A true declaration of the intollerable wrongs done to Richard Boothby, merchant of India, by two lewd servants to the honorable East India Company, Richard Wylde and George Page as also a remonstrance of the partiall, ingratefull and unjust proceeds of the India Court at home against the said Richard Boothby ... with petition to ... King Charles and the ... Parliament for justice ...
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             A true declaration of the intollerable wrongs done to Richard Boothby, merchant of India, by two lewd servants to the honorable East India Company, Richard Wylde and George Page as also a remonstrance of the partiall, ingratefull and unjust proceeds of the India Court at home against the said Richard Boothby ... with petition to ... King Charles and the ... Parliament for justice ...
             Boothby, Richard.
             East India Company.
          
           [12], 39 p.
           
             s.n.],
             [London :
             June 10, 1644.
          
           
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           A
           TRUE
           DECLARATION
           OF
           THE
           Intollerable
           wrongs
           done
           to
           RICHARD
           BOOTHBY
           ,
           Merchant
           of
           India
           ,
           by
           two
           lewd
           servants
           to
           the
           honorable
           East
           India
           Company
           ,
           
             Richard
             Wylde
             ,
          
           and
           
             George
             Page
             .
          
           As
           also
           a
           Remonstrance
           of
           the
           partiall
           ,
           ingratefull
           and
           unjust
           proceeds
           of
           the
           India
           Court
           at
           home
           ,
           against
           the
           said
           RICHARD
           BOOTHBY
           .
           In
           vindication
           of
           his
           good
           name
           (
           never
           yet
           justly
           stained
           )
           yet
           now
           of
           late
           for
           certain
           years
           had
           in
           unjust
           scandall
           and
           defamation
           ,
           by
           malignant
           adversaries
           ,
           who
           are
           and
           will
           be
           ashamed
           to
           verifie
           their
           malice
           and
           wicked
           censure
           against
           him
           ,
           in
           any
           judicious
           Court
           of
           Equity
           :
           With
           Petition
           to
           his
           most
           gracious
           Majesty
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           and
           the
           most
           right
           Honorable
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           for
           justice
           and
           reliefe
           to
           him
           and
           his
           ,
           thereby
           utterly
           ruined
           in
           worldly
           estate
           ,
           by
           such
           unsupportable
           wrongs
           and
           cruell
           oppressions
           .
        
         
           
             
               He
               that
               justifieth
               the
               wicked
               ,
               and
               he
               that
               condemneth
               the
               just
               ,
               even
               they
               both
               are
               abomination
               unto
               the
               Lord
               ,
            
          
           
             Prov.
             17.
             15.
             
          
        
         
           
             Dr
             Baily
             in
             his
             Practise
             of
             Piety
             .
          
           
             In
             all
             causes
             judge
             aright
             ;
             for
             thou
             shalt
             be
             sure
             to
             find
             a
             righteous
             Judge
             ,
             before
             whom
             thou
             shalt
             shortly
             appear
             to
             be
             judged
             thy self
             :
             at
             which
             time
             thou
             mayst
             leave
             to
             thy
             friends
             this
             for
             thine
             Epitaph
             .
          
           
             
               Nuper
               eram
               Iudex
               ,
               nunc
               judicis
               ante
               Tribunal
               :
            
             
               Subsistens
               paveo
               ,
               judicor
               ipse
               modo
               .
            
          
        
         
           June
           10.
           1644.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           HONOrable
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           the
           most
           Right
           Honorable
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           
             The
             humble
             Petition
             of
          
           Richard
           Boothby
           ,
           
             Merchant
             .
             Most
             humbly
             sheweth
             ,
          
        
         
           HIs
           insupportable
           wrongs
           sustained
           (
           as
           in
           this
           present
           declaration
           in
           print
           ,
           exhibited
           to
           every
           particular
           Member
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           most
           submissively
           beggeth
           your
           Hon
           :
           favours
           (
           even
           for
           the
           tender
           mercies
           of
           God
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           )
           to
           pity
           &
           compassionate
           the
           miserable
           and
           distressed
           estate
           of
           your
           poor
           impotent
           Petitioner
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           (
           a
           wife
           and
           five
           children
           )
           by
           affording
           him
           justice
           in
           the
           causes
           mentioned
           in
           this
           present
           narration
           ,
           and
           such
           justice
           (
           and
           no
           other
           he
           beggeth
           for
           )
           as
           may
           stand
           with
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           good
           construction
           of
           the
           wholsome
           laws
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           Majesty
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           and
           the
           right
           honorable
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           though
           he
           be
           daunted
           with
           exceeding
           great
           fears
           (
           as
           
             Hester
          
           )
           to
           present
           his
           Petition
           in
           that
           most
           right
           honorable
           Court
           ,
           not
           having
           your
           honors
           golden
           Scepter
           of
           grace
           held
           out
           unto
           him
           ,
           yet
           his
           cause
           being
           in
           great
           measure
           like
           hers
           (
           necessitated
           to
           the
           preservation
           of
           her selfe
           and
           nation
           ,
           as
           his
           for
           himself
           and
           family
           )
           he
           is
           forced
           to
           put
           on
           her
           resolution
           ,
           
             If
             I
             perish
             ,
             I
             perish
             .
             Fiat
             voluntas
             Dei
             .
             Iune
          
           10.
           1644.
           
        
      
       
         
           To
           the
           right
           Honorable
           ,
           (
           the
           Honorable
           )
           the
           right
           Worshipfull
           ,
           (
           the
           Worshipfull
           ,
           &c.
           )
           the
           Generality
           of
           the
           honorable
           
             East
             India
             Corporation
             .
          
        
         
           RIght
           Honorable
           ,
           &c.
           
           Two
           things
           have
           coacted
           and
           impulsed
           me
           to
           trouble
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           with
           this
           rude
           Epistle
           :
           The
           one
           is
           an
           ardent
           desire
           I
           have
           not
           only
           to
           expresse
           my
           endeered
           affection
           to
           the
           honourable
           Society
           ,
           but
           also
           my
           willingnesse
           (
           though
           uninvited
           ,
           in
           coming
           to
           counsell
           before
           I
           am
           called
           ,
           presuming
           
           of
           your
           gracious
           pardon
           if
           not
           good
           acceptance
           )
           to
           manifest
           or
           make
           known
           unto
           you
           what
           my
           weak
           capacity
           conceiveth
           behoovefull
           for
           the
           welfare
           and
           indemnity
           of
           the
           honourable
           Company
           of
           India
           Merchants
           in
           their
           right
           worthy
           famous
           action
           of
           Commerce
           .
           The
           other
           is
           for
           vindication
           of
           my
           good
           name
           ,
           never
           yet
           justly
           tainted
           )
           by
           declaration
           of
           the
           intollerable
           wrongs
           which
           I
           
             Richard
             Boothby
             ,
          
           an
           honest
           poor
           member
           of
           the
           India
           Company
           ,
           and
           your
           trusty
           servant
           ,
           hath
           undergone
           both
           in
           India
           ,
           by
           lewd
           ,
           malicious
           ,
           tyrannicall
           ,
           fraudulent
           ,
           jugling
           fellow-servants
           ;
           and
           also
           at
           home
           ,
           by
           partiall
           ,
           injust
           ,
           ingratefull
           ,
           unconscionable
           ,
           corrupt
           Governours
           ,
           and
           timeserving
           Committees
           in
           the
           India
           Courts
           .
        
         
           For
           your
           incouragements
           in
           that
           worthy
           action
           of
           Commerce
           ,
           be
           pleased
           to
           conceive
           charitably
           and
           friendly
           of
           the
           opinion
           ,
           or
           rather
           assured
           knowledge
           of
           a
           weak
           unintelligent
           Merchant
           ,
           that
           the
           trade
           to
           and
           from
           India
           ,
           &
           from
           port
           to
           port
           in
           the
           severall
           places
           of
           India
           ,
           and
           other
           Kingdoms
           neer
           adjacent
           ,
           is
           the
           most
           hopefull
           ,
           beneficiall
           of
           any
           part
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           wherein
           by
           Gods
           blessing
           ,
           a
           competency
           (
           if
           not
           a
           superfluity
           )
           in
           estate
           is
           to
           be
           attained
           unto
           with
           small
           stock
           ,
           in
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6
           ,
           or
           7
           yeares
           time
           ;
           which
           3
           or
           4
           times
           so
           many
           yeares
           spent
           in
           other
           Countries
           ,
           will
           not
           so
           suddenly
           supply
           with
           far
           greater
           stock
           .
           The
           danger
           of
           the
           trade
           by
           sea
           ,
           especially
           in
           those
           oriental
           parts
           ,
           is
           small
           ,
           taking
           the
           opportunity
           and
           season
           of
           the
           yeare
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           favourable
           monsons
           ,
           or
           trading
           winds
           ,
           the
           seas
           so
           calm
           and
           pleasant
           ,
           that
           from
           
             India
          
           to
           
             Persia
             ,
             Bantum
             ,
             Mocco
             ,
             Madagascar
             ,
             Mauritius
             ,
          
           and
           other
           parts
           ,
           the
           ships
           commonly
           tow
           their
           long
           Boats
           ,
           Skiffes
           ,
           and
           Barges
           at
           their
           Stern
           to
           and
           again
           ;
           and
           by
           a
           voyage
           in
           three
           ,
           foure
           ,
           or
           five
           moneths
           time
           too
           and
           again
           ,
           there
           may
           be
           gained
           ,
           30
           ,
           40
           ,
           50
           ,
           60
           ,
           80.
           and
           100.
           
             per
             cent
             .
          
           profit
           ,
           and
           more
           in
           severall
           sorts
           of
           commodities
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           judgement
           and
           discretion
           of
           the
           intelligent
           Merchant
           ,
           in
           making
           choyce
           of
           his
           commodity
           ,
           and
           attaining
           it
           at
           the
           best
           hand
           .
        
         
           Hereof
           I
           will
           not
           much
           insist
           ,
           having
           more
           at
           large
           discoursed
           thereof
           in
           a
           rude
           pamphlet
           tending
           to
           incouragements
           to
           plant
           in
           Madagascar
           (
           which
           perhaps
           may
           hereafter
           come
           out
           in
           print
           )
           where
           I
           could
           wish
           my selfe
           and
           family
           securely
           (
           with
           others
           my
           Countreymen
           )
           seated
           in
           that
           most
           famous
           ,
           pleasant
           ,
           wholsome
           ,
           fruitfull
           Island
           ,
           as
           I
           suppose
           ,
           transcending
           all
           others
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           if
           my
           weak
           purse
           and
           decrepit
           unable
           body
           for
           travell
           ,
           would
           permit
           .
        
         
           The
           other
           cause
           moving
           me
           to
           this
           occasion
           for
           vindication
           of
           my
           good
           name
           ,
           in
           manifestation
           of
           my
           wrongs
           ,
           will
           be
           superfluous
           to
           insist
           upon
           in
           
           this
           Epistle
           ,
           for
           that
           the
           present
           declaration
           thereof
           hereunto
           annexed
           ,
           will
           more
           at
           large
           demonstrate
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           Be
           pleased
           ,
           right
           honourable
           ,
           &c.
           courteously
           to
           accept
           the
           admonishments
           &
           advertisements
           of
           an
           unintelligent
           Merchant
           (
           especially
           in
           matters
           that
           are
           not
           within
           his
           line
           ,
           or
           beyond
           the
           reach
           of
           his
           apprehension
           )
           yet
           in
           some
           things
           I
           may
           peradventure
           say
           more
           by
           industrious
           observation
           and
           affectionate
           duty
           to
           your
           Honours
           Corporation
           ,
           its
           welfare
           and
           indemnity
           ,
           then
           others
           (
           it
           may
           be
           )
           either
           can
           or
           will
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           first
           pla●e
           it
           were
           good
           at
           your
           generall
           Courts
           (
           especially
           at
           the
           election
           of
           your
           Governour
           ,
           Deputy
           ,
           Committees
           and
           Officers
           ,
           )
           not
           to
           be
           absent
           to
           lend
           your
           votes
           in
           ●busing
           fitting
           persons
           thereunto
           ,
           men
           fearing
           God
           ,
           and
           hating
           covetousnesse
           (
           for
           by
           your
           absence
           and
           small
           appearance
           of
           late
           at
           such
           times
           ,
           the
           time-serving
           Governour
           and
           Committees
           ,
           are
           better
           fitted
           to
           band
           together
           ,
           to
           continue
           in
           their
           places
           ,
           or
           to
           elect
           new
           ,
           such
           men
           as
           they
           either
           know
           or
           presume
           will
           be
           for
           their
           accommodation
           the
           one
           to
           the
           other
           ,
           in
           their
           own
           privat
           ends
           .
           )
           And
           if
           at
           such
           election
           some
           pious
           Divine
           spend
           an
           hour
           ,
           or
           lesse
           ,
           in
           godly
           exhortations
           in
           a
           Sermon
           ,
           to
           perswade
           to
           upright
           dealing
           between
           all
           parties
           ,
           as
           well
           in
           the
           differences
           between
           the
           Court
           and
           their
           servants
           ,
           or
           their
           servants
           one
           against
           another
           ,
           as
           for
           their
           fidelity
           and
           industry
           in
           managing
           the
           main
           affairs
           ,
           or
           joynt
           stock
           of
           the
           Company
           .
           It
           may
           not
           perhaps
           be
           accounted
           or
           found
           an
           irksome
           ,
           needless
           ,
           or
           impertinent
           matter
           to
           spend
           an
           houres
           time
           in
           such
           businesses
           ,
           nor
           yet
           a
           superfluous
           charge
           ,
           to
           gratifie
           a
           worthy
           Minister
           for
           his
           pains
           therein
           :
           For
           surely
           ,
           the
           partiality
           ,
           injustice
           ,
           uncharitablenesse
           ,
           and
           ingratitude
           of
           those
           Courts
           ,
           have
           wrought
           much
           wrong
           and
           oppression
           to
           their
           best
           deserving
           servants
           ,
           and
           caused
           connivance
           at
           their
           most
           wicked
           ,
           lewd
           ,
           fraudulent
           ,
           and
           worst
           deserving
           servants
           ,
           being
           blinded
           with
           their
           heaps
           of
           ill-gotten
           goods
           ,
           by
           bribery
           ,
           and
           bopes
           to
           match
           such
           ill-deserving
           men
           in
           marriage
           to
           their
           daughters
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           next
           place
           I
           think
           it
           not
           amisse
           to
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           ,
           that
           charge
           be
           given
           to
           those
           Courts
           ,
           to
           make
           choyce
           of
           their
           India
           servants
           ,
           men
           of
           good
           repute
           and
           credit
           in
           life
           and
           conversation
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           men
           of
           ability
           and
           understanding
           to
           manage
           their
           affairs
           ,
           and
           that
           no
           lewd
           ,
           debauched
           ,
           illlivers
           ,
           prodigall
           unthrifty
           persons
           ,
           prophane
           swearers
           ,
           drunkards
           ,
           and
           lascivious
           persons
           ,
           of
           which
           sort
           too
           many
           have
           been
           entertained
           ,
           by
           favour
           and
           friendship
           in
           Court
           ,
           even
           of
           their
           own
           sonnes
           ,
           kindred
           or
           friends
           ,
           and
           by
           letters
           from
           great
           men
           to
           pleasure
           them
           ,
           (
           sent
           out
           as
           the
           phrase
           hath
           been
           ,
           for
           
           sacrifice
           ,
           or
           by
           such
           voyages
           to
           reclaim
           them
           ,
           which
           is
           rather
           the
           next
           way
           to
           thrust
           such
           persons
           into
           the
           Devils
           mouth
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           them
           ten
           times
           worse
           then
           ere
           they
           were
           before
           )
           which
           turneth
           to
           the
           dishonour
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           prejudice
           of
           the
           honourable
           Company
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           souls
           hazard
           ,
           countenanced
           by
           example
           of
           superionrs
           there
           ,
           given
           to
           all
           excesse
           of
           ryot
           ,
           and
           delighting
           to
           make
           others
           children
           of
           
