. Homes and haunts of the Pilgrim fathers. too muchpressed with sails. For after she was sold, and put into her old trim ;she made many voyages, and performed her services very sufficiently ;to the great profit of her owners. But more especially, by the cunningand deceit of the Master and his company ; who were hired to stay awhole year in the country: and now fancying dislike, and fearing wantof victuals, they plotted this stratagem to free themselves ; as afterwardswas known, and by some of them confessed. For they apprehendedthat the greater ship, being of force and in which most of the pro
. Homes and haunts of the Pilgrim fathers. too muchpressed with sails. For after she was sold, and put into her old trim ;she made many voyages, and performed her services very sufficiently ;to the great profit of her owners. But more especially, by the cunningand deceit of the Master and his company ; who were hired to stay awhole year in the country: and now fancying dislike, and fearing wantof victuals, they plotted this stratagem to free themselves ; as afterwardswas known, and by some of them confessed. For they apprehendedthat the greater ship, being of force and in which most of the provisionswere stowed ; she would retain enough for herself, whatsoever becameof them or the passengers : and indeed such speeches had been cast outby some of them. And yet, besides other incouragements, the Chief ofthem that came from Leyden went in this ship, to give the Mastercontent. But so strong was self love and his fears, as he forgot all dutyand former kindnesses, and dealt thus falsely with them ; though hepretended otherwise. 136. g 2 5 < 3; Plymouth Amongst those that returned was Master Cushman and his family:whose heart and courage was gone from him before, as it seems ; thoughhis body was with them till now he departed. As may appear by apassionate letter he writ to a friend in London from Dartmouth, whilstthe ship lay there a mending : the which, besides the expressions of hisown fears, it shows much of the Providence of God working for theirgood beyond mans expectation; and other things concerning theircondition in these straits : I will here relate it. And though it discoversome infirmities in him (as who under temptation is free .) : yet afterthis, he continued to be a special Instrument for their good ; and to dothe offices of a loving friend and faithful brother unto them, andpartaker of much comfort with them. The letter is as followeth : Loving friend. My most kind remembrance to you, and yourwife, with loving E. M. ; whom in this world I never look to se
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