19. Summarize After this they chose, or rather confirmed, Mr. John Carver (a
man godly and well approved amongst them) their Governor for that
year. And after they had provided a place for their goods, or common
store (which were long in unlading for want of boats, foulness of the
winter weather and sickness of divers) and begun some small cottages for
their habitation; as time would admit, they met and consulted of laws and
orders, both for their civil and military government as the necessity of
their condition did require, still adding thereunto as urgent occasion in
several times, and as cases did require.
In these hard and difficult beginnings they found some
discontents and murmurings arise amongst some, and mutinous speeches
and carriages in other; but they were soon quelled and overcome by the
wisdom, patience, and just and equal carriage of things, by the Governor
and better part, which clave faithfully together in the main.