             Belial
          
           as
           themselves
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           it
           were
           better
           in
           my
           weak
           judgement
           ,
           to
           make
           plain
           downright
           accord
           and
           covenant
           with
           their
           servants
           concerning
           private
           trade
           ,
           rather
           then
           by
           indirect
           conniving
           thereat
           ,
           to
           covenant
           with
           them
           for
           lesse
           salary
           ,
           which
           they
           regard
           not
           in
           any
           comparison
           to
           their
           benefit
           by
           privat
           trading
           ,
           (
           though
           they
           enter
           into
           large
           bonds
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           which
           they
           know
           the
           Court
           never
           hath
           put
           in
           suit
           ,
           nor
           ever
           will
           ,
           as
           not
           effectuall
           by
           the
           lawes
           of
           the
           Land
           )
           which
           is
           as
           difficult
           a
           thing
           to
           reclaim
           in
           their
           servants
           ,
           as
           for
           a
           hungred
           starved
           Cook
           to
           dresse
           curious
           dainty
           viands
           for
           a
           great
           Feast
           ,
           and
           be
           bound
           under
           great
           penalty
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           as
           to
           lick
           his
           fingers
           .
           But
           other
           plain
           covenants
           and
           agreements
           may
           be
           devised
           to
           the
           better
           contentment
           and
           accommodation
           of
           their
           servants
           and
           themselves
           ,
           (
           as
           my self
           hath
           heretofore
           demonstrated
           my
           opinion
           more
           at
           large
           in
           the
           particulars
           to
           the
           India
           Court
           ,
           which
           were
           too
           large
           to
           relate
           in
           an
           Epistle
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           why
           should
           it
           not
           be
           as
           easie
           and
           facile
           a
           matter
           to
           them
           at
           home
           to
           make
           choyce
           of
           their
           President
           and
           Councell
           in
           India
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           choyce
           of
           succeeding
           Captains
           ,
           Masters
           of
           Ships
           ,
           and
           Commanders
           at
           Sea
           by
           occasion
           of
           mortality
           :
           And
           in
           my
           opinion
           the
           same
           course
           they
           take
           in
           the
           one
           ,
           may
           as
           well
           be
           observed
           in
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           not
           to
           leave
           the
           choyce
           of
           succeeding
           places
           of
           eminency
           in
           India
           ,
           to
           their
           servants
           own
           choyce
           ,
           where
           greatnesse
           of
           power
           ,
           hopes
           of
           favour
           and
           privat
           respects
           ,
           will
           cause
           servants
           to
           vote
           one
           for
           another
           ,
           though
           to
           the
           great
           prejudice
           of
           their
           Honorable
           Imployers
           ,
           and
           the
           ruine
           of
           honest
           men
           in
           India
           ,
           who
           are
           conscionable
           in
           their
           duties
           to
           God
           and
           to
           their
           Masters
           ,
           whereby
           much
           disaster
           hath
           befallen
           in
           the
           Companies
           affaires
           ,
           by
           the
           juglings
           and
           defraudments
           of
           deceitfull
           persons
           in
           chiefest
           places
           of
           eminency
           ,
           and
           intollerable
           wrongs
           done
           even
           to
           their
           equals
           ,
           for
           not
           running
           the
           same
           course
           ,
           or
           not
           conniving
           thereat
           ,
           as
           this
           plain
           Declaration
           will
           in
           part
           manifest
           .
           And
           its
           worthy
           the
           consideration
           of
           the
           Honorable
           Company
           ,
           to
           endevour
           its
           reformation
           .
           For
           a
           wicked
           President
           ,
           and
           his
           packed
           main
           part
           of
           Councell
           ,
           can
           easily
           in
           India
           make
           malicious
           shew
           of
           great
           crimes
           fained
           to
           be
           committed
           ,
           against
           an
           honest
           man
           ,
           and
           to
           arraigne
           him
           ,
           condemne
           him
           to
           prison
           ,
           suspend
           the
           salary
           ,
           and
           ship
           him
           home
           a
           delinquent
           ,
           
           before
           ever
           he
           make
           his
           purgation
           to
           the
           Court
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           so
           he
           and
           all
           his
           are
           in
           possibility
           to
           be
           ruined
           unjustly
           .
           For
           it
           is
           no
           small
           matter
           of
           moment
           ,
           considering
           the
           multitude
           of
           dangerous
           disasters
           that
           depend
           thereon
           ,
           whereof
           for
           feare
           of
           discouragement
           to
           any
           undertaker
           in
           those
           adventurous
           imployments
           ,
           I
           forbeare
           the
           relation
           ,
           which
           I
           could
           manifest
           of
           dangerous
           consequence
           both
           at
           Sea
           and
           Land
           ,
           for
           a
           man
           to
           make
           a
           long
           dangerous
           voyage
           to
           India
           ,
           and
           without
           just
           cause
           to
           be
           dismissed
           from
           his
           fair
           fortunes
           to
           seeke
           redresse
           in
           partiall
           unjust
           India
           Courts
           at
           home
           ,
           where
           corrupt
           Governors
           and
           Courts
           when
           they
           have
           voted
           the
           innocency
           of
           the
           party
           abused
           ,
           and
           promised
           restitution
           of
           wrongs
           ,
           shall
           yet
           unconscionahly
           for
           by
           respects
           ,
           recall
           their
           former
           votes
           ,
           and
           plead
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           malignant
           parties
           .
           It
           's
           not
           for
           the
           accommodation
           of
           the
           honorable
           action
           of
           commerce
           to
           question
           the
           Presidents
           power
           and
           authority
           ,
           but
           rather
           to
           defend
           it
           ,
           (
           though
           never
           so
           wicked
           a
           tyrant
           ;
           )
           nor
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           India
           Courts
           to
           be
           curious
           Inquisitors
           into
           the
           Presidents
           actions
           ,
           (
           be
           they
           never
           so
           impious
           ,
           fraudulent
           ,
           or
           oppressfull
           .
           )
           And
           so
           long
           as
           such
           corrupt
           Courts
           at
           home
           are
           not
           reformed
           ,
           it
           were
           better
           for
           an
           honest
           man
           so
           abused
           ,
           to
           hang
           himselfe
           (
           were
           it
           not
           for
           the
           danger
           of
           his
           soule
           )
           then
           to
           undergo
           such
           wicked
           censures
           at
           home
           .
           In
           those
           India
           elections
           it
           is
           good
           to
           make
           choyce
           of
           pious
           Ministers
           ,
           both
           for
           residency
           in
           India
           ,
           and
           aboord
           your
           Shipping
           .
           The
           choyce
           of
           lewd
           men
           of
           that
           worthy
           function
           ,
           hath
           done
           much
           hurt
           among
           your
           servants
           by
           their
           evill
           example
           ,
           surpassing
           others
           in
           those
           lewd
           consuming
           sinnes
           of
           soule
           ,
           body
           ,
           and
           estate
           ,
           
             Alea
             ,
             Vina
             ,
             Venus
             :
          
           Some
           of
           which
           have
           dishonored
           God
           ,
           their
           nation
           and
           profession
           in
           a
           high
           degree
           ,
           and
           made
           no
           conscience
           to
           leave
           their
           spurious
           bastards
           in
           India
           ,
           to
           be
           bred
           up
           in
           Paganisme
           ,
           and
           at
           ripe
           yeares
           to
           be
           had
           in
           esteem
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           whitenesse
           ,
           by
           a
           lewd
           Christian
           bawd
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           common
           harlot
           of
           .
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           it
           seems
           strange
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           a
           government
           in
           India
           by
           a
           President
           and
           Councell
           ,
           should
           be
           established
           by
           a
           privat
           Commission
           never
           seen
           to
           any
           in
           my
           time
           (
           or
           before
           or
           since
           )
           but
           to
           the
           President
           himselfe
           ,
           who
           under
           colour
           of
           that
           power
           and
           authority
           ,
           rules
           as
           a
           Tyrant
           ,
           according
           to
           his
           own
           wicked
           disposition
           ,
           
             Hoc
             volo
             ,
             hoc
             jubeo
             ;
          
           which
           whosoever
           shall
           question
           ,
           is
           in
           danger
           
             ipso
             facto
          
           to
           be
           arraigned
           for
           his
           life
           as
           a
           trayter
           or
           mutiner
           :
           who
           having
           by
           usurpation
           crept
           into
           the
           place
           of
           Presidency
           ,
           makes
           choyce
           of
           three
           more
           of
           Councell
           ,
           whom
           he
           pleaseth
           ,
           which
           he
           proudly
           calleth
           (
           
             His
             Councell
             ,
          
           )
           like
           ambitious
           Cardinall
           
             Wolsey
             (
             Ego
             &
             Rex
             meus
             )
          
           And
           if
           but
           one
           of
           them
           stick
           close
           to
           him
           ,
           whom
           he
           will
           be
           sure
           shall
           be
           a
           son
           
           of
           
             Belial
          
           fit
           for
           his
           purpose
           :
           then
           in
           regard
           of
           his
           double
           voycc
           ,
           he
           carries
           all
           consultations
           or
           acts
           of
           Court
           which
           way
           he
           pleaseth
           ,
           against
           the
           other
           two
           ,
           and
           they
           also
           must
           in
           the
           end
           of
           necessity
           comply
           ,
           or
           else
           their
           own
           ruine
           shall
           shortly
           be
           effected
           .
           Therefore
           in
           my
           simple
           opinion
           ,
           it
           were
           more
           just
           ,
           that
           lesser
           power
           were
           in
           the
           President
           ,
           and
           more
           in
           the
           Councell
           (
           as
           I
           heare
           it
           is
           since
           lately
           somewhat
           amended
           in
           that
           point
           ,
           upon
           my
           complaint
           and
           abuse
           done
           unto
           me
           by
           such
           
             Wylde
          
           government
           .
           And
           me thinks
           it
           were
           not
           amisse
           that
           the
           Presidents
           and
           Councels
           Commission
           ,
           were
           at
           least
           once
           a
           yeare
           read
           at
           a
           publick
           Assembly
           ,
           both
           to
           Merchants
           and
           Sea-men
           ,
           that
           all
           men
           may
           know
           how
           to
           render
           due
           obedience
           to
           superiors
           ,
           nor
           the
           superiors
           to
           Lord
           it
           too
           much
           over
           their
           inferiors
           .
           And
           also
           why
           should
           not
           hereto
           be
           added
           good
           Lawes
           and
           Ordinances
           for
           directions
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           how
           to
           behave
           themselves
           in
           their
           duties
           to
           God
           ,
           their
           loyalty
           to
           their
           Soveraigne
           ,
           the
           welfare
           of
           their
           honorable
           imployers
           ,
           and
           the
           peace
           ,
           tranquillity
           ,
           and
           love
           one
           towards
           another
           ;
           which
           I
           leave
           to
           your
           Honours
           and
           Worships
           considerations
           .
        
         
           I
           may
           not
           let
           passe
           one
           thing
           ,
           which
           I
           conceive
           hath
           been
           a
           curse
           to
           your
           worthy
           designe
           ,
           and
           caused
           no
           small
           disaster
           to
           betide
           to
           the
           Honorable
           action
           of
           Commerce
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           a
           crying
           sinne
           of
           parents
           ,
           wives
           ,
           children
           and
           friends
           of
           your
           deceased
           and
           dead
           servants
           in
           India
           ,
           by
           abusive
           wrong
           done
           to
           the
           estates
           of
           the
           defunct
           three
           sever
           all
           wayes
           :
           The
           first
           is
           in
           regard
           of
           their
           bonds
           and
           covenants
           formally
           yeelded
           unto
           ,
           which
           never
           any
           have
           kept
           ,
           nor
           ever
           any
           will
           observe
           :
           and
           because
           they
           will
           keep
           close
           their
           privat
           trade
           with
           all
           the
           secresie
           they
           can
           ,
           they
           never
           keep
           Merchant-like
           accounts
           for
           fear
           of
           being
           seized
           upon
           by
           some
           malicious
           ,
           tyrannous
           ,
           or
           malevolent
           President
           ,
           or
           others
           in
           authority
           ,
           if
           they
           chance
           to
           do
           or
           say
           any
           thing
           that
           displeaseth
           them
           ,
           so
           that
           in
           stead
           of
           formall
           fair
           accounts
           ,
           they
           kept
           their
           reckonings
           in
           loose
           papers
           in
           their
           pockets
           ,
           or
           bid
           in
           some
           private
           place
           ,
           which
           at
           the
           end
           of
           every
           voyage
           out
           and
           home
           to
           any
           Port
           in
           India
           ,
           they
           lacerate
           and
           dismember
           in
           peeces
           ,
           trusting
           in
           their
           Banjan
           Brokers
           to
           be
           masters
           of
           their
           Ware-houses
           ,
           or
           keepers
           of
           their
           goods
           and
           moneys
           .
           And
           if
           any
           of
           these
           servants
           die
           ,
           (
           being
           loath
           to
           commit
           trust
           to
           their
           own
           countrey-men
           ,
           )
           the
           Banjan
           defrauds
           their
           Executors
           of
           all
           or
           greatest
           part
           of
           their
           estates
           ,
           and
           so
           perhaps
           if
           they
           trust
           some
           supposed
           friend
           their
           Countrey-men
           ,
           they
           do
           the
           like
           ;
           or
           else
           wanting
           time
           in
           thair
           extremity
           of
           sicknesse
           ,
           cannot
           give
           their
           friend
           true
           information
           :
           And
           if
           they
           do
           ,
           peradventure
           the
           Banjan
           and
           the
           supposed
           friend
           agree
           together
           and
           divide
           the
           estate
           into
           shares
           between
           
           them
           .
           The
           second
           is
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           President
           ,
           or
           some
           authorized
           by
           him
           ,
           find
           out
           any
           estate
           of
           the
           deceased
           ,
           the
           goods
           are
           sold
           at
           an
           out-cry
           ,
           and
           the
           moneys
           brought
           into
           the
           Companies
           Cash
           ,
           for
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           Executors
           .
           But
           the
           abuse
           therein
           is
           insupportable
           ,
           as
           formerly
           in
           India
           Courts
           at
           home
           .
           For
           two
           or
           three
           ,
           or
           more
           ,
           will
           covenant
           together
           to
           buy
           them
           at
           under-rates
           ,
           either
           by
           selling
           them
           by
           the
           lump
           in
           great
           parcels
           ,
           that
           the
           meaner
           Merchant
           hath
           not
           means
           to
           pay
           for
           them
           ;
           or
           if
           divided
           ,
           the
           greater
           and
           more
           able
           persons
           ,
           will
           threaten
           the
           underlings
           to
           sit
           on
           their
           skirts
           ,
           or
           to
           doe
           them
           some
           mischief
           ,
           if
           by
           bidding
           a
           higher
           price
           then
           they
           ,
           they
           seek
           to
           buy
           them
           out
           of
           their
           hands
           :
           And
           this
           I
           have
           seen
           with
           my
           own
           eyes
           (
           with
           griefe
           ,
           )
           but
           being
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           could
           not
           prevent
           the
           mischiefe
           to
           the
           defunct
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           I
           would
           have
           endeavoured
           to
           have
           remedied
           .
           The
           third
           abuse
           to
           the
           deceased
           servants
           estate
           ,
           is
           acted
           by
           the
           Court
           Committees
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           by
           defrauding
           the
           Executors
           of
           the
           deceased
           of
           the
           benefit
           of
           the
           exchange
           for
           their
           moneys
           brought
           into
           the
           Cash
           in
           India
           ,
           which
           in
           my
           time
           was
           double
           money
           at
           home
           :
           for
           if
           any
           man
           bought
           of
           the
           deceaseds
           estate
           in
           India
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           there
           make
           speedy
           payment
           ,
           his
           covenant
           was
           to
           pay
           double
           money
           out
           of
           the
           salary
           at
           home
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           as
           agreed
           upon
           :
           and
           my selfe
           have
           paid
           such
           exchange
           of
           double
           moneys
           abated
           out
           of
           my
           salary
           at
           home
           by
           the
           India
           Court
           ,
           even
           for
           things
           bought
           ,
           charitably
           to
           give
           away
           to
           poore
           men
           ,
           having
           lost
           all
           their
           goods
           and
           necessaries
           in
           a
           ship
           fiered
           by
           Portugals
           ,
           which
           for
           want
           of
           money
           ,
           being
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           and
           all
           my
           estate
           seized
           upon
           ,
           I
           was
           contented
           to
           yeeld
           unto
           (
           as
           other
           men
           did
           ,
           )
           rather
           then
           not
           to
           expresse
           a
           charitable
           affection
           to
           the
           indigent
           ,
           according
           to
           my
           poore
           ability
           ,
           or
           credit
           .
           Now
           the
           India
           Court
           think
           that
           they
           supererrogate
           in
           their
           charity
           ,
           to
           pay
           the
           Executors
           of
           the
           defunct
           the
           principall
           ,
           brought
           to
           their
           accounts
           in
           India
           ,
           (
           though
           they
           make
           three
           ,
           foure
           or
           five
           for
           one
           or
           more
           of
           their
           servants
           moneys
           ;
           )
           and
           yet
           by
           that
           time
           the
           accounts
           are
           cleared
           ,
           which
           happily
           may
           be
           six
           or
           twelve
           months
           ,
           or
           longer
           time
           after
           the
           deceased
           have
           repaired
           from
           the
           remoter
           or
           furthest
           parts
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           to
           seek
           after
           their
           deceased
           estate
           ,
           sometimes
           (
           nay
           I
           doubt
           often
           )
           they
           have
           been
           forced
           to
           depart
           home
           ,
           after
           great
           expence
           and
           charge
           ,
           by
           waiting
           the
           Courts
           time
           to
           clear
           the
           accounts
           ,
           with
           little
           or
           nothing
           ,
           perhaps
           not
           enough
           to
           bear
           their
           charges
           down
           again
           .
           In
           some
           particulars
           of
           other
           mens
           ,
           I
           could
           give
           bewailing
           intelligence
           of
           these
           passages
           ;
           but
           I
           will
           instance
           onely
           in
           my
           own
           being
           living
           :
           then
           if
           the
           abuse
           be
           so
           great
           to
           the
           living
           ,
           much
           more
           may
           the
           Executors
           of
           the
           deceased
           feel
           the
           burthen
           of
           these
           intollerable
           
           defraudments
           .
           My selfe
           being
           eminent
           in
           India
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           Councell
           ,
           being
           maliciously
           arraigned
           for
           a
           delinquent
           ,
           (
           as
           the
           ensuing
           story
           will
           relate
           )
           had
           my
           goods
           seized
           upon
           ,
           and
           sold
           ,
           
             volens
             nolens
             ,
          
           before
           my
           face
           ,
           at
           40.
           
             per
             cent
             .
          
