person, then him yt ventureth but his person only.

2. Consider whereaboute we are, not giveing almes, but furnishing a store house; no one shall be porer then another for 7. years, and if any be rich, none can be pore. At ye least, we must not in such bussines crie, Pore, pore, mercie, mercie. Charitie hath it[s] life in wraks, not in venturs; you are by this most in a hopefull pitie of makeing, therefore complaine not before you have need.

3. This will hinder ye building of good and faire houses, contrarie to ye advise of pollitiks. A. So we would have it; our purpose is to build for ye presente such houses as, if need be, we may with litle greefe set a fire, and rune away by the lighte; our riches shall not be in pompe, but in strength; if God send us riches, we will imploye them to provid more men, ships, munition, &c. You may see it amongst the best pollitiks, that a comonwele is readier to ebe then to flow, when once fine houses and gay cloaths come up.

4. The Govet may prevente excess in building. A. But if it be on all men beforehand resolved on, to build mean houses, ye Govet laboure is spared.

5. All men are not of one condition. A. If by condition you mean wealth, you are mistaken; if you mean by condition, qualities, then I say he that is not contente his neighbour shall have as good a house, fare, means, &c. as him selfe, is not of a good qualitie. 2ly. Such retired persons, as have an eie only to them selves, are fitter to come wher catching is, then closing; and are fitter to live alone, then in any societie, either civil or religious.

6. It will be of litle value, scarce worth 5li. A. True, it may not be worth halfe 5li. If then so smale a thing will content them, (the Adventurers) why strive we thus aboute it, and give them occasion to suspecte us to be worldly & covetous? I will not say what I have heard since these complaints came first over [from Leyden].

7. Our freinds with us yt adventure mind not their owne profite, as did ye old adventurers. A. Then they are better than we, who for a little matter of profite are readie to draw back, and it is more apparente, brethern looke too it, that make profit your maine end; repente of this, els goe not least you be like Jonas to Tarshis. Though some of them mind not their profite, yet others doe mind it; and why not as well as we? venturs are made by all sorts of men, and we must labour to give them all contente, if we can.

8. It will break ye course of comunitie, as may be showed by many reasons. A. That is but said, and I say againe, it will best foster comunion, as may be showed by many reasons.

9. Great profite is like to be made by trucking, fishing, &c. A. As it is better for them, so for us; for halfe is ours, besids our living still upon it, and if such profite in yt way come, our labour shall be ye less on ye land, and our houses & lands will be of less value.

10. Our hazard is greater than theirs. A. True, but doe they put us upon it? doe they urge or egg us? hath not ye motion & resolution been always in our selves? doe they any more then in seeing us resolute if we had means, help us to means upon equall termes & conditions! If we will not goe, they are content to keep their moneys.

Thus I have pointed at a way to loose those knots, which I hope you will consider seriously, and let me have no more stirr about them.

Now furder, I hear a noise of slavish conditions by me made; but surly this is all I have altered, and reasons I have sent you. If you mean it of ye 2. days in a week for perticuler, as some insinuate, you are deceived; you may have 3. days in a week for me if you will. And when I have spoken to ye adventurers of times of working, they have said they hope we are men of discretion & conscience, and so fitt to be trusted our selves with that. But indeed ye ground of our proceedings at Leyden was mistaken, and so here is nothing but tottering every day, &c.

As for them of Amsterdam, [i.e. the members of Rev. Henry Ainsworth's church there] I had thought they would as soon gone to Rome as with us; for our libertie is to them as ratts bane, and their riggour as bad to us as ye Spanish Inquisition. If any practise of mine discourage them, let them yet draw back; I will undertake they shall have their money againe presently paid hear. Or if the Company think me to be ye Jonas, let them cast me of before we goe; I shall be content to stay with good will, having but ye cloaths on my back; only let us have quietnes, and no more of these clamors; full little did I expect these things which are now come to pass, &c. Yours, R. CUSHMAN.

V THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN TO THE LEYDEN LEADERS, LONDON

(Sunday, June 11/21, 1620.)

