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The
Mayflower Compact
November 11, 1620
[This was November 21, old style calendar]
In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the Loyal Subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord, King James, by the Grace of God, of England, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, e&.
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Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names at Cape Cod the eleventh of November, in the Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King James of England, France and Ireland, the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini, 1620.
| Mr. John Carver |
Mr. Stephen Hopkins |
| Mr. William Bradford |
Digery Priest |
| Mr. Edward Winslow |
Thomas Williams |
| Mr. William Brewster |
Gilbert Winslow |
| Isaac Allerton |
Edmund Margesson |
| Miles Standish |
Peter Brown |
| John Alden |
Richard Bitteridge |
| John Turner |
George Soule |
| Francis Eaton |
Edward Tilly |
| James Chilton |
John Tilly |
| John Craxton |
Francis Cooke |
| John Billington |
Thomas Rogers |
| Joses Fletcher |
Thomas Tinker |
| John Goodman |
John Ridgate |
| Mr. Samuel Fuller |
Edward Fuller |
| Mr. Christopher Martin |
Richard Clark |
| Mr. William Mullins |
Richard Gardiner |
| Mr. William White |
Mr. John Allerton |
| Mr. Richard Warren |
Thomas English |
| John Howland |
Edward Doten |
| Edward Liester |
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The
following is from the e-text used to create this online version of The
Mayflower Compact:
There followed the signatures of 41 of the 102 passengers, 37 of whom were members of the "Separatists" who were fleeing religious persecution in Europe.
[byGosh.com
note - The names of the signers above were obtained from a different
source and included here for readers who might be interested]
This compact established the first basis in the new world for written laws. Half the colony failed to survive the first winter, but the remainder lived on and prospered.
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