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Bully on the Ship
Their was a man who would yell at the poor and would curse their sickness. “But it pleased God before they came half seas over, to smite this young man with a grievous disease, of which he died in a desperate manner, and so was himself the first that was thrown overboard. Thus his curses light on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be the just hand of God upon him" -
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Ship's Beam Cracks
The main beam on the mayflower cracked, but they were lucky enought to have a man on board to fix it. “And as for the decks and upper works, they would caulk them as well as they could, and though with the working of the ship they would not long keep staunch [watertight], yet there would otherwise be no great danger, if they did not overpress her with sails. So they committed themselves to the will of God and resolved to proceed” -
Man Overboard
A young man named John Howland was thrown overboard during a bad storm on the seas. “And in one of them, as they thus lay at hull in a mighty storm, a lusty young man called John Howland, coming upon some occasion above the gratings was, with a seele [sudden lurch] of the ship, thrown into sea; but it pleased God that he caught hold of the topsail halyards which hung overboard and ran out at length” -
Pilgrims Arrive at Cape Cod
The Pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod to look to start their new lives.
“Being thus arrived in a good harbor, and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element…” -
Squanto
The Pilgrims meet Squanto who helped them during their struggles.“…But Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish, and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot [guide] to bring them to unknown places for their profit, and never left them till he died” -
First Thanksgiving
The Pilgrims had their first Thanksgiving and shared meals with the Native Americans