           l●sse
           of
           the
           principall
           ,
           revengefully
           acted
           on
           purpose
           to
           make
           me
           a
           Bankrupt
           ;
           (
           which
           maugre
           the
           Presidents
           Devillish
           malice
           ,
           could
           not
           be
           effected
           )
           though
           he
           and
           his
           lewd
           favourite
           ,
           notwithstanding
           their
           massie
           estates
           of
           twenty
           or
           thirty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           man
           fraudulently
           gotten
           in
           India
           within
           six
           yeares
           time
           ,
           or
           lesse
           ,
           after
           their
           return
           from
           England
           ,
           with
           all
           the
           super
           abundant
           favour
           the
           India
           Court
           could
           bestow
           upon
           them
           ;
           yet
           were
           forced
           to
           take
           sanctuary
           in
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           and
           Fleet
           ;
           and
           there
           ,
           but
           for
           the
           tenor
           of
           a
           Statute
           of
           Bankrupts
           against
           them
           ,
           would
           have
           defrauded
           their
           creditors
           also
           at
           home
           ,
           (
           which
           brought
           them
           perforce
           to
           an
           under
           composition
           .
           )
           Again
           ,
           my
           estate
           being
           seized
           upon
           ,
           as
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           among
           other
           goods
           I
           had
           two
           great
           and
           large
           faire
           Persia
           Carpets
           ,
           fit
           for
           the
           Foot-stoole
           ,
           or
           Chair
           of
           State
           of
           a
           Christian
           Prince
           ,
           which
           would
           have
           covered
           the
           pavement
           or
           floore
           of
           about
           twenty
           foot
           square
           ,
           or
           more
           ,
           and
           cost
           me
           in
           Persia
           the
           first
           peny
           ,
           about
           fourtie
           pounds
           .
           These
           it
           seems
           the
           ambitious
           President
           took
           for
           his
           own
           use
           ,
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           his
           magnificencie
           ,
           and
           never
           brought
           them
           ,
           or
           their
           proceed
           ,
           to
           the
           Companies
           account
           .
           For
           which
           demanding
           restitution
           ,
           he
           put
           me
           off
           to
           the
           India
           Court
           ,
           affirming
           that
           at
           his
           comming
           from
           India
           ,
           be
           left
           them
           (
           for
           their
           use
           )
           in
           the
           Custome
           house
           at
           
             Surrat
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Court
           denieth
           to
           give
           me
           any
           satisfaction
           for
           them
           ,
           alledging
           that
           they
           were
           never
           brought
           to
           their
           account
           ,
           and
           therefore
           not
           able
           to
           make
           them
           good
           ,
           though
           the
           unjust
           Governour
           had
           voted
           before
           in
           Court
           ,
           in
           favour
           of
           the
           jugling
           President
           ,
           their
           meer
           hireling
           jugling
           servant
           ,
           against
           their
           loyall
           brother
           servant
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           for
           the
           accommodation
           of
           their
           action
           of
           commerce
           ,
           to
           wave
           or
           question
           their
           Presidents
           power
           and
           authority
           ,
           but
           to
           support
           and
           maintain
           it
           ;
           neithor
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           India
           Court
           to
           be
           curious
           inquisitors
           into
           their
           Presidents
           actions
           ;
           which
           is
           so
           horrible
           and
           detestable
           an
           ignominy
           to
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           India
           Society
           to
           defend
           ,
           that
           that
           Honorable
           action
           of
           Commerce
           ,
           could
           not
           be
           supported
           ,
           but
           by
           fraud
           ,
           oppression
           ,
           tyranny
           ,
           imprisonment
           ,
           bonds
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           and
           murder
           too
           ,
           if
           occasion
           so
           fell
           out
           :
           And
           so
           farre
           these
           Governours
           are
           from
           accusing
           consciences
           in
           such
           practices
           ,
           that
           they
           take
           it
           to
           be
           an
           honour
           for
           them
           so
           to
           doe
           .
           But
           I
           have
           not
           yet
           done
           ,
           I
           must
           further
           instance
           in
           more
           particulars
           in
           my
           own
           behalfe
           .
           At
           my
           departure
           from
           India
           ,
           (
           a
           prisoner
           )
           I
           left
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           a
           succeeding
           President
           ,
           a
           Trunk
           of
           rich
           
           apparrell
           ,
           good
           books
           ,
           Divine
           and
           History
           ,
           and
           other
           necessaries
           ,
           which
           at
           an
           easie
           rate
           I
           valued
           at
           fourscore
           pound
           ;
           and
           had
           I
           staid
           in
           India
           ,
           would
           not
           have
           taken
           halfe
           as
           much
           more
           money
           for
           them
           .
           And
           these
           goods
           it
           seems
           were
           sold
           at
           an
           out-cry
           (
           according
           to
           my
           former
           relation
           of
           such
           practises
           )
           for
           
             32
             l.
          
           and
           no
           account
           to
           be
           given
           to
           whom
           they
           were
           sold
           ,
           nor
           any
           particular
           of
           any
           thing
           how
           sold
           ,
           but
           all
           in
           lump
           at
           
             32
             l.
          
           which
           money
           being
           brought
           into
           the
           Companies
           Cash
           ,
           and
           three
           or
           foure
           yeares
           after
           comming
           to
           account
           with
           the
           Court
           ,
           they
           were
           so
           farre
           dishonest
           ,
           as
           not
           onely
           to
           deny
           me
           the
           exchange
           for
           my
           money
           ,
           but
           also
           to
           keep
           back
           the
           principall
           ,
           being
           part
           of
           
             1200.
             l.
          
           they
           are
           yet
           indebted
           unto
           me
           .
           Yet
           once
           more
           :
           My
           wife
           sent
           me
           out
           of
           England
           ,
           a
           Token
           (
           to
           me
           of
           great
           esteeme
           )
           
             viz.
          
           her
           own
           and
           all
           her
           three
           childrens
           pictures
           in
           one
           fair
           Map
           ,
           or
           Table
           ,
           to
           the
           full
           proportion
           of
           every
           one
           .
           That
           honest
           well
           reputed
           Gentleman
           of
           the
           India
           Court
           ,
           and
           my
           especiall
           kind
           friend
           ,
           Captain
           
             James
             Slade
             ,
          
           took
           upon
           him
           to
           bring
           it
           (
           by
           Gods
           blessing
           )
           in
           safety
           to
           my
           possession
           :
           But
           before
           his
           arrivall
           ,
           I
           was
           shipt
           home
           unjustly
           (
           a
           malefactor
           .
           )
           At
           the
           arrivall
           of
           the
           Fleet
           in
           India
           ,
           whereof
           Captain
           
             Slade
          
           was
           Admirall
           in
           the
           ship
           
             Discovery
             .
          
           Great
           enquiry
           was
           made
           by
           the
           present
           President
           ,
           for
           things
           of
           rarity
           ,
           to
           be
           bought
           and
           bestowed
           upon
           the
           Sultan
           ,
           or
           Govervour
           of
           
             Surrat
             :
          
           but
           in
           all
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           none
           was
           found
           of
           greater
           esteem
           ,
           then
           my
           wife
           and
           childrens
           pictures
           ;
           which
           the
           President
           having
           intelligence
           of
           ,
           sent
           to
           Captain
           
             Slade
             ,
          
           to
           bring
           the
           same
           aboord
           the
           ship
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           chiefe
           Admirall
           in
           the
           Port
           ,
           to
           be
           viewed
           there
           by
           President
           and
           Councell
           .
           At
           which
           consultation
           it
           was
           decreed
           ,
           that
           my
           pictures
           should
           be
           bought
           at
           good
           valuable
           rate
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           credit
           for
           the
           same
           in
           the
           Companies
           books
           of
           accounts
           .
           And
           so
           the
           pictures
           were
           detained
           aboord
           the
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           till
           order
           could
           be
           taken
           for
           their
           safe
           transport
           to
           
             Surrat.
          
           But
           the
           next
           day
           the
           ship
           
             Charles
          
           being
           fired
           by
           shooting
           of
           Guns
           at
           drunken
           healths
           (
           a
           detestable
           abuse
           and
           dammage
           to
           the
           honorable
           Company
           )
           the
           ship
           and
           all
           things
           within
           her
           ,
           were
           burnt
           ,
           and
           my
           pictures
           consumed
           .
           At
           the
           India
           Court
           (
           upon
           intelligence
           and
           certificate
           under
           Captain
           
             Slades
          
           hand
           ,
           and
           his
           brothers
           ,
           Mr.
           
             William
             Slade
             ,
          
           Purser
           of
           the
           ship
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           Mr.
           
             Nathanael
             Mountney
             ,
          
           second
           of
           Councell
           to
           the
           President
           )
           I
           demanded
           restitution
           for
           my
           wife
           and
           childrens
           pictures
           ,
           and
           tokens
           ;
           but
           most
           dishonestly
           denied
           ,
           saying
           ,
           that
           in
           regard
           they
           were
           burnt
           ,
           they
           were
           not
           liable
           to
           make
           them
           good
           unto
           me
           .
           These
           abuses
           are
           ,
           as
           I
           am
           able
           to
           prove
           ,
           to
           my
           dammage
           
             500.
             l.
             
          
           And
           if
           such
           persons
           expect
           honour
           for
           acting
           and
           supporting
           fraud
           ,
           robbery
           ,
           envie
           ,
           malice
           ,
           and
           cruel
           oppression
           ,
           
           to
           the
           ruine
           of
           a
           whole
           Family
           ,
           one
           of
           their
           own
           Corporation
           ,
           and
           living
           ,
           what
           can
           be
           expected
           but
           far
           worse
           from
           them
           to
           the
           dead
           (
           meere
           hirelings
           ,
           no
           way
           alied
           by
           Corporation
           ,
           Adventure
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           among
           them
           .
           )
           But
           surely
           ,
           if
           I
           be
           not
           partiall
           in
           my
           own
           cause
           ,
           I
           conceive
           they
           merit
           such
           honour
           as
           
             Haman
          
           had
           for
           intending
           the
           ruine
           of
           a
           whole
           Nation
           ,
           yet
           strangers
           in
           blood
           and
           religion
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           There
           be
           many
           other
           things
           besides
           these
           mentioned
           at
           present
           ,
           that
           require
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           reformation
           (
           if
           you
           expect
           a
           blessing
           from
           God
           upon
           your
           adventures
           ,
           which
           may
           well
           be
           conceived
           that
           such
           abuses
           and
           crying
           sinnes
           have
           hitherto
           brought
           a
           curse
           upon
           that
           so
           worthy
           honorable
           action
           of
           Commerce
           )
           and
           upon
           examination
           will
           be
           brought
           to
           light
           ;
           as
           this
           for
           one
           more
           ;
           The
           India
           President
           usurps
           the
           power
           to
           fine
           men
           at
           his
           pleasure
           for
           delinquency
           ,
           as
           he
           pleaseth
           maliciously
           to
           conceive
           against
           any
           :
           and
           those
           whom
           he
           envies
           and
           malignes
           ,
           shall
           have
           heavy
           fines
           set
           upon
           them
           ,
           which
           he
           knowes
           the
           Court
           at
           home
           will
           not
           remit
           ,
           having
           their
           estates
           in
           possession
           :
           for
           all
           is
           fish
           that
           comes
           to
           their
           net
           ,
           unlesse
           in
           favour
           to
           a
           Minion
           ,
           or
           some
           chief
           in
           Court
           .
           And
           this
           cost
           an
           eminent
           Merchant
           in
           India
           ,
           and
           at
           present
           in
           London
           ,
           
             500.
             l.
          
           though
           he
           brought
           certificates
           out
           of
           India
           to
           clear
           him
           from
           all
           aspersion
           cast
           upon
           him
           ,
           (
           and
           to
           try
           a
           suit
           in
           Law
           with
           them
           ,
           is
           to
           no
           purpose
           ,
           for
           they
           boast
           they
           will
           be
           too
           mighty
           for
           any
           to
           withstand
           them
           ,
           having
           a
           common
           rich
           purse
           against
           a
           privat
           poore
           one
           ,
           to
           manage
           their
           unjust
           designes
           .
           )
           Likewise
           ,
           if
           the
           offender
           be
           his
           favourite
           ,
           or
           hath
           a
           good
           purse
           to
           bribe
           ,
           his
           Fine
           shall
           be
           made
           easie
           to
           prevent
           a
           heavier
           punishment
           at
           home
           ,
           (
           as
           unconscionable
           to
           be
           questioned
           or
           arriagned
           twice
           for
           one
           thing
           ,
           censure
           being
           formerly
           past
           upon
           him
           .
           )
           I
           could
           instance
           somwhat
           in
           this
           point
           in
           the
           case
           of
           life
           and
           death
           ,
           but
           I
           am
           more
           charitably
           minded
           then
           to
           cast
           aspersion
           upon
           any
           ,
           having
           undergone
           (
           at
           least
           )
           a
           formall
           triall
           for
           his
           life
           .
        
         
           One
           thing
           more
           ,
           right
           honourable
           ,
           &c.
           be
           pleased
           to
           give
           me
           leave
           to
           admonish
           you
           of
           ,
           Your
           honourable
           action
           of
           Commerce
           is
           like
           in
           time
           to
           suffer
           much
           ,
           if
           you
           follow
           not
           the
           example
           of
           the
           Portugals
           ,
           Dutch
           ,
           and
           Danes
           ,
           by
           strenthening
           your selves
           by
           some
           accommodable
           plantation
           neer
           India
           ,
           both
           for
           a
           refuge
           for
           your
           shipping
           ,
           and
           strengthening
           thereof
           ;
           and
           also
           to
           fetch
           off
           your
           servants
           in
           India
           ,
           upon
           wrong
           offered
           them
           by
           tyrannicall
           heathenish
           Moores
           :
           A
           tast
           whereof
           you
           have
           had
           heretofore
           by
           imprisoning
           your
           chiefe
           and
           all
           other
           servants
           ,
           and
           threatned
           with
           drubbing
           and
           chawbucking
           ,
           and
           your
           Christian
           adversaries
           in
           that
           action
           will
           (
           for
           want
           thereof
           )
           
           dominier
           too
           much
           over
           you
           :
           And
           the
           best
           place
           for
           you
           to
           settle
           a
           plantation
           ,
           is
           (
           in
           my
           conceit
           )
           at
           
             Madagascar
             ,
          
           where
           if
           you
           set
           not
           foot
           in
           speedily
           ,
           others
           of
           our
           nation
           ,
           who
           (
           by
           report
           )
           have
           made
           entrance
           thereinto
           ,
           may
           peradventure
           defeat
           you
           ,
           and
           wring
           your
           charter
           from
           you
           for
           your
           neglect
           to
           the
           good
           of
           this
           Republick
           .
           This
           business
           I
           leave
           to
           your
           wiser
           considerations
           ,
           and
           to
           such
           incouragements
           in
           that
           business
           ,
           as
           lately
           I
           have
           in
           my
           weak
           capacity
           ,
           conceived
           behoovefull
           ,
           which
           may
           peradventure
           hereafter
           (
           if
           not
           with
           this
           )
           come
           out
           in
           print
           to
           the
           publick
           view
           .
        
         
           Yet
           I
           may
           not
           omit
           to
           put
           you
           in
           mind
           ,
           that
           you
           make
           better
           choyce
           of
           your
           Governours
           and
           Court
           Committees
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           that
           (
           good
           part
           or
           greater
           at
           least
           )
           out
           of
           men
           well
           qualified
           ,
           and
           of
           good
           report
           ,
           bred
           up
           in
           India
           ,
           rather
           then
           Shop-keepers
           ,
           or
           ignorant
           Merchants
           ,
           some
           of
           which
           were
           never
           further
           at
           Sea
           ,
           then
           aboord
           your
           brave
           ships
           in
           the
           
             Downs
          
           a
           feasting
           .
           For
           though
           some
           such
           men
           may
           be
           vertuous
           and
           well
           qualified
           for
           their
           breeding
           ,
           and
           by
           long
           continuance
           in
           their
           places
           of
           Committee
           ,
           have
           gotten
           good
           experience
           ,
           yet
           they
           have
           only
           the
           theorick
           ,
           and
           are
           too
           short
           in
           the
           pracktick
           ,
           and
           both
           are
           necessary
           ,
           as
           by
           inlargement
           I
           could
           give
           better
           testimony
           .
           I
           conceive
           some
           men
           may
           object
           ,
           I
           say
           thus
           much
           to
           insinuate
           my selfe
           ,
           to
           get
           into
           place
           of
           Committee
           ;
           which
           I
           am
           so
           far
           from
           the
           thought
           or
           desire
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           more
           willingly
           accept
           of
           a
           poore
           pension
           from
           the
           Company
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           an
           Alms-man
           in
           their
           Hospitall
           at
           
             Blackwall
             ,
          
           which
           I
           am
           able
           to
           prove
           I
           have
           well
           deserved
           ,
           even
           for
           my
           good
           endeavours
           to
           that
           charitable
           work
           .
        
         
           Thus
           ,
           right
           Honorable
           ,
           right
           Worshipfull
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           a
           faithfull
           loving
           member
           of
           your
           worthy
           Corporation
           ,
           being
           ruined
           in
           estate
           ,
           by
           partiall
           ,
           uncharitable
           ,
           unjust
           ,
           corrupt
           Governours
           ,
           and
           time-serving
           Committees
           in
           your
           India
           Courts
           ,
           and
           being
           at
           present
           ,
           lame
           ,
           inmpotent
           ,
           diseased
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           bed-ridden
           ,
           and
           already
           halfe
           in
           his
           grave
           ,
           yet
           hath
           indevoured
           ,
           not
           without
           great
           pain
           ,
           to
           manifest
           his
           zealous
           affection
           to
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           welfare
           and
           indemnity
           ,
           which
           he
           hath
           been
           the
           rather
           induced
           unto
           ,
           being
           deprived
           of
           all
           means
           to
           doe
           you
           service
           in
           India
           ,
           as
           a
           servant
           or
           friendly
           accommodation
           upon
           his
           own
           adventure
           (
           wherein
           his
           duty
           as
           a
           member
           of
           the
           Company
           ,
           should
           not
           have
           been
           wanting
           .
        
