5 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (1)
Left Vice Censor-in-Chief Yang Lian impeached Wei Zhongxian's twenty-four crimes, but the charges were not accepted. (History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals 明史 卷22 天啟四年)
The Americas (4)
At the election of new officers, the governor asked to resign and proposed adding more assistants. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.8196)
Winslow brought in from England, with supplies, three heifers and a bull, which became the start of cattle in this land. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.8262)
When the plotting and factions came to light, the governor held a court, summoned the whole population, and prosecuted Lyford and Oldham. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.8949)
By the guilty verdict, Oldham was to be banished at once and Lyford after a six-month reprieve. (Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation Bradford 1908 Jameson판 OCR l.9253)