Salutations, &c. I received your letter [of May 31/June 10] yesterday, by John Turner, with another ye same day from Amsterdam by Mr. W. savouring of ye place whenc it came. And indeed the many discouragements I find her,[London] togeather with ye demurrs and retirings ther,[Leyden] had made me to say, I would give up my accounts to John Carver, & at his comeing aquainte him fully with all courses, and so leave it quite, with only ye pore cloaths on my back. But gathering up my selfe by further consideration, I resolved yet to make one triall more, and to acquainte Mr. Weston with ye fainted state of our bussines; and though he hath been much discontented at some thing amongst us of late, which hath made him often say, that save for his promise, he would not meadle at all with ye bussines any more, yet considering how farr we were plunged into maters, & how it stood both on our credits & undoing, at ye last he gathered up him selfe a litle more, & coming to me 2. hours after, he tould me he would not yet leave it. And so advising togeather we resolved to hire a ship, and have tooke liking of one till Monday, about 60. laste, for a greater we cannot gett, excepte it be tow great; but a fine ship it is. And seeing our neer freinds ther are so streite lased, we hope to assure her without troubling them any further; and if ye ship fale too small, it fitteth well yt such as stumble at strawes already, may rest them ther a while, least worse blocks come in ye way ere 7. years be ended. If you had beaten this bussines so throuly a month agoe, and write to us as now you doe, we could thus have done much more conveniently. But it is as it is; I hope our freinds they, if they be quitted of ye ship hire, will be indusced to venture ye more. All yt I now require is yt salt and netts may ther be boughte, and for all ye rest we will here provid it; yet if that will not be, let them but stand for it a month or tow, and we will take order to pay it all. Let Mr. Reinholds tarie ther, and bring ye ship to Southampton. We have hired another pilote here, one Mr. Clarke, who went last year to Virginia with a ship of kine.

You shall here distinctly by John Turner, who I thinke shall come hence on tewsday night. I had thought to have come with him, to have answered to my complaints; but I shal lerne to pass litle for their censurs; and if I had more minde to goe & dispute & expostulate with them, then I have care of this waightie bussines, I were like them who live by clamours & jangling. But neither my mind nor my body is at libertie to doe much, for I am fettered with bussines, and had rather study to be quiet, then to make answer to their exceptions. If men be set on it, let them beat ye eair; I hope such as are my sinceire freinds will not thinke but I can give some reason of my actions. But of your mistaking aboute ye mater, & other things tending to this bussines, I shall nexte informe you more distinctly. Mean space entreate our freinds not to be too bussie in answering matters, before they know them. If I doe such things as I canot give reasons for, it is like you have sett a foole aboute your bussines, and so turne ye reproofe to your selves, & send an other, and let me come againe to my Combes. But setting aside my naturall infirmities, I refuse not to have my cause judged, both of God, & all indifferent men; and when we come togeather I shall give accounte of my actions hear. The Lord, who judgeth justly without respect of persons, see into ye equitie of my cause, and give us quiet, peacable, and patient minds, in all these turmoils, and sanctifie unto us all crosses whatsoever. And so I take my leave of you all, in all love & affection. I hope we shall gett all hear ready in 14. days. Your pore brother, ROBART CUSHMAN. [London] June 11. 1620 [O.S.].

VI A LETTER OF MR. JOHN ROBINSON TO JOHN CARVER, JUNE 14. (N.S.), 1620

[Professor Arber ("The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers," p. 317) has apparently failed to notice that in the original MS. of Bradford, this letter is dated "June 14, 1620, N. Stile," which would make it June 4., O.S., while Arber dates it "14/24 June," which is manifestly incorrect. A typographical error in Arber (p. 317) directs the letter to "Leyden" instead of to London. ]

June 14. 1620. N. Stile.

