m lilil;UlMMk<wm m ^im mmilili mm KVl y^ iiiiiiii.' NEW ENGLAND AND LYMOUTW OLD ENGLAND iHplffisi'iiil ::iHS!':::;^'!:| Hsj-KiS ' Commemorating '! ' i| 5: '••Xlitf.ff The Tercentenary || , ^ the the , of Landing of ,„ , Pilgrims.. ...Ji ill ', ^JNGHAM] SEDHAM) 1620 W)m " - =YAR~- HART' 5VI0UTH ?. FOKD H^M LIBRARY Connecticut Agricultural College VO L- [ e y fi<f CLASS_NO^_____.%JrM--^-)^'^- COST 7-9.T!AiOi^ P_'^J_?__-i^i'!r5^^_-i-_C_. l?A-fI. srSvs;i;:;r?^;»ir '^ 3 1153 0005531Q This "book may be kept ont TWO WE3KS and is subject to a fine of TWO CE5TS a day thereafter. It -will be due on the day In- dloated below. NOV 2 7 1936 0EC^19|t2 TOWNS of NEW ENGLAND AND ©lb Cnglanb IRELAND and SCOTLAND Tart I "3 Hin X p O 0) 3, du a 4 a. STI^EET T\^U6T ^STATE CoN\P/\NY BoSToN^ TOWNS NEW ENGLANDOF AND 0lh Cnslanb, IRELAND a//,/ SCOTLAND ^ TAT^T I ^ Connecting Links between Cities and Towns New England of ^nd Those of the Same Name in England, Ireland and Scotland Containing Narratives, Descriptions, and Many Views, some done from Old Prints Also much Matter pertaining to i;f)e Jf ounberS anb Settlers of i^etu €nglanb and to their Memorials on both sides of the Atlantic JVritten by Allan Forbes and Printed to Commemorate The Tercentenary of THE LANDING of the PILGRIMS PUBLISHED BY ^. ^. ^utnam*g ^ons! NEW YORK AND LONDON MCMXXI This Work was planned and prepared by direction and under the auspices of The State Street Trust Coupany Boston, ilassachusetts U.S.A. The general treatment of the cover design is an adaptation of title-page designs of the was of period of James I, who King England, Scotland and Ireland at the time of the Pilgrim movement. The use of the thistle and the rose, sym- bohzing the union of Scotland and England, was common during that period. The Coat of ,\rms at the top of the design is that of Great Britain as used under the Stuarts. The III in original Coat of Arms formall)- adopted b)- Edward 1340, with the of the Irish quartered the Ulies of France leopards England, harp being added by Henrj- \TII, and the lion of Scotland by the Stuarts. "Dieu et Mon Droit'" was the battle-cr>- of Richard I at Gisors in the year to to God alone. He iiq5. signifving that he was subject not France, but III is adopted it for the motto of the .\rms of England. Edward " also responsible for the motto, Honi Soit Qui Mai Y Pense," which is the motto of the Order of the Garter. The Seal at the base of the The columns upon either side is that of the Ph-mouth Colony. an e.xact lower portion of the design between the pillars gives representation of the tablet inscribed "MayfJower, 1620," which marks the spot on the Barbican in PU-mouth, England, from which the Pilgrims embarked in the " Ma\dlower." A drawing of a ship of that period is placed in the design directly below this tablet. / 813 ? Copyright, 1920 BY THE STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY Boston, Mass, U. S. A. Printed in the United States of America TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Andover, Massachusetts 43 Barnstable, Massachusetts 46 Bath, iVIaine 50 Maine ~j Belfast, 58 Beverly, Massachusetts 62 Bristol, Maine, Rhode Island and New Hampshire 68 Cambridge, Massachusetts 74 Chatham, Massachusetts 82 Chelmsford, ^Massachusetts 87 — — Dartmouth New Bedford Bedford, Massachusetts 93 Dedham, Massachusetts 104 Dorchester, Massachusetts m Dublin, New Hampshire 124 Falmouth, Massachusetts 127 Gloucester, Massachusetts 130 Groton, Massachusetts 144 Hartford, Connecticut 150 Harwich, Massachusetts 158 Hingham, Massachusetts 162 Melrose, Massachusetts 170 Northampton, Massachusetts 175 Nonvich, Connecticut 181 PljTnouth and Southampton, Massachusetts 17 Portsmouth and Rye, New Hampshire 186 Sandwich, Massachusetts 194 Wareham, Massachusetts 201 Woodstock, \'ermont and Connecticut 203 Worcester, Massachusetts 208 Yarmouth, Massachusetts 216 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Plymouth, Massachusetts Frmilispiece Map of England showing English Towns mentioned in Part I Opposite Foreword Pilgrim Fathers Memorial, Southampton, England 16 Barbican, Plymouth, England 20 Mayflower Tablet 20 Tablet and Inscription on the Wall of the Barbican, Plymouth, England 22 Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, England 23 Tablet placed near the Supposed Landing Place of the Pilgrims, Provincetown, Massa- chusetts 24 Pilgrim Memorial Tower, Town Hill, Provincetown, Massachusetts 25 Plymouth Rock, Plymouth, Massachusetts 26, 28 Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts 29 Pilgrim Monument, Plymouth, Massachusetts 30 Remains of the Wreck of the English Vessel "Sparrowhawk" 31 Leyden Street, Plymouth, Massachusetts 32 Present View of Leyden Street 34 Delfshaven, Holland 35 Arrival of the N. C. 4 at Plymouth, England 37 Walls of Southampton, England 39 West Gate, Southampton, England 40 Water Gate, Southampton, England 41 Brechin Hall, Andover Theological Seminary, Andover, Massachusetts 43 Upper Clatford \'illage, near Andover, England 44 Chancery Street, Andover, England 44 Parish Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Barnstaple, England 47 Barnstaple, England, showing the Bridge 48 Sacrament Rock, Barnstable, Massachusetts 48 Sir John and Lady Popham Monument in the Parish Church, Wellington, England ... 