Worcester.
A re-enactment of the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers’ ship the Mayflower, bound for America.
M/S of a group of people dressed in period costumes outside quaint thatched cottages. One of the women appears to be dressed as Elizabeth I ( if so this is historically inaccurate ), she is presenting something to one of the men.
M/S of men and women dressed as Puritans, two men in large black hats appear to be signing an agreement. M/S of a procession of Puritans singing as they pass a group of people in modern dress, watching the ceremony.
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