My dear freind & brother, whom with yours I alwaise remember in my best affection, and whose wellfare I shall never cease to comend to God by my best & most earnest praires. You doe throwly understand by our generall letters ye estate of things hear, which indeed is very pitifull; espetialy by wante of shiping, and not seeing means lickly, much less certaine, of having it provided; though withall ther be great want of money & means to doe needfull things. Mr. [Edward] Pickering, you know before this, will not defray a peny hear; though Robert Cushman presumed of I know not how many 100li. from him, & I know not whom. Yet it seems strange yt we should be put to him to receive both his & his partners [William Greene's] adventer, and yet Mr. Weston write unto him, yt in regard of it, he hath drawne upon him a 100li. more. But they is in this some misterie, as indeed it seems ther is in ye whole course. Besids, wheras diverse are to pay in some parts of their moneys yet behinde, they refuse to doe it, till they see shiping provided, or a course taken for it. Neither doe I thinke is ther a man hear would pay anything, if he had againe his money in his purse. You know right well we depended on Mr. Weston alone, and upon such means as he would procure for this commone bussines; and when we had in hand an other course with ye Dutchmen, broke it of at his motion, and upon ye conditions by him shortly after propounded. He did this in his love I know, but things appeare not answerable from him hitherto. That he should have first have put in his moneys, is thought by many to have been but fitt, but yt I can well excuse, he being a marchante and haveing use of it to his benefite; whereas others, if it had been in their hands, would have consumed it. But yt he should not but have had either shipping ready before this time, or at least certaine means, and course, and ye same knowne to us for it, or have taken other order otherwise, cannot in my conscience be excused. I have heard yt wen he hath been moved in the bussines, he hath put it of from him selfe, and referred it to ye others; and would come to Georg Morton [in London] & enquire news of him aboute things, as if he had scarce been some accessarie unto it. Wlether he hath failed of some helps from others which he expected, and so be not well able to goe through with things, or whether he hath feared least you should be ready too soone & so encrease ye charge of shiping above yt is meete, or whether he hath thought by withhoulding to put us upon straits, thinking yt therby Mr. Brewer and Mr. Pickering would be drawne by importunitie to doe more, or what other misterie is in it, we know not; but sure we are yt things are not answerable to such an occasion. Mr. Weston maks himselfe mery with our endeavors aboute buying a ship, [the SPEEDWELL], but we have done nothing in this but with good reason, as I am perswaded, nor yet that I know in any thing els, save in those tow: ye one, that we imployed Robart Cushman, who is known (though a good man & of spetiall abilities in his kind, yet) most unfitt to deale for other by reason of his singularitie, and too great indifferancie for any conditions, and for (to speak truly) that we have had nothing from him but termes & presumptions. The other, yt we have so much relyed, by implicite faith as it were, upon generalities, without seeing ye perticuler course & means for so waghtie an affaire set down unto us. For shiping, Mr. Weston, it should seeme, is set upon hireing, which yet I wish he may presently effecte; but I see litle hope of help from hence if so it be. Of Mr. [Thomas] Brewer, you know what to expecte. I doe not thinke Mr. Pickering will ingage, excepte in ye course of buying [ships?] in former letters specified. Aboute ye conditions, you have our reason for our judgments of what is agreed. And let this spetially be borne in minde, yt the greatest pane of ye Collonie is like to be imployed constantly, not upon dressing they perticuler land & building houses, but upon fishing, trading, &c. So as ye land & house will be but a trifell for advantage to ye adventurers, and yet the devission of it a great discouragmente to ye planters, who would with singuler care make it comfortable with borowed houres from their sleep. The same consideration of comone imploymente constantly by the most is a good reason not to have ye 2, daies in a week denyed ye few planters for private use, which yet is subordinate to comone good. Consider also how much unfite that you & your liks must serve a new prentishipe of 7. years, and not a daies freedome from taske. Send me word what persons are to goe, who of usefull faculties, & how many, & perticulerly of every thing. I know you wante not a minde. I am sorie you have not been at London all this while, but ye provissions could not want you. Time will suffer me to write no more; fare, you & yours well allways in ye Lord, in whom I rest. Yours to use, JOHN' ROBINSON.

VII THE LETTER OF THE PLANTERS TO THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS (FROM SOUTHAMPTON)

Aug. 3. Ano. 1620.

Beloved freinds, sory we are that ther should be occasion of writing at all unto you, partly because we ever expected to see ye most of you hear, but espetially because ther should any difference at all be conceived betweene us. But seing it faleth out that we cannot conferr togeather, we thinke it meete (though brefly) to show you ye just cause & reason of our differing from those articles last made by Robert Cushman, without our comission or knowledg.

