Bradford
Living in Holland is bad.
Our children are becoming corrupted by the Dutch children.
Going back to life in Scrooby would mean our lives would be jeopardy.
We have decided that the New World is God's promised land for us.
The main decision is not whether to travel over to the New World or not, but where to settle. Jamestown is a miserable place (death, Godless Anglicans, cannibalism, Gentry, slavery), however North of Jamestown might be too dangerously cold for the group and populated with Indians. Lastly, there is talk about settling in South America, but with that comes more risks, being located near the Spanish, Catholics, etc.
Bradford: our leader has written:
"after humble prayers to God for His protection and assistance and a genral conference, they consulted what perticuler place to pitch upon, & prepare for. Some (& none of ye meanest) had thoughts & were ernest for Guiana, or some of those fertill places in those hott climats; others were for some parts of Virginia, wher ye English had all ready made enterance, & begining. Those for Guiana aledged that the cuntrie was rich, fruitfull, & blessed with a perpetuall spring, and a florishing greenes; where vigorous nature brought forth all things in abundance & plentie without any great labour or art of man... if they should ther live, & doe well, the jealous Spaniard would never suffer them long, but would displante or overthrow them, as he did ye French in Florida, who were seated furder from his richest countries; and the sooner because they should have none to protect them, & their owne strength would be too smale to resiste so potent an enemie, & so neare a neighbor. On ye other hand, for Virginia it was objected, that if they lived among ye English wch wear ther planted, or so near them as to be under their goverment, they should be in as great danger to be troubled and persecuted for the cause of religion, as if they lived in England, and it might be worse. And if they lived too farr of, they should neither have succour, nor defence from them."
DECISION: Knowing all of these potential plans, where should we intend to settle, in South America, Jamestown, or North of Jamestown, or somewhere else?
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