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Mourt (search for this): chapter 14
Book XIV: the Pilgrims at Plymouth (A. D. 1620-1621.) These extracts are taken from that valuable collection, Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, from 1602 to 1625; now first collected from original records and contemporaneous printed documents, by Alexander Young, Boston, 1841. The first extract is from Edward Winslow's Brief Narration, London, 1646 (Young, p. 384). The rest are from the journal of Bradford and Winslow, commonly called Mourt's Relation, London, 1622. (Young, pp. 125-136, 150-162, 167-174, 182-189.) I.—The sailing of the Pilgrims. [the Pilgrims sailed from Delft Haven,—often called by them Delph's Haven,—in Holland, July 22, 1620.] And when the ship was ready to carry us away, the brethren that staid, having again solemnly sought the Lord with us and for us, and we further engaging ourselves mutually as before,—they, I say, that staid at Leyden, feasted us that were to go, at our pastor's house, being large, where we r
Robert Hunt (search for this): chapter 14
20. that our discoverers had with the Nausites, and of our tools that were taken out of the woods, which we willed him should be brought again: otherwise we would right ourselves. These people are ill affected towards the English by reason of one Hunt, This Captain Hunt had kidnapped Indians, and carried them to Spain as slaves. The monks of Malaga set them at liberty. a master of a ship, who deceived the people, and got them, under color of trucking with them,—twenty out of this very placCaptain Hunt had kidnapped Indians, and carried them to Spain as slaves. The monks of Malaga set them at liberty. a master of a ship, who deceived the people, and got them, under color of trucking with them,—twenty out of this very place where we inhabit, and seven men from the Nausites;—and carried them away, and sold them for slaves, like a wretched man—for twenty pound a man —that cares not what mischief he doth for his profit. Saturday, in the morning, we dismissed the savage, and gave him a knife, a bracelet, and a ring. He promised within a night or two to come again, and to bring with him some of the Massasoits, our neighbors, with such beavers' skins as they had to truck Trade. with us. Saturday and Sunda
Clark (search for this): chapter 14
of oars. The seas were grown so great, that we were much troubled and in great danger; and night drew on. Anon Master Coppin bade us be of good cheer: he saw the harbor. As we drew near, the gale being stiff, and we bearing great sail to get in, split our mast in three pieces, and were like to have cast away our shallop. Yet by God's mercy, recovering ourselves, we had the flood Tide. with us, and struck into the harbor. Now he that thought that had been the place was Sunday on Clark's island. deceived, it being a place where not any of us had been before; and, coming into the harbor, he that was our pilot did bear up northward, which if we had continued we had been cast away. Yet still the Lord kept us, and we bare up for an island Clark's Island. It was named after the mate of the Mayflower, who is said to have been the first to land there. before us; and recovering of that island, being compassed about with many rocks, and dark night growing upon us, it pleased
Miles Standish (search for this): chapter 14
lation, the Dutch, as I hear, at Delph's Haven preserve the memory of it to this day, and will inform them. Ii.-miles Standish at Cape Cod. Some of our people, impatient of delay, desired for our better furtherance to travel by land into the co musket, These guns were chiefly matchlocks, as afterwards appears. sword, and corselet, under the conduct of Captain Miles Standish, unto whom was adjoined for counsel and advice William Bradford, Stephen Hopkins, and Edward Tilley. Wednesdaur men ran out with all speed to recover their arms, as by the good providence of God they did. In the mean time, Captain Miles Standish, having a snaphance A flint-lock musket, then rare. ready, made a shot; and after him another. After they tw of muskets, and so returned. This we did, that they might see we were not afraid of them, nor discouraged. Sword of Standish. Thus it pleased God to vanquish our enemies, and give us deliverance. By their noise we could not guess they were
Edward Tilley (search for this): chapter 14
with every man his musket, These guns were chiefly matchlocks, as afterwards appears. sword, and corselet, under the conduct of Captain Miles Standish, unto whom was adjoined for counsel and advice William Bradford, Stephen Hopkins, and Edward Tilley. Wednesday, the 15th of November, they were set ashore. Probably at Stevens's Point, at the western end of Cape Cod harbor. And when they had ordered themselves in the order of a single file, and marched about the space of a mile by thvery cold and hard weather. We were a long while, after we launched from the ship, before we could get clear of a sandy point The end of Long Point. which lay within less than a furlough of the same; in which time two were very sick, and Edward Tilley had liked to have sounded Possibly swooned, or ached. with cold. The gunner also was sick unto death; but hope of trucking Traffic. made him to go, and so remained all that day and the next night. At length we got clear of the sand