         
           To
           which
           imployment
           my
           affection
           hath
           been
           so
           addicted
           ,
           as
           I
           think
           never
           any
           mans
           that
           was
           banisht
           his
           native
           country
           ,
           hath
           been
           m●re
           desirous
           to
           return
           thither
           again
           ,
           then
           mine
           hath
           to
           revisit
           India
           :
           But
           now
           having
           lost
           all
           my
           fortunes
           ,
           hopes
           and
           limbs
           ,
           and
           ready
           for
           the
           grave
           ,
           (
           when
           God
           shall
           be
           pleased
           to
           fit
           me
           for
           my
           dissolution
           )
           I
           humbly
           intreat
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           
           to
           accept
           of
           my
           honest
           ,
           loyall
           affectionate
           intents
           ,
           (
           in
           this
           tedious
           Epistle
           ,
           though
           I
           want
           not
           matter
           to
           inlarge
           to
           a
           farre
           greater
           volume
           ,
           )
           in
           as
           good
           part
           as
           it
           is
           presented
           unto
           you
           .
           And
           if
           it
           please
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           out
           of
           your
           grace
           and
           goodnesse
           ,
           to
           take
           into
           consideration
           the
           distressed
           estate
           of
           your
           true
           ,
           loyall
           servant
           ,
           so
           much
           abused
           ,
           wronged
           ,
           aad
           oppressed
           ,
           abroad
           and
           at
           home
           ,
           to
           cause
           restitution
           for
           the
           same
           ,
           from
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           substitutes
           and
           servants
           ,
           the
           chiefe
           delinquents
           ,
           wrongers
           and
           oppressors
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           the
           generall
           stock
           ,
           as
           to
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           shall
           seem
           most
           agreeable
           to
           justice
           ,
           charity
           ,
           and
           repute
           of
           the
           honorable
           India
           Corporation
           (
           which
           is
           the
           most
           humble
           petition
           of
           your
           late
           industrious
           loyall
           Servant
           ,
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           thereby
           you
           shall
           doe
           a
           businesse
           pleasing
           to
           God
           ,
           acceptable
           to
           the
           Honourable
           high
           Court
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           (
           to
           ease
           them
           in
           righting
           privat
           mens
           wrongs
           ,
           to
           the
           better
           furtherance
           of
           the
           weighty
           affairs
           of
           the
           Republick
           ,
           more
           considerable
           :
           )
           For
           which
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           most
           humble
           impotent
           Petitioner
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           distressed
           Family
           ,
           shall
           ever
           pray
           for
           your
           Honours
           ,
           &c.
           temporall
           and
           eternall
           felicity
           .
        
         
           
             Richard
             Boothby
             ,
          
        
      
       
         
           
             This
             Title
             should
             have
             been
             placed
             immediatly
             after
             the
             names
             of
             the
             Referrees
             in
             the
             second
             page
             following
             ,
             but
             mistaken
             by
             the
             Printer
             .
          
        
         
           TO
           THE
           RIGHT
           WORSHIPFUL
           AND
           WORSHIPFUL
           SIR
           
             Henry
             Rowe
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Iob
             Harby
             ,
          
           and
           Sir
           
             George
             Clarke
             ,
          
           Knights
           :
           
             Thomas
             Keightly
             ,
             Daniel
             Harvey
             ,
          
           and
           
             Robert
             Grimes
             ,
          
           Esquires
           ,
           Referrees
           appointed
           by
           his
           Majesty
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           to
           end
           the
           controversies
           between
           the
           
             India
          
           Court
           and
           
             Richard
             Boothby
          
           and
           his
           
             India
          
           adversaries
           ,
           servants
           to
           the
           Honorable
           
             East
             India
             Company
             ,
          
           according
           to
           Petition
           for
           his
           Majesties
           grace
           and
           favour
           therein
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           A
           true
           
             Declaration
          
           of
           the
           Wrongs
           done
           to
           RICHARD
           BOOTHBY
           Merchant
           in
           
             India
             .
          
        
         
           THe
           unhappy
           project
           of
           Sir
           
             William
             Cockam
          
           Knight
           ,
           about
           
             Anno
          
           1615.
           to
           wring
           the
           Charter
           of
           the
           most
           famous
           Right
           Worshipfull
           Company
           of
           Merchants
           Adventurers
           of
           England
           out
           of
           their
           power
           ,
           to
           the
           advantage
           of
           him
           and
           his
           Associates
           ,
           brought
           much
           disaster
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           to
           that
           worthy
           Company
           ,
           and
           to
           my self
           in
           particular
           a
           member
           thereof
           also
           in
           high
           degree
           :
           (
           though
           in
           the
           end
           returned
           to
           the
           said
           Companies
           credit
           ,
           and
           his
           blame
           and
           discredit
           )
           whereupon
           I
           
             Richard
             Boothby
             ,
          
           a
           Member
           of
           that
           Company
           ,
           was
           forced
           to
           search
           out
           Trade
           in
           other
           Countreys
           wherein
           I
           had
           no
           experience
           (
           to
           my
           great
           losse
           and
           disadvantage
           )
           and
           among
           the
           diversity
           of
           many
           experiments
           ,
           fell
           to
           make
           triall
           of
           the
           East
           India
           Adventures
           ,
           purchasing
           my
           freedome
           thereof
           at
           50
           l.
           
           And
           adventuring
           2400
           l.
           in
           that
           Action
           of
           Commerce
           ,
           which
           being
           unmerchantly
           handled
           by
           injuditious
           partiall
           Governors
           (
           aiming
           more
           at
           their
           own
           particulars
           then
           the
           Vulgar
           Accommodation
           ,
           brought
           great
           losse
           and
           damage
           to
           the
           Worthy
           Adventurers
           ,
           and
           to
           my self
           in
           particular
           ,
           the
           occasion
           whereof
           drew
           me
           (
           being
           unwilling
           to
           proceed
           further
           in
           my
           Vocation
           of
           an
           Adventurer
           thither
           ,
           or
           to
           other
           parts
           ,
           for
           fear
           of
           sliding
           into
           the
           condition
           of
           a
           Banckerupt
           or
           insolvent
           (
           which
           I
           did
           much
           abhor
           )
           
           to
           tender
           my
           service
           to
           the
           India
           Court
           Committees
           to
           be
           imployed
           in
           the
           Honorable
           Companies
           affaires
           into
           India
           where
           I
           was
           accepted
           of
           ,
           and
           intertained
           with
           the
           greatest
           applause
           and
           best
           accommodations
           of
           any
           before
           me
           .
           At
           my
           arrivall
           in
           India
           (
           being
           one
           of
           Councell
           )
           I
           endeavoured
           to
           discharge
           a
           good
           conscience
           towards
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           duty
           of
           a
           loyall
           Subject
           to
           my
           Soveraigne
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           and
           the
           trust
           committed
           to
           me
           by
           the
           Honorable
           Company
           their
           Substitutes
           .
        
         
           But
           ere
           I
           had
           been
           there
           many
           Moneths
           ,
           I
           took
           good
           notice
           of
           the
           great
           dishonour
           done
           to
           Gods
           glory
           by
           the
           lewd
           lives
           and
           conversations
           of
           all
           the
           English
           in
           generall
           ,
           and
           the
           chief
           heads
           in
           particular
           ;
           the
           dishonour
           also
           therein
           to
           my
           gracious
           King
           and
           native
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           the
           deep
           juglings
           and
           impostures
           of
           the
           President
           
             Rich
             :
             Wild
             ,
          
           and
           
             George
             Page
          
           of
           the
           Councell
           :
           to
           the
           defraudment
           of
           their
           Honorable
           Imployers
           ,
           which
           first
           brought
           me
           in
           envie
           and
           bad
           suspition
           of
           a
           Spie
           ,
           a
           Puritan
           ,
           and
           Informer
           ,
           (
           and
           so
           called
           )
           because
           I
           did
           not
           run
           in
           the
           same
           excesse
           of
           riot
           with
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           by
           little
           and
           little
           drew
           me
           on
           (
           endeavouring
           to
           reforme
           such
           abuses
           according
           to
           Injunction
           given
           me
           at
           home
           by
           Court
           Committees
           )
           to
           be
           wickedly
           maligned
           and
           abused
           with
           intolerable
           wrongs
           ,
           injurious
           affronts
           ,
           and
           cruell
           oppressions
           ;
           As
           being
           one
           of
           Councell
           commanded
           to
           base
           inferior
           imployments
           almost
           scornfull
           to
           an
           Apprentice
           ,
           especially
           of
           three
           or
           foure
           yeers
           standing
           (
           the
           Banjans
           in
           India
           taking
           notice
           thereof
           to
           my
           condolement
           )
           also
           to
           attend
           the
           Custome-House
           affairs
           on
           the
           Sabbath
           dayes
           (
           offensive
           to
           my
           conscience
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           by
           observation
           that
           the
           
             Moores
          
           would
           not
           attend
           those
           affairs
           upon
           their
           heathenish
           Idolaters
           Holy
           dayes
           ,
           whilest
           the
           (
           vertuous
           or
           rather
           )
           wicked
           President
           
             Rich.
             
             Wild
             ,
          
           and
           his
           lewd
           Favourite
           
             George
             Page
          
           feasted
           ,
           and
           drunk
           themselves
           drunk
           with
           
             Dutch
             ,
             French
             ,
             Italians
             ,
             Arminians
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           that
           by
           reason
           I
           was
           an
           eye-sore
           and
           offence
           unto
           them
           ,
           distasting
           and
           yeelding
           milde
           reproof
           unto
           their
           Bachanalian
           Sabbath-breakings
           ,
           and
           lewd
           discourse
           ,
           and
           boastings
           at
           such
           times
           of
           their
           licentious
           lives
           and
           conversations
           ,
           little
           inferiour
           (
           as
           I
           conceive
           )
           to
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Castle-havens
             .
          
           Then
           divers
           plots
           were
           machinated
           to
           expell
           me
           the
           factory
           of
           
             Surrat
          
           to
           
           some
           remote
           place
           for
           their
           more
           freedome
           in
           evill
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           ,
           they
           plotted
           and
           concluded
           I
           should
           be
           sent
           Agent
           to
           the
           Court
           at
           
             Agra
          
           (
           1000
           miles
           off
           by
           land
           )
           but
           that
           plot
           would
           not
           fit
           ,
           in
           regard
           the
           Councell
           had
           lately
           dissolved
           that
           imployment
           as
           unnecessary
           and
           too
           chargeable
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           they
           plotted
           to
           send
           me
           to
           the
           most
           uncouth
           forlorn
           and
           contemptible
           Factory
           in
           India
           (
           
             Brodera
          
           )
           for
           which
           many
           young
           men
           had
           been
           sutors
           (
           fitter
           for
           that
           imployment
           )
           and
           they
           had
           promised
           that
           preferment
           .
           But
           thither
           (
           
             volens
             ,
             uolens
          
           )
           I
           must
           go
           ,
           yet
           being
           of
           Councell
           I
           excepted
           against
           that
           Act
           of
           consultation
           ,
           making
           short
           protest
           in
           writing
           in
           the
           book
           under
           the
           Act
           as
           prejudiciall
           to
           the
           Honorable
           Corporation
           ,
           and
           injurious
           to
           my self
           ,
           having
           convenanted
           for
           my
           residence
           at
           Surrat
           ,
           and
           no
           other
           ;
           yet
           yeelded
           and
           took
           that
           charge
           upon
           me
           ,
           though
           as
           my
           second
           told
           me
           before
           my
           departure
           thither
           ,
           my
           Adversaries
           had
           suborned
           him
           to
           lay
           traps
           to
           insnare
           me
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           very
           circumspect
           to
           observe
           all
           my
           actions
           to
           get
           matter
           against
           me
           .
           But
           if
           he
           could
           find
           none
           ,
           to
           write
           to
           President
           and
           Councell
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           of
           such
           a
           quarrelsome
           and
           contentious
           a
           disposition
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           possible
           for
           him
           or
           any
           to
           live
           with
           me
           ;
           for
           which
           they
           promised
           him
           the
           preferment
           into
           that
           place
           .
           But
           (
           he
           as
           he
           said
           )
           being
           touched
           in
           conscience
           to
           see
           me
           so
           much
           abused
           ,
           could
           not
           but
           reveal
           it
           unto
           me
           upon
           my
           promise
           of
           secresie
           .
        
         
           And
           a
           day
           before
           my
           departure
           ,
           
             George
             Page
             ,
          
           notwithstanding
           his
           said
           wicked
           plot
           ,
           with
           my
           second
           to
           betray
           me
           ,
           insinuated
           himself
           into
           sudden
           familiarity
           with
           me
           ,
           excusing
           himself
           for
           having
           an
           hand
           to
           put
           me
           out
           of
           the
           Factory
           at
           
             Surrat
          
           to
           be
           sent
           to
           
             Brodera
             ,
          
           laying
           all
           the
           malice
           on
           
             Richard
             Wilde
          
           the
           President
           ;
           And
           to
           make
           me
           more
           blind
           then
           a
           Beetle
           ,
           or
           sencelesly
           ignorant
           of
           the
           plot
           ,
           would
           needs
           bestow
           upon
           me
           a
           Machivile
           Brile
           or
           poysoned
           Piscash
           ,
           like
           the
           traiterous
           kisse
           of
           
             Iudas
          
           to
           our
           Saviour
           Christ
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           a
           new
           Velvet
           Belt
           with
           faire
           silver
           Buckles
           )
           I
           made
           faire
           shew
           of
           complement
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           accepted
           of
           his
           Piscash
           or
           gift
           ,
           rather
           then
           to
           shew
           distaste
           ,
           or
           to
           give
           any
           notice
           that
           I
           had
           any
           intelligence
           of
           the
           plot
           against
           me
           ,
           by
           discovering
           the
           secret
           imparted
           unto
           me
           by
           my
           second
           to
           his
           detriment
           .
           Moreover
           ,
           the
           malitious
           Machivill
           President
           when
           I
           came
           to
           take
           
           my
           farewell
           of
           him
           gave
           it
           me
           for
           a
           great
           charge
           ,
           (
           for
           no
           other
           at
           that
           time
           was
           given
           me
           )
           in
           the
           Honorable
           Companies
           affairs
           ,
           nor
           other
           Instructions
           for
           my
           imployment
           .
           (
           Copies
           of
           former
           Accompts
           and
           passages
           (
           which
           by
           order
           from
           that
           Court
           at
           home
           ought
           to
           be
           left
           in
           every
           Factory
           for
           direction
           to
           successors
           )
           nor
           any
           Moneys
           ,
           Bils
           ,
           Bils
           of
           Exchange
           ,
           or
           credit
           to
           manage
           those
           affaires
           (
           untill
           a
           day
           or
           two
           after
           my
           departure
           )
           to
           be
           carefull
           ,
           and
           carry
           a
           strict
           hand
           over
           
             William
             Price
          
           my
           Second
           ,
           to
           reclaime
           him
           from
           his
           lewd
           ,
           uncivill
           ,
           and
           rude
           behaviour
           .
           Thus
           they
           that
           lay
           snares
           to
           trap
           the
           innocent
           ,
           in
           the
           end
           are
           themselves
           ensnared
           .
           The
           Geese
           had
           need
           to
           be
           warned
           when
           the
           Fox
           preaches
           ,
           And
           this
           text
           of
           Scripture
           was
           far
           out
           of
           his
           remembrance
           ,
           or
           would
           take
           no
           knowledge
           thereof
           :
           
             Thou
             art
             inexcusable
             O
             man
             ,
             whatsoever
             thou
             art
             that
             judgest
             ,
             for
             wherein
             thou
             judgest
             another
             thou
             condemnest
             thy self
             :
             for
             thou
             that
             judgest
             dost
             do
             the
             same
             things
             .
             Rom.
             2.
             
