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INDE X.

A.

church, 292. Disregards his bonds, 298,

301. Further notices of, 299, 308. His
Abdas, an Indian, 440.

troubles, 302, 308, 327. Efforts to re-
Acadie, controversy respecting, 431. cover from, on account of the White
Accord Pond, 371.

Angel, 331. Vessel of, wrecked, 337.
Acerbecest, sagamore of Wessaguscus, 131. Cattle of, sold, 365, 379. His family,
Acoughcouss, 373.

448, 451, 454.
Adventurers. See Merchant- Adventurers. Allerton, Mary, 256, 448, 451, 455.
Ainsworth, Henry, teacher in the church Allerton, Remember, 448, 451.
at Amsterdam, 17.

Alltham, Emanuel, 213.
Albany, Fort Orange, 234.

Ammunition and arms, Indians supplied
Alden, John, undertaker, 227. Assistant, with, 235, 238, 275, 337.

306, 315, 327, 343, 351, 362, 367. Ar- Amsterdam, English church at, 9, 16, 38.
rested in Massachusetts, 318.

Set at

Contention of the churches there, 16, 38.
liberty, 319. Party to a contract, 382, Anabaptistry, 387.
384. Settlement with, 400, 402. His Andrews, Richard, adventurer, 213. Un.
family, 449, 452, 454.

dertaker, 227, 229, 232, 246, 258, 280,
Alden, Robert, 213.

287, 331. Beaver sent to, 361, 362, 365.
Alderton, or Allerton, John, seaman on Declines giving aid, 345. Complaints

board the Mayflower, 83, 419, 454. by, 346, 361, 365. Takes land at Scit-
Allerton, Bartholomew, 448, 451.

uate, 368. Settlement with, 379, 400
Allerton, Isaac, 51, 226, 448, 451. As- -407.

sistant, 101, 306. Mission of, to com- Andrews, Thomas, adventurer, 213.
promise with the adventurers, 210, Anne, arrival and departure of the, 142,
212, 280 - 282, 373. His return, 211. 147, 157, 179.
Second mission of, 221 - 238. Agent, ' Antinomian controversy, 387.
231.

His accounts, 232, 248, 288, Aquidnett Island, 364. Complaints against
299, 304, 308, 310, 316, 362. En the people of, 386. Indian neutrality
gages in trade, 243, 261, 270, 271, 276, with, 432.
291. Third mission of, 244, 245. His Argall, Sir Samuel, 37.
conduct, 248, 250, 252, 261, 271, 274, Arminian controversy in the Low Coun-
280, 299; as to enlarging and confirming tries, 20.
the patent, 250. Brings over Morton, Arnold, Benedict, 432. Interpreter, 441.
250, 252. Violates instructions, 255 -257. Arrows, 86, 235. Sent as a challenge, 110.
His wives, 256, 300, 448, 451. His fourth Ashley, Edward, 255, 257.

His patent
voyage to England, 262. His conduct and business, 257 - 262, 267. His char-
as to the Friendship, 268, 275, 281 – 290, acter, 259. At Penobscot, 259, 267, 274,
299, 402. Winslow sent to England on 275. Aided at Plymouth, 260, 267. His
account of his conduct, 268.

His con-

conduct, 261, 267. Supplies to, from
duct as to the White Angel, 269 - 272, England, 267. His death, 275.
274, 276, 280, 283, 284, 287 – 289, Assistants at Plymouth, 101, 156, 306, 315,
292, 300, 305, 308, 331, 402. Return 327, 343, 351, 362, 367, 377, 384, 408,
of, 271. Goes to England again, 275. 425, 431.
Comes back, 276. Discharged, 276, Atwood, John, Assistant, 362. Agent for
279, 299. Remarks on the commission Sherley, 377 - 382. Sherley's letter to,
to, 280 - 282, 286. Disciplined by the 400, 401. His death, 425.

Augusta, Maine, trading-house at, 233. Bradford, Alice, mother of Governor
Aulney, Monsieur d', captures Penobscot, Bradford, xviii.
332. Death of, 431.

