The coming of the peoples . on not only turned the Pil-grims more bitterly against him, but also broughthim enmity from the straggling settlements whichwere springing up on all sides. A new accusation was brought against Mortonin the summer of 1627. He was accused of re-ceiving runaway servants and ^blasphemers^who had been banished from Plymouth. This was perfectly true. Morton, however, waswithin his rights. More than that, he was theonly person who had rights, for the Pilgrims pos-sessed no charter and were living at Plymouth onsufferance, while Morton had a charter and was aloyal member of
The coming of the peoples . on not only turned the Pil-grims more bitterly against him, but also broughthim enmity from the straggling settlements whichwere springing up on all sides. A new accusation was brought against Mortonin the summer of 1627. He was accused of re-ceiving runaway servants and ^blasphemers^who had been banished from Plymouth. This was perfectly true. Morton, however, waswithin his rights. More than that, he was theonly person who had rights, for the Pilgrims pos-sessed no charter and were living at Plymouth onsufferance, while Morton had a charter and was aloyal member of the Church of England. Brad-ford warned him that, unless he walked more care-fully, he would be dealt with harshly; Mine Hostof Merry Mount retorted that two could play atthat game and threatened to *pull their cantingmeeting-house about their ears. Morton saw clearly that a strong alliance wasforming against him. The retirement of theThirty Patentees warned him that the Councilof New England could give him little help. He. j-E = ^a.»is_^ ^ CAPTAIN JOHN SMITHS MAP OF NEW ENGLAND, 1614 Captain John Smith made two voyages of discovery along the New England coast .Though not its first discoverer he explored it fully and wrote a book called Descrip-tion of New England. Up to this time New England was known as North Virginiaand this map published in his book is the first printed record of the name of NewEngland and of many of the names of capes and rivers as we now know them. THE PURITAN FLOOD 255 would fight his own battles! He imported a largecargo of guns and ammunition from England andbegan to trade them for furs, probably with theintention of having a force of well-armed alliesat his back, if the Pilgrims should proceed toextremities. In this action, Morton was clearly in the wrong,and Bradford was not the man to overlook anopportunity. Although Merry Mount was faroutside of any jurisdiction that the Pilgrims mightclaim, they regarded the arming of the Indiansas a serious men
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