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NOTE |
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BOOK I |
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CHAPTER I. -
- The early church and its trials.
- Satan introduces ceremonies and unprofitable canons.
- Kindles flames of contention.
- Religious exiles to the continent
- Differences in Queen Mary's time.
- Persecution for conformity.
- The name Puritan.
- The downfall of the Bishops.
- John Smyth's church.
- Clifton, Robinson and Brewster.
- Determination to go to the Low Countries |
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CHAPTER II. -
- Difficulty of removal.
- Attempt at Boston and disastrous consequences.
- The second attempt at Hull, and forced separation of party.
- The storm at sea.
- Pitiful situation of the emigrants.
- Good impression made on the magistrates.
- Reunion in Holland. |
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CHAPTER III. -
- Situation in Holland
- Coming of Robinson and Brewster.
- Defection of John Smyth.
- Removal to Leyden.
- Happy course of the church under Robinson.
- Slanders raised against
the congregation.
- Comparison with the Walloons.
- Robinson's public dispute on Arminianism |
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CHAPTER IV. -
- Reasons for removing from Holland.
- The hard toil and effect on the younger generation.
- Considerations on America.
- Cruelty of the natives.
- Cost of transportation.
- Reply to objections.
- End of truce with the Spaniards |
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CHAPTER V. -
- Place of settlement.
- Guiana and the Spaniards
- Virginia favored.
- Mission to England and the Virginia Company.
- Permission of the King.
- Letter of Sir Edwin Sandys.
- Reply to Robinson and Brewster.
- Letter and notes to Sir John Wolstenholme.
- Letter from Sabine Staresmore.
- Robert Cushman on dissension in the Virginia Company.
- Blackwell's unfortunate voyage.
- Staresmore on Blackwell and his own difficulties.
- Patent to Whincop |
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CHAPTER VI. -
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Agreement as to departure.
- Appearance of Thomas Weston.
- Carver and Cushman go to England.
- Charter for New England.
- Distraction in the Leyden congregation.
- Weston makes difficulties.
- The conditions entered into.
- Robinson to Carver.
- Joint letter to the commissioners.
- Reply by Cushman.
- Arrangements made by Cushman.
- Martin and the expenditure of money.
- Cushman's letter |
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CHAPTER VII. -
- Departure from Leyden and sailing from
Delftshaven.
- Arrival at Southampton.
- Alteration of the agreement.
- Weston's displeasure.
- Letter to the merchants.
- Robinson's letters of advice.
- Embarkation |
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CHAPTER VIII. -
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Forced to return by leaky ship.
- Second sailing and return.
- Division of the company and final departure of one ship.
- Cushman turns back.
- His letter to Southworth |
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CHAPTER IX.
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- Incidents of the
voyage.
- Death of a profane young man.
- Bowing of a main beam.
- Experience of John Howland.
- Death of Butten.
- Cape Cod sighted.
- Attempt to sail to the southward.
- Refuge in Cape Cod harbor.
- Reflections on their situated. |
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CHAPTER X. -
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Exploration of the Cape.
- Appearance of the savages.
- Discovery of Indian graves and corn.
- Finding of Pamet River.
- Importance of the Indians.
- Seek harbor on advice of Coppin.
- Heavy storm and refuge in harbor.
- Determination to settle. |
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BOOK II. |
1620. "Compact"
and selection of Governor.
- Difficult beginnings and discontents.
- Great mortality in the company.
- Care of the sick.
- Conduct of captain and crew
- Coming of Samoset, Massasoit and Tisquantum.
- Treaty made with Massasoit.
- Tisquantum's history.
- Dermer's experiences in the county.
- Conjuration by the Powahs.
- Return of spring and better conditions. |
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1621.
Return of the Mayflower, and causes
of her detention.
- Planting of Indian corn.
- Death of Governor Carver.
- Bradford chosen to the governor.
- First marriage, a civil contract.
- Visit to Massasoit.
- Billington lost in the woods.
- Hobbamack and Tisquantum attacked by Corbitant.
- Peace with the Indians
- Visit to Massachusetts Bay.
- Harvest and supply of food.
- Arrival of the Fortune with Cushman.
- Weston's desertion.
- Letter from the plantation.
- Distribution of new-comers.
- Threatening message from the Narragansetts.
- Fortifications raised and watches established.
- Incident of Christmas Day |
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1622.
Jealouisies of
Tisquantum, and rumors of Indian
plots.
- Tisquantum and the plague.
- Arrival of a shallop from Weston's ship, with passengers.
- Weston's letter.
- Failure of supplies.
- Weston offers a new agreement.
- Weston on Pickering and Pickering's letter.
- Cushman on capture of the Fortune and Weston's men.
- Pierce's letter.
- Weston's company at New Plymouth.
- Aid from John Huddleston.