Bradford, Alice, wife of Governor Brad-
Aumsequen, or Awasequen, Niantick dep- ford, x, xix, 71, 142. Verses on, X, 460.
uty, 436, 440.

Bradford, Dorothy, xix, 448, 451.
Austerfield, England, xvi, xvii.

Bradford, John, Major, viii, x, xi.
Bradford, Mercy, daughter of Governor

Bradford, x.
B.

Bradford, Robert, xviii.

Bradford, Samuel, x.
Babson, John J., cited, 247.

Bradford, Thomas, xviii.
Baker, master of the Charity, 157, 169. Bradford, William, grandfather of Gov.
Bangs, Edward, settler at Nauset, 426. ernor Bradford, xviii.
Baptism, differences respecting, 382, 384, Bradford, William, father of Governor
387.

Bradford, xviii.
Barnstable, 372.

Bradford, William, iii, 8, 51, 226, 227, 448,
Barry, John S., hints from, respecting 451. Editorial Preface to his History of

Bradford's History, v. Referred to, 21. Plymouth Plantation, iii. His Letter-
Bass, Edward, 213.

Book, iv. Morton's copy of a portion
Bass, fishing for, 267 – 271, 273, 280, 282, of his History, iv, 80. Rediscovery of
286. See Fishing.

the History, v. His knowledge of the
Beauchamp, John, 115, 117, 213, 227, 229 Hebrew language, x, xiv, xviii. Mor-

- 232, 246, 280, 287, 331. Patent in his ton's use of the History, xiv. His family,
name, 258. Declines giving aid, 345. xviii, 448, 451, 461. His death, xviii,
Complaints by, 319, 361, 365. Beaver 461. Fac-simile of his handwriting, xx.
sent to, 361, 362, 365. Takes land at His list of passengers in the Mayflower,
Scituate, 368. Freeman's brother-in- 74, 77, 447. His Pocket-Book, 76, 91.

law, 378. Settlement with, 400 - 407. His list of deaths, 76, 91, 450. Proba-
Beaver, obtained at Massachusetts, 105, bly author of part of Mourt's Relation,

108, 127; at Plymouth, by Weston, 134. 76, 90. Accompanies an exploring
Sent home, 147, 304, 315. Taken by party, 81, 83.

His sickness, 92, 101,
the Turks, 203. Bought at Kennebeck, Chosen Governor, 101, 156, 307, 327,
204. Payments with, 221, 261. Sent

351.

His reply to Weston, 108; to the
home by Ashley, 267; by Winslow and challenge of the Narrayansets, 111. Con-
others, 289, 323, 331, 344 – 347. Lost, ceals letters from Weston and Beau-
306. Disinclination to send, 344, 316. champ, 117. Weston writes again to,
Prices of, 346. Sent to Andrews and 118. In expeditions to buy corn, 128,
Beauchamp, 361, 362, 365. Hints and 129.

Marries Alice Southworth, 142,
laws as to the trade in, 387.

448, 461.

Councillor to Gorges, 149.
Bellingham, Richard, Deputy-Governor Intercedes for Weston, 150, 152. Inter-

of Massachusetts, 335. Sends a letter ccpts letters by Lyford, 173, Trades for
and questions to Governor Bradford, goods at Monhegan, 208. Appoints
386.

agents, 230. Disapproves fishing, 262.
Bestiality, 388 - 398.

Endicott's application to, for a physician,
Billerica. See Billirike.

264. Ceases to be Governor, 306, 307.
Billirike, Pilgrims from, 56.

Assistant, 306, 315, 343, 362, 425. Com-
Billington, Elen, 449.

plains respecting the settlement at Wind-
Billington, Francis, 102, 449, 453.

sor, 341. Commissioner for settling the
Billington, John, 181, 449. Tried and exe- boundary with Massachusetts, 370. Re-
cuted for murder, 276, 365, 453.

plies to Bellingham's letter, 388. Set-
Billington, John, Jr., 102, 449, +53.

tlement of partners with, 400, 402, 406.
Billington Sea, 102.

