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Endecott
[ en-di-kuht, -kot ]
noun
- John, 1588?–1665, colonial governor of Massachusetts 1644–65, born in England.
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Settlers were living at Salem as early as 1626 and Endecott, with a considerable immigration, arrived in 1628.
One of the partners, John Endecott, was selected to occupy the land.
But Endecott's rash action endangered the whole enterprise, which required at this stage the extreme of prudence.
There were some, like the Brownes whom Endecott sent out of the colony, that were even unwilling to surrender the prayer book.
Did Endecott remember, we wonder, a certain incident connected with the royal ensign at Salem?
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