Mayflower Bastard: A Stranger Among the PilgrimsDavid Lindsay, researching old records to learn details of the life of his ancestor, Richard More, soon found himself in the position of the Sorcerer's Apprentice-wherever he looked for one item, ten more appeared. What he found illuminated not only More's own life but painted a clear and satisfying picture of the way the First Comers, Saints and Strangers alike, set off for the new land, suffered the voyage on the Mayflower, and put down their roots to thrive on our continent's northeastern shore. From the story, Richard emerges as a man of questionable morals, much enterprise, and a good deal of old-fashioned pluck, a combination that could get him into trouble-and often did. He lived to father several children, to see, near the end of his life, a friend executed as a witch in Salem, and to be read out of the church for unseemly behavior. Mayflower Bastard lets readers see history in a new light by turning an important episode into a personal experience. |
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... took up its tolling again. But you must have wondered, too, at what lay behind his words, which in the end were only patterned after the general model: the providence of God, the depravity of man, more or less. Was the old captain ...
... took place on February 11, 1611, in the Shipton church, under the conventional square wooden tower. Katharine and Samuel spoke the words of promise and faith and forever, the Anglican minister blessed their union, and the fact was ...
... took the opportunity to ask him about the painting. “Yes, well, dead animals are cheaper than live ones,” he quipped, gripping the wheel with his gloves. It was by the Dutch painter Pieter van Oordt, he said, and had been housed in ...
... took a position as the personal secretary to Edward, Lord Zouch, a post he kept until his lordship's death in 1625.3 If Samuel needed a change from his situation at home, Lord Zouch provided a first-rate opportunity. Zouch had spent his ...
... took me next to the church in Shipton, where Richard More was baptized. I stood at the baptismal font, resting my hands on its edge, and tried to imagine a baby's skin against its coarse texture. Before leaving, I entered my name into ...
Contents
THE PROMISED LAND | |
A MOTHERS WISH | |
TO | |
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF RICHARD MORE | |
THE BELL | |
THE QUAKER CRISIS | |
BATTLES LARGE AND SMALL | |
UNDER WATCHFUL EYES | |
HYPOCRISY UNMASKD | |
HYSTERIA | |
STONE REMAINS | |