Bradford, William, Jr., Deputy-Governor,
Birchover Lane, 106.

viji, x, xi, 189.
Bishops, downfall of, 6.

Bradstreet, Simon, commissioner, 430.
Blackston, William, 240.

Brereton, William, 148.
Blackwell, Sir Francis, voyage of, to Vir- Brewer, Thomas, an adventurer, 48, 49,
ginia, 37.
Conduct of, 37 - 40, 42.

213.
Block Island, 350, 353.

Brewster, formerly Satuket, 97.
Blossom, Thomas, 314.

Brewster, Fear, 256.
Boat-making, 159, 160, 170, 204, 211, 258. Brewster, Jonathan, respecting settlers
Boston, Pilgrims visit the harbor of, 104, from Dorchester on the Connecticut,
209. Meeting appointed at, respecting

339.
the Hocking affair, 322. Meeting of Brewster, Love, 397, 448, 451.
commissioners at, in 1615, 431.

Brewster, Mary, 447, 451.
Bound Brook, 370.

Brewster, Patience, 189, 362.

Brewster, William, Elder, xvi, 10, 38, 227, 1 Cattle, arrival of, 157, 158, 200, 201, 268,

231, 278, 447, 451. Goes to Holland, 16. 272. Division of, 215, 373. Increased
An assistant to John Robinson, 17. value of, 302, 366. Sale of Allerton's,
Sent as agent to England, 30. Corre- 365, 379. Prices of, in 1638, 366. Sud-
spondence of John Robinson and, with den depreciation of, 376, 379.
Sir Edwin Sandys, 30; with Sir John Cawsumsett Neck, 373.
Wolstenholme, 33. Reasons for his go. Ceremonies. See Church of England.
ing to America, 42, 59. His exertions Charity, arrives at Plymouth, 118, 122,
during the sickness at Plymouth, 91. 157, 158, 236. Its return, 128, 138, 173.
Letter to, from Mr. Robinson, 165. Charles, the ship, 301.
Daughters of, 166. Not to administer Charles I., Commission by, for regulating
the sacraments, 167. His religious la- Plantations, 320, 456.
bors, 187, 413. His family, 256, 447, Charles River, 368.
451. Settlement of partners with, 400 Charlestown, 96. Sickness at, 277.
- 402. His death; sketch of his life and Chatham, 97.
character, 408.

Chauncey, Charles, invited to Plymouth,
Brewster, Wrestle, 447, 451.

382. Differs with Reyner, 382. Facts
Bridges, master of the Little James, 142. as to, 384. Answers questions, 392.
Britteridge, Richard, 449, 454.

Chickatabot, sagamore of Naponsett, 325.
Brodhead, J. Romeyn, 43, 99, 233. Child, John, 443.
Brook, Lord, 352.

Child, Robert, complaints by, against
Brown, John, Assistant, 343, 362, 367, 377, Massachusetts colony, 443.

384, 408. Commissioner, 430. Signs Chilton, John, and family, 449, 453.
a treaty, 440.

Chilton, Mary, 449, 454.
Brown's Island, 155.

Chinnough, an Indian, 431.
Browne, Peter, 449.

Christmas, at Plymouth, 112.
Browning, Henry, 213.

Church covenant, entered into, 278.
Brownists, 197.

Church discipline, 197, 198.
Butten, William, 76, 77, 448, 450, 451. Church of England, contention about the

ceremonies and service-book of the, 3,
C.

5, 7, 8. Overthrown, 6, 7. Conformity

to the, required, 8.
Callicote, Sergante, 441.

Clarke, pilot of the Mayflower, 55, 83.
Calvin, John, 4.

Clarke's Island named from, 87.
Canterbury, Archbishop of. See Laud. Clarke, Richard, 449, 454.
Capawack, Martha's Vineyard, 97, 104. Claudia, Block Island, 350, 353.
Cape Ann, patent for, 160, 168. Settlers Clifton, Richard, Rev., xvii, 10.
at, 195. Trouble there, 196.

