Do by These Presents Solemnly and Mutually

Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour 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 another, covenant and combine ourselves together into …

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 meaning?

Glory of God, Christian faith, honor of our king and riches. Do by these presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick. Mutually – Shared feelings. Covenant- A binding agreement. Civil – Normal People.

What do the colonists aboard the Mayflower agree to combine themselves into what does this mean?

The rest of the Mayflower Compact is very short. It simply bound the signers into a “Civil Body Politic” for the purpose of passing “just and equal Laws . . . for the general good of the Colony.” But those few words expressed the idea of self-government for the first time in the New World.