- Construction of a fort.
- Want of food and Jones' visit.
- Letter of John Pory.
- Weston's company leave New Plymouth.
- Joint trading of corn.
- Death of Tisquantum.
- Treats by Sanders against Indians. |
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1623.
Reasons for
Sanders' necessities.
- Sufferings and debasements of Weston's men.
- Sickness of Massasoit.
- Intelligence of hostile intentions of Indians.
- End of West's settlement.
- Arrival of Weston and his troubles.
- Borrows beaver of New Plymouth and his ill conduct.
- Allotment of lands in severalty.
- Comment on communism.
- Martyr on sufferings of the Spaniards.
- The fishing boat and its success.
- Letter from the adventurers.
- John Peirce and his attempt at planting.
- Purchase of the Peirce patent.
- Hardships encountered by the Anne.
- Arrival of Francis West
and sale of supplies.
- Coming of the Anne.
- Cushman's letter on
quality of emigrants.
- Letter from the adventurers.
- Disappointment of the new-comers.
- Stipulations as to food.
- Conditions applied to those on their particulars.
- Robert Gorges and his commission.
- Charges against Weston.
- Interference of Bradford, and the return made.
- Fire in the store-house.
- Arrest of Weston, and subsequent release.
- Morrell and his object.
- Poor results from the pinnace |
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1624.
Election and number of assistants.
- Wreck of the pinnace.
- Factious conduct of particular planters.
- Winslow's return with cattle.
- Letters of Sherley and Cushman.
- Reply to objections.
- Letters from Robinson.
- High value placed on Indian corn.
- Lands given to planters.
- Failure of fishing at Cape Ann.
- Death of the ship carpenter.
- Conduct of the salt maker.
- Lyford and his reception.
- Combines with Oldham to raise a faction.
- Opening of their letters.
- Exposure of their opposition.
- Charges contained in Lyford's letters.
- His repentance.
- Oldham and Lyford expelled from the plantation, but Lyford re-admitted.
- Renews his opposition.
- His letter to the adventurers.
- Reply by the governor to charges.
- Pinnace raised and refitted.
- The settlement strengthened by its factions. |
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1625.
Return of Oldham and his expulsion.
- Coming of Winslow and Peirce.
- Oldham's removal to Virginia, repentance and death.
- Lyford's career in Ireland.
- Attempt to defend him to the adventurers.
- His removal to Natasco and death in Virginia.
- Adventurers break over the Lyford matter.
- Criticisms of the plantations, and reply.
- Letter from the adventurers.
- Fishing ventures and their failure.
- Standish sent to England.
- Difficulties in borrowing money.
- Fair situation of the plantation. |
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1626
- Return of Standish.
- Death of Pastor Robinson.
- Letter of Roger White.
- Death of Cushman and sickness of Sherley.
- Planting of Indian corn.
- Trading goods purchased at Monhegan.
- Wreck of French ship.
- Remittance to England.
- Allerton sent to England.
- A trading vessel constructed |
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ILLUSTRATIONS. |
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Letter of William
Bradford to John Winthrop, April 11,
1638, with draft of reply in
Winthrop's writing. From the
Winthrop Papers in the Massachusetts
Historical Society. Printed in
4 Mass. Hist. Collections, vi
156 |
Frontispiece |
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Facsimile of Page of
the Bradford MS |
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Heretics, 1645.
From John Graunt, Truths Victory.
John Carter Brown Library |
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Signature of Robert
Browne |
9 |
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Signature of Francis
Johnson |
9 |
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Signatures of
Archbishops Matthew Parker and John
Whitgift, and of Bishops Edmund
Grindal, Robert Horne, Richard
Cox, and John Jewel. P. R. O. |
10 |
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Title-Page of Bible,
Geneva Version, belonging to
Increase Mather. Original in
the Massachusetts Historical
Society. |
15 |
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Broadside: Reasons of
the House of Commons Why Bishops
ought not to have votes in
Parliament. B. M. |
17 |
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Constitutions and
Canons,
1604. From library of J. H.
Benton |
21 |
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Signature of John
Smith (Se-Baptist) |
22 |
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Map of the Scrooby
Region. From the Ordnance
Survey |
23 |
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Letter of James I. P.
R. O. |
27 |
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St. Helen's Church,
Austerfield |
28 |
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Proclamation,
"Touching Passengers," 1606 |
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Proclamation,
Prohibiting Emigration Without
License, 1607 |
31 |
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Map of the East Coast
of England, by Philip Lea |
33 |
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Proclamation, "For
the Preventing and Remedying of the
Dearth of Graine, and other
Victuals," 1608 |
35 |
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Map of the Coast of
Holland |
37 |
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University of Leyden.
From Orler's Beschryving der Stad
Leyden, 1614 |
39 |
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Dutch Weaver, 1610.
