Chapter XIX

Progress of Population at Plymouth—Smith’s Report—A Leaf from
Bradford’s Journal—Romulus and Rome; Plymouth and the Pilgrims—The
Winter of 1626-7—Allerton’s Embassy to England—His Success—The
“Undertakers”—The New Organization—Plan of Division—Habbamak’s
Grant—First Coveted Luxury of the Emancipated Colony—Allerton’s
Second Mission—Provision made for the Transportation of the
Remainder of the Leyden Congregation—Patent for Land on the
Kennebec—The New Trading Station—A Crazy Clergyman—Catholicity of
the Plymouth Church—Wide Range of the Pilgrim Enterprise—Commerce
opened with the Dutch at New Amsterdam—Isaac de Rasières at
Plymouth—Wampum—The Pilgrim Settlement as seen through the Eyes
of a Dutchman—Joyous Arrival of the Leyden Exiles—How They were
received—Mount Wollaston—Thomas Morton turns it into a Den of Riot
and Debauchery—Grief of the Pilgrims—Expostulation—Affront—End
of an _Experimentum Crucis_ of Immorality—The Pilgrims find “All
Things working together for their Good” 232

CHAPTER XX.

English Politics—The Puritans and the Pilgrims—Multitudes in
Britain prepare for Emigration—Roger Conant—Old John White
of Dorchester—The _Point d’Appui_—White’s Message—Conant’s
Determination—Agitation at London—A New Scheme for Puritan
Emigration—It is patronized by Men of Substance and “Gentlemen
born”—The Lock opened by the Silver Key—A Patent—John Endicott
leads a Colony into New England—Salem settled—The English
Hermit—Individuality of the Saxon Race—The Explorers colonize
Charlestown—News of Endicott’s Success in England—Incorporation
of the Massachusetts Company—Its Powers—An Old Legend 249