New Plimmoth Gard is assembling a reenactmnet of a visit from 3 english Ships with letters of marque that docked in Plymouth Harbor in May of 1646. We are planning a May 16 & 17 2015 on the Plymouth Ma waterfront. This post is soliciting Northeast 17th century mariners and others who would like to participate. Reply by PM to New Plimmoth Gard . Historical context from Of Plimoth plantation: Anno Dom: 1646. About ye midle of May, this year, came in 3. ships into this harbor, in warrlike order; they were found to be men of warr. The captains name was Crumwell, who had taken sundrie prizes from ye Spaniards in ye West Indies. He had a comission from ye Earle of Warwick. He had abord his vessels aboute 80. lustie men, (but very unruly,) who, after they came ashore, did so distemper them selves with drinke as they became like madd-men; and though some of them were punished & imprisoned, yet could they hardly be restrained; yet in ye ende they became more moderate & orderly. They continued here aboute a month or 6. weeks, and then went to ye Massachusets; in which time they spente and scattered a great deale of money among ye people, and yet more sine (I fear) then money, notwithstanding all ye care & watchfullnes that was used towards them, to prevente what might be.
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 01:59:31 +0000
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