[Bradford, op. cit.  Deane’s ed. p. 68, note.  Russell (Pilgrim Memorials, p. 15) says:  “The ships put back into Dartmouth, August 13/23.”  Goodwin (op. cit. p. 55) says:  “The port was reached about August 23.”  Captain John Smith strangely omits the return of the ships to Dartmouth, and confuses dates, as he says “But the next day after leaving Southampton the lesser ship sprung a leak that forced their return to Plymouth,” etc.  Smith, New England’s Trials, 2d ed. 1622.  Cushman’s letter, written the 17th, says they had then lain there “four days,” which would mean, if four full days, the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th.]

Sunday, Aug. 13/23
                              Lying at anchor with Speedwell leaking
                              badly in Dartmouth harbor.  No passengers,
                              except leaders, allowed ashore.

[Cushman in his letter to Edward Southworth, written at Dartmouth, August 17, says that Martin, the “governour” of the passengers in the may-Flower, “will not suffer them the passengers to go, ashore lest they should run away.”  This probably applied especially to such as had become disaffected by the delays and disasters, the apprenticed ("bound”) servants, etc.  Of course no responsible colonist would be thus restrained for the reason alleged.]

Monday, Aug. 14/24
                              Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor. 
                              Speedwell at Quay taking out lading for
                              thorough overhauling.

Tuesday, Aug. 15/25
                              Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.

Wednesday, Aug. 16/26
                              Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor. 
                              Speedwell being thoroughly overhauled for
                              leaks.  Pronounced “as open and leaky as a
                              sieve.”  Much dissatisfaction between the
                              passengers, and discontent with the ship’s
                              “governour” Master Martin, between whom
                              and Mr. Cushman, the “assistant,” there is
                              constant disagreement.

[Cushman portrays the contemptible character and manner of Martin very sharply, and could not have wished to punish him worse for his meannesses than he has, by thus holding him up to the scorn of the world, for all time.  He says, ‘inter alia’:  “If I speak to him, he flies in my face and saith no complaints shall be heard or received but by himself, and saith:  ’They are froward, and waspish, discontented people, and I do ill to hear them.’”]

Thursday, Aug. 17/27
                              Lying at anchor, Dartmouth harbor.  Consort
                              being searched and mended.  Sailors offended
                              at Master Martin because of meddling.