Show NEW YORK GOAL OF PILGRIMS Their Original Intention Was to Found a Colony There but Plant Plan Were Frustrated 1 The Pilgrim Fathers might have hue founded New York If It It had not been for tor the bribing of at the Mayflower skipper skipper skip skip- per by the Dutch who persuaded him to keep the tile Pilgrims from the mouth month of ot the great river which they planned to settle with a colony olony of ot their own The ancient charter of ot the Pilgrims gave them land which probably Included In eluded New York The patent was granted to them after atter they fled from the Virginia company This grant was not exactly the Instrument the Pilgrims Pil PI- grime grims wanted because of at Its religious provisions The Pilgrims wished d to get a patent that would permit penult them the fullest liberty of ot worship but the king refused to give them a charter In 10 which a definite stipulation of at religious lous ious freedom was contained So they were forced torce to content themselves I with the Virginia patent It being beng suggested suggested sug by their sympathizers that In 10 Inthe inthe the wilderness they would probably not be disturbed l. l |