THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT（1620）
  Composed by William Bradford Adopted November 11， 1620
  [This Compact， drawn up in the cabin of the Mayflower， was not a constitution， a document defining and limiting the functions ofgovernment. It was， however， the germ of popular government in America.
me myself and i  Governor Bradford makes this reference to the circumstances under which
  the Compact was drawn up and signed：
  This day， before we came to harbour， observing some not well affected to unity and concord， but gave some appearance of faction， it was thought good there should be an association and agreement， that we should combine together in one body， and to submit to such government and governors as we should by common consent agree to make and choose， and set our hands to this that follows， word for word.]
  In the name of God， Amen.
  We whose names are underwritten， the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord， King James， by the grace of God， of Great Britain， France and Ireland king意外之外 篱落素素， defender of the faith， etc， having undertaken， for the glory of God， and advancement of the Christian faith， and honor of our king and country， a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia， do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God， and one of another， covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic周成海 白静， for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid； and by virtue hereof to enact， constitute， and frame such just and equal laws， ordinances， acts， constitutions， and offices， from time to time三千鸦杀青青， as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony， unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the 11 of November， in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord， King James， of England， France， and Ireland the eighteenth， and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620.
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ifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620.
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