know any complotters in this horrible treason, justifying the fact to be good and warrantable by religion, denying the king to be his liege lord or God's anointed, because he held him an heretic. He was quick and careless in his answers unto all objections that touched not this treason, flicking and scoffing at all that misliked him, and only repented him the deed was not done, saying that God would have concealed it, and the devil only discovered it. Now to return to the rest of the conspirators, who, notwithstanding the silent and secret dispose of the affairs aforesaid, yet T. Winter, the next day after the delivery of the letter, told Christopher Wright that he understood of an obscure letter delivered to the Lord Mounteagle, advising him not to appear at the parliament house the first day, and that the Lord Mounteagle had no sooner read it, but instantly carried it to the Earl of Salisbury, The council not knowing how which news was presently made far this treason might extend, nor known unto the rest, who, after what degrees of persons were in divers conferences, agreed to see this conspiracy, yet well perceived further trial, but howsoever, Percy to be commenced and practised by resolved to stay the last hour upsome discontented papists, gave on Monday morning, the 4th of order to the Lord Mayor of Lon- November. Catesby rode away, don and the City of Westminster Percy being then at Sion, the next to set a civil watch at their gates. day early in the morning, being The common people muttered, and the very day of their desperate imagined many things: the nobles attempt, Percy and the rest plainly knew not what to say, nor whom perceiving by general speeches, unto clear or suspect, and for certain usual watches, as also by hearing days a general jealousy possessed a nobleman say to the Lord Mountthem all. This day of discovery eagle, All is discovered, Percy, being the appointed day of Parlia- | Winter, Wright, and divers others, ment, the king deferred his going presently took horse to meet at until the Saturday following, and the appointed hunting at Don the Tuesday there were as many Church, where, coming late that bonfires in and about London as night, they said to Digby and the the streets could permit, the people rest all was discovered, who therepraising God for his most gracious upon left hunting and prepared to delivery, wishing that day for ever stand in arms and raise rebellion. to be held festival. The same Tuesday morning Grant broke up Master Bennock's stable in Warwick, a horse rider, and took from thence divers horses belonging to noblemen and gentle The Spanish ambassador made bonfires and threw money amongst the people; the like gladness was showed by the ambassador of the Archduke, and by those of the French and Dutch Church. men. The sudden rumour no sooner spread abroad but all the country was jealous of rebellion, and with all speed armed themselves. The next day being Wednesday, all but Th. Winter met at Don Church, where they divulged many detestable untruths against the king and state, omitting no scandal which they thought might serve their traiterous purpose, and that they were now assembled and prepared to some special service for the advancement of the Catholic cause, hoping thereby to have drawn into their rebellion all those of their religion, and other wilful malcontents, and in that manner passed by divers places in Warwickshire, laying hands upon all munition they could for war, viz.at the Lord Windsor's, etc. From Wednesday until Friday they were chased by Sir Richard Verney, the Sheriff of Warwickshire, unto the skirts of Worcestershire, where Sir Richard Walsh, sheriff of that county, knowing them to be entered into Stephen Littleton's house at Halbach, raised his forces and beset them round, which at first they derided, saying he had need of better assistance, etc., thinking themselves to be of greater strength than indeed they were, being never full eighty strong, beside many of their household servants forsook them hourly, and being now desperate of any further succour, resolved to come forth together and up at once; but whilst they were thus concluding, they having before laid certain gunpowder to dry the room, which had taken wet, being carried through rain and rivers, a church miller chanceth to let a coal of fire fall into the powder, which blasted them all more or less. Young Winter was shot into the arm with a musket; then issued forth Catesby and Percy, who were both slain with one shot in their breasts; after them issued both the Wrights, who were slain outright, Thomas Winter, thinking to have been as fortunate, was taken alive. Catesby, at his death, said the plot and practice of this treason was only his, and that all others were but his assistants, chosen by himself for that purpose, and that the honour thereof only belonged unto himself. The Sheriff, having entered the house, apprehended all he found, and sent them unto sundry gaols, and from thence conveyed them to the Tower of London. ARRIVAL OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS IN AMERICA. (From a Journal ascribed to Governor Bradford.) A.D. 1620. to land, compassed about to the very sea with oaks, pines, juniper, and other sweet wood. There we relieved ourselves with wood and water, and refreshed our people, while our shallop was fitted to coast the bay, to search for a habitation. There was the greatest store of fowl that ever we saw. ON Wednesday, the 6th of Septem- | about four miles over from land ber 1620, the wind coming eastnorth-east, a fine small gale, we loosed from Plymouth, having been kindly entertained and courteously used by divers friends there dwelling; and after many difficulties in boisterous storms, at length, by God's providence, upon the 9th of November following, by break of the day, we espied land, which we deemed to be Cape Cod, and so afterward it proved. And the appearance of it much comforted us, especially seeing