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Title: The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Skelton, Edward Oliver
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Publisher: Boston, Mass., E. O. Skelton
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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usedgreat discussion. Upon a vote being taken as to removal toVirginia and acceptance of the terms of the Adventure Com-pany, a majority was adverse and decided to remain withtheir Pastor Robinson, but the minority, which was quitelarge, listened to- the exhortation of their eloquent and faith-ful leader, William Brewster, who had proven to be stanchand true to them in all their trials and perplexities, and withloyalty they stood by him, agreeing to throw life itself intothe balance and accompany him to the new land, and this,notwithstanding that no patent had been granted to them atthat time by the Crown, and on July ist, 1620, an agreementwas drawn up ^and approved, whereby every one who wentover should have an interest in the project, everything shouldbe carried on in common for seven years, when it would bedivided, houses, lands, goods, chattels; everything beingagreed upon, preparation for the emigration of the Pilgrimswent on apace. It was agreed that the youngest and strong- 17
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est should go, and that Pastor Robinson should remain inLeyden, for the present, with the majority, and that thosewho were going should be under the charge and control ofWilliam Brewster, the ruling elder. The ship Speedwell wassent to bring them away. They all gathered at Delfthaven,where, amid a sorrowful leave-taking, the small band wentaboard ship and sailed from the harbor on July 23, 1620, forSouthampton, where the ship Mayflower, which had beenengaged at London in taking on the stores that were to betransported, was to meet them. Upon arrival there of thePilgrims, as many as could be accommodated were takenaboard the Mayflower, but it was seen that the capacity ofthe ship was inadequate to carry all of those who were to go,and so the Speedwell was pressed into service as an auxiliary.One reason for this overcrowding of the Mayflower was thatthe London company had on their own account sent aboardmany persons whom they desired to send over, and who werenot members of the Pilgrims

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