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And third, there was no religious motive or bond. That such an unidealistic enterprise should not flourish on American soil is worth noting. AND THIRD THERE WAS NO RELIGIOUS MOTIVE OR BOND THAT SUCH AN UNIDDEALISTIC ENTERPRISE SHOULD NOT FLOURISH ON AMERICAN SOIL IS WORTH NOTING
sea, and there were probably temporary camps there previous to 1620, formed by fishermen and traders who visited the New England coast to traffic with the natives. But it was not until the arrival of Thomas Weston in 1622 that Weymouth's history really begins. And then it begins in a topsy-turvy way, so unlike Puritan New England that it makes us rub our eyes, wondering if it is really true. This Thomas Weston, who was a merchant adventurer of London, took it into his head to establish a colony in the new country entirely different from the Plymouth Colony. He had been an agent of the Pilgrims in their negotiations with the Plymouth Company, and when he broke off the connection it was to start a settlement which should combine all of the advantages, with none of the disadvantages, of the Plymouth Colony. First of all, it was to be a trading community pure and simple, with its object frankly to make money. Second, it was to be composed of men without families and familiar with hardship. EA AND THERE WERE PROBABLY TEMPORARY CAMPS THERE PREVIOUS TO SIXTEEN TWENTY FORMED BY FISHERMEN AND TRADERS WHO VISITED THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TO TRAFFIC WITH THE NATIVES BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THOMAS WESTON IN SIXTEEN TWENTY TWO THAT WEYMOUTH'S HISTORY REALLY BEGINS AND THEN IT BEGINS IN A TOPSY TURVY WAY SO UNLIKE PURITAN NEW ENGLAND THAT IT MAKES US RUB OUR EYES WONDERING IF IT IS REALLY TRUE THIS THOMAS WESTON WHO WAS A MERCHANT ADVENTURER OF LONDON TOOK IT INTO HIS HEAD TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN THE NEW COUNTRY ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FROM PLYMOUTH COLONY HE HAD BEEN AN AGENT OF THE PILGRIMS IN THEIR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE PLYMOUTH COMPANY AND WHEN HE BROKE OFF THE CONNECTION IT WAS TO START A SETTLEMENT WHICH SHOULD COMBINE ALL THE ADVANTAGES WITH NONE OF THE DISADVANTAGES OF THE PLYMOUTH COLONY FIRST OF ALL IT WAS TO BE A TRADING COMMUNITY PURE AND SIMPLE WITH ITS OBJECTIVE FRANKLY TO MAKE MONEY SECOND IT WAS TO BE COMPOSED OF MEN WITHOUT FAMILIES AND FAMILIAR WITH HARDSHIP
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