1627.
The first distribution of Lands amongst the Inhabitants of New-Plimouth.
A Colony of English planted upon the Island of Barbados, which in a short time increased to 20000, besides Negroes.
1628.
Mr. John Endicot arrived in New-England [p. 251.] with some number of people, and set down first by Cape-Ann, at a place called afterwards Gloster, but their abiding place was at Salem, where they built the first Town in the Massachusets Patent.
The Indians at the Massachusets, were at that time by sickness decreased from 30000 to 300.
Nevis or Mevis planted now by the English 3 or 4000 upon it.
Mr. Morton of Merrimount taken prisoner by the Massachusets, and sent into England.
1629.