Chapter III: 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

V. Changes in form of Government—Pinnace wrecked—Private
Settlers make trouble—Winslow returns from England with the
first Cattle—Faction among Adventurers in England—Objections of
the Colony’s opponents—Letters from John Robinson—Opposition to
sending the Leyden people—One acre apportioned for permanent
holding to each Settler—Ship-building and Salt-making—Trouble
with Lyford and Oldham—Pinnace salvaged and rigged: 1624 133

VI. Oldham and Lyford expelled—Lyford’s Past—Reply of
Settlement to Adventurers’ Charges—Support from friendly group
of Adventurers—Loss of two ship-loads of cargo—Captain Standish
in England: 1625 158

VII. Standish returns from England—Death of John Robinson and
Robert Cushman—Purchase of trading goods at Monhegan—Isaac
Allerton goes to England—Small ship built: 1626 169

VIII. Allerton brings back Proposed Composition between
Adventurers in England and the Settlement—Division of land
and live-stock among the Colonists—Hospitality given to
Fells-Sibsie Settlers—Pinnace and Depot at Manomet—Allerton
returns to England—Greetings between Dutch Colony at New
Amsterdam and Plymouth Settlement—Leading Colonists become
responsible for purchase of Adventurers’ shares in England and
buy rights of the Settlements’ trading from the general body of
Colonists for six years: 1627 174

IX. Allerton in England negotiates partnership between leading
New Plymouth colonists and some of the previous London
adventurers—Patent for Kennebec River procured—Further Dutch
intercourse—Trade in Wampum begun—Troubles with Morton in
Massachusetts—John Endicott’s arrival—Morton trades guns and
ammunition to the Indians—Morton apprehended—Troubles begin
with Isaac Allerton: 1628 188

X. Arrival of the Leyden people—Allerton in England tries
to get the Kennebec Patent enlarged—Morton’s return—Further
trouble with Allerton—The partnership with Ashley—The Penobscot
trading-house—Purchase of a fishing ship suggested—John
Endicott at Salem—The Church at Salem: 1629 201

XI. Ashley’s beginnings—Arrival of Hatherley on the Friendship
and Allerton on the White Angel—Hatherley examines the affairs
of the Colony—Failure of Allerton’s fishing voyage on the White
Angel—Ashley apprehended and sent to England—Discharge of
Allerton from his Agency—The first Execution—Day of
Humiliation appointed for Boston, Salem, Charlestown, and
New Plymouth: 1630 216

XII. Mr. Winslow in England about the White Angel
and Friendship accounts—The White Angel let out to
Allerton—Allerton’s extravagance as agent—Josias Winslow sent
from England as accountant—Penobscot robbed by the French—Sir
Christopher Gardiner in New England—The Order of the Privy
Council about New England: 1631 227

XIII. Sale of the White Angel to Allerton—The White Angel
sold in Spain—Hatherley settles in New England—Rapid increase
of the Colonists’ Prosperity—Divisions in the Church of New
Plymouth—Wreck of William Pierce in the Lyon: 1632 241

XIV. Trouble about the accounts of the partnership—Roger
Williams—Establishment of a trading-house on the
Connecticut River—Trouble with the Dutch there—Fever at New
Plymouth—Scourge of Flies: 1633 246

XV. Hocking Shot at Kennebec—Lord Say and the Settlement at
Piscataqua—Mr. Alden imprisoned at Boston—The case of Hocking
submitted to a Tribunal of the combined Colonies—Captain Stone
and the Dutch Governor—Stone killed by Indians—Smallpox among
the Indians: 1634 253

XVI. Edward Winslow in England—Petition to the Commissioners
for the Colonies in America—Winslow imprisoned—The London
partners withhold the accounts of the partnership—The
French capture the trading-house at Penobscot—Attack on the
French fails—Phenomenal Hurricane—Settlement of people from
Massachusetts on the Connecticut River—Mr. Norton minister at
New Plymouth: 1635 263

XVII. Consignments of Fur to England—The plague in
London—Disorganization of the accounts—Dispute between
the London partners—The Pequot Indians get unruly—Oldham
killed—John Raynor minister: 1636 275

XVIII. The war with the Pequot Indians—Co-operation between the
Colonies—The Narragansett Indians allies of the English—The
Pequot Fort attacked and taken—The Pequots routed and
subdued—The Narragansett Indians jealous of the Monhiggs under
Uncas—James Sherley discharged from his agency in London: 1637 283

XIX. Trial of three Murders—Rise in value of
Livestock—Earthquake: 1638 293

XX. Settlement of boundaries between New Plymouth and
Massachusetts—First steps towards winding up the partnership by
a composition: 1639-1640 298

XXI. Further steps towards the Composition between the London
and New Plymouth partners—Dispute with Rev. Charles Chauncey
about Baptism—Fall in value of live-stock—Many leading men of
New Plymouth move from town: 1641 305

XXII. Conclusion of Composition between London and New Plymouth
partners: 1642 312

XXIII. Death of Mr. William Brewster—His Career—Remarkable
longevity of the principal men among the Pilgrims—Confederation
of the United Colonies of New England—War between the
Narragansetts and Monhiggs—Uncas permitted by the English to
execute Miantinomo: 1643 314

XXIV. Suggested removal of the Church of New Plymouth to
Nauset—The Narragansetts continue their attack on Uncas and the
Monhiggs—Truce arranged by the English: 1644 326

XXV. The Narragansetts renew their attack on Uncas and threaten
the English—Preparation for War by the Colonies—Declaration of
War by the English—Peace arranged and General Treaty signed by
the United Colonies of New England and the Narragansetts and
Byanticks: 1645 330

XXVI. Captain Thomas Cromwell settles in Massachusetts—His
death—Edward Winslow’s long stay in England: 1646 338