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ere discussed, and on October 20, 1629, the court met to elect the new governor, and having received extraordinary great commendations of Mr. John Wynthrop, both for his integrity, and sufficiency, did put in nomination for that place the said John Winthrop, and he was by a general vote, by erection of hands, chosen to be Governor for the ensuing year. Winthrop's voyage to America is described with minuteness day by dayin his diary. It begins:— Anno Domini, 1630, March 29, Monday (Easter Monday). Riding at the Cowes, near the Isle of Wight, in the Arbella, a ship of 350 tons, whereof Capt. Peter Milborne was Master, being manned with 52 seamen and 28 pieces of ordnance, etc. At the present day this seems a pretty large armament for such a little canoe of a ship; however, disregarding the proverb of a century or more later, that Greater ships may venture more, but little boats should keep near shore, they sailed from Old England, and after a long voyage full of incident and per