This page is heavily indebted to the following manuscript:
"Of Plymouth Plantation", William Bradford. The Pilgrims in America. Edited with an introduction by Harvey Wish. Donated from Theology Library School of Theology at Claremont California.
Page 155
This year John Billin[g]ton the elder (one that came over with the first) was arained, and both by grand & petie jurie found guilltly of willfull murder, by plaine & notorious evidence. And was for the same accordingly executed. This, as it was the first execution amongst them, so was it a mater of great sadnes unto them. They used all due means about his triall, and tooke the adbive of Mr. Winthrop and other the ablest gentle-men in the Bay of the Massachusets, that were then new-ly come over, who concured with them that he ought to dye, and the land to be purged from blood. He and some of his had been often punished for miscariages, before, being one of the profanest families amongst them, They came from London, and I know not by what freinds shufled into their company. His facte was, that he way-laid a yong-man, one John New-comin, (about a former quarell,) and shote him with a gune, wherof he dyed. . . .
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