ate Library,
is a folio measuring eleven and one-half inches in length, seven and
seven-eighths inches in width and one and one-half inches in thickness.
It is bound in parchment, once white, but now grimy and much the worse
for wear, being somewhat cracked and considerably scaled. Much
scribbling, evidently by the Bradford family, is to be seen upon its
surface, and out of the confusion may be read the name of Mercy
Bradford, a daughter of the governor. On the inside of the front cover
is pasted a sheet of manilla paper, on which is written the following:--

"_Consistory Court of the Diocese of London_

In the matter of the application of The Honorable Thomas Francis
Bayard, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in London of the
United States of America, for the delivery to him, on behalf of the
President and Citizens of the said States, of the original manuscript
book entitled and known as The Log of the Mayflower.

Produced in Court this 25th day of March, 1897, and marked with the
letter A.

HARRY W. LEE
Registrar.
1 Deans Court
Doctors Commons"

Then come two manilla leaves, on both sides of which is written the
decree of the Consistorial Court. These leaves and the manilla sheet
pasted on the inside of the front cover were evidently inserted after
the decree was passed.

Next comes a leaf (apparently the original first leaf of the book), and
on it are verses, signed "A. M.," on the death of Mrs. Bradford. The
next is evidently one of the leaves of the original book. At the top of
the page is written the following:--

This book was rit by govener William bradford and given to his son
mager William Bradford and by him to his son mager John Bradford. rit
by me Samuel bradford mach 20, 1705.

At the bottom of the same page the name John Bradford appears in
different handwriting, evidently written with the book turned wrong side
up.

The next is a leaf bearing the following, in the handwriting of Thomas
Prince:--

TUESDAY, June 4--1728

Calling at _Major John Bradford's_ at Kingston near Plimouth, son of
Major Wm. Bradford formerly Dep Gov'r of Plimouth Colony, who was
eldest son of Wm. Bradford Esq their 2nd Gov'r, & author of this
History; ye sd Major John Bradford gave me _several manuscript
octavoes_ wh he assured me were written with his said Grandfather
Gov'r Bradford's own hand. He also gave me a _little Pencil Book_
wrote with a Blew lead