          
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           being
           arrived
           there
           ,
           they
           plotted
           how
           to
           ensnare
           me
           in
           their
           Commissions
           ,
           devising
           to
           send
           me
           two
           Commissions
           ,
           the
           one
           as
           contrary
           to
           the
           other
           as
           black
           to
           white
           ;
           the
           one
           an
           expresse
           command
           of
           our
           Musters
           ,
           the
           other
           quite
           contrary
           of
           their
           own
           :
           to
           which
           of
           our
           Musters
           because
           I
           leaned
           in
           my
           Responce
           ,
           and
           declined
           from
           theirs
           (
           in
           words
           though
           not
           in
           deeds
           )
           they
           then
           upbraided
           me
           with
           base
           reproachfull
           letters
           ,
           commanding
           me
           not
           to
           make
           reply
           to
           their
           revilings
           ,
           I
           knew
           no
           such
           power
           an
           Indian
           President
           had
           (
           his
           Commission
           being
           never
           made
           known
           )
           to
           any
           though
           of
           Councell
           ,
           and
           my self
           one
           of
           Councell
           as
           deep
           in
           Commission
           as
           President
           himself
           (
           onely
           in
           a
           double
           or
           casting
           voice
           )
           deemed
           it
           as
           a
           great
           wrong
           to
           all
           the
           Companies
           servants
           in
           generall
           ,
           and
           a
           great
           indignity
           to
           my self
           in
           particular
           ,
           not
           to
           make
           responce
           thereunto
           which
           I
           performed
           in
           my
           own
           Apologie
           or
           defence
           ,
           yet
           concluded
           Christianly
           ,
           desiring
           unity
           and
           peace
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           my
           reply
           seconded
           with
           a
           Journey
           made
           to
           visit
           Amadavad
           the
           greatest
           City
           in
           India
           (
           two
           dayes
           journey
           off
           )
           wanting
           imployment
           ,
           untill
           such
           time
           as
           I
           could
           be
           fitted
           to
           observe
           their
           expresse
           Commission
           contrary
           to
           our
           Muster
           ,
           and
           returned
           within
           six
           dayes
           ;
           little
           dreaming
           that
           a
           brother
           of
           the
           
           Company
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           Councell
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           was
           in
           condition
           of
           a
           slave
           ,
           or
           School-boy
           ,
           that
           might
           not
           take
           lawfull
           recreation
           ,
           or
           travell
           a
           little
           to
           better
           his
           experience
           ,
           without
           leave
           obtained
           from
           such
           Imperiall
           Majesty
           ,
           therefore
           these
           acts
           were
           made
           mutinous
           ,
           and
           I
           condemned
           by
           their
           censures
           in
           malicious
           consultation
           ,
           before
           I
           came
           to
           make
           answer
           to
           any
           objection
           against
           me
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           (
           about
           a
           months
           time
           after
           my
           first
           entrance
           into
           that
           service
           )
           was
           commanded
           to
           return
           to
           
             Surrat
             ,
          
           to
           undergo
           more
           revengefull
           condemnation
           ;
           to
           which
           I
           obeyed
           (
           though
           in
           a
           most
           irksome
           time
           of
           the
           yeare
           for
           travell
           ,
           in
           times
           of
           rain
           not
           usuall
           for
           any
           to
           travell
           in
           .
           )
        
         
           Fifthly
           ,
           at
           my
           arrivall
           at
           
             Surrat
             ,
          
           I
           was
           presently
           put
           out
           of
           my
           chamber
           ,
           and
           thrust
           into
           the
           worst
           lodging
           in
           the
           house
           ,
           adjoyning
           to
           the
           Porters
           lodge
           ,
           commanded
           to
           take
           my
           diet
           at
           the
           second
           table
           ,
           among
           Counting-house
           Scrivans
           ,
           Pursers
           ,
           Mates
           ,
           and
           Cabbin-boyes
           taken
           ashore
           for
           inferior
           services
           ,
           and
           they
           commanded
           to
           take
           place
           at
           table
           above
           me
           ,
           whose
           parents
           ,
           or
           themselves
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           been
           ambitious
           or
           malicious
           ,
           I
           would
           have
           
           scorned
           with
           
             Iob
             ,
          
           to
           have
           set
           with
           the
           Heardsmen
           of
           my
           flock
           ,
           having
           at
           home
           at
           that
           present
           ,
           a
           family
           living
           in
           reputation
           ,
           and
           having
           had
           men
           of
           better
           quality
           then
           the
           best
           of
           them
           ,
           I
           mean
           the
           chiefe
           ,
           to
           wait
           at
           home
           upon
           my
           Trencher
           ,
           Knights
           ,
           Gentlemen
           ,
           and
           Citizens
           ,
           some
           of
           the
           best
           quality
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           my selfe
           an
           Esquire
           by
           two
           offices
           to
           two
           severall
           famous
           Kings
           ,
           King
           
             Iames
          
           and
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           under
           the
           Broad
           Seale
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           And
           the
           best
           of
           them
           ,
           even
           President
           himselfe
           ,
           never
           of
           ability
           to
           keep
           house
           or
           servant
           ,
           but
           of
           lewd
           condition
           ,
           base
           runnagates
           ,
           bankrupts
           ,
           or
           insolvents
           .
        
         
           Sixthly
           ,
           this
           did
           not
           yet
           suffice
           ,
           but
           they
           proceeded
           to
           seize
           upon
           all
           my
           estate
           ,
           books
           ,
           and
           papers
           ,
           proclaiming
           me
           a
           bankrupt
           ,
           forcing
           my
           Creditors
           for
           debts
           not
           above
           a
           month
           old
           ,
           to
           bring
           in
           my
           Bills
           to
           the
           President
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           new
           Bills
           of
           his
           in
           the
           Companies
           name
           ,
           on
           purpose
           to
           discredit
           me
           ,
           selling
           such
           goods
           as
           I
           had
           upon
           my
           hands
           ,
           at
           fourty
           pounds
           in
           the
           hundred
           lesse
           then
           they
           cost
           me
           ,
           forcing
           me
           to
           pay
           other
           mens
           debts
           to
           a
           greater
           value
           then
           I
           had
           subscribed
           for
           security
           with
           interest
           ,
           thereby
           to
           make
           me
           insolvent
           ;
           which
           maugre
           their
           malice
           ,
           they
           could
           
           not
           do
           ;
           but
           I
           satisfied
           all
           men
           to
           the
           full
           ,
           with
           interest
           ,
           to
           a
           pice
           ,
           (
           or
           farthing
           )
           which
           they
           have
           not
           done
           since
           that
           time
           ,
           though
           of
           twenty
           or
           thirty
           thousand
           pounds
           estate
           fraudulently
           accrewed
           .
        
         
           Seventhly
           ,
           then
           having
           penned
           seven
           most
           malicious
           ,
           childish
           ,
           foolish
           Articles
           against
           me
           ,
           they
           proceeded
           to
           my
           arraignment
           before
           a
           Senat
           of
           Cabbin-boyes
           and
           Scrivans
           ,
           as
           before
           ,
           patch'd
           up
           to
           make
           up
           a
           solemne
           judicious
           Parliament
           ,
           most
           despitefully
           forcing
           me
           to
           stand
           at
           the
           lower
           end
           of
           two
           long
           Tables
           joyned
           together
           ,
           bare-headed
           ,
           having
           my
           malicious
           adversaries
           to
           be
           my
           accusers
           ,
           Jury
           ,
           and
           Judges
           ;
           where
           all
           being
           moved
           ,
           I
           demanded
           by
           what
           power
           and
           authority
           the
           President
           so
           shamefully
           abused
           me
           :
           to
           which
           he
           made
           response
           ,
           he
           had
           commission
           strong
           enough
           to
           bear
           him
           out
           :
           the
           commission
           I
           required
           to
           see
           ,
           or
           to
           hear
           read
           ;
           which
           he
           denied
           ,
           saying
           ,
           That
           yet
           never
           any
           saw
           it
           but
           the
           President
           himselfe
           in
           present
           possession
           ,
           nor
           any
           should
           .
           I
           again
           replied
           ,
           That
           I
           did
           not
           conceive
           that
           his
           Majesty
           of
           
             England
          
           would
           grant
           any
           Dormant
           Commission
           to
           countenance
           tyranny
           and
           usurpation
           :
           And
           that
           my selfe
           being
           of
           Councell
           ,
           ought
           to
           be
           made
           acquainted
           therewith
           ,
           being
           as
           great
           in
           Commission
           as
           he
           ,
           except
           in
           a
           casting
           voyce
           ,
           and
           therefore
           again
           required
           him
           to
           produce
           his
           Commission
           ,
           not
           only
           to
           my
           satisfaction
           ,
           but
           to
           all
           other
           his
           Majesties
           subjects
           in
           those
           parts
           :
           but
           he
           still
           continued
           ambitiously
           and
           tyrannically
           obstinate
           ,
           untill
           at
           length
           
             Iohn
             Skilebow
             ,
          
           on
           of
           Councell
           (
           whom
           the
           President
           kept
           under
           as
           a
           slave
           ,
           knowing
           how
           to
           bring
           him
           to
           his
           bow
           at
           any
           time
           with
           a
           bottle
           of
           Sack
           ,
           for
           which
           he
           would
           even
           sell
           himself
           as
           
             Esau
          
           his
           Birth
           right
           for
           a
           messe
           of
           pottage
           ,
           yet
           at
           that
           time
           was
           bold
           to
           second
           my
           just
           demand
           ,
           alledging
           that
           he
           conceived
           that
           not
           onely
           the
           Councell
           ,
           but
           all
           others
           ought
           to
           be
           acquainted
           with
           the
           Commission
           ,
           which
           from
           himself
           also
           was
           kept
           in
           secret
           two
           yeers
           since
           he
           had
           been
           in
           India
           ,
           ordained
           by
           the
           Court
           at
           home
           for
           Second
           of
           Councell
           to
           Mr.
           
             Thomas
             Kerridge
          
           the
           former
           President
           ,
           and
           to
           succeed
           him
           in
           place
           of
           Presidency
           .
           But
           
             Wild
          
           having
           as
           it
           seems
           matter
           enough
           against
           
             Kirridge
          
           to
           disgrace
           him
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           of
           a
           haughty
           daring
           spirit
           ,
           he
           durst
           do
           no
           other
           but
           settle
           
             Wild
          
           in
           his
           usurped
           Presidency
           ,
           and
           displace
           
             Skylebow
          
           contrary
           
           to
           the
           Courts
           Ordinance
           ,
           which
           in
           the
           end
           caused
           him
           to
           produce
           the
           Commission
           ,
           giving
           the
           Register
           order
           to
           read
           it
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           this
           effect
           ,
           authorizing
           President
           and
           Councell
           to
           call
           notorious
           offendors
           to
           account
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           of
           Murther
           ,
           Buggery
           ,
           or
           such
           hainous
           crimes
           to
           arraigne
           them
           for
           their
           lives
           ;
           but
           with
           this
           proviso
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           did
           conceive
           that
           men
           attaining
           to
           those
           places
           of
           authority
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           might
           be
           ignorant
           of
           the
           just
           Lawes
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           therefore
           cautiously
           advised
           them
           rather
           to
           incline
           to
           lenity
           and
           charity
           :
           for
           if
           otherwise
           they
           did
           wrong
           or
           abuse
           his
           loving
           subjects
           ,
           he
           would
           exact
           a
           severe
           account
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           punish
           them
           according
           to
           their
           desert
           .
           The
           Commission
           being
           so
           pious
           and
           gracious
           ,
           I
           willingly
           did
           submit
           to
           the
           arraignment
           .
           The
           Articles
           propounded
           ,
           I
           desired
           a
           Copie
           to
           give
           answer
           in
           writing
           ;
           which
           with
           much
           ado
           in
           the
           end
           I
           obtained
           ,
           and
           gave
           such
           response
           thereunto
           ,
           as
           made
           nothing
           for
           their
           advantage
           .
           Yet
           not
           with
           that
           satisfied
           ,
           they
           devised
           nine
           more
           childish
           ,
           foolish
           ,
           and
           most
           malicious
           Articles
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           upon
           a
           second
           arraignment
           commanded
           me
           to
           take
           oath
           (
           
             ex
             officio
          
           )
           to
           answer
           to
           such
           Articles
           
             verbatim
             ,
          
           or
           
             ex
             temtempore
             ,
          
           as
           they
           should
           be
           propounded
           against
           me
           ,
           which
           I
           refused
           to
           do
           ,
           but
           desired
           to
           have
           a
           copie
           ,
           and
           time
           to
           make
           reply
           ;
           which
           would
           not
           be
           granted
           .
           Then
           to
           enforce
           me
           thereunto
           ,
           they
           threatned
           me
           with
           torture
           and
           death
           ,
           to
           be
           hanged
           upon
           a
           Gallows
           of
           an
           extraordinary
           height
           at
           the
           Sea
           port
           ,
           before
           the
           Christian
           ships
           lying
           there
           at
           anchor
           .
           Thus
           terrified
           with
           menaces
           ,
           dreading
           their
           devillish
           ,
           malicious
           ,
           revengefull
           spirits
           ,
           and
           knowing
           my self
           innocent
           of
           any
           crime
           they
           might
           justly
           charge
           me
           withall
           ,
           I
           took
           the
           Oath
           :
           and
           the
           Articles
           being
           propounded
           ,
           were
           either
           Matchivily
           penned
           ,
           to
           draw
           from
           me
           what
           I
           knew
           of
           their
           juglings
           &
           impostures
           ,
           the
           better
           by
           fraud
           to
           clear
           themselves
           therefrom
           ,
           or
           maliciously
           to
           draw
           strong
           accusations
           against
           my self
           ,
           as
           which
           notwithstanding
           were
           nothing
           to
           their
           purpose
           of
           defence
           ,
           but
           more
           to
           their
           condemnation
           ;
           &
           though
           I
           intreated
           and
           charged
           the
           Register
           to
           pen
           my
           response
           truly
           ,
           yet
           he
           made
           answer
           with
           the
           Presidents
           approbation
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           therein
           fulfill
           my
           request
           ,
           but
           followes
           the
           Presidents
           order
           and
           command
           .
           By
           these
           last
           Articles
           ,
           they
           wrung
           from
           me
           some
           accusation
           
           against
           themselves
           ,
           which
           did
           stumble
           them
           ,
           (
           supposing
           my
           ignorance
           of
           their
           impostures
           ;
           )
           yet
           having
           now
           got
           the
           knowledge
           thereof
           ,
           they
           dissolved
           that
           Court
           ,
           and
           fell
           to
           consult
           in
           their
           Cabinet-councell
           ,
           how
           to
           cleare
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           me
           a
           malicious
           slanderer
           ,
           which
           within
           or
           about
           fourteen
           dayes
           after
           they
           effected
           ,
           as
           they
           supposed
           ,
           to
           have
           made
           their
           black
           deeds
           as
           cleare
           ,
           or
           white
           ,
           as
           snow
           ,
           and
           their
           mid-night
           juglings
           cleare
           from
           aspersion
           ,
           as
           the
           Sun
           in
           his
           bright
           lustre
           at
           noon
           day
           ;
           and
           that
           by
           making
           two
           of
           their
           Christian
           brethren
           ,
           (
           the
           Companies
           servants
           )
           to
           forsweare
           themselves
           point-blank
           against
           a
           known
           truth
           both
           to
           my selfe
           and
           others
           the
           Companies
           servants
           ,
           which
           thing
           I
           was
           much
           grieved
           at
           for
           the
           offence
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           wrong
           to
           their
           own
           consciences
           :
           yet
           I
           laughed
           in
           my
           sleeve
           (
           even
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           affliction
           )
           to
           see
           how
           they
           were
           intrapped
           in
           their
           own
           snare
           ,
           having
           sufficient
           proofes
           against
           them
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           which
           for
           feare
           of
           causing
           mischiefe
           unto
           them
           (
           who
           were
           adjutors
           also
           in
           the
           jugling
           )
           and
           by
           themselves
           revealed
           unto
           me
           ,
           I
           did
           conceale
           to
           more
           sit
           opportunity
           ,
           at
           which
           time
           they
           were
           inforced
           by
           appearance
           of
           truth
           on
           my
           side
           ,
           to
           confesse
           their
           wicked
           imposture
           and
           unparalleld
           jugling
           act
           of
           consultation
           to
           cleare
           themselves
           from
           all
           aspersion
           of
           such
           future
           act
           ;
           and
           yet
           ere
           three
           days
           were
           expired
           (
           as
           I
           take
           it
           )
           they
           committed
           the
           same
           again
           to
           the
           detriment
           of
           the
           honourable
           Corporation
           and
           their
           own
           gain
           ,
           many
           hundred
           if
           not
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           besides
           the
           hazard
           of
           the
           Companies
           great
           estate
           ,
           and
           the
           danger
           of
           their
           servants
           lives
           .
           Now
           all
           things
           fitted
           in
           their
           conceits
           to
           the
           purpose
           ,
           they
           thought
           it
           due
           time
           to
           proceed
           in
           sentence
           against
           me
           .
           And
           first
           toexpresse
           their
           malicious
           revenge
           in
           a
           high
           degree
           ,
           they
           bestowed
           upon
           me
           odious
           titles
           of
           ignominy
           ,
           as
           Puritan
           ,
           dissembling
           Hypocrite
           ,
           brazen
           faced
           Knave
           ,
           base
           Villain
           ,
           perjured
           Rogue
           and
           Rascall
           :
           and
           their
           most
           unjust
           ,
           cruell
           ,
           revengefull
           sentence
           was
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           be
           dismist
           my
           imploymeut
           ,
           my
           salary
           suspended
           ,
           kept
           a
           close
           prisoner
           in
           the
           
             English
          
           House
           ,
           clapt
           in
           Irons
           ,
           lodged
           in
           a
           dungeon
           ,
           and
           fed
           with
           the
           bread
           of
           affliction
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           departure
           of
           the
           next
           Fleet
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           shipt
           home
           a
           prisoner
           .
           All
           which
           and
           more
           was
           injuriously
           inflicted
           upon
           me
           :
           I
           was
           that
           evening
           sent
           to
           my
           dungeon
           ,
           
           and
           at
           the
           doore
           a
           mighty
           paire
           of
           Bilbowes
           set
           ,
           ten
           or
           twelve
           foot
           long
           ,
           to
           fasten
           me
           in
           the
           Iron
           Stockes
           ;
           but
           my
           Dungeon
           not
           being
           six
           foot
           square
           ,
           would
           not
           admit
           their
           entrance
           :
           yet
           terrified
           with
           thought
           of
           my
           misery
           approaching
           ,
           I
           intreated
           the
           Steward
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           (
           being
           pensive
           of
           my
           wrongs
           ,
           and
           appointed
           to
           fasten
           me
           in
           Irons
           )
           to
           forbeare
           untill
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           for
           that
           I
           intended
           to
           write
           a
           submissive
           letter
           to
           a
           tyrant
           President
           ,
           to
           ease
           me
           of
           that
           shame
           and
           torture
           ;
           which
           he
           charitably
           yeelded
           unto
           :
           and
           for
           his
           neglect
           had
           my
           Bilbowes
           clapt
           upon
           his
           heels
           .
           But
           after
           some
           houres
           of
           indurance
           ,
           were
           by
           petition
           of
           friends
           released
           ,
           and
           the
           Purser
           of
           the
           house
           sent
           to
           fetter
           me
           in
           shackles
           ;
           which
           was
           performed
           ,
           and
           a
           cruell
           Jaylor
           (
           a
           son
           of
           
             Belial
             ,
             Iohn
             Willowby
          
           )
           set
           to
           watch
           me
           ,
           that
           no
           
             English
             ,
          
           Christian
           ,
           or
           Heathen
           ,
           should
           come
           neer
           me
           ,
           or
           converse
           with
           me
           ;
           yet
           my
           two
           loving
           trusty
           Indian
           Peoons
           ,
           or
           servants
           ,
           would
           not
           forsake
           me
           ,
           though
           I
           had
           not
           a
           peny
           to
           pay
           them
           for
           their
           pains
           ,
           or
           to
           provide
           bread
           for
           my selfe
           ;
           yet
           in
           the
           end
           ten
           pence
           
             English
          
           per
           day
           way
           allowed
           for
           all
           our
           maintenance
           ,
           with
           command
           not
           to
           pay
           above
           a
           dayes
           pension
           at
           a
           time
           ,
           and
           that
           neither
           ,
           unlesse
           every
           day
           sued
           for
           .
           Thus
           a
           close
           prisoner
           I
           continued
           six
           moneths
           ,
           though
           after
           some
           reasonable
           time
           eased
           first
           of
           my
           Irons
           ,
           and
           after
           of
           my
           Dungeon
           ,
           to
           somewhat
           a
           better
           lodging
           ;
           and
           that
           out
           of
           an
           accusing
           and
           condemning
           conscience
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           setting
           my
           friendly
           Banjans
           to
           perswade
           me
           to
           write
           him
           submissive
           Epistles
           ,
           which
           should
           tend
           to
           reconciliation
           ;
           which
           three
           times
           at
           their
           perswasion
           I
           performed
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           first
           I
           obtained
           a
           releasment
           from
           Irons
           ;
           by
           the
           second
           ,
           a
           lodging
           somewhat
           better
           then
           my
           Dungeon
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           third
           ,
           freedome
           of
           the
           walkes
           in
           the
           house
           ,
           and
           diet
           at
           the
           second
           Table
           ,
           as
           formerly
           related
           :
           By
           a
           fourth
           ,
           which
           they
           pressed
           me
           unto
           ,
           though
           with
           much
           unwillingnesse
           in
           regard
           I
           had
           been
           three
           times
           deluded
           upon
           their
           words
           ,
           that
           a
           reconciliation
           should
           be
           ,
           and
           I
           restored
           to
           former
           place
           ,
           or
           better
           ,
           they
           protested
           by
           their
           Heathen
           gods
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           faithfully
           promised
           before
           ,
           and
           now
           more
           assuredly
           in
           their
           conceit
           ;
           and
           that
           if
           he
           did
           not
           perform
           his
           promise
           unto
           them
           ,
           he
           was
           a
           Devill
           and
           no
           man
           .
           These
           earnest
           perswasions
           prevailed
           with
           me
           ,
           and
           I
           indeed
           writ
           a
           fourth
           submissive
           Epistle
           ,
           
           and
           the
           effects
           that
           produced
           ,
           was
           to
           be
           commanded
           aboord
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
          
           a
           prisoner
           in
           a
           meaner
           Cabbin
           then
           Boat-swaines
           Mates
           ,
           to
           sail
           along
           with
           the
           Fleet
           for
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           and
           at
           their
           return
           to
           sail
           therein
           for
           
             England
             .
          