And though he might propound good ends to himselfe, yet it no way justifies his doing it. Our maine diference is in ye 5.& 9. article, concerning ye deviding or holding of house and lands; the injoying whereof some of your selves well know, was one spetiall motive, amongst many other, to provoke us to goe. This was thought so reasonable, yt when ye greatest of you in adventure (whom we have much cause to respecte), when he propounded conditions to us freely of his owne accorde, he set this downe for one; a coppy wherof we have sent unto you, with some additions then added by us; which being liked on both sids, and a day set for ye paimente of moneys, those in Holland paid in theirs. After yt, Robert Cushman, Mr. [John] Pierce, & Mr. [Christopher] Martine, brought them into a better forme, & write them in a booke now extante; and upon Robarts [Cushmans] shewing them and delivering Mr. [William] Mullins a coppy thereof under his hand (which we have), he payed in his money. And we of Holland had never seen other before our coming to Hamton, but only as one got for him selfe a private coppy of them; upon sight wherof we manyfested uter dislike, but had put of our estats & were ready to come, and therfore was too late to rejecte ye vioage. Judge therefore we beseech you indifferently of things, and if a faulte have bene comited, lay it where it is, & not upon us, who have more cause to stand for ye one, then you have for ye other. We never gave Robart Cushman comission to make any one article for us, but only sent him to receive moneys upon articles before agreed on, and to further ye provissions till John Carver came, and to assiste him in it. Yet since you conceive your selves wronged as well as we, we thought meete to add a branch to ye end of our 9. article, as will allmost heale that wound of it selfe, which you conceive to be in it. But that it may appeare to all men yt we are not lovers of our selves only, but desire also ye good & inriching of our freinds who have adventured your moneys with our persons, we have added our last article to ye rest, promising you againe by leters in ye behalfe of the whole company, that if large profits should not arise within ye 7. years, yt we will continue togeather longer with you, if ye Lord give a blessing.—[Bradford adds in a note, "It is well for them yt this was not accepted."]—This we hope is sufficente to satisfie any in this case, espetialy freinds, since we are asured yt if the whole charge was devided into 4. parts, 3. of them will not stand upon it, nether doe regarde it, &c. We are in shuch a streate at presente, as we are forced to sell away 60li. worth of our provissions to cleare ye Haven [Southampton & withall put our selves upon great extremities, scarce haveing any butter, no oyle, not a sole to mend a shoe, nor every man a sword to his side, wanting many muskets, much armoure, etc. And yet we are willing to expose our selves to shuch eminente dangers as are like to insue, & trust to ye good providence of God, rather then his name & truth should be evill spoken of for us. Thus saluting all of you in love, and beseeching ye Lord to give a blesing to our endeavore, and keepe all our harts in ye bonds of peace & love, we take leave & rest, Yours, &c

Aug. 3. 1620.

["It was subscribed with many names of ye cheefest of ye company."

—Bradford, "Historie," Mass. ed. p. 77.]

VIII THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN (FROM SOUTHAMPTON) TO EDWARD SOUTHWORTH

To his loving friend Ed[ward] S[outhworth] at Henige House, in ye Duks

Place [London], these, &c.

Dartmouth [Thursday] Aug. 17, [Anno 1620.]

