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fur-trade had been envied the planters of New Plymouth; and Weston, who had been active among the London adventurers in establishing the Plymouth colony, now desired to engross the profits which he already deemed secure. A patent for land near Weymouth, the first plantation in Boston harbor, was easily obtained; 1622 and a company of sixty men were sent over. Helpless at their arrival, they intruded themselves for most of the summer, upon the unrequited hospitality of the people of Plymouth.heir want of thrift, their injustice towards the Indians provoked hostility; and a plot was formed for the entire destruction of the Chap. VIII.} 1623 English. But the grateful Massassoit revealed the design to his allies; and the planters at Weymouth were saved by the wisdom of the older colony and the intrepid gallantry of Standish. It was his capital exploit. Some of the rescued men went to Plymouth; some sailed for England. One short year saw the beginning and end of the Weymouth plant