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In this clip, from a silent film telling the story of the Puritans, some pilgrims who have traveled to England defend the Puritan Charter and their decision to banish Thomas Morton to England.The clip opens on Governor Winthrop saying goodbye to one of his close friends as the man decides to go back to England. Back in England at Whitehall Palace, the Puritan Charter is investigated. A man, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, founder of Maine, shown in MCU, tries to take control of Massachusetts. The Puritan Charter is argued over, and Thomas Morton defends himself. Some other Puritans say they banished him to England because of his mistreatment of the Indians, but Morton claims to have preached about Puritan teachings. In MS, he speaks to the Indians as he reads from the Bible.