簡介 公約內容“以上帝的名義,阿門。 吾等 據此于耶穌公元1620年11月11日,吾王英格蘭、法蘭西、愛爾蘭等十八世暨蘇格蘭第五十四世君主陛下在位之年,在科德角簽署姓名如下,以資證明。 (THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT In the name of God, Amen.五月花號公約We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc., having undertaken, for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian faith, and honor of our king and country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the Northern parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. ) In witness whereof we have under subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the 11th of Novemben, ine the year of the reign of our sovereign lord, KING James, of England,France,and Ireland the eighteenth,and of Scotland the fifity-fourth.Anno Domini 1620. 公約性質《五月花號公約》是美國歷史上第一份政治性契約。 歷史意義 |
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