        
         
           The
           
             Banjans
          
           admired
           at
           the
           wickednesse
           of
           the
           man
           in
           the
           fore-passed
           businesse
           (
           and
           that
           which
           ensued
           )
           about
           a
           moneth
           before
           at
           the
           return
           of
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
          
           from
           
             Bantam
             ,
          
           having
           in
           her
           great
           store
           of
           Cloves
           ,
           which
           six
           moneths
           before
           were
           a
           Drug
           of
           no
           esteem
           at
           
             Surrat
             ;
          
           yet
           at
           the
           instant
           of
           her
           arrivall
           ,
           inhansed
           in
           price
           to
           double
           money
           and
           more
           :
           My
           friendly
           
             Banjans
             ,
          
           who
           ever
           gave
           me
           more
           respect
           then
           I
           deserved
           ,
           came
           to
           me
           (
           having
           then
           liberty
           of
           the
           House
           )
           to
           expresse
           their
           loving
           and
           kind
           respects
           ,
           and
           for
           proof
           thereof
           ,
           because
           the
           
             Wylde
          
           President
           had
           forced
           them
           (
           as
           formerly
           related
           )
           to
           bring
           in
           my
           Bills
           ,
           and
           take
           new
           of
           him
           ,
           which
           they
           disclaimed
           to
           be
           their
           act
           (
           so
           much
           as
           in
           thought
           )
           but
           meerly
           his
           Devillish
           malice
           and
           revenge
           ,
           they
           tendered
           me
           a
           means
           how
           to
           get
           many
           thousand
           pounds
           suddenly
           in
           a
           week
           or
           fortnights
           space
           ,
           or
           a
           very
           short
           time
           ,
           which
           though
           at
           first
           I
           was
           somwhat
           jealous
           of
           ,
           yet
           hearkned
           to
           their
           propositions
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           buy
           up
           presently
           all
           the
           Cloves
           in
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
             ,
          
           at
           the
           price
           currant
           then
           a
           ship-boord
           ,
           and
           they
           would
           sell
           them
           again
           for
           me
           at
           fiftie
           or
           sixty
           ,
           or
           more
           
             per
             cent
             .
          
           profit
           .
           At
           which
           their
           offer
           I
           was
           the
           more
           jealous
           and
           danted
           ,
           knowing
           my
           inability
           to
           compasse
           the
           businesse
           both
           in
           regard
           of
           ready
           moneys
           which
           must
           be
           paid
           for
           them
           ,
           &
           also
           in
           regard
           I
           was
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           stir
           abroad
           to
           effect
           their
           proposition
           ,
           but
           to
           both
           these
           impediments
           they
           applied
           remedies
           :
           first
           ,
           for
           mony
           they
           would
           supply
           me
           therewith
           instantly
           ;
           and
           for
           want
           of
           my
           liberty
           ,
           they
           advised
           me
           to
           write
           to
           Captain
           
             Richard
             Swanly
             ,
          
           commander
           of
           the
           ship
           ,
           to
           effect
           it
           for
           me
           ,
           proportioning
           him
           some
           share
           for
           his
           pains
           ;
           which
           though
           my
           adversary
           
             George
             Page
             ,
          
           the
           Presidents
           lewd
           favorite
           were
           gone
           two
           or
           three
           hours
           before
           down
           to
           the
           ship
           to
           effect
           that
           businesse
           for
           himselfe
           and
           President
           ,
           which
           took
           me
           somewhat
           off
           ,
           yet
           they
           so
           earnestly
           did
           presse
           me
           with
           recounting
           
             Geooge
             Pages
          
           slow
           moving
           ,
           usually
           drinking
           hard
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           drunk
           at
           the
           halfe-way
           Tree
           (
           a
           baiting
           place
           )
           and
           there
           to
           take
           a
           nap
           of
           an
           houre
           ,
           two
           or
           three
           in
           sleep
           ,
           
           that
           my
           letters
           might
           come
           aboord
           before
           him
           :
           which
           counsell
           of
           theirs
           I
           followed
           ,
           and
           presently
           sent
           one
           of
           my
           trusty
           Peoons
           away
           with
           letters
           in
           speed
           to
           Captain
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           discovering
           the
           fair
           offer
           of
           my
           friendly
           
             Banjans
             ,
          
           and
           allotting
           halfe
           for
           his
           share
           ;
           which
           letters
           came
           aboord
           two
           houres
           before
           my
           adversary
           
             George
             Page
             .
          
           But
           Captain
           
             Swanly
          
           danted
           with
           my
           sudden
           downful
           ,
           since
           his
           departure
           six
           months
           before
           ,
           &
           terrified
           with
           threats
           of
           President
           to
           displace
           him
           for
           that
           he
           had
           before
           taken
           part
           with
           other
           Sea
           Commanders
           in
           consultation
           about
           their
           Commission
           ,
           which
           were
           most
           strong
           and
           effectuall
           ,
           and
           those
           Commanders
           gone
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           not
           ready
           to
           back
           him
           again
           ,
           he
           durst
           not
           attempt
           the
           businesse
           ,
           but
           let
           it
           fall
           to
           the
           benefit
           of
           his
           and
           my
           adversaries
           ,
           and
           our
           losse
           to
           many
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           which
           my
           friendly
           
             Banjans
          
           were
           sorry
           for
           ,
           and
           cursed
           his
           Devillish
           malicious
           projects
           against
           me
           ,
           as
           yet
           ensueth
           .
        
         
           The
           revengefull
           President
           finding
           that
           I
           had
           more
           credit
           ,
           being
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           then
           himselfe
           with
           all
           the
           Companies
           credit
           pin'd
           upon
           his
           back
           ,
           (
           for
           just
           at
           this
           instant
           he
           having
           ingaged
           himself
           for
           the
           Company
           with
           the
           usurers
           about
           100000.
           l.
           )
           and
           the
           
             English
          
           ships
           not
           arriving
           so
           soon
           as
           was
           expected
           ,
           his
           Creditors
           made
           means
           to
           the
           Governour
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           not
           stir
           out
           of
           the
           Town
           untill
           better
           satisfaction
           were
           given
           to
           discharge
           his
           credit
           in
           the
           Countrey
           ;
           and
           in
           that
           interim
           twice
           endevouring
           to
           go
           aboord
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
             ,
          
           was
           commanded
           to
           return
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           stir
           aboord
           .
           And
           now
           having
           commanded
           me
           a
           prisoner
           into
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           in
           hope
           as
           expectation
           was
           ,
           of
           a
           great
           Fleet
           of
           
             Portugals
          
           to
           lay
           way
           and
           intercept
           us
           ,
           he
           hoped
           I
           might
           either
           meet
           with
           a
           knock
           to
           take
           away
           my
           life
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           disaster
           might
           befall
           me
           ,
           yet
           had
           another
           Devillish
           project
           in
           the
           action
           ,
           seeing
           my
           credit
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           therefore
           to
           prevent
           me
           of
           all
           benefit
           or
           accommodation
           in
           the
           voyage
           ,
           by
           procuring
           an
           Edict
           from
           the
           Governour
           ,
           (
           whose
           credit
           was
           repaired
           by
           the
           
             English
          
           Fleets
           arrivall
           ,
           within
           three
           or
           four
           dayes
           after
           with
           sixty
           thousand
           pounds
           in
           gold
           and
           silver
           to
           lessen
           the
           Companies
           debts
           )
           that
           no
           man
           should
           credit
           me
           upon
           forfeiture
           of
           five
           hundred
           Rupies
           ,
           nor
           no
           Broker
           procure
           me
           credit
           upon
           forfeiture
           of
           a
           thousand
           Mamoodees
           .
           By
           which
           means
           my
           friendly
           
             Banjans
             ,
          
           as
           also
           with
           fear
           of
           drubbing
           
           from
           such
           Moorish
           tyrants
           ,
           were
           taken
           off
           to
           my
           losse
           of
           some
           thousands
           of
           pounds
           more
           ;
           which
           many
           of
           the
           Companies
           servants
           of
           inferior
           rank
           made
           to
           themselves
           in
           that
           voyage
           ,
           some
           a
           thousand
           ,
           some
           two
           thosand
           ,
           some
           three
           thousand
           or
           more
           advantage
           .
           And
           to
           adde
           more
           malice
           and
           revenge
           ,
           hee
           abused
           me
           in
           his
           letters
           to
           the
           Agent
           and
           Merchants
           in
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           with
           most
           egregious
           slanders
           of
           mutiny
           ,
           contention
           ,
           spie
           ,
           and
           informer
           ,
           &c.
           perswading
           and
           commanding
           him
           not
           to
           let
           me
           come
           ashore
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           possessor
           of
           some
           small
           means
           I
           had
           in
           the
           countrey
           left
           the
           last
           yeare
           ,
           but
           to
           return
           it
           to
           him
           to
           give
           satisfaction
           for
           my
           ingagements
           to
           the
           Company
           ,
           as
           he
           mendaciously
           pretended
           .
           Thus
           we
           passed
           our
           voyage
           for
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           my selfe
           receiving
           better
           accommodation
           from
           Captain
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           then
           the
           
             Wylde
          
           President
           expected
           ,
           yet
           not
           so
           good
           as
           the
           Captain
           promised
           ,
           and
           had
           reason
           to
           perform
           ;
           but
           that
           he
           was
           over-awed
           with
           my
           adversaries
           power
           ,
           or
           doted
           on
           their
           great
           estates
           to
           his
           gratification
           .
           At
           our
           arrivall
           in
           
             Persia
          
           I
           kept
           my selfe
           aboord
           still
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           untill
           from
           the
           Agent
           and
           Merchants
           there
           ,
           I
           received
           kind
           letters
           of
           invitation
           ashore
           ,
           maugre
           the
           Presidents
           malicious
           slanderous
           letters
           ,
           which
           they
           regarded
           not
           ,
           knowing
           and
           understanding
           better
           of
           themselves
           to
           some
           of
           whom
           I
           was
           well
           known
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           likewise
           from
           better
           report
           of
           Merchants
           and
           Sea-men
           that
           came
           in
           the
           ships
           .
           I
           courteously
           accepted
           their
           kind
           favours
           ,
           went
           ashore
           ,
           had
           my
           accommodation
           for
           lodging
           second
           to
           none
           in
           the
           
             English
          
           House
           ,
           seated
           next
           the
           chief
           Agent
           at
           table
           ,
           above
           all
           Sea
           Commanders
           ,
           and
           Merchants
           ,
           the
           Admirall
           Capt.
           
             Weddall
          
           excepted
           ,
           who
           sate
           uppermost
           of
           the
           one
           side
           ,
           and
           my self
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           the
           Agent
           at
           Boords
           end
           ;
           they
           also
           delivered
           me
           the
           proceed
           of
           my
           goods
           commanded
           to
           the
           contrary
           ,
           sent
           me
           a
           brave
           
             Persia
          
           Horse
           to
           ride
           about
           at
           my
           pleasure
           ,
           with
           some
           
             Persia
          
           servants
           to
           attend
           me
           ,
           besides
           my
           own
           two
           Peoons
           ,
           which
           would
           not
           forsake
           me
           untill
           I
           went
           for
           
             England
             .
          
           The
           Agent
           nor
           Captain
           
             Weddall
          
           (
           famous
           in
           that
           place
           for
           conquering
           
             Ormus
          
           )
           never
           going
           to
           visit
           or
           feast
           with
           the
           Sultan
           of
           
             Gombroone
             ,
          
           the
           
             Sultan
          
           of
           
             Ormus
             ,
          
           nor
           the
           
             Dutch
             ,
          
           but
           desired
           my
           company
           along
           with
           them
           .
           But
           here
           ,
           though
           I
           have
           been
           prolix
           above
           my
           intent
           ,
           yet
           not
           so
           much
           as
           my
           cause
           doth
           require
           .
           I
           cannot
           but
           condole
           the
           
           Honorable
           Companies
           losse
           as
           well
           as
           mine
           own
           ,
           for
           many
           years
           together
           by
           probability
           of
           many
           hundred
           thousands
           of
           pounds
           ,
           by
           the
           indiscretion
           of
           the
           Governour
           and
           Court
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           the
           Companies
           Agents
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           which
           in
           this
           years
           Fleet
           I
           wil
           (
           as
           an
           eye-witnesse
           instance
           in
           :
           )
           The
           Company
           had
           fonre
           ships
           of
           great
           burthen
           ,
           loaden
           with
           
             Moores
             ,
             Persian
          
           and
           
             Arabian
          
           goods
           ,
           and
           their
           servants
           priunt
           trade
           ;
           the
           Dutch
           had
           foure
           or
           five
           great
           ships
           ,
           and
           the
           Indians
           five
           or
           six
           India
           Junkes
           ,
           all
           sailing
           richly
           loden
           as
           for
           England
           in
           friendly
           manner
           together
           .
           And
           at
           their
           arrivall
           all
           of
           the
           goods
           were
           sold
           in
           three
           weekes
           time
           for
           ready
           money
           in
           good
           Royals
           of
           eight
           ,
           at
           fourty
           ,
           fifty
           ,
           sixty
           ,
           eighty
           ,
           &
           an
           hundred
           
             per
             cent
             .
          
           profit
           and
           more
           ;
           and
           the
           India
           Company
           at
           home
           ,
           had
           no
           goods
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           moneys
           brought
           out
           of
           
             England
          
           first
           to
           
             Surrat
          
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           and
           sent
           
             in
             spetie
          
           into
           
             Persia
             ;
          
           which
           money
           being
           invested
           at
           
             Surrat
          
           in
           goods
           ,
           would
           have
           yeelded
           them
           the
           same
           
             spetie
          
           at
           
             Gombroone
          
           with
           the
           profit
           above
           mentioned
           ,
           and
           from
           thence
           carried
           up
           to
           
             Spahan
          
           to
           preserve
           the
           contract
           with
           the
           king
           of
           
             Persia
             ;
          
           for
           silk
           would
           have
           yeelded
           them
           as
           much
           or
           more
           profit
           by
           all
           probability
           ,
           or
           else
           those
           Merchants
           would
           not
           have
           travelled
           fifteen
           hundred
           miles
           by
           land
           ,
           to
           bring
           down
           ready
           mony
           to
           buy
           up
           all
           
             Indian
          
           commodities
           ,
           which
           is
           worth
           the
           notice
           to
           be
           taken
           of
           ,
           and
           that
           
             Indian
          
           Government
           or
           Governours
           to
           be
           questioned
           and
           examined
           upon
           the
           injudicious
           manner
           of
           managing
           that
           most
           famous
           action
           ,
           or
           privat
           connivance
           for
           their
           own
           advantages
           .
           And
           so
           I
           leave
           that
           discourse
           ,
           and
           return
           again
           to
           my
           former
           .
        
