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It was very soon settled, however, and remained as the north end of Plymouth for a hundred and six years, until 1726. Governor Bradford writes, in regard to its colonization: "Y^e people of y^e plantation begane to grow in their outward estate ... and as their stocks increased and y^e increase vendible, ther was no longer any holding them togeather, but now they must of necessitoe goe to their great lots: they could not otherwise keep catle; and having oxen grown they must have land for plowing and tillage. IT WAS VERY SOON SETTLED HOWEVER AND REMAINED AS THE NORTH END OF PLYMOUTH FOR A HUNDRED AND SIX YEARS UNTIL SEVENTEEN TWENTY SIX GOVERNOR BRADFORD WRITES IN REGARD TO ITS COLONIZATION YOU PEOPLE OF YOUR PLANTATION BEGAN TO GROW IN THEIR OUTWARD ESTATE AND AS THEIR STOCKS INCREASED AND YE INCREASE VENDABLE THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY HOLDING THEM TOGETHER BUT NOW THEY MUST OF NECESSITY GO TO THEIR GREAT LOTS THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE KEEP CATTLE AND HAVING OXEN GROWN THEY MUST HAVE LAND FOR PLOUGHING AND TILLAGE
is country in 1897. Now it rests after its career of infinite hazard, in a case in the Boston State House, elaborately protected from fire and theft, from any accidental or premeditated harm, and Kingston must content itself with a copy in Pilgrim Hall at Plymouth. Kingston's history commences with a manuscript and continues in the same form. If you would know the legends, the traditions, the events which mark this ancient town, you will have to turn to records, diaries, memoranda, memorial addresses and sermons, many of them never published. It is rather odd that this serene old place, discovered only two or three days after the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, is so devoid of a printed career. As soon as the Pilgrims had explored the spot, they put themselves on record as having "a great liking to plant in it" instead of in Plymouth. But they decided against it because it lay too far from their fishing and was "so encompassed with woods," that they feared danger from the savages. ED TO THIS COUNTRY IN EIGHTEEN NINETY SEVEN NOW IT RESTS AFTER ITS CAREER OF INFINITE HAZARD IN A CASE IN THE BOSTON STATE HOUSE ELABORATELY PROTECTED FROM FIRE AND THEFT FROM ANY ACCIDENTAL OR PREMEDITATED HARM AND KINGSTON MUST CONTENT ITSELF WITH A COPY IN PILGRIM HALL AT PLYMOUTH KINGSTON'S HISTORY COMMENCES WITH A MANUSCRIPT AND CONTINUES IN THE SAME FORM IF YOU WOULD KNOW THE LEGENDS THE TRADITIONS THE EVENTS WHICH MARK THIS ANCIENT TOWN YOU WILL HAVE TO TURN TO RECORDS DIARIES MEMORANDA MEMORIAL ADDRESSES AND SERMONS MANY OF THEM NEVER PUBLISHED IT IS RATHER ODD THAT THIS SERENE OLD PLACE DISCOVERED ONLY TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS AT PLYMOUTH IS SO DEVOID OF A PRINTED CAREER AS SOON AS THE PILGRIMS HAD EXPLORED THIS SPOT THEY PUT THEMSELVES ON RECORD AS HAVING A GREAT LIKING TO PLANT IN IT INSTEAD OF IN PLYMOUTH BUT THEY DECIDED AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT LAY TOO FAR FROM THEIR FISHING AND WAS SO ENCOMPASSED WITH WOODS THAT THEY FEARED DANGER FROM THE SAVAGES
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