Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth; From 1602-1625 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ... in CHAPTER IX. . OF THE FIRST PLANTERS' COMBINATION BY ENTERING INTO A BODY POLITIC TOGETHER; WITH THEIR PRO- CEEDINGS IN DISCOVERY OF A PLACE FOR THEIR SET- TLEMENT AND HABITATION. Wednesday, the 6th of September, the wind com- Chap. ing east-north-east, a fine small gale, we loosed from -- Plymouth, having been kindly entertained and cour- 1620. teously used by divers friends there dwelling; and S6Pt" after many difficulties in boisterous storms, at length, by God's providence, upon the 9th of November fol- Nov. lowing, by break of the day, we espied land, which we deemed to be Cape Cod, and so afterward it proved. And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea. It caused us to rejoice together, and praise God that had given us once again to see land. And thus we made our course south-southwest, purposing to go to a river ten leagues to the south of the Cape.1 But at night the wind being contrary, we put round again for the bay of Cape Cod; and upon the 11th of November we came to an anchor 1 This river was the Hudson. coast. Ten may possibly be an Little was known at that time error of the press. about distances on this unsurveyed 118 CAPE COD WELL WOODED. Chap. in the bay,1 which is a good harbour and pleasant bay, --circled round, except in the entrance, which is about 1620. four miles over from land to land,2 compassed about to ll.' the very sea with oaks, pines, juniper, sassafras, and other sweet wood.3 It is a harbour wherein a thousand sail of ships may safely ride.4 There we relieved ourselves with wood and water, and refreshed our people, while our shallop was fitted to coast the bay, to search 1 That is, in Cape Cod or Provincetown harbour. * This is just...