The great hope, and for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world

The LORD is the help of my life

All great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.

Having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine our selves together.

But it pleased God to visit us then with death daily, and with so general a disease that the living were scarce able to bury the dead.

As one small candle may light a thousand, so the light here kindled hath shone unto many, yea in some sort to our whole nation.

We could not now take time for further search or consideration, our victuals being much spent, especially our beer.