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Episode 29, The Many Adventures of Standish the Pilgrim.

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a great help. It was the spring of 1625 in Plymouth Colony, when it was time for the annual

election of the governor that we next have something worth reporting. Alden broke the conditions

of his exile and returned, along with some

friends and he ranted in a mad fury. It wasn't a particularly threatening incident, more unsettling.

You get the feeling that the pilgrims were rather embarrassed that they had to see this.

I'm sure anyone who's witnessed such a tirade on public transport at 11pm can relate to this.

I sure know I can.

He was imprisoned while he calmed down and then forced out of the colony once more.

He had to march between two rows of musketeers, who each hit him with

the butts of their guns as he passed, and placed him back on his boat. While all this was going on,

people didn't notice that a ship had arrived, bringing with it Winslow and William Pierce, who had

returned to Plymouth in the Jacob,

after leaving on the charity last year. They were furious at all the problems Leifford and Aldham

had caused for them back in London, where Leifford had such a good name. There had been a huge scandal

where past acts of Leifford came to light,

and it was decided to take no further action, but such ill-feeling had been caused that many of

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