         
           In
           our
           voyage
           outward
           and
           homeward
           into
           
             India
             ,
          
           many
           discourses
           past
           among
           us
           at
           the
           Captains
           Messe
           ,
           about
           my
           intollerable
           sufferings
           ;
           whereat
           some
           endevoured
           to
           blame
           me
           for
           not
           humbling
           my self
           both
           in
           word
           and
           deed
           ,
           and
           writing
           ,
           to
           a
           tyrant
           for
           my
           own
           advantage
           ,
           which
           they
           said
           they
           would
           have
           done
           :
           To
           which
           I
           made
           reply
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           done
           so
           much
           in
           that
           kind
           ,
           and
           prevailed
           nothing
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           ashamed
           now
           of
           my
           own
           hand-writings
           in
           that
           submissive
           manner
           ,
           protesting
           never
           to
           do
           the
           like
           again
           ,
           which
           they
           that
           knew
           not
           of
           it
           before
           ,
           condoled
           my
           infortunity
           under
           a
           tyrants
           power
           .
           Amongst
           these
           discourses
           much
           question
           was
           made
           whether
           the
           President
           
             Richard
             Wylde
          
           
           and
           his
           favourite
           
             George
             Page
             ,
          
           would
           take
           their
           voyage
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           or
           no
           ,
           in
           the
           Fleet
           returned
           from
           
             Persia
             ;
          
           because
           a
           little
           before
           the
           ships
           arrivall
           from
           
             England
             ,
          
           they
           gave
           it
           out
           that
           they
           would
           (
           being
           indeed
           danted
           with
           feare
           to
           be
           sent
           for
           home
           for
           their
           misdemeanors
           ,
           as
           indeed
           
             George
             Page
          
           was
           ,
           but
           
             Richard
             Wylde
          
           confirmed
           for
           another
           yeare
           :
           )
           But
           at
           the
           ships
           going
           for
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           they
           gave
           out
           they
           would
           not
           ;
           but
           I
           gave
           my
           verdict
           ,
           as
           it
           proved
           ,
           that
           they
           would
           ,
           for
           that
           I
           understood
           
             George
             Page
          
           would
           not
           go
           home
           without
           his
           Patron
           
             Richard
             Wylde
          
           to
           defend
           him
           ,
           who
           also
           feared
           to
           let
           
             Page
          
           go
           before
           him
           ,
           lest
           he
           for
           his
           own
           ends
           might
           lay
           all
           his
           own
           crimes
           upon
           
             Wylde
             ;
          
           and
           
             Wylde
          
           feared
           to
           be
           sent
           for
           the
           next
           yeare
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           .
           And
           therefore
           thought
           it
           more
           for
           his
           credit
           to
           goe
           before
           he
           was
           sent
           for
           :
           and
           at
           our
           arrivall
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           all
           fell
           out
           as
           I
           had
           conceived
           ,
           and
           they
           ready
           prepared
           for
           the
           voyage
           within
           a
           moneth
           after
           .
           In
           our
           voyage
           from
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           I
           had
           framed
           a
           Protest
           (
           though
           ignorantly
           and
           unskilfully
           penned
           as
           a
           thing
           never
           before
           acquainted
           with
           all
           )
           against
           the
           proud
           tyrannous
           President
           and
           his
           lewd
           Counsellors
           ,
           for
           their
           dishonour
           to
           Gods
           glory
           ,
           the
           King
           and
           Nations
           repute
           ,
           and
           the
           honourable
           Company
           their
           welfare
           and
           indemnity
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           insufferable
           wrongs
           ,
           which
           I
           intended
           to
           have
           published
           presently
           upon
           the
           ships
           arrivall
           at
           
             Surrat.
          
           But
           being
           arrived
           ,
           and
           before
           we
           came
           to
           anchor
           ,
           newes
           was
           brought
           aboord
           of
           great
           alterations
           in
           the
           Factory
           :
           First
           ,
           that
           my
           malignant
           adversaries
           were
           prepared
           to
           take
           their
           passage
           for
           
             England
             ;
          
           and
           secondly
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           determined
           that
           I
           should
           be
           left
           President
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Skibbow
          
           to
           be
           put
           by
           that
           place
           ,
           though
           in
           right
           it
           were
           his
           due
           .
           The
           first
           was
           not
           strange
           unto
           me
           ,
           because
           I
           did
           conceive
           their
           resolutions
           (
           though
           they
           made
           shew
           to
           the
           contrary
           )
           and
           that
           of
           purpose
           they
           had
           shipt
           me
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           because
           I
           was
           an
           eye-sore
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           could
           not
           plot
           all
           their
           jugling
           ends
           ,
           because
           of
           my
           presence
           .
           The
           other
           businesse
           stumbled
           me
           ,
           in
           regard
           that
           divers
           young
           men
           on
           shore
           having
           formerly
           during
           my
           imprisonment
           in
           the
           
             English
          
           House
           ,
           made
           their
           peace
           with
           me
           (
           in
           a
           fit
           of
           sicknesse
           in
           time
           of
           a
           Feaver
           ,
           more
           likely
           to
           die
           then
           to
           live
           )
           excusing
           themselves
           for
           voting
           against
           me
           at
           my
           ▪
           arraignments
           ,
           pretending
           it
           was
           for
           feare
           of
           a
           tyrannous
           President
           to
           do
           them
           a
           
           mischiefe
           ,
           and
           not
           of
           any
           disaffection
           to
           me
           or
           my
           cause
           :
           and
           others
           aboord
           ships
           desiring
           to
           be
           taken
           ashore
           ,
           and
           preferred
           into
           service
           there
           :
           But
           my
           answer
           to
           them
           was
           ,
           That
           I
           saw
           no
           possibility
           of
           such
           effects
           ,
           wishing
           them
           to
           forbeare
           ,
           and
           to
           attend
           the
           issue
           ;
           yet
           the
           end
           and
           purpose
           of
           this
           Imposture
           I
           could
           not
           dive
           into
           :
           for
           within
           foure
           or
           five
           dayes
           after
           our
           arrivall
           ,
           certain
           propositions
           were
           made
           to
           me
           then
           and
           at
           other
           times
           by
           foure
           severall
           men
           ;
           the
           first
           by
           
             Thomas
             Turner
             ,
          
           Purser
           of
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
             ;
          
           the
           second
           ,
           by
           Captain
           
             Swanly
             ;
          
           the
           third
           ,
           by
           the
           Secretary
           at
           
             Surrat
             ;
          
           and
           the
           fourth
           by
           
             Padoe
             Fuller
          
           Minister
           .
           These
           propositions
           tended
           all
           to
           one
           purpose
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           a
           faire
           way
           for
           me
           yet
           laid
           to
           make
           my selfe
           a
           fortune
           by
           staying
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           if
           I
           would
           comply
           to
           the
           Presidents
           desire
           ;
           and
           in
           so
           doing
           ,
           I
           should
           succeed
           in
           place
           of
           Presidency
           (
           old
           
             Skibbow
          
           being
           thought
           unfit
           in
           regard
           of
           his
           continuall
           drunkennesse
           )
           I
           desired
           them
           to
           propound
           the
           means
           ,
           &
           I
           would
           endeavour
           to
           give
           good
           satisfaction
           :
           The
           reply
           of
           them
           all
           was
           this
           ,
           That
           if
           I
           would
           once
           more
           write
           a
           submissive
           letter
           to
           the
           President
           ,
           acknowledging
           my
           errour
           ,
           and
           intreating
           his
           favour
           ,
           all
           should
           succeed
           to
           my
           hearts
           desire
           .
           I
           gave
           them
           all
           thanks
           for
           their
           good
           will
           ,
           yet
           I
           desired
           them
           to
           give
           me
           better
           satisfaction
           what
           grounds
           they
           had
           of
           assurance
           ,
           or
           possibility
           that
           in
           so
           doing
           I
           should
           obtain
           my
           request
           ;
           and
           whether
           the
           Propositions
           proceeded
           meerly
           from
           their
           own
           imaginations
           ,
           or
           incitation
           of
           others
           .
           To
           which
           they
           all
           replied
           severally
           (
           though
           with
           much
           seeming
           unwillingnesse
           to
           reveale
           it
           )
           that
           they
           were
           put
           upon
           the
           businesse
           ,
           some
           by
           
             George
             Page
             ,
          
           and
           some
           by
           the
           President
           ,
           and
           some
           by
           both
           :
           Of
           which
           being
           now
           fully
           satisfied
           ,
           I
           made
           them
           all
           alike
           one
           answere
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           heretofore
           written
           many
           such
           submissive
           Epistles
           at
           the
           instance
           of
           my
           friendly
           
             Banjans
             ,
          
           but
           was
           in
           them
           all
           deluded
           ,
           and
           that
           I
           had
           not
           onely
           resolved
           in
           my selfe
           ,
           but
           had
           vowed
           to
           some
           of
           them
           in
           our
           voyage
           to
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           that
           I
           never
           would
           write
           again
           any
           submissive
           letter
           ,
           being
           much
           ashamed
           to
           think
           of
           those
           formerly
           written
           .
           But
           if
           the
           President
           pleased
           to
           conferre
           with
           me
           either
           in
           publick
           or
           privat
           ,
           I
           would
           strive
           to
           give
           him
           such
           good
           satisfaction
           ,
           as
           I
           hoped
           might
           stand
           with
           his
           liking
           and
           repute
           as
           well
           as
           my
           own
           good
           .
           At
           which
           reply
           they
           seemed
           all
           to
           be
           sorry
           ,
           
           and
           blamed
           me
           for
           being
           obstinate
           to
           contemne
           so
           hopefull
           an
           opportunity
           to
           the
           good
           of
           me
           and
           all
           mine
           :
           And
           so
           not
           complying
           with
           a
           tyrants
           desire
           ,
           felt
           shortly
           after
           the
           vials
           of
           their
           Devillish
           revenge
           ;
           perhaps
           animated
           the
           more
           thereunto
           ,
           by
           the
           Protest
           I
           had
           formerly
           framed
           ,
           and
           now
           at
           last
           published
           (
           as
           my
           conscience
           told
           me
           was
           my
           duty
           to
           act
           ,
           for
           the
           reasons
           above
           premised
           )
           yet
           to
           comply
           somwhat
           fairly
           with
           him
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           provoke
           him
           further
           ,
           I
           sent
           up
           unto
           him
           from
           the
           ships
           ,
           such
           goods
           and
           moneys
           as
           I
           had
           brought
           from
           
             Persia
             ,
          
           committed
           to
           my
           own
           power
           by
           the
           Agent
           there
           ,
           contrary
           to
           his
           Imperiall
           command
           (
           knowing
           also
           that
           it
           had
           been
           in
           vain
           to
           contest
           with
           him
           )
           and
           so
           by
           this
           means
           I
           was
           deprived
           of
           all
           helps
           to
           furnish
           my selfe
           with
           privat
           comfort
           all
           provisions
           for
           a
           full
           yeares
           voyage
           .
           But
           praised
           be
           God
           therefore
           ,
           though
           the
           chief
           of
           my
           fare
           in
           that
           voyage
           ,
           was
           the
           ordinary
           ships
           allowance
           of
           Beef
           &
           Pork
           of
           3
           years
           powthering
           ,
           and
           scraps
           of
           mouldy
           Bisket
           ,
           too
           well
           replenished
           with
           Mites
           and
           Maggots
           ,
           and
           stinking
           water
           smelt
           before
           it
           came
           neere
           a
           mans
           head
           ;
           yet
           in
           that
           long
           voyage
           I
           was
           not
           sick
           a
           day
           ,
           nor
           ever
           refused
           one
           meales
           meat
           ,
           though
           I
           often
           wished
           to
           be
           set
           on
           the
           score
           (
           for
           moneys
           or
           means
           I
           had
           none
           )
           5
           shillings
           ,
           or
           ten
           shillings
           a
           meale
           for
           such
           fresh
           provisions
           ,
           Bread
           and
           Beere
           as
           my
           servants
           enjoyed
           at
           home
           .
           And
           though
           I
           did
           comply
           so
           fairly
           with
           him
           to
           my
           own
           misery
           ,
           yet
           had
           this
           jugling
           President
           the
           conscience
           to
           defraud
           and
           cheat
           me
           of
           part
           of
           those
           goods
           fitting
           for
           his
           ambitious
           magnificency
           ,
           and
           that
           was
           in
           two
           large
           
             Persia
          
           Carpets
           ,
           usuall
           in
           
             Persia
          
           and
           
             India
          
           with
           men
           of
           quality
           to
           floor
           the
           rooms
           they
           lie
           or
           sit
           in
           ;
           or
           the
           Princes
           of
           Christendome
           in
           their
           Chairs
           of
           State
           ;
           which
           Carpets
           cost
           me
           in
           
             Persia
          
           about
           40
           pound
           English
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           covered
           the
           floore
           in
           a
           roome
           about
           eighteen
           or
           twenty
           foot
           square
           :
           for
           excuse
           of
           his
           defraudment
           ,
           he
           pleads
           that
           he
           left
           them
           in
           the
           Custome
           house
           for
           the
           Companies
           use
           ,
           and
           so
           puts
           me
           upon
           them
           for
           satisfaction
           :
           and
           they
           forc'd
           me
           off
           to
           him
           ,
           alledging
           they
           were
           never
           brought
           to
           their
           account
           ,
           and
           therefore
           they
           not
           liable
           (
           though
           they
           plead
           against
           me
           in
           his
           defence
           )
           for
           the
           wrongs
           done
           unto
           me
           .
           It
           was
           not
           fit
           for
           them
           to
           wave
           or
           question
           the
           Presidents
           power
           and
           authority
           ,
           but
           rather
           to
           support
           and
           maintain
           
           it
           .
           The
           time
           being
           now
           come
           to
           put
           to
           Sea
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           a
           day
           before
           he
           delivered
           up
           his
           Commission
           to
           Mr.
           
             Skibbow
             ,
          
           a
           warrant
           was
           directed
           by
           
             Skibbow
             ,
          
           as
           President
           ,
           annexed
           with
           his
           hand
           ,
           and
           other
           new
           Councellors
           ,
           to
           the
           Admiral
           of
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           for
           my
           strict
           imprisonment
           at
           Sea
           ,
           to
           be
           lodged
           in
           a
           very
           mean
           Cabbin
           ,
           and
           to
           take
           my
           diet
           with
           the
           common
           men
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           be
           permitted
           to
           goe
           ashore
           in
           any
           Countrey
           Island
           where
           we
           should
           arrive
           for
           refreshment
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ;
           nor
           in
           England
           untill
           by
           expresse
           order
           from
           the
           Governors
           and
           Committees
           of
           
             India
          
           Courts
           ;
           which
           warrant
           was
           without
           any
           authentick
           authority
           juglingly
           contrived
           to
           put
           off
           the
           shame
           from
           them
           :
           for
           
             Skibbow
          
           had
           no
           power
           to
           grant
           such
           warrant
           ,
           but
           by
           feare
           of
           compulsion
           before
           he
           was
           established
           by
           Commission
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           being
           in
           Commission
           ,
           were
           ashamed
           of
           the
           act
           ,
           as
           they
           might
           also
           of
           all
           other
           revengefull
           acts
           .
           So
           I
           was
           now
           bound
           for
           
             England
          
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           to
           my
           adversaries
           great
           hopefull
           expectation
           that
           I
           should
           perish
           at
           Sea
           for
           want
           of
           necessaries
           in
           so
           long
           a
           voyage
           ,
           and
           so
           make
           an
           end
           of
           the
           troubles
           they
           feared
           would
           happen
           unto
           them
           for
           their
           intollerable
           oppressions
           towards
           me
           ,
           (
           they
           having
           provided
           for
           themselves
           out
           of
           the
           abundance
           of
           their
           ill
           gotten
           goods
           ,
           twenty
           or
           thirty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           man
           )
           by
           report
           three
           hundred
           pound
           in
           excellent
           provisions
           of
           all
           sorts
           comfortable
           for
           necessity
           ,
           and
           superfluous
           to
           ryotous
           gluttony
           and
           ebriety
           .
           And
           now
           I
           may
           say
           farewell
           all
           my
           faire
           hopefull
           Fortunes
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           second
           to
           none
           before
           me
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           transcendent
           to
           all
           that
           shall
           come
           after
           me
           ,
           and
           the
           expectation
           of
           misery
           and
           penury
           in
           so
           long
           ,
           irksome
           ,
           and
           dangerous
           a
           voyage
           ,
           (
           but
           God
           be
           praised
           for
           the
           prevention
           thereof
           ,
           as
           formerly
           exprest
           .
           )
           At
           Sea
           the
           griefe
           of
           my
           lodging
           (
           straitned
           with
           room
           ,
           and
           wet
           with
           rain
           ,
           and
           nothing
           privat
           neither
           day
           nor
           night
           )
           I
           made
           moan
           to
           Captain
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           our
           Commander
           ,
           putting
           him
           in
           mind
           of
           his
           faire
           promises
           (
           notwithstanding
           his
           false
           warrant
           )
           and
           his
           small
           performances
           ,
           for
           better
           :
           whereat
           though
           at
           first
           he
           seemed
           to
           take
           in
           ill
           part
           by
           my
           adversaries
           suggestions
           )
           yet
           in
           the
           end
           he
           better
           bethought
           himselfe
           then
           to
           comply
           with
           tyranny
           against
           one
           whom
           he
           knew
           deserved
           good
           at
           his
           hands
           ;
           whereupon
           he
           removed
           me
           from
           thence
           ,
           to
           be
           associate
           with
           his
           Mate
           
           
             Richard
             Garlicke
             ,
          
           in
           the
           round
           house
           ,
           as
           Mr.
           