Loving friend, my most kind remembrance to you & your wife, with loving E. M. &c. whom in this world I never looke to see againe. For besids ye eminente dangers of this viage, which are no less then deadly, an infirmitie of body Hath seased me, which will not in all licelyhoode leave me till death. What to call it I know not, but it it is a bundle of lead, as it were, crushing my harte more & more these 14. days, as that allthough I doe ye acctions of a liveing man, yet I am but as dead; but ye will of God be done. Our pinass [the SPEEDWELL] will not cease leaking, els I thinke we had been halfe way at Virginia, our viage hither hath been as full of crosses, as our, selves have been of crokednes. We put in hear to trime her, & I thinke, as others also, if we had stayed at sea but 3. or 4. howers more, shee would have sunke right downe. And though she was twice trimed at Hamton, yet now shee is open and lekie as a seine; and ther was a borde, a man might have puld of with his fingers, 2 foote longe, wher ye water came in as at a mole hole. We lay at Hamton 7. days, in fair weather, waiting for her, and now we lye hear waiting for her in as faire a wind as can blowe, and so have done these 4. days, and are like to lye 4. more, and by yt time ye wind will happily turne as it did at Hamton. Our victualls will be halfe eaten up, I thinke, before we goe from the coaste of England, and if our viage last longe, we shall not have a months victialls when we come in ye countrie. Near 700li. hath bene bestowed at Hamton upon what I know not. Mr. Martin saith he neither can nor will give any accounte of it, and if he be called upon for accounts he crieth out of unthankfulness for his paines & care, that we are susspitious of him, and flings away, and will end nothing. Also he so insulteh over our poore people with shuch scorne and contempte, as if they were not good enough to wipe his shoes. It would break your hart to see his dealing, and ye mourning of our people. They complaine to me, & alass! I can doe nothing for them; if I speake to him, he flies in my face, as mutinous, and saith no complaints shall be heard or received but by him selfe, and saith they are forwarde, & waspish, discontented people, & I doe ill to hear them. Ther are others yt would lose all they have put in, or make satisfaction for what they have had, that they might departe; but he will not hear them, nor suffer them to goe ashore, least they should rune away. The sailors also are so offended at his ignorante bouldnes, in medling & controuling in things he knows not what belongs too, as yt some threaten to misscheefe him, others say they will leave ye shipe & goe their way. But at ye best this cometh of it, yt he maks him selfe a scorne & laughing stock unto them. As for Mr. Weston, excepte grace doe greatly swaye with him, he will hate us ten times more then ever he loved us, for not confirming ye conditions. But now, since some pinches have taken them, they begine to reveile ye trueth, and say Mr. Robinson was in ye falte who charged them never to consente to those conditions, nor chuse me into office, but indeede apointed them to chose them they did chose. But he and they will rue too late, they may now see, & all be ashamed when it is too late, that they were so ignorante, yea, & so inordinate in their courses. I am sure as they were resolved not to seale those conditions, I was not so resolute at Hamton to have left ye whole bussines, excepte they would seale them, and better ye vioage to have bene broken of then, then to have brought such miserie to our selves, dishonour to God, & detrimente to our loving freinds, as now it is like to doe. 4. or 5. of ye cheefe of them which came from Leyden, came resolved never to goe on those conditions. And Mr. Martine, he said he never received no money on those conditions, he was not beholden to ye marchants, for a pine [pennie], they were bloudsuckers, & I know not what. Simple man, he indeed never made any conditions wth the marchants, nor ever spake with them.

But did all that money flie to Hamton, or was it his owne? Who will goe lay out money so rashly & lavishly as he did, and never know how he comes by it, or on what conditions? I tould him of ye alteration longe agoe, & he was contente; but now he dominires, & said I had betrayed them into ye hands of slaves; he is not beholden to them, he can set out 2 ships him selfe to a viage. When, good man? He hath but 50li. in, & if he should give up his accounts he would not have a penie left him,— ["This was found true afterwards. W(illiam] B"[radford]]—as I am persuaded, &c. Freind, if ever we make a plantation, God works a mirakle; especially considering how scante we shall be of victualls, and most of all ununited amongst our selves, & devoyd of good tutors and regimente. Violence will break all. Wher is ye meek & humble spirite of Moyses? & of Nehemiah who reedified ye wals of Jerusalem, and ye state of Israell? Is not ye sound of Rehoboams braggs daly hear amongst us? Have not ye philosophers and all wise men observed yt, even in setled comone welths, violente governours bring either them selves, or people, or boath, to ruine; how much more in ye raising of comone wealths, when ye mortar is yet scarce tempered yt should bind ye wales [walls]. If I should write to you of all things which promiscuously forerune our ruine, I should over charge my weake head and greeve your tender hart; only this, I pray you prepare for evill tidings of us every day. But pray for us instantly, it may be ye Lord will be yet entreated one way or other to make for us. I see not in reason how we shall escape even ye gasping of hunger starved persons; but God can doe much, & his will be done. It is better for me to dye, then now for me to bear it, which I doe daly, & expect it howerly; haveing received ye sentance of death, both within me & with out me. Poore William Ring & my selfe doe strive who shall be meate first for ye fishes; but we looke for a glorious resurrection, knowing Christ Jesus after ye flesh no more, but looking unto ye joye yt is before us, we will endure all these things and accounte them light in comparison of ye joye we hope for. Remember me in all love to our freinds as if I named them, whose praiers I desire earnestly, & wish againe to see, but not till I can with more comforte looke them in ye face. The Lord give us that true comforte which none can take from us. I had a desire to make a breefe relation of our estate to some freind. I doubte not but your wisdome will teach you seasonably to utter things as here after you shall be called to it. That which I have writen is treue, & many things more which I have for borne. I write it as upon my life, and last confession in England. What is of use to be spoken of presently, you may speake of it, and what is fitt to conceile, conceall. Pass by my weake maner, for my head is weake, and my body feeble, ye Lord make me strong in him, and keepe both you & yours. Your loving freind, ROBART CUSHMAN.

