and i look into that in my book and highlighted a few incidents, the statements by endicott and others at the time. ... the colonies position but also deep within the plymouth congregation. this was the first of a number of trips taken over the next few years to the bay colony. his ability to impact the disease was likely minimal but he spent many hours in consultation with the puritan leaders of salem who had no argument at the time and on later visits he engaged in similar discussions with john winthrop and others of the 16 \30{l1}s{l0}\'30{l1}s{l0} migration. the question before all who immigrated in the early years of massachusetts was how to form churches and undertake worship. the answer was to be found in those who form congregations themselves such as forming it to lay initiative. in letters to governor bradford, in his letter book and copied into the book of the plantation, he praised him for his knowledge of mr. robinsons church and expressed his view that he, john endicott, believed plymouth faithful were servants of one master and of the same household. and that gods people