so goodly a land, and wooded to the brink of the sea. It caused us to rejoice together, and praise God that had given us once again to see land. And thus we made our course south-south-west, proposing to go to a river ten leagues to the south of the Cape. But at night, the wind being contrary, we put round again for the bay of Cape Cod; and upon the 11th of November we came to an anchor in the bay, which is a good harbour and pleasant bay circled round, except in the entrance, which is And every day we saw whales playing hard by us, of which in that place, if we had instruments and means to take them, we might have made a very rich return, which to our great grief we wanted. For cod we assayed, but found none; there is good store no doubt in their season. Neither got we any fish all the time we lay there, but some few little ones on the shore. We. found great mussels, and very fat and full of sea-pearl; but we could not eat them, for they made us all sick that did eat, as well sailors and passengers. The bay is so round and circling, that before we could come to anchor, we went round all the points of the compass. We could not come | just and equal laws, ordinances, This day, before we came to harbour, observing some not well affected to unity and concord, but gave some appearance of faction, it was thought good there should be an association and agreement, that we should combine together in one body, and to submit to such government and governors as we should, by common consent, agree to make and choose, and set our hands to this that follows, word for word : The same day, so soon as we could, we set ashore fifteen or sixteen men, well armed, with some to fetch wood, for we had none left, as also to see what the land was, and what inhabitants they could meet with. They found it "In the name of God, Amen. to be a small neck of land; on this We, whose names are underwritten, | side where we lay is the bay, and the loyal subjects of our dread the further side the sea; the ground sovereign lord, King James, by or earth sand-hills, much like the the grace of God, of Great Britain, Downs in Holland, but much betFrance, and Ireland, king, defender ter; the crust of the earth a spit's of the faith, etc., having under- depth, excellent black earth, all taken for the glory of God and wooded; the wood for the most advancement of the Christian faith, part open and without underwood, and honour of our king and coun- fit either to go or ride in. At try, a voyage to plant the first night our people returned, but colony in the northern parts found not any person nor habitaof Virginia, do by these presents tion, and laded their boat with solemnly and mutually, in the pre- juniper, which smelled very sweet sence of God and one of another, and strong, and of which we burnt covenant and combine ourselves the most part of the time we lay together into a civil body politic, | for our better ordering and preservation, and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such | her, having been forced to cut her there. Monday the 13th of November, we unshipped our shallop, and drew her on land to mend and repair down in bestowing her betwixt the decks, and she was much opened by the people's lying in her; which kept us long there, for it was sixteen or seventeen days before the carpenter had finished her. Our people went on shore to refresh themselves, and our women to wash, as they had great need. But whilst we lay thus still, hoping our shallop would be ready in five or six days at the furtherest, some of our people, impatient of delay, de- | sired for our better furtherance to travel by land into the country, to see whether it might be fit for us to seat in or no ; and the rather, because, as we sailed into the harbour, there seemed to be a river opening itself into the main land. The willingness of the persons was liked, but the thing itself, in regard to the danger, was rather permitted than approved; and so with cautions, directions, and instructions, sixteen men were set out, with every man his musket, sword, and corselet, under the conduct of Captain Miles Standish, unto whom was adjoined, for counsel and advice, William Bradford, Stephen Hopkins, and Edward Tilley. Wednesday, the 15th of November, they were set ashore, and when they had ordered themselves in the order of a single file, and marched about the space of a mile by the sea, they espied five or six people with a dog, coming towards them, who were savages; who, when they saw them, ran into the wood and whistled the dog after them. First they supposed them to be Master Jones, the master, and some of his men, for they were ashore and knew of their coming; but after they knew them to be Indians, they marched after them into the woods, lest other of the Indians should lie in ambush. But when the Indians saw our men following them, they ran away with might and main; and our men turned out of the wood after them, for it was the way they intended to go, but they could not come near them. They followed them that night about ten miles by the trace of their footings, and saw how they had come the same way they went, and at a turning perceived how they ran up a hill, to see whether they followed them. At length night came upon them, and they were constrained to take up their lodging. So they set forth three sentinels; and the rest, some kindled a fire, and others fetched wood, and there held our rendezvous that night. In the morning, so soon as we could see the trace, we proceeded on our journey, and had the track until we had compassed the head of a long creek; and there they took into another wood, and we after them, supposing to find some of their dwellings. But we marched through boughs and bushes, and under hills and valleys, which tore our very armour in pieces, and yet could meet with none of them, nor their houses, nor find any fresh water, which we greatly desired and stood in need of; for we brought neither beer nor water |