Dartmouth, Aug. 17, 1620.

IX THE MAY-FLOWER COMPACT

In ye name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwriten, the loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord, King James, by ye grace of God, of Great Britaine, Franc, & Ireland king, defender of ye faith, &c., haveing under taken, for ye glorie of God, and advancemente of ye Christian faith, and honour of our king & countrie, a voyage to plant ye first colonie in ye Northerne parts of Virginia, doe by these presents solemnly & mutualy in ye presence of God, and one of another, covenant & combine our selves together into a civill body politick, for our better ordering & preservation & furtherance of ye ends aforesaid: and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute, and frame such just & equall lawes, ordinances, actes, constitutions, & offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for ye generall good of ye Colonie, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witnes wherof we have here under subscribed our names at Cape-Codd ye 11. of November, in ye year of ye raigne of our soveraigne lord, King James, of England, France, & Ireland ye eighteenth, and of Scotland ye fiftie fourth. Ano. Dom. 1620

X A COPY OF THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF MASTER WILLIAM MULLENS

[Undoubtedly taken by Governor Carver on board the MAY-FLOWER.]

[Although the dictation must, apparently, have been taken on the day of Master Mullens's death, February 21/March 3, 1620, Governor Carver evidently did not write out his notes, and have them witnessed, till April 2, 1621, some weeks later.]

"April, 1621.

In the name of God, Amen: I comfit my Soule to God that gave it and my bodie to the earth from whence it came. Alsoe I give my goodes as followeth: That fforty poundes wch is in the hand of good-man Woodes I give my wife tenn poundes, my sonne Joseph tenn poundes, my daughter Priscilla tenn poundes, and my eldest sonne tenn poundes. Alsoe I give to my eldest sonne all my debtes, bonds, bills (onelye yt forty poundes excepted in the handes of goodman Wood) given as aforesaid wth all the stock in his owne handes. To my eldest daughter I give ten shillinges to be paied out of my sonnes stock Furthermore that goodes I have in Virginia as followeth To my wife Alice halfe my goodes. 2. to Joseph and Priscilla the other halfe equallie to be devided betweene them. Alsoe I have xxi dozen of shoes, and thirteene paire of bootes wch I give into the Companies handes for forty poundes at seaven years end if they like them at that rate. If it be thought to deare as my Overseers shall thinck good. And if they like them at that rate at the devident I shall have nyne shares whereof I give as followeth twoe to my wife, twoe to my sonne William, twoe to my sonne Joseph, towe to my daughter Priscilla, and one to the Companie. Allsoe if my sonne William will come to Virginia I give him my share of land furdermore I give to my two Overseers Mr. John Carver and Mr. Williamson, twentye shillinges apeece to see this my will performed desiringe them that he would have an eye over my wife and children to be as fathers and freindes to them, Allsoe to have a speciall eye to my man Robert wch hathe not so approved himselfe as I would he should have done."

This is a Coppye of Mr. Mullens his Will of all particulars he hathe given. In witnes whereof I have sette my hande John Carver, Giles Heale, Christopher Joanes."