From a copperplate by C. Dankerts |
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Plan of the City of
Leyden, Seventeenth Century |
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Library of the
University of Leyden. From
Orler's Beschryving der Stad
Leyden, 1614 |
47 |
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Signature of Simon
Episcopius. From a ms. in the
University of Leyden. |
49 |
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Signature of Johan
Polyander. From a ms. in the
University of Leyden |
50 |
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Amsterdam: Gateway
leading to Leyden. From
Orler's Beschryving der Stad
Leyden, 1614 |
51 |
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House and Lot of John
Robinson in Leyden |
58 |
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Signature of Sir
Walter Ralegh. P. R. O. |
61 |
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Title-Page of
Harcourt's A Relation of a Voyage
to Govian, 1613. John
Carter Brown Library |
63 |
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Subscription to the
London Company of Virginia, 1610. P.
R. O. |
65 |
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Letter of Captain
John Smith, original in Dorchester
House, London |
67 |
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Seal of the London
Company of Virginia. From the
title-page of Smith's Generall
Historie, 1626 |
69 |
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Seven Articles sent
from the Leyden Church, 1617.
P. R. O. |
71 |
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Signature of Sir
Edwin Sandys. P. R. O. |
73 |
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Title-Page of
Robinson's The People's Plea,
1618 |
74 |
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Title-Page of
Robinson's Apoliga iusta et
necessaria, 1619 |
75 |
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Signature of Sir John
Wolstenholme. P. R. O. |
77 |
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Proclamation on the
Oath of Allegiance, 1608 |
81 |
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Signature of George
Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, P.
R. O. |
83 |
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Signature of Thomas
Smythe. P. R. O. |
85 |
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Signature of George
Yeardley. P. R. O. |
87 |
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Letter of Johan
Polyander on Brewer's Types. P. R.
O. |
91 |
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Signature of John
Delbridge. P. R. O. |
101 |
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Seal of the New
England Company. From the
title-page of Smith's Generall
Historie, 1626 |
102 |
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Merchant Ship of
Venice, 1629 From
Furttenbach's Architectura
Navalis, and Hakluyt Society. |
123 |
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Delftshaven.
From a plate in the possession of
Mr. Arthur Lord |
125 |
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Embarkation of the
Pilgrams at Delfthaven. From
an old painting. (Muller,
Onse Gouden Ecuw?,
II. 377 |
127 |
Coins and Medals of
the Period, from the cabinet of the
American Numismatic Society, New
York.
1. England. Charles I. Silver pound, 1642
2. Netherlands. Albert and Isabella of Spain.
Silver ducaton, 1619.
(The "hand" is the
mint-mark of Antwerp.)
3. England. Charles I. Medal: Dominion of the
Sea, 1630, by Nicholas Briot
(silver)
4. England. James I. Peace with Spain, 1604
(silver)
5. Holand. Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1624, by J.
V. Bylaer (silver).
6. Holland. Deventer, 1609. Medal on twelve
years' truce with Spain.
7. England. James I. Gold sovereign,
without date.
8. Holland. Gold rijder of Overyssel, 1616.
9. England. Charles I. Gold triple unite,
or three-pound piece, 1643. |
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Title-Page of Sandys'.
A relation of the State of
Religion, 1605, with Signature
of John Robinson |
133 |
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English Merchant
Ship, 1585. From White''s
drawing in British Museum |
137 |
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Title-Page of Smith's
Description of New England,
1616. John Carter Brown
Library |
139 |
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The South Coast of
England, by Philip Lea |
141 |
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Merchant Ship of
Venice, 1629, Measurements.
See above, p. 123 |
143, 147 |
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Signature of John
Howland |
151 |
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Part of Champlain's
Map, 1612, Cape Mallebarre |
153 |
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Part of Lescarbot's
Map, 1609. Cape Mallebare |
157 |
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Signature of
Nathaniel Morton, M. H. S. |
159 |
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Map laid before the
States General, August, 1616.
Royal Archives at The Hague |
161 |
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Dexter's Map of the
Explorations 1620. From
Mourt's Relation, 1865 |
163 |
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Pring's
Barricade at Patuxet, 1603.
After Van der Aa |
169 |
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Indian Shell Heaps on
Cape Code. From Smithsonian
Report, 1883 |
172 |
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Welles'
Survey of Clark's Island, New
Plymouth Harbour, 1688. M. H.
S. |
175 |
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Pring's
Harbor, New Plymouth, 1603.
After Van der Aa |
181 |
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Champlain's Port du
Cap St. Louis (New Plymouth), 1605 |
183 |
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Smith's Map of New
England (State 2). New York
Public Library |
189 |
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Bradford's
Plan of the Meersteads and Garden
Plots, New Plymouth 1620. From
Records at Plymouth |
194 |
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Map of New Plymouth
Harbor. From Dexter's Edition
of Mourt's
Relation, 1865. |
195 |
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Algonkin
Indians, by Champlain |
197 |
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Signatures of
Ousamekin (Massasoit), Wambutta and
Tasomockon. M. H. S. |
200 |
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Title-Page of a Brief
Relation of the Discovery and
Plantation of New England, 1622.
