The Merchant Adventurers-Articles of Agreement for the transporta- tion of the Pilgrims; otherwise the Copartnership-Dissolution The Pilgrim Church at Leyden, and the Pastor Robinson-The Vine brought out of Egypt, but not yet planted in the Wilderness. 147 Congregational Constitution of the Pilgrim Church-Correspondence of Brewster and Robinson with the Council in England as to their The First Civil Compact-Toleration, Connivance, Liberty of Con- science-Foundation of the State-Repetition of the free Cove- The first Settlement, following the first Compact-Discovery of Ply- Instructive discipline of the Pilgrim Church at Amsterdam-Original order and beauty of the Churches there-Evils of dissension and of minute Church legislation-The forbearing and kindly spirit of Slanders against the Colony-Laud's High Commission to overturn its Church and Government-The case of Mr. Winslow's Imprison- The first Imposition of a Minister, and the character and end of the The first civil offence and punishment-Mildness, forbearance, self- respect, and kindness of the Pilgrims-The first murderer and his A RELATION OR Iournal of the beginning and proceedings of the English Plantation setled at Plimoth in NEW ENGLAND, by certaine English Aduenturers both Merchants and others. With their difficult passage, their safe ariuall, their ioyful building of, and comfortable planting themselues in the now well defended Towne of NEW PLIMOTH. AS ALSO A RELATION OF FOVRE seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English Planters there resident. I. In a iourney to PVCKANOKICK the habitation of the Indians greatest King Massasoyt: as also their message, the answer and entertainment they had of him. II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the Kingdome of Nawset, to seeke a boy that had lost himselfe in the woods: with such accidents as befell them in that voyage. III. In their iourney to the Kingdome of Namaschet, in defence of their greatest King Massasoyt, against the Narrohiggonsets, and to reuenge the supposed death of their Interpreter Tisquantum. IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets, and their entertainment there. With an answer to all such obiections as are any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts. LONDON, Printed for Iohn Bellamie, and are to be sold at his shop at the two Greyhounds in Cornhill neere the Royall Exchange. 1622. |