The record-union., 1897-05-30

Then ''ye last day." says Bradford, "ye
time being come that they must depart,
they We're accompanied by most of
their brethren out of the cite to DELTA
Haven, thirty-six miles from Amster
dam, Wher ye shipe lay ready to receive
them. So they left that goodly pleasant
cite which had been the resting place
near seventeen years, but they knew
they We're pilgrims and looked not much
on those things. but lifted up their eyes
to the. heavens, their dearest countrie,
and Quilted their spirits
When the pilgrims arrived at Delfts-
haven they found the ship. Everything
was ready.
Hosting sail, the eXiles soon arrived
at Southampton, where they found the
| Mayflower with the rest of their COM
pany. Here they expected to obtain
| some money from the Virginia COM
pany. with which to pay off certain
debts incurred, but there was some dis
agreement concerning the patent, and
to clear the harbor they We're forced
to sell some of their provisions. They
wrote concerning this: I'VE are in such
a strait at present as we are forced to
sell away 60 TBS worth of our provis-
y
ourselves upon great extremites, scarce
having any butter, no oyle, not sole
| to mend shoe, nor every man a sword
to his side, wanting many muskets,
| much armoure, etc.
| Finally, everything being settled, the
| company was called together The pill
grms We're distributed between the two
| ships, as it was thought best They
alc oh 1I
ants for each ship to maintain disci-
pline among the people on the voyage
and to see after the provisions and so
| forth. These details being terminated,
| they set sail on August >, 1920.
| The two vessels had hardly lost sight
of the coast when the Speedwell was
found to be leaking, and they were
| forced to put back to Dartmouth. Re-
pairs We're made, and again the ships
turned their bows westward. But be-
fore long the Speedwell once more
sprung leak and, the ship being judg-
ed too unseawOrthy for such a voyage,
it was decided to dismiss her and pro-
ceed in the Mayflower alone. So they
put back into Plymouth, transferred to
| the Mayflower as much of the other
| ships provisions as could be slowed
away, and then determined who among
| the passengers should be left behind
for the Mayfiower could not carry all.
The discouraged and the nervous
We're soon weeded out and on Septem-
Der 9th the Maytiower once more hoist
| ed sail and stood out to sea.
| One of the most interesting features
| of Governor Bradford's records is the
full passenger list of the Mayf1ower,
| giving, as it does. the names and social
status. The list is prefaced by the COM
piler with the following words:
| The names of those which came over
| first in ye year 1920, and were by the
blessing Of God the first beginners and
| Gn a torD the foundation Of all the
plants tions and colonies in New Eng
land and their families:
John Carver, Katherine his wife and
| two man servants
| William Bradford and Dorothy his
| wife
Edward Winslow and Elizabeth his
wife
| William Brewster, Mary his wife, and
two sons, Love and Wrestling
| Isaak Allerton, Mary his wife and
three children, Bartholomew. Remem-
ber and Mary
Captain Miles Standish and Rose his
| WIFE
John Alden, a ships cooper
Christopher Martin, wife and serv-
ants.
William Mullins, wife and two chill
dren, Joseph and Priscilla.
| William White, Susanna his wife. son
| Resolved and infant Peregrine, born on
| the ship.
| Richard Warren
| John Howland.
Rodger Wilder.
Stephen Hopkins Eliza beth his wife
and four children, Giles, Constanta. Da-
maris and Oceanus, the last born at
! sea.
Edward Tile, Ann his wife and two
children, Henry and Humility.
John Tilie, his wife and daughter.
| Elizabeth
Francis Cook and his son John.
Thomas Rodgers and his son Joseph.
| Thomas Tinker, wife and son.
John Ridgedale and Alice his wife.
Edward Fuller, his. wife and son Sam
uell.
John Turner and two sons
Francis Eaton, Sarah his wife and
his son Samuel.
James Chiffon, wife and daughter
| Mary.
John Crackston and son John.
John Ellington, Ellen his wife and
two sons John and Francis.
And these servants: Moses Fletcher,
John Goodman, Degory Priest. Thomas
Williams, Gilber. Winslow. Edmund
Margesm, Peter Browne, Richard But
teridge, George Soule, Richard Clarke,
Richard Gardiner, John Allerton and
Thomas English (seamen), Edward Do
tey and Edward Leicester.
Speeding before a brisk and favora-
BILE wind. the Mayf1ower was soon we'll
on her way to the land of promise and
| the pilgrims. distressed as thev must
have been in their cramped and unac-
customed quarters supported every
thing without complaint, or if they did
complain Governor Bradford does not
chronicle 1t, except to remark that
most OF the passengers suffered from
Seasickness. One of the sailors, a bru-
tai fellow, cursed the people as they lay
| writing on the decks and told them
he hoped half of them would go over
| board before the journey was over.
| God punished his wickedness." saws
| Bradford, for he dyed on We VOYAGE
and was throWne overheard himselfe"
| y spell of fine weather followed. and
| for d week or more the MayfloWer cut
| her way through the trackless ocean.
sped on by pleasant breeze. The ex-
lies spent their time discussing their
plans for the future. A child was born
about this time and was named Ocean
us in honor of the Atlantic rrba, 4,a