Coddington, William, facts as to, 278.
Cape Cod, fallen in with by the Pilgrims, Cohasset, or Conahasset, 370, 371.

76. Pilgrims put into the harbor of, Collier, Mary, 362.
77, 80. The name, 77. French ship Collier, William, 201, 213, 308, 362. As-

wrecked at, 98. See Provincetown. sistant, 308, 315, 327, 343, 351, 367,
Carleton, Sir Dudley, cited as to Brew- 377, 384, 408. Sherley's agent, 377

- 382. Confirms the confederation, 423.
Carpenter, Mary, 460.

Collins, 387.
Carter, Robert, 448, 452.

Colonies of New England, union and con.
Cartwright, Thomas, his Commentary on federation of the, 416.

the Proverbs of Solomon, printed by Combes, 55.
Brewster, 412.

Commissioners for the Plantations, 320,
Carver, John, twice an agent to England, 456. Winslow's petition to the, 327.

30-32, 43. Deacon, 32. Sabine Stares- Commissioners under the confederation of
more's letter to, 39. His agreement 1643, 418. Authorize the execution of
with Weston, 43. Letter to, by Robin. Miantonimo, 424. Meet at Boston in
son, 47; by others, 49; by Cushman, 1645, 431. Decision of, respecting the
56. His complaints against Cushman, Narragansets, 433. Powers of, doubt-
56. At Southampton, 59, 60. Robin. ed, 435.
son's letter to, 63. Confidence in, 64. Common house at Plymouth, building of
His wife, 64, 447. In the exploring the, 88, 90. Burnt, 100.
party in Cape Cod Bay, 83. Chosen Community of property, 135, 157, 214.
Governor, 90, 99. Detains the May- Compact of the Pilgrims, 89. Signers of
flower, 100. His death, 100, 109, 450, the, 90.
455. His family, 100, 447, 450, 455. Conant, Roger, 169, 196. Not mentioned
Weston's letters of complaint to him, by Bradford, 195.
107, 114, 117.

Confederation of the Plantations, in 1643,
Carver, Kathrine, 447, 450.

416.

ster, 412.

peace, 104.

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Confession, on exacting, 390, 396. Deane, Charles, vi.
Conformity. See Church of England. Deaths. See Mortality.
Connecticut, trade on the ; difficulty with Deer, 105, 137.

the Dutch, 311, 313. Norton and Stone's Denison, William, 287. Sues Allerton, 302.
excursion to the, 324. Mortality there, Dermer, Captain, 95. Cited, 96. Treat-
325. Wreck of vessels bound to, 348. ment of, by Indians, 97.
Permission from Pequot Indians to D'Ewes, Sir Simonds, cited as to intro-
settle at, 319. Indian attack at, 351. ducing Episcopacy into New England,
Confederation with, in 1643, 416. Sup-

329.
ports Uncas, 433.

Discovery, arrival of the, 127.
Cook, Josiah, settler at Nauset, 426. Doan, John, Assistant, 306. Settler at
Cooke, Francis, 449, 453, 455.

Nauset, 426.
Cooke, John, 449, 453, 455.

Dorchester, migration from, to Windsor,
Cooper, Humility, 449, 453.

338, 342.
Coppin, Robert, pilot and master.gunner Dorchester fishing company, 169.

on board the Mayflower, 83. Deceived, Dotey, or Dotte, Edward, 83, 448, 455.
86.

In the exploring party along Cape Cod
Corbitant, hostile, 103. Takes Squanto, Bay, 83.
103. Expedition against, 103. Makes Drake, Samuel G., 110, 132, 425.

Dudle Thomas, Governor of Massachu-
Corn. See Indian Corn.

setts, 278, 287. Enters into church cor-
Cotton, John, Rev., 279.

enant, 278. His letters respecting Alden
Coventry, Thomas, 213.

and the Kennebec patent, 318. Signer
Cows, price of, in 1638, 366; in 1639-40, of the confederation in 1643, 423.
376, 379. See Catile.

