. The May-flower and her log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 : chiefly from original sources . CHAPTER II The May-Flowers ConsortThe Speedwell 1 S the Speedwell was the first vessel pro-cured by the Leyden Pilgrims for theemigration, and was bought by them-selves ; as she was the ship of their his-toric embarkation at Delfshaven, and thatwhich carried the originators of the en-terprise to Southampton, to join the May-Flower, — whoseconsort she was to be; and as she became a determiningfactor in the latters belated departure for New England, shemay justly claim mention here as indeed an inseparable
. The May-flower and her log, July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 : chiefly from original sources . CHAPTER II The May-Flowers ConsortThe Speedwell 1 S the Speedwell was the first vessel pro-cured by the Leyden Pilgrims for theemigration, and was bought by them-selves ; as she was the ship of their his-toric embarkation at Delfshaven, and thatwhich carried the originators of the en-terprise to Southampton, to join the May-Flower, — whoseconsort she was to be; and as she became a determiningfactor in the latters belated departure for New England, shemay justly claim mention here as indeed an inseparable part and parcel of the May-Flowers voyage. The name of this vessel of associate historic renown withthe May-Flower was even longer in finding record in theearly literature of the Pilgrim hegira than that of the largership. It first appeared, so far as discovered, in 1669—nearlyfifty years after her memorable service to the Pilgrims —on the fifth page of Nathaniel Mortons New EnglandsMemorial. ^ Davis, in his Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth,^ makesa singular error for so competent
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