XI THE LETTER OF "ONE OF THE CHIEFE OF YE COMPANIE" [THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS] DATED AT LONDON, APRIL 9, 1623

Loving friend, when I write my last leter, I hope to have received one from you well-nigh by this time. But when I write in Des: I little thought to have seen Mr. John Pierce till he had brought some good tidings from you. But it pleased God, he brought us ye wofull tidings of his returne when he was half-way over, by extraime tempest, werin ye goodnes & mercie of God appeared in sparing their lives, being 109. souls. The loss is so great to Mr. Pierce &c., and ye companie put upon so great charge, as veryly, &c. Now with great trouble & loss, we have got Mr. John Pierce to assigne over ye grand patente to ye companie, which he had taken in his owne name, and made quite voyd our former grante. I am sorie to writ how many hear thinke yt the hand of God was justly against him, both ye first and 2. time of his returne; in regard he, whom you and we so confidently trusted, but only to use his name for ye com pany, should aspire to be lord over us all, and so make you & us tenants at his will and pleasure, our assurance or patente being quite voyd & disanuled by his means. I desire to judg charitably of him. But his unwillingness to part with his royall lordship, and ye high rate he set it at, which was 500li. which cost him but 50li., maks many speake and judg hardly of him. The company are out for goods in his ship, with charge aboute ye passengers, 640li., &c.

We have agreed with 2 merchants for a ship of 140 tunes, caled ye Anne, which is to be ready ye last of this month, to bring 60 passengers & 60 tune of goods, &c—[Bradford, Historie, Mass. ed. p. 167.]

ADDENDA

Governor Winslow, in his "Hypocrisie Unmasked" (pp. 89,90), indicates that the representatives of the Leyden congregation (Cushman and Carver) sought the First (or London) Virginia Company as early as 1613. It is beyond doubt that preliminary steps toward securing the favor, both of the King and others, were taken as early as 1617, and that the Wincob Patent was granted in their interest, June 9/19, 1619. But the Leyden people were but little advanced by the issue of this Patent. They became discouraged, and began early in 1620 (perhaps earlier) negotiations with the Dutch, which were in progress when, at the instance of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Thomas Weston undertook (February 2/12, April 1/11, 1620) to secure the Leyden party, avowedly for the London Virginia Company, but really for its rival, the Second Virginia Company, soon to be merged in the "Council of Affairs for New England." It was then, and under these influences, that the Leyden leaders "broke off," as Bradford puts it, their negotiations with the Dutch authorities, who, however, apparently about the same time, determined to reject their propositions. While the renewal of the Leyden leaders' negotiations, through Weston, were, "on their face" (and so far as the Pilgrims were concerned), with the First Virginia Company, with whom, through Sir Edwin Sandys and other friends, their original efforts were made, they were, as stated, subverted by Gorges's plans and Weston's cooperation, in the interest of the Second Virginia Company. The Merchant Adventurers were represented, in the direct negotiations for the Patent only, by John Pierce, who, at that time, was apparently dealing honestly, and was not, so far as appears, in Gorges's confidence, though later he proved a traitor and a consummate rascal, albeit he always acted, apparently, alone. The so-called "Pierce Patent" (which displaced the Wincob) was rendered worthless by the landing of the Pilgrims north of 41 deg. north latitude. The third Patent (Pierce's second) was from the Council for New England to Pierce, for the colonists, but was exchanged by him for a "deed-pole" to himself, though at last surrendered to the colony under stress.

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Table of Contents

THE MAY-FLOWER AND HER LOG

BOOK 6.

CHAPTER IX

THE SHIPS JOURNAL WHILE SHE LAY IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR

THE END OF THE VOYAGE AND OF THIS JOURNAL

APPENDIX

I THE AGREEMENT OF THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS AND PLANTERS

II LETTER OF THE LEYDEN LEADERS TO JOHN CARVER AND ROBERT CUSHMAN, AT LONDON

III THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN (AT LONDON), TO JOHN CARVER (AT SOUTHAMPTON)

IV THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN TO THE LEYDEN LEADERS

V THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN TO THE LEYDEN LEADERS, LONDON

VI A LETTER OF MR. JOHN ROBINSON TO JOHN CARVER, JUNE 14. (N.S.), 1620

VII THE LETTER OF THE PLANTERS TO THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS (FROM SOUTHAMPTON)

VIII THE LETTER OF ROBERT CUSHMAN (FROM SOUTHAMPTON) TO EDWARD SOUTHWORTH

IX THE MAY-FLOWER COMPACT

X A COPY OF THE NUNCUPATIVE WILL OF MASTER WILLIAM MULLENS

XI THE LETTER OF "ONE OF THE CHIEFE OF YE COMPANIE" [THE MERCHANT ADVENTURERS] DATED AT LONDON, APRIL 9, 1623

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