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Bully on the Mayflower
Bradford explains how many passengers on the Mayflower have started becoming very sick. One crew memeber on the Mayflower kept intagonizing and taunting these ill passengers. In Bradford's opinion God helped the Pilgrims by making this man became very sick and eventually die. "Thus his curseslight on his own head, and it was an astonishment to all his fellows for they noted it to be just hand of God upon him" (Bradford 29). -
Mayflower needs a new beam
While out at sea, the Mayflower begins to start to break down, but most importantly the main beam to the ship had bowed and cracked. Most of the crew was nervous on to either go on or go back home, because they had reached the middle of the voyage. Fortunatley, they found a great iron screw that is just what they needed in order to fix the beam and be able to keep sailing. "So they commited themselves to the will of God and resolved to proceed" (Bradford 30). -
Man Overboard
While out at sea, the Puritans faced many obstacles, but one that was common was storms, the waves would crash above the boat taking passengers sometimes. One storm was very severe and a man got swalloed by the wave when it crashed against the boat and the man went overboard but luckily had a rope got caught around his leg and saved his life. "It pleased God that he caught hold of the topsail halyards which hung overboard and ran out at length." (Bradford 30). -
Diseases
After the Purtians finally arrive in the new world. They still cannot catch a break and with hunger and not sanitary clothing, many people started to get scurvy and other diseases. Fortunately, those who were not battling illnesses, picked up the work load and helped everyone that couldn't help themselves. "The Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity they were not at all with infected with either sickness or illness." (Bradford 32). -
Native Americans
While the Puritans are finally settlind down in these foreign lands, they encounter through their eyes these savages that are native to the lands. These savages stole tools from the Purtians one night, but a man that looked like these savages, but spoke english came one day and became very helpful for the Puritans. "Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation." (Bradford 33).
