. The May-flower and her log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 : chiefly from original sources . llerton, without authority, was, forthe voyage out: For passage ^^ i o o. For diet for elevenweeks at 4s. 8d. per week, total ^3 11 4. [A rather longerpassage than usual.] Constant Southworth came in the sameship and paid the same, £0^ 11 4, which may hence be assumedas the average charge, at that date, for a first-class does not vary greatly from the tariff of to-day, as, reducedto United States currency, it would be about $18; and allow-ing the value of sterling to be about four times this,
. The May-flower and her log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 : chiefly from original sources . llerton, without authority, was, forthe voyage out: For passage ^^ i o o. For diet for elevenweeks at 4s. 8d. per week, total ^3 11 4. [A rather longerpassage than usual.] Constant Southworth came in the sameship and paid the same, £0^ 11 4, which may hence be assumedas the average charge, at that date, for a first-class does not vary greatly from the tariff of to-day, as, reducedto United States currency, it would be about $18; and allow-ing the value of sterling to be about four times this, in pur-chase ratio, it would mean about $73. The expenses of thethirty-five of the Leyden congregation who came over in theMay-Flower in 1629, and of the others brought in the Lionin 1630, were slightly higher than these figures, but the costof the trip from Leyden to England was included, with thatof some clothing. In 1650, Judge Sewall, who as a wealthyman would be likely to indulge in some luxury, gives hisoutlay one way, as, Fare, £2 3 o; cabin expenses, ^4 11 4;total, ^6 14 I. Pilgrim Republic^ pp. 320, 322, 331.
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