. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . Pierce, in name their first patent had beentaken out. He procured another patent of larger extent, intending to keepit for his own benefit; but his treachery met its punishment. Having embarkedwith a company of one hundred and nine persons, his vessel was dismastedand driven back to Portsmouth. His property was purchased by the Ply-mouth settlers, and the passengers and goods being embarked in another ves-sel, arriv
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . Pierce, in name their first patent had beentaken out. He procured another patent of larger extent, intending to keepit for his own benefit; but his treachery met its punishment. Having embarkedwith a company of one hundred and nine persons, his vessel was dismastedand driven back to Portsmouth. His property was purchased by the Ply-mouth settlers, and the passengers and goods being embarked in another ves-sel, arrived safely at Plymouth, in July, 1623. The connection of the Pilgrimswith the trading company in London, who were their partners in the scTiemeof colonisation, was attended with many inconveniences. To meet theirengagements the colonists were obliged to submit to the payment of exces-sive usury, and to trade at a serious disadvantage. One of their number,Isaac Allerton, was sent to London in 1626. He returned in the spring of1627, having obtained a loan of two hundred pounds at thirty percent, inter-est, and laid it out in goods suitable for the supply of the colony.^. Edward Winslow(1595-1655) 634 THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES [1627-1630 ] At the end of the seven years originally limited in the agreement betweentlie Plymouth colonists and the London adventurers, the London partnersagreed to sell out their interest for £1,800, or about $9,000, to be paid in nineannual instalments. Eight of the principal colonists, in consideration of asix years monopoly of the Indian traffic, gave their private bonds for theamount. The joint-stock principle was now abandoned; a division wasmade of the movable property; and twenty acres of land, nearest the town,were assigned in fee to each colonist. The soil of New Plymouth was very poor; some not very successfulattempts were made at the cultivation of tobacco; but the chief reliance topay for cloths and other goods from England was the
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