. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . ileges, to adventurers who . ^ And com- undertook to found settlements. One such charter merciaiit sold to agents representing the struggling Pil- attempts at^grim colony, which, by accident, had been foundedwithin the New England Councils territory (p. 53). Somesmall trading stations, also, were established under suchgrants; and in 1623 there came a more ambitious Gorges, son of the most active member of thePlymouth Council, was granted lands near Boston harbor,with a charter empowering him to rule settlers accord- 4
. The story of American democracy, political and industrial . ileges, to adventurers who . ^ And com- undertook to found settlements. One such charter merciaiit sold to agents representing the struggling Pil- attempts at^grim colony, which, by accident, had been foundedwithin the New England Councils territory (p. 53). Somesmall trading stations, also, were established under suchgrants; and in 1623 there came a more ambitious Gorges, son of the most active member of thePlymouth Council, was granted lands near Boston harbor,with a charter empowering him to rule settlers accord- 47 48 BEGINNINGS OF NEW ENGLAND ing to such lawes as shall be hereafter established bypublic authoritie of the state assembled in Parliamentin New England. The Council also commissioned him^General Governor of all settlements to be formed intheir vast territory, — which caused the feeble Pilgrimcolony to dread his coming. He brought to MassachusettsBay an excellent company, containing several gentlemen,two clergymen, and selected farmers and mechanics; but. VIRGINIA AND NEW ENGLAND 1620 after one winter the colony broke up. The gentle Bradford,governor and historian of Plymouth, wrote with unusuallygrim humor that Gorges departed, haveing scarce salutedthe Cuntrie of his Government, not finding the state ofthings hear to answer his qualitie. The forces at work so far in settling New England, exceptfor the Pilgrims at Plymouth, were mainly success was to come from a new force just ready to takeup the work of colonization. AND ENGLISH PURITANISM 49 This force urns Puritanism. The established church inEngland was the Episcopalian. Within that church the dom-inant party had strong High-church leanings p^^^j^gjj^and was ardently supported by the royal head ofthe church,—Elizabeth, James, Charles, in turn ; but it wasengaged in constant struggle with a large, aggressive Puritanelement. Puritanism was much more than a religious sect. Itwas an ardent aspiration for
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