51 Popham Memorial 52 Fort Popham and Site of Popham Memorial at the Mouth of the Kennebec River .... 53 "Doughboys" at Roman Baths, Bath, England S4 Bath, England 56 The Royal Crescent, Bath, England 56 Belfast, Ireland 59 High Street, Belfast, Ireland, 1786 60 Castle Place, Belfast, Ireland, 1843 61 Cloth Shield in rooms of Liberty Lodge, Beverly, Massachusetts 63 Reply of Thanks from Beverley, England 63 Beverley Minster, Beverley, England 64 North Bar, Beverley, England 65 Market Place, Beverley, England 66 Cabot Tower, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England 69 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Pring Memorial. Bristol, England 70 Bristol, England 71 West Mew of Cambridge, England 73 Cambridge, England 73 Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England 75 Harvard Memorial Chapel and Window, St. Saviour's Church, Southwark, London ... 76 Harvard Memorial \\'indow. Chapel of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England 76 Harvard House, early Home of John Harvard's Mother, Stratford-on-Avon, England . 76 Granite Shaft to the Memory of John Harvard 77 Cup Given to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England 77 Church and Priory of Ste. Marie Overie (now St. Saviour's), Southwark, London .... 78 Harvard College, 1726 80 Royal Dock Yard, Chatham, England . 83 Prospect of His Majesty's Royal Navy 84 "Mayflower" Inscription in front of the Old Twin Lights, Chatham, Massachusetts ... 83 Boulder and Tablet marking the probable Grave of William Nickerson, Chatham, Massa- chusetts 86 Chelmsford, England 88 .\11 Saints Church, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 90 Chelmsford, England, and the River Chelmer 92 St. Mary's Church, Chelmsford, England 92 "New Bedford Fifty Years Ago" (1808) 94 East View of Bedford Bridge, 1790 94 Reply from Dartmouth, England 96 Bedfordshire 98 Gosnold Memorial 99 Landing of Bartholomew Gosnold 99 Dartmouth, England, and the Harbour icxs Dartmouth, England, showing Dartmouth Castle 100 Birth of the Whaling Industry, New Bedford, Massachusetts 102 John Bunyan's Cottage, Elstow, near Bedford, England 103 Southern Yiew of the Court-House, Dedham, Massachusetts 105 Norfolk Agricultural Society's Exhibition 105 Bust of Rev. John Rogers 106 "\'ale of Dedham," England 107 Dedham Street, Dedham, England 108 Dedham Church, England 109 Dedham, England no Tablets in First Parish Church, Dorchester, Massachusetts 112 "The New Hospital," Plymouth, England 113 Meeting House Hill, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1847 114 Ancient Roman Pavement at Entrance of the Dorchester High School, Dorchester, Massa- chusetts 116 Hangman's Cottage, Dorchester, England 117 Birthplace of Sir Thomas Hardy, Bockhampton, Dorchester, England 117 St. Peter's Church, Dorchester, England 118 Tablet in the Parish Church of St. Peter's, Dorchester, England 119 Remains of the House in Dorchester, England, in which Rev. John White lived 120 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE High Street West, Dorchester, England 121 Pieces of Bread and Corn-cob brought to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1630 122 View of ParUament House and College Green, DubUn, Ireland 123 Blarney Castle 123 Castle of Dublin 125 Falmouth, England 128 Album presented in 1802 by the Mayor and Town Council of Gloucester, England, to Gloucester, Massachusetts 131 Exterior View of the Album presented by Gloucester, England, to Gloucester, Massa- chusetts 132 Tablet at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Massachusetts 133 Larger View of Tablet on Rock at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Massachusetts 133 Portuguese Church, Gloucester, Massachusetts 135 Stage Fort, First Settlement at Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1623 138 Roger Conant House, first house erected in Gloucester, at Stage Fort, 1623 138 Gloucester, Massachusetts 139 Ancient West Gate House and Bridge, Gloucester, England 140 College Court, Gloucester, England 141 City of Gloucester, England, and Gloucester Cathedral from the River Severn 142 Docks of Gloucester, England 143 Winthrop Family Tomb, Groton Church, Groton, England 146 Groton Church, Groton, England 147 Pieces of Stained Glass from Groton Church, Groton, England 147 East Window, Groton Church, Groton, England, 1875 149 South Window, Groton Church, Groton, England, 1880 149 Rev. Thomas Hooker and his Congregation on their Long Journey from Newtowne (now Cambridge) to found Hartford, Connecticut 152 All Saints Church, Hertford, England 153 Mayor, Aldermen and Councilmen of Hertford, England 153 Port Hill, Hertford, England 155 Monuments in Center Church Burying Ground,