Among the latter were two Jesuit priests, to one of whom, Father Andrew White, we owe a charming account of the voyage.

Baltimore, in his written instructions to his brother, manifested his policy of toleration, by directing him to allow no offence to be given to any Protestant on board, and to cause Roman Catholics to be silent "upon all occasions of discourse concerning matters of religion."[10] The expedition did not get away from England without trouble.

The attempt to divide the territory of Virginia was not popular, and Catholics were looked upon as dangerous persons.

The effort of the emigrants to sail without subscribing the necessary oaths caused the ships to be brought back by Admiral Pennington.[11] It was not until November 22, 1633, that they got off, and the ships took the old route to Virginia--by way of the West Indies.
February 27, 1634, they reached Point Comfort, where the king's letter addressed to Sir John Harvey insured them a kind reception.

Here they learned that the Indians of the Potomac were excited over a rumor that they were Spaniards coming to subdue the country.