Dutch, difficulty with the, on Connecticut
Crabe, Rev. Mr., 58.

River, 311, 328. See New York.
Crakston, John, 448, 452.

Duxbury, separated from Plymouth, 303,
Crakston, John, Jr., 448, 452.

372, 426.
Cromwell, Thomas, Captain, and his
crew, 441.

E.
Crose, Daniel, guilty of murder, 362.
Crowninshield, Edward A., 206.

Earthquake in 1638, 366.
Cudworth, James, 301.

Eastham, Nauset, 97, 103, 362, 426.
Cushman, Mary, 455.

Eaton, Francis, and family, 449, 454.
Cushman, Robert, twice an agent to Eng. Eaton, Samuel, 449, 454.

land, 30, 31, 43, 44, 47. Letters from, 36, Eaton, Sarah, 449, 454.
51, 54, 56, 143, 160. Character of his Eaton, Theophilus, signer of the confeder-
negotiations, 45, 48, 50, 60, 62. An- ation in 1643, 423. Commissioner, 430.
swers complaints, 51, 56, 60. Dis- Signs a treaty, 440.
couraged, and disposed to remain, 54, Elders, 4.
70, 72. His sermon at Plymouth, 55. Elizabeth, Queen, xv, 4. Favors the An.
His letter to Southworth, 71. Assistant glican ritual, 5.
in the Mayflower, 72. Passenger in Ellis, George E., Rev., 387.
the Fortune, 105, 114. Returns in the Ely, seaman in the Mayflower, 77, 450.
Fortune, 108, 122. Captured, 110, 122. Embden, 3, 9, 38.
Condemns Weston's colonists, 122. Pa- Endicott, John, arrival of, and of the pa-
tent of Cape Ann in the name of, 168. tent of Massachusetts, 238. His action
Writes to Bradford, 201. His death, as to Merry-Mount, 238, 253. His ap-
206. Facts as to, 206.

plication to Plymouth for a physician,
Cushman, Thomas, 201.

264. Boundary commissioner, 370.
Cushnoc, trading-house at, 233.

English, Thomas, a seaman on board the
Cutshamakin, a sagamore, 438, 440, 441. Mayflower, 83, 449, 454.

Episcopacy, plan for introducing into New
D.

England, in 1635, 329. See Church of

England.
Damariscove Islands, 114, 131. Pinnace Episcopius, Simon, Arminian Professor at

wrecked at, in 1624, 156, 188. Goods Leyden, 21.
bought there, 210.

Essex, Pilgrims from, 56.
Dartmouth, Pilgrims at, 68, 78.

Executions, 276, 362, 365, 398.
Davenport, Lieutenant, 359.
Davidson, William, 409, 410.
Davis, John, Sargent, messenger to Nar.

F.
raganset Indians, 432.
Davis, John, Judge, 88, 131, 206, 372, Falcon, the ship, 344.

373. On the community of property, 135. Familism, 387.

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scot, 333.

Farrar, Sir George, 51.

Geneva Bible, used by the Puritans, 6.
Fast, before leaving Holland, 41. In a Gibbs, Mr., mate of the Sparrow, 131.
time of drought, 142.

Gibbs, Mr., 228.
Fells, Mr., 219, 220.

Gilson, William, Assistant, 306.
Felt, Joseph B., Rev., 132, 141, 169, 209. Girling, expedition of, to recover Penob-
Fenwick, George, signer of the confedera-

tion, 423 ; of a treaty, 440. Commis. Glover, Rev. Mr., 343.
sioner, 430.

Goats, 209, 215, 366, 376, 379.
Fessenden, G. M., cited, 95.

Goffe, Thomas, 213, 228.
Fire-arms and ammunition, Indians sup- Goodman, John, 449, 454, 455.
plied with, 235, 238, 275, 337.

Goodyeare, Steven, 440.
Fish, caught, 100, 105, 137. Used for Gorges, Sir Ferdinando, 95, 225. Cited,

manure, 100, 105, 142. Sent to Spain, 148. Weston's abuse of, 150. Grant
202, 299.

from, 251. Project for making Gov.
Fishing, at Damariscove Islands, 114, 115, ernor of New England, 328.

