Sunday, Aug. 27/Sept. 6
                              Ship on course for Plymouth.  Speedwell in
                              company.

Monday, Aug. 28/Sept. 7
                              Made Plymouth harbor, and came to anchor in
                              the Catwater, followed by consort.

Tuesday, Aug. 29/Sept. 8
                              At anchor in roadstead.  At conference of
                              officers of ship and consort and the chief
                              of the Planters, it was decided to send the
                              Speedwell back to London with some 18 or 20
                              of her passengers, transferring a dozen or
                              more, with part of her lading, to the
          
                    may-Flower.

Wednesday, Aug. 30/Sept. 9
                              At anchor in Plymouth roadstead off the
                              Barbican.  Transferring passengers and
                              lading from consort, lying near by. 
                              Weather fine.

[Goodwin notes (Pilgrim Republic, p. 57) that “it was fortunate for the overloaded may-Flower that she had fine weather while lying at anchor there, . . . for the port of Plymouth was then only a shallow, open bay, with no protection.  In southwesterly gales its waters rose into enormous waves, with such depressions between that ships while anchored sometimes struck the bottom of the harbor and were dashed in pieces.”]

Thursday, Aug. 31/Sept. 10
                              At anchor in Plymouth roadstead. 
                              Transferring cargo from Speedwell.

Friday, Sept. 1/Sept. 11
                              At anchor in Plymouth roadstead. 
                              Transferring passengers and freight to and
                              from consort.  Master Cushman and family,
                              Master Blossom and son, William Ring, and
                              others with children, going back to London
                              in Speedwell.  All Of SPEEDWELL’S
                              passengers who are to make the voyage now
                              aboard.  New “governour” of ship and
                              assistants chosen.  Master Carver
                              “governour.”

[We have seen that Christopher Martin was made “governour” of the passengers on the may-Flower for the voyage, and Cushman “assistant.”  It is evident from Cushman’s oft-quoted letter (see ante) that Martin became obnoxious, before the ship reached Dartmouth, to both passengers and crew.  It is also evident that when the emigrants were