Xizong (Zhu Youjiao) ascended the throne; the following year was named the first year of Tianqi. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史 卷22 萬曆四十八年)
In the eighth month of autumn they attacked Ming and seized Shenyang; the Ming troops withdrew without fighting and turned back. (Draft History of Qing (Qingshigao) 清史稿 卷1 天命5年八月)
Western Europe (7)
The seven-year joint-stock terms between merchant investors and emigrants (16 and over, £10 per person = one share, etc.) were fixed in writing. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.3649)
The Leiden believers boarded at Delfshaven. The tide would not wait, so they hurried the farewell; pastor Robinson knelt and prayed. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4304)
With a fair wind they reached Southampton, and met the large ship from London and the rest of the party (the Mayflower). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4313)
At Southampton they answered disagreement over changed contract terms with a letter to the investors dated August 3. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4363)
Right after departure, the small ship Speedwell began to leak, so both ships turned back into port to discuss repairs. Cushman wrote a letter here on August 17. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4679)
Returning from Dartmouth to Plymouth (England), they gave up the Speedwell and packed everyone into one ship, the Mayflower. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4891)
On September 6 they all boarded one ship and went back to sea in a fair wind. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4899)
Eastern Europe & Russia (1)
Tsar Mikhail and the patriarch ordered Archbishop Kyprian of Siberia to investigate how Yermak lived and died; the archbishop gathered testimony from Russians and Tatars. (Remezov Siberian Chronicle 레메조프본 ст.114)
The Americas (6)
During the voyage they met severe storms several times; the upper deck leaked, a middle beam bent, and it cracked. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.4928)
They reached the harbor at Cape Cod and fell to the ground to thank God. The text continues describing a desolate shore, with no friends to meet them, no inn, and no houses. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.5070)
On December 6, ten men in a shallop went to explore the bay further. At night they saw the smoke of native fires, and in the morning they split into two groups that combed the shore and the woods. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.5295)
Early in the morning they were attacked by natives shooting arrows, but they drove them off without anyone being hurt (the 'first encounter'). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.5394)
On December 15 they moved the ship, and on the 16th, with a good wind, they safely entered the harbor they had explored earlier (Plymouth). (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.5483)
Before landing, everyone signed the covenant (the Mayflower Compact), setting the foundation of joint government; John Carver was confirmed as governor that year. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.5566)