Enterprise of the Mayflower

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. After they had come near to drowning and starvation, and had encountered savages on a desolate coast, these adventurers finally found much happiness; and our play ends well and with a wedding. The enterprise which we enact for you was in measure the beginning of America. We have a marvellous history to set forth, so you must pardon our poor acting and Simple stage, on the which we cannot hope to Show the ocean or the desert, nor yet the doings Of our pilgrims as they should be.