Delft Haven (search for this): chapter 14
the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, from 1602 to 1625; now first collected from original records and contemporaneous printed documents, by Alexander Young, Boston, 1841. The first extract is from Edward Winslow's Brief Narration, London, 1646 (Young, p. 384). The rest are from the journal of Bradford and Winslow, commonly called Mourt's Relation, London, 1622. (Young, pp. 125-136, 150-162, 167-174, 182-189.) I.—The sailing of the Pilgrims. [the Pilgrims sailed from Delft Haven,—often called by them Delph's Haven,—in Holland, July 22, 1620.] And when the ship was ready to carry us away, the brethren that staid, having again solemnly sought the Lord with us and for us, and we further engaging ourselves mutually as before,—they, I say, that staid at Leyden, feasted us that were to go, at our pastor's house, being large, where we refreshed ourselves, after tears, with singing of psalms, making joyful melody in our hearts, as well as with the voice, there being
Gregory (search for this): chapter 14
rendezvous all that day, being Saturday, 9th of December. On the sabbath day we rested; and on Monday we sounded the harbor, and found it a very good harbor for our shipping. We marched also into the land, This was the landing of the Pilgrims. Allowing for the change in the calendar, called New Style, it corresponds to the 21st of December, though it was long considered to correspond to the 22d. New Style means the modern or Gregorian mode of reckoning time, which was proposed by Pope Gregory XIII. in 1582, but not adopted in England till September, 1752. and found divers cornfields, and little running brooks,—a place very good for situation: so we returned to our ship again with good news to the rest of our people, which did much comfort their hearts. V.—Plymouth village founded. >[The expedition having returned to the ship, the Mayflower came to Plymouth harbor, and landed the colonists.] So in the morning, after we had called on God for direction, we came to thi
22nd (search for this): chapter 14
aving daylight enough to make them a sufficient court of guard Guard-house. to keep them dry. All that night it blew and rained extremely. It was so tempestuous, that the shallop could not go on land so soon as was meet, for they had no victuals on land. About eleven o'clock, the shallop went off with much ado, with provisions, but could not return, it blew so strong; and was such foul weather that we were forced to let fall our anchor, and ride with three anchors ahead. Friday, the 22d, the storm still continued, that we could not get a-land, nor they come to us aboard. Saturday, the 23d, so many of us as could went on shore, felled and carried timber, to provide themselves stuff for building. Sunday, the 24th, our people on shore heard a cry of some savages, as they thought, which caused an alarm, and to stand on their guard, expecting an assault; but all was quiet. Monday, the twenty-fifth day, we went on shore,— some to fell timber, some to saw, some to rive,
24th (search for this): chapter 14
y had no victuals on land. About eleven o'clock, the shallop went off with much ado, with provisions, but could not return, it blew so strong; and was such foul weather that we were forced to let fall our anchor, and ride with three anchors ahead. Friday, the 22d, the storm still continued, that we could not get a-land, nor they come to us aboard. Saturday, the 23d, so many of us as could went on shore, felled and carried timber, to provide themselves stuff for building. Sunday, the 24th, our people on shore heard a cry of some savages, as they thought, which caused an alarm, and to stand on their guard, expecting an assault; but all was quiet. Monday, the twenty-fifth day, we went on shore,— some to fell timber, some to saw, some to rive, Split. and some to carry: so no man rested all that day. But towards night, some, as they were at work, heard a noise of some Indians, which caused us all to go to our muskets; but we heard no further. So we came aboard again, and l
23rd (search for this): chapter 14
night it blew and rained extremely. It was so tempestuous, that the shallop could not go on land so soon as was meet, for they had no victuals on land. About eleven o'clock, the shallop went off with much ado, with provisions, but could not return, it blew so strong; and was such foul weather that we were forced to let fall our anchor, and ride with three anchors ahead. Friday, the 22d, the storm still continued, that we could not get a-land, nor they come to us aboard. Saturday, the 23d, so many of us as could went on shore, felled and carried timber, to provide themselves stuff for building. Sunday, the 24th, our people on shore heard a cry of some savages, as they thought, which caused an alarm, and to stand on their guard, expecting an assault; but all was quiet. Monday, the twenty-fifth day, we went on shore,— some to fell timber, some to saw, some to rive, Split. and some to carry: so no man rested all that day. But towards night, some, as they were at work, h
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