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A09810	A relation or iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English aduenturers both merchants and others With their difficult passage, their safe ariuall, their ioyfull building of, and comfortable planting themselues in the now well defended towne of New Plimoth. As also a relation of foure seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English planters there resident. I. In a iourney to Puckanokick ... II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the kingdome of Nawset ... III. In their iourney to the kingdome of Namaschet ... IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets, and their entertainment there. With an answer to all such obiections as are in any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts.	Bradford, William, 1588-1657.; Morton, George, d. 1624.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655. aut; Cushman, Robert, 1579?-1625. aut	1622 (1622)	STC 20074; ESTC S110454	57,053	87

RELATION OR Iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English Plantation setled at Plimoth in NEW ENGLAND by certaine English Aduenturers both Merchants and others With their difficult passage their safe ariuall their ioyfull building of and comfortable planting themselues in the now well defended Towne of NEW PLIMOTH AS ALSO A RELATION OF FOVRE seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English Planters there resident I. In a iourney to PVCKANOKICK the habitation of the Indians greatest King Massasoyt as also their message the answer and entertainment they had of him II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the Kingdome of Nawset to seeke a boy that had lost himselfe in the woods with such accidents as befell them in that voyage III. In their iourney to the Kingdome of Namaschet in defence of their greatest King Massasoyt against the Narrohiggonsets and to reuenge the supposed death of their Interpreter Tisquantum IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets and their entertainment there With an answer to all such obiections as are any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts LONDON Printed for Iohn Bellamie and are to be sold at his shop at the two Greyhounds in Cornhill neere the Royall Exchange 1622. TO HIS MVCH REspected Friend Mr. I. P. GOod Friend As wee cannot but account it an extraordinary blessing of God in directing our course for these parts after we came out of our natiue countrey for that we had the happinesse to be possessed of the comforts we receiue by the benefit of one of the most pleasant most healthfull and most fruitfull parts of the world So must wee acknowledge the same blessing to bee multiplied vpon our whole company for that we obtained the honour to receiue allowance and approbation of our free possession and enioying thereof vnder the authority of those thrice honoured Persons the President and Counsell for the affaires of New-England by whose bounty and grace in that behalfe all of vs are tied to dedicate our best seruice vnto them as those vnder his Majestie that wee owe it vnto whose noble endeuours in these their actions the God of heauen and earth multiply to his glory and their owne eternall comforts As for this poore Relation I pray you to accept it as being writ by the seuerall Actors themselues after their plaine and rude manner therefore doubt nothing of the truth thereof if it be defectiue in any thing it is their ignorance that are better acquainted with planting then writing If it satisfie those that are well affected to the businesse it is all I care for Sure I am the place we are in and the hopes that are apparent cannot but suffice any that will not desire more then enough neither is there want of ought among vs but company to enioy the blessings so plentifully bestowed vpon the inhabitants that are here While I was a writing this I had almost forgot that I had but the recommendation of the relation it selfe to your further consideration and therefore I will end without saying more saue that I shall alwaies rest From PLIMOTH in New-England Yours in the way of friendship R. G. To the Reader COurteous Reader be intreated to make a fauorable construction of my forwardnes in publishing these inseuing discourses the desire of carrying the Gospell of Christ into those forraigne parts amongst those people that as yet haue had no knowledge nor tast of God as also to procure vnto themselues and others a quiet and comfortable habytation weare amongst other things the inducements vnto these vndertakers of the then hopefull and now experimentally knowne good enterprice for plantation in New England to set afoote and prosecute the same though it fared with them as it is common to the most actions of this nature that the first attemps proue diffecult as the sequell more at large expresseth yet it hath pleased God euē beyond our expectation in so short a time to giue hope of letting some of them see though some he hath taken out of this vale of teares some grounds of hope of the accomplishment of both those endes by them at first propounded And as my selfe then much desired and shortly hope to effect if the Lord will the putting to of my shoulder in this hopefull business and in the meane time these relations comming to my hand from my both known faithful friends on whose writings I do much rely I thought it not a misse to make them more generall hoping of a cheerefull proceeding both of Aduenturers and planters intreating that the example of the hon Virginia and Bermudas Companies incountering with so many distasters and that for diuers yeares together with an vnwearied resolution the good effects whereof are now eminent may preuaile as a spurre of preparation also touching this no lesse hopefull Country though yet an infant the extent cōmodities whereof are as yet not fully known after time wil vnfould more such as desire to take knowledge of things may in forme themselues by this insuing treatise and if they please also by such as haue bin there a first and second time my harry prayer to God is that the euent of this and all other honorable and honest vndertakings may be for the furtherance of the kingdome of Christ the inlarging of the bounds of our Soueraigne Lord King Iames the good and profit of those who either by purse or person or both are agents in the same so I take leaue and rest Thy friend G. MOVRT CERTAINE VSEFVL ADVERTISEMENTS SENT in a Letter written by a discreete friend vnto the Planters in New England at their first setting saile from Southhampton who earnestly desireth the prosperitie of that their new Plantation LOuing and Christian friends I doe heartily and in the Lord salute you all as being they with whom I am present in my best affection and most earnest longings after you though I be constrained for a while to be bodily absent from you I say constrained God knowing how willingly and much rather then otherwise I would haue haue borne my part with you in this first brunt were I not by strong necessitie held backe for the present Make account of me in the meane while as of a man deuided in my selfe with great paine and as naturall bonds set aside hauing my better part with you And though I doubt not but in your godly wisedomes you both foresee and resolue vpon that which concerneth your present state and condition both seuerally and ioyntly yet ha●e I thought but my dutie to adde some further spurre of prouocation vnto them who run already if not because you need it yet because I owe it in loue and dutie And first as we are daily to renew our repentance with our God speciall for our sinnes knowne and generall for our vnknowne trespasses so doth the Lord call vs in a singular maner vpon occasions of such difficultie and danger as lieth vpon you to a