John Carter Brown Library |
205 |
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Signature of
Passaconaway. M. H. S. |
211 |
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Printing Office,
England, Seventeenth Century.
From Green's
History of England. |
212 |
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Title-Page of A
most humble Supplication, 1621 |
217 |
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Sowams,
Residence of Ousamekn. From a
ms. Map of Ezra Stiles, M. H. S. |
221 |
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Champlain's Map of
Mallerbarre. Nauset Harbor) |
223 |
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Title-Page of
Cushman's Sermon preached at
Plimmoth in New England, 1622 |
237 |
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Signature of William
Hilton. From the Wintrhop
Papers, M. H. S. |
240 |
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Title-Page of
Winslow's Good Newes from
New-England, 1624 |
243 |
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Patent Issued to John
Peirce, 1621. From the
original at Plymouth, Mass. |
246 |
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Title-Page of Smith's
Advertisements for the
unexperienced Planters of New
England, 1631. John Carter
Brown Library |
261 |
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Signature of John
Pory. British Museum |
278 |
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Title-Page of
Ainsworth's Annotations upon the
Fourth Book of Moses,
1619. Boston Public Library |
279 |
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Title-Page of Mourt's
Relation, 1622. John Carter
Brown Library |
285 |
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Portion of John
Winthrop's Map of New England,
Showing the Wessagusset Settlement. |
289 |
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Signature of Phinehas
Pratt |
293 |
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Signature of William
Peirce. From the Wintrhop
Papers, M. H. S. |
309 |
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Signature of Francis
West. P. R. O. |
311 |
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Proclamation
prohibiting interloping and
disorderly trading to New England in
America, 1622. P. R. O. |
313 |
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The Black Pynnes
[Pinnace]. From Hakluyt's
Principal Navigations, Hakluyt
Society, XI 401 |
315 |
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Signature of
Christopher Levett |
328 |
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Title-Page of
Levett's Voyage into New England,
1608. John Carter Brown
Library |
329 |
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Signature of Sir
Ferdinando Gorges |
337 |
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Signature of Samuel
Maverick. From the Winthrop
Papers, M. H. S. |
337 |
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Title-Page of
Morrell's New-England, 1625.
M. H. S. |
339 |
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Signature of John
Bridge. P. R. O. |
351 |
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Champlain's Map of Le
Beau Port (Cape Ann) |
358 |
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Champlain's Drawings
of New England Fruits and Plants,
with notes by Prof. Merritt L.
Fernald |
358 |
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Title-Page of John
White's The Planters Plea,
1630. John Carter Brown
Library |
359 |
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Signature of John
White. From the Winthrop
Papers, M. H. S. |
361 |
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Proclamation for
Suppressing insolent Abuses, 1621.
P. R. O. |
365 |
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Signature of Myles
Standish. Boston Public
Library |
368 |
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Map showing the
Division of Territory to the Members
of the Council for Nw England.
From Purchas His Pilgrimes,
IV. 1782 |
375 |
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Title-Page of The
Book of Common Prayer, 1605.
Benton Collection |
`387 |
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Signature of Emanuel
Altham. P. R. O. |
404 |
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Patent for Cape Ann,
1623. From the original in the
Essex Institute, Salem |
407 |
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Proclamation for
Settling the Plantation of Virginia,
1625 |
415 |
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Petition of Roger
Conant, 1671. M. H. S. |
418 |
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View of a Fishing
Stage. From Keith's History
of the British Plantations in
America., 1738 |
421 |
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Title-Page of
Robinson's A Just and Necessarie
Apologie of Certain Christians . . .
called Brownists or Barrowists.
1625. John Carter Brown
Library |
425 |
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Proclamation "For a
Generall and Publike Thankesgiuing,"
on the Plague. P. R. O. |
429 |
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Title-Page of A
Forme of Prayer, Necessary to bee
used in these dangerous times, of
Warre and Pestilence, 1626. |
437 |
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Title-Page of
Robinson's Essayes, 1638.
John Carter Brown Library |
441 |
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Signature of Charles
I as Prince of Wales. M. H. S. |
443 |
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Certificate of
Antonius Walaeus and Festus Hommius
on John Robinson, 1628. Boston
Public Library |
445 |
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Memorial Tablet to
John Robinson placed on St. Peter's
Church in Leyden, in 1891, by the
National Council of Congregational
Churches of the United States |
446 |
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Signature of Abraham
Shurt. From the Winthrop
Papers, M. H. S. |
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