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Quotation from The Mayflower Compact by The Mayflower Pilgrims
“Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia”
The Mayflower Compact, Opening clause (Avalon Project transcription from Bradford)
The signers state the purposes of their voyage, joining religious and patriotic aims and naming the territory of their patent.
Citation: "Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the northern Parts of Virginia" — The Mayflower Pilgrims, The Mayflower Compact, Opening clause (Avalon Project transcription from Bradford). (id mayflower-compact-q2)
Portrait: The Mayflower Compact, 1620, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, Public domain.
