...a youth. Before leaving the Mayflower, our forefathers drew up and signed the following instrument. 'In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten,...loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c. " Having...

...of our history answer. Before they landed they drew up the following instrument — " IN THE NAME or GOD, AMEN — We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign, King James ^ by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, defender of the Faith ; having...

...heads of families, and unmarried men not attached to families represented by their respective heads. " In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten,...subjects of our dread sovereign lord. King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c., having...

...memorable document, which may be regarded as the beginning of American liberty, was drawn up as follows : " In the name of God, Amen. We, whose names are underwritten,...subjects of our dread sovereign lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c. — having...

...heads of families, and unmarried men not attached to families represented by their respective heads. " In the name of God, Amen. We,, whose names are underwritten,...subjects of our dread sovereign lord, King: James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c., having...

...Before landing, they adopted a solemn compact or constitution of government in the following words : ' In the name of God, amen ; we, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign King James, having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honour...

...as this is the first, and indeed, the only instrument of the kind extant, we insert it a^length : " In the name of God — amen. We, whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign, King James, having undertaken, for the glory of God, and the advancement of the Christian faith, and...

...King. James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honour of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia,...

...King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, Prance and Ireland, king, defender of the faith, &c. — having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia,...

...amen ; we, whose names are Nov underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign King James, having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia,...