BOOK I—1608-1620. Persecution and Flight from England—Settlement in Holland—Passage to England and Voyage to America—Landing at Cape Cod and New Plymouth CHAPTER PAGE I. Suppression of Religious Liberty in England—First Cause of the Foundation of the New Plymouth Settlement 1 II. Flight to Holland (Amsterdam and Leyden): 1607-1608 9 III. Settlement at Leyden: 1609-1620 14 IV. Reasons which led the Congregation at Leyden to Decide upon Settlement in America 19 V. Decision to make New England the place of Settlement in preference to Guiana or Virginia—Endeavour to obtain a Patent from the King of England: 1617-1620 24 VI. Agreement between the Congregation at Leyden and the Merchants and Adventurers in London for the accomplishment of the Settlement in New England: 1620 35 VII. Departure from Leyden—Arrival and Preparations at Southampton—Letter of Farewell from John Robinson to the whole party of Pilgrims: July and August, 1620 49 VIII. Departure from Southampton, and Delay of both Ships at Dartmouth and Plymouth: August and September, 1620 57 IX. The Mayflower sails from Plymouth—Voyage—Arrival at Cape Cod: September-November, 1620 62 X. The Pilgrims seek a Site for their Settlement, and discover the Harbour of New Plymouth: November-December, 1620 67 BOOK II—1620-1646. History of the Settlement at New Plymouth I. Deed of Government drawn up—Death of half their number—Squanto—Compact with the Indians—Captain Dermer’s description of New Plymouth: 1620 75 II. The Mayflower returns—Death of John Carver—William Bradford, Governor—Trade with the Massachusetts—The First Marriage—Friendship with Massasoyt confirmed—Hobbamok—Expedition against Corbitant—The First Harvest—Arrival of Robert Cushman with 35 settlers—Fortune returns, laden—The Narragansetts’ challenge—Christmas Day: 1621 84 III. Weston abandons the Settlement—Dissensions among the Adventurers in England—Weston’s plan for a Colony, and arrival of Sixty Settlers for it—News from Captain Huddleston of massacre in Virginia—Fort built at New Plymouth—Death of Squanto—Weston’s Colony in difficulties: 1622 96 IV. Rescue of Weston’s Settlement—Weston arrives at New Plymouth—His reception and ingratitude—Individual planting of corn substituted for communal—Hardships—John Pierce and the Patent—Sixty new Settlers—Compact between the Colony and private Settlers—Captain Robert Gorges, Governor-General of New England—Weston charged and arrested—Fire at New Plymouth: Storehouse threatened: 1623 111