156. By gangs at Plymouth, 137. De- Gorges, John, 148.
bate in Parliament respecting, 141. Fa- Gorges, Robert, grant to, 148, 168. His
tal to Plymouth, 158, 168, 262. Of government, 149.

Calls Weston to ac-
Lyford's and Oldham's friends at Cape count, 150; arrests him, 152. Returns
Ann, 196. Of Allerton for bass, 267 to England, 154.
- 271, 273, 280, 282, 286.

Gorton, Samuel, 425, 443, 444.
Fitcher, Lieutenant, at Merry-Mount, 236. Gosnold, Bartholomew, names Cape Cod,
Fletcher, Moses, 449, 454.

77.
Fletcher, Thomas, 201, 202, 213.

Gott, Charles, 266.
Forefathers' Day, 88.

Governors of Plymouth, 90, 99, 101, 156,
Fort Orange, now Albany, 234.

306, 307, 315, 327, 343, 351, 362, 367,
Fortune, arrival of the, 91, 105, 114, 142. 425, 431.

Its departure, 105, 108. Freight of the, | Granger, Thomas, 397.
108, 110, 118. Captured, 110, 118, 122. Greene, Richard, 129.
Arrives in England, 118, 122.

Greene, William, 118-120.
Fox, John, cited, 3.

Green's Harbor, lands granted at, 303.
Fox-skins, 344.

Incorporated as Rexhame, and after-
Frankfort, troubles at, 3.

ward called Marshfield, 303, 372, 426.
Freeman, Edmund, Assistant, 367, 377, Gregson, Thomas, commissioner, 423, 430.

384, 408. Brother-in-law of Beau- Gudburn, Peter, 213.
champ, 378, 404. Witness to agree. Guiana, proposition among the Pilgrims
ment with Sherley, 382.

to settle in, 27.
Freeman, Edmund, Jr., 404.
Freeman, James, Rev., 82.

H.
Freeman, John, 404.
French, supply Indians with fire-arms, 235, Hanson, Captain, 152.
238. See Indians.

Hanson, Alice, xviii.
French discipline, 197.

Hartford, trade there, 313.

Aid from,
Fresh River, the Connecticut, 311.

against Indians, 428.
Friendship, arrival of the, 268, 270, 275, Hatherly, Timothy, 151, 213, 227. Part-

287. Sails, 271. Charged to the gen- ner with the Plymouth colony, 246, 258,
eral account, 280, 379, 402.

268, 280, 282, 287. Arrives at Massa-
Fugitives, rendition of, 420.

chusetts, 268, 271. His excuses and
Fulham Library, discovery there of Brad- conduct, 269, 271 - 276. Visits Kenne-

ford's History of Plymouth, v. Notice bec and Penobscot, 274, 275. Re-
of, vii.

turns to England, 275. Troubled about
Fuller, Edward, and family, 449, 454. the Friendship, 301. Settles at Scituate,
Fuller, Samuel, 51, 76, 448. Physician,

301, 368.

His accounts, 302. Assist-
264, 278, 279, 306. His death, 314, 451. ant, 343, 351, 367, 377, 384, 408.
His family, 449, 451, 454.

Hathorne, William, commissioner, 430.

Haynes, John, Governor of Massachusetts,
G.

335.

Heath, Thomas, 213.
Gainsborough, church at, 10, 411.

Hibbins, William, 401, 403.
Galopp, John, 360.

Higgins, John, settler at Nauset, 426.
Gardenar, Richard, 449, 454.

Higginson, Francis, 264. Ordained, 266.
Gardiner, Sir Christopher, 294 - 297. Hilton, Edward, 240.
Gardner, Lieutenant, 356.

Hilton, William, 96, 105.
Geneva, 3, 9.

Hingham, 368, 370.
Gibbons, Major, commands troops 435. Hobbamok, 103, 114. Expresses fears,

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