Chief of the Pilgrim, Or Life and Time of William Brewster

Ashbel Steele

1857

Contents

• ACTION OF BREWSTER MEETING: 29
• Robinsons and Brewsters letter to friends in London on: 35
• A distressing drought this third summer of their settlement: 43
• Elizabeths sense of right when unprejudiced: 48
• Statement of their church organization and usages furnished: 51
• Difficulties in the embassy met and overcome: 57
• His reception and entertainment at Flushing: 63
• The earl accepts the viceroyalty: 70
• Brewsters position under him: 77
• CHAPTER VI: 85
• Queen of Scots executed Davison fined and committed to: 91
• Brewster leaves the metropolis: 95
• The place to which Brewster retired: 107
• CHAPTER X: 119
• Action of the High Commission Court respecting nonconformists: 125
• Ceremonies and conclusion of a treaty: 127
• CHAPTER I: 132
• Ancient Brewster families: 139
• Its University condition of this people in Leyden: 155
• The condition and number of their congregation: 159
• Mr Robinson pastor of the emigrant company takes part in: 165
• CHAPTER XV: 171
• Brewsters visit to England: 177
• 1621: 181
• Objections to leaving Holland considered and answered: 185
• Letter of Sir Edwin ndys to Robinson and Brewster: 191
• Perplexed affairs of the Virginia Company: 196
• The patent obtained: 202
• 42: 203
• Winslows report of Robinsons address as they are about: 208
• CHAPTER II: 218
• Twice forced to put back on account of the Speedwells disability: 220
• At Cape Cod Saturday Nov 11 examining party sent on shore: 228
• Fourth week at the cape third exploring expedition: 235
• Dec 11 0 S 21 N S last exploring party land on the main: 240
• Each erect their own dwelling the Elder not excepted: 251
• Embassies to the neighboring Indians: 266
• CHAPTER XXIV: 272
• A day of fasting and supplication: 277
• Indians less friendly: 278
• Third year stirring incidents: 285
• The Court: 288
• A day of thanksgiving: 296
• Mr Lyford sent over to officiate as minister at New Plymouth: 305
• CHAPTER XXVII: 311
• Death of James the First loyalty of the pilgrim leaders: 321
• 1627: 328
• Brewsters position at court: 333
• Another trading post on the Kennebec River: 335
• CHAPTER XXIX: 343
• Difficulties on the northern border with the French: 357
• 16341636: 366
• CHAPTER XXXII: 372
• CHAPTER XXXIII: 381
• The burial: 389
• The development of principles institutions the marked features: 397
• Extracts from Webster in reference to the Mayflower and Elder: 415

Bibliographic information

• Title: Chief of the Pilgrim, Or Life and Time of William Brewster
• Author: Ashbel Steele
• Published: 1857
• Original from: University of Lausanne
• Digitized: Jul 16, 2009