             Gregory
             Clement
             ,
          
           Merchant
           ,
           was
           with
           him
           in
           the
           great
           Cabbin
           :
           wherein
           though
           my
           lodging
           were
           better
           ,
           and
           more
           commendable
           ,
           yet
           the
           association
           with
           a
           drunken
           sot
           was
           as
           great
           a
           burden
           to
           me
           .
           But
           thus
           we
           passed
           on
           to
           
             Mauritius
             ,
          
           to
           spend
           some
           time
           there
           in
           refreshment
           :
           where
           I
           was
           timorous
           to
           set
           foot
           on
           shore
           in
           regard
           of
           the
           mandate
           against
           me
           .
           But
           our
           Captain
           in
           the
           end
           connived
           thereat
           also
           ;
           and
           there
           the
           Admirall
           Captain
           
             Weddall
          
           making
           a
           feast
           aboord
           his
           ship
           ,
           invited
           all
           Merchants
           and
           Sea-officers
           of
           note
           ,
           my selfe
           onely
           excepted
           :
           At
           which
           feast
           some
           well-willer
           to
           me
           condoling
           my
           infortunity
           ,
           alledging
           the
           feast
           was
           uncharitable
           and
           not
           compleat
           ,
           for
           that
           I
           sate
           alone
           in
           my
           Cabbin
           ,
           wanting
           necessaries
           ,
           which
           they
           enjoyed
           to
           superfluous
           garmandizing
           :
           whereat
           my
           adversary
           ,
           the
           late
           President
           ,
           began
           to
           excuse
           himself
           ,
           and
           to
           lay
           all
           the
           fault
           upon
           his
           Minion
           ,
           or
           Favourite
           ,
           
             George
             Page
             .
             George
             Page
          
           retorts
           it
           again
           upon
           him
           .
           And
           in
           fine
           ,
           with
           ▪
           multiplying
           of
           words
           and
           affronts
           one
           against
           the
           other
           (
           each
           threatning
           to
           accuse
           the
           other
           of
           indirect
           dealing
           ,
           juglings
           and
           defraudments
           of
           their
           honorable
           Imployers
           )
           they
           fell
           together
           by
           they
           eares
           ,
           and
           tumbled
           all
           their
           delicates
           under
           foot
           ,
           to
           the
           prey
           and
           great
           derision
           of
           the
           common
           men
           .
        
         
           After
           four
           or
           five
           weeks
           spent
           at
           
             Mauritius
             ,
          
           our
           Commanders
           resolved
           to
           visit
           
             Madagascar
             ,
          
           or
           St.
           
             Laurence
             ,
          
           in
           hope
           to
           meet
           there
           with
           the
           
             English
          
           Fleet
           bound
           that
           yeare
           for
           
             India
             ,
          
           where
           our
           Vice-Admirall
           Captain
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           made
           a
           feast
           also
           ,
           as
           formerly
           ;
           and
           the
           same
           accident
           ,
           upon
           the
           same
           occasion
           of
           my
           absence
           ,
           wrought
           ths
           same
           effects
           as
           at
           
             Mauritius
             .
          
           Here
           having
           abode
           some
           short
           time
           ,
           with
           great
           pleasure
           and
           content
           ,
           health
           ,
           fertility
           and
           plenty
           of
           that
           place
           ,
           we
           met
           ,
           according
           to
           our
           longing
           desire
           ,
           the
           
             English
          
           Fleet
           ,
           consisting
           of
           four
           brave
           ships
           :
           That
           honest
           ,
           judicious
           ,
           generous
           Captain
           ,
           
             Iohn
             Morton
             ,
          
           Commander
           of
           the
           
             Mary
             ,
          
           the
           Admirall
           of
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           and
           in
           her
           that
           chief
           Commander
           of
           all
           the
           
             English
          
           both
           at
           Sea
           and
           Land
           in
           the
           Orientall
           parts
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           the
           approved
           ,
           beloved
           ,
           judicious
           ,
           generous
           ,
           affable
           Merchant
           ,
           formerly
           President
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           the
           worshipfull
           
             Thomas
             Rastell
             ,
          
           and
           many
           other
           Merchants
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           with
           commission
           to
           ship
           my
           adversaries
           ,
           
             Richard
             Wylde
             ,
          
           and
           
             George
             Page
          
           by
           
           name
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           of
           Councell
           (
           my
           selfe
           onely
           excepted
           to
           succeed
           him
           in
           Presidency
           in
           case
           of
           mortality
           home
           for
           
             England
             ;
          
           which
           as
           it
           daunted
           my
           adversaries
           (
           though
           lessened
           by
           expectation
           )
           so
           it
           much
           exhilerated
           my
           spirits
           in
           so
           sad
           a
           condition
           ,
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastell
             ,
          
           Captain
           
             Morton
             ,
          
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           wondred
           to
           finde
           me
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           and
           understanding
           of
           my
           condition
           ,
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           much
           astonied
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           having
           entred
           into
           examination
           of
           the
           cause
           ,
           much
           condoled
           my
           insupportable
           wrongs
           and
           sufferings
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           it
           moved
           teares
           from
           that
           kind
           natured
           Gentleman
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastell
             .
          
           Some
           few
           dayes
           being
           spent
           ,
           a
           great
           feast
           was
           ordained
           aboord
           the
           chief
           Admirall
           ,
           the
           
             Mary
             ,
          
           for
           the
           Commanders
           &
           Merchants
           of
           both
           Fleets
           .
           And
           before
           that
           Feast
           ,
           my
           malignant
           adversary
           ,
           
             Richard
             Wylde
             ,
          
           familiar
           with
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastell
             ,
          
           at
           the
           intreaty
           of
           Sir
           
             Moris
             Abbot
          
           himselfe
           made
           known
           unto
           me
           ,
           made
           means
           to
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastell
          
           to
           make
           reconcilement
           between
           us
           (
           if
           not
           punctuall
           and
           perfect
           ,
           yet
           at
           least
           formall
           for
           better
           accommodation
           to
           all
           parties
           in
           the
           voyage
           ,
           wishing
           he
           had
           given
           a
           thousand
           pound
           he
           had
           never
           medled
           with
           me
           .
           Mr.
           
             Rastell
          
           made
           me
           acquainted
           with
           his
           desire
           ,
           willing
           me
           to
           yeeld
           thereunto
           ,
           which
           I
           did
           ,
           provided
           that
           he
           did
           first
           in
           person
           perform
           his
           part
           ,
           as
           reason
           required
           ,
           which
           at
           the
           feast
           he
           did
           ,
           drinking
           unto
           me
           a
           full
           cup
           of
           wine
           ,
           acknowledging
           himselfe
           before
           all
           the
           company
           to
           have
           done
           me
           wrong
           ,
           and
           was
           sorry
           for
           it
           ,
           but
           knew
           not
           now
           how
           to
           help
           it
           .
           I
           accepted
           of
           his
           courtesie
           ,
           and
           shortly
           after
           did
           as
           much
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           every
           day
           after
           our
           familiarity
           and
           outward
           friendship
           encreased
           even
           to
           the
           last
           day
           of
           our
           parting
           after
           at
           St.
           
             Helena
          
           our
           last
           port
           .
           Mr.
           
             Rastell
          
           after
           this
           having
           well
           considered
           of
           the
           businesse
           ,
           and
           first
           freed
           me
           from
           imprisonment
           ,
           offered
           me
           to
           return
           me
           again
           into
           
             India
             ,
          
           to
           be
           second
           unto
           him
           (
           for
           which
           courtesie
           I
           returned
           him
           many
           thanks
           )
           but
           I
           told
           him
           my
           mind
           ,
           how
           that
           I
           was
           resolved
           now
           to
           go
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           &
           purge
           my self
           from
           all
           crimes
           that
           could
           be
           alledged
           againstme
           
             viva
             voce
             ,
          
           &
           to
           lay
           such
           things
           to
           my
           adversaries
           charge
           ,
           as
           my
           duty
           &
           conscience
           bound
           me
           ,
           hoping
           to
           return
           again
           the
           next
           yeare
           with
           more
           comfort
           &
           greater
           credit
           :
           To
           which
           resolution
           he
           seemed
           much
           
           aggrieved
           ,
           vowing
           and
           protesting
           again
           with
           teares
           in
           his
           eyes
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           a
           great
           attractive
           to
           draw
           him
           again
           into
           
             India
             ,
          
           confiding
           to
           find
           me
           there
           an
           honest
           man
           ,
           and
           of
           credit
           at
           home
           ,
           to
           comfort
           and
           keep
           him
           company
           .
           But
           seeing
           it
           lost
           labour
           ,
           he
           demanded
           of
           me
           what
           courtesie
           I
           desired
           at
           his
           hands
           ,
           promising
           to
           perform
           it
           to
           the
           uttermost
           of
           his
           power
           .
           I
           then
           (
           first
           giving
           him
           thanks
           that
           he
           had
           set
           me
           at
           liberty
           from
           imprisonment
           )
           intreating
           him
           to
           give
           command
           for
           a
           good
           private
           Cabbin
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           such
           comfortable
           refreshments
           of
           the
           company
           as
           the
           ship
           would
           afford
           ,
           with
           the
           freedome
           or
           command
           of
           
             Thomas
             Lea
             ,
          
           a
           common
           man
           ,
           and
           a
           good
           penman
           ,
           to
           attend
           upon
           me
           ,
           to
           write
           such
           things
           as
           I
           conceived
           fit
           to
           expresse
           for
           feare
           of
           mortality
           in
           the
           long
           voyage
           yet
           to
           come
           .
           All
           which
           he
           yeeld
           unto
           ,
           and
           gave
           commandment
           to
           the
           Admirall
           and
           Vice-Admirall
           of
           our
           Fleet
           ,
           for
           the
           performance
           ,
           and
           to
           estate
           me
           in
           the
           possession
           of
           the
           great
           Cabbin
           solely
           to
           my
           lodging
           ,
           as
           at
           my
           coming
           out
           ;
           which
           though
           it
           were
           irksome
           to
           Captain
           
             Swan●y
          
           at
           his
           going
           out
           ,
           to
           yeeld
           me
           that
           preheminence
           above
           him
           ,
           yet
           in
           the
           end
           was
           yeelded
           unto
           ,
           onely
           desiring
           the
           enjoyment
           thereof
           for
           his
           reputation
           sake
           during
           a
           week
           or
           ten
           dayes
           longer
           (
           the
           time
           intended
           for
           both
           Fleets
           stay
           together
           in
           the
           Harbour
           of
           
             Augustine
          
           Bay
           in
           
             Madagascar
             .
          
           )
           But
           I
           knowing
           the
           ambitious
           spirits
           of
           Sea-commanders
           ,
           lent
           my
           opinion
           ,
           that
           he
           being
           gone
           ,
           his
           words
           and
           commands
           by
           word
           of
           mouth
           would
           be
           accounted
           but
           wind
           ,
           and
           therefore
           desired
           his
           warrant
           ,
           or
           command
           under
           his
           hand-writing
           ;
           to
           which
           he
           condescended
           ,
           and
           went
           presently
           to
           his
           Closet
           to
           frame
           the
           warrant
           for
           my
           accommodation
           in
           all
           things
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           and
           in
           especiall
           for
           the
           great
           Cabbin
           to
           my selfe
           ,
           as
           at
           my
           coming
           out
           ,
           adding
           ,
           also
           thereto
           ,
           that
           no
           act
           of
           consultation
           in
           Fleet
           should
           passe
           during
           the
           voyage
           ,
           without
           my
           consent
           and
           approbation
           in
           chief
           .
           The
           
             English
          
           Fleet
           shortly
           after
           departed
           for
           
             India
             ,
          
           yet
           before
           their
           departure
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastell
          
           commanded
           the
           foure
           Sea-commanders
           in
           his
           Fleet
           each
           to
           send
           me
           aboord
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
             ,
          
           a
           Barico
           of
           Sack
           about
           six
           or
           eight
           gallons
           a
           peece
           for
           my
           private
           expence
           and
           comfort
           in
           the
           voyage
           .
           About
           six
           or
           eight
           dayes
           after
           their
           departure
           ,
           I
           demanded
           Captain
           
             Swanly
          
           for
           my
           accommodation
           in
           possession
           of
           the
           great
           Cabbin
           ,
           
           which
           he
           denied
           ,
           slighting
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastels
          
           command
           as
           before
           fore
           imagined
           ;
           upon
           which
           some
           distast
           befell
           ,
           and
           crosse
           words
           found
           vent
           :
           And
           the
           Captain
           taking
           in
           ill
           part
           my
           forcible
           demands
           ,
           made
           complaint
           to
           the
           Admirall
           ,
           Captain
           
             Weddall
             ,
          
           who
           stuck
           hard
           to
           his
           Vice-Admirall
           ,
           and
           in
           conclusion
           ,
           called
           a
           consultation
           aboord
           the
           
             Ionah
             ,
          
           to
           question
           me
           about
           words
           that
           I
           had
           spoken
           ,
           but
           misconstrued
           by
           C.
           
             Swanly
             .
          
           At
           which
           consultation
           I
           made
           demand
           again
           to
           the
           Admirall
           to
           fulfill
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastels
          
           command
           ,
           as
           he
           promised
           faithfully
           to
           perform
           :
           But
           the
           same
           was
           slighted
           by
           him
           ,
           as
           before
           by
           the
           Vice-Admiral
           .
           And
           then
           finding
           it
           fit
           time
           ,
           I
           took
           out
           of
           my
           pocket
           my
           Warrant
           ,
           willing
           him
           to
           peruse
           that
           ;
           which
           having
           performed
           ,
           their
           stomacks
           were
           abated
           ,
           the
           Warrant
           being
           strengthened
           with
           words
           of
           vehemency
           ,
           and
           authority
           from
           his
           Majesty
           King
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           substituting
           him
           chiefe
           Commander
           of
           all
           the
           
             English
          
           both
           at
           Sea
           and
           Land
           in
           the
           Oriental
           parts
           of
           the
           world
           .
           Then
           they
           both
           began
           to
           perswade
           and
           intreat
           me
           ,
           to
           let
           the
           Vice-Admirall
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
           
             Greg.
             Clement
             ,
          
           Cape
           Merchant
           ,
           to
           enjoy
           the
           great
           Cabbin
           still
           ,
           being
           in
           possession
           ,
           and
           I
           should
           have
           the
           round
           house
           solely
           to
           my selfe
           .
           To
           which
           I
           yeelded
           for
           quietnesse
           and
           unity
           sake
           ,
           and
           ever
           after
           lived
           peaceably
           ,
           contentedly
           ,
           and
           friendly
           together
           ,
           the
           Captain
           denying
           me
           nothing
           ;
           yea
           ,
           tendring
           me
           more
           courtesie
           then
           I
           desired
           ,
           or
           would
           accept
           of
           .
        
         
           After
           three
           moneths
           or
           more
           abode
           at
           
             Madagascar
             ,
          
           we
           set
           sail
           to
           visit
           Cape
           
             Bona
             Esperanza
             ;
          
           where
           arriving
           the
           Salvages
           brought
           us
           foure
           Cowes
           ,
           and
           some
           other
           small
           refreshments
           ,
           which
           they
           sold
           us
           for
           Iron
           hoopes
           ,
           and
           peeces
           of
           brasse
           ,
           and
           made
           shew
           to
           bring
           us
           more
           speedily
           .
           But
           the
           next
           day
           two
           Dutch
           shis
           comming
           out
           of
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           laden
           with
           Souldiers
           for
           the
           Southern
           parts
           of
           
             India
             ,
          
           the
           Soldanians
           ,
           or
           Upland
           men
           never
           came
           more
           at
           us
           ;
           yet
           we
           had
           the
           daily
           company
           of
           a
           few
           poore
           Sea
           borderers
           ,
           that
           hung
           about
           us
           for
           reliefe
           ,
           such
           as
           we
           cast
           away
           ,
           who
           feed
           also
           upon
           Whale
           ,
           or
           other
           dead
           fish
           ,
           lying
           long
           ,
           and
           stinking
           on
           shore
           ▪
           Having
           spent
           above
           three
           weeks
           time
           in
           expectation
           of
           refreshment
           from
           the
           Natives
           ,
           and
           seeing
           none
           came
           ,
           we
           resolved
           to
           set
           sail
           to
           Saint
           
             Helena
          
           in
           our
           way
           homeward
           :
           where
           arriving
           ,
           and
           at
           our
           first
           landing
           ,
           we
           under-went
           much
           hazard
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           
           violence
           of
           surging
           waves
           neere
           shore
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           landing
           we
           lost
           two
           Boats
           ,
           and
           divers
           men
           ,
           yet
           some
           men
           got
           ashore
           ,
           not
           without
           great
           hazard
           ,
           and
           divers
           returned
           back
           to
           the
           ships
           ,
           not
           daring
           to
           adventure
           ,
           as
           my
           two
           adversaries
           in
           chief
           .
        
         
           Those
           of
           note
           that
           got
           first
           ashore
           ,
           were
           Captain
           
             Weddall
             ,
          
           Captain
           
             Swanly
             ,
          
           Mr.
           
           
             Greg.
             Clement
             ,
          
           and
           my selfe
           :
           for
           my
           own
           part
           ,
           I
           found
           great
           cause
           to
           give
           God
           thanks
           for
           two
           great
           deliverances
           ,
           the
           one
           in
           landing
           ,
           the
           other
           in
           getting
           a
           ship-boord
           again
           .
           The
           first
           that
           led
           the
           way
           ,
           was
           Captain
           
             Weddall
             ,
          
           who
           leaping
           out
           of
           the
           Boat
           so
           soon
           as
           the
           rising
           waves
           brought
           the
           Boat
           to
           the
           height
           on
           shore
           ,
           and
           falling
           off
           again
           ,
           by
           speedy
           haste
           ,
           got
           on
           firm
           ground
           ,
           and
           yet
           not
           very
           dry
           :
           And
           after
           him
           followed
           Captain
           
             Swanly
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Clement
             ,
          
           in
           more
           danger
           ,
           the
           rage
           of
           the
           waters
           more
           and
           more
           increasing
           ,
           and
           I
           my selfe
           very
           timorous
           to
           adventure
           .
           But
           two
           lusty
           strong
           Sailers
           ,
           (
           to
           whom
           ,
           as
           to
           all
           the
           ships
           company
           ,
           I
           was
           much
           indebted
           for
           their
           loving
           respects
           ,
           though
           I
           was
           not
           able
           to
           requite
           their
           courtesies
           (
           especially
           in
           great
           dread
           by
           a
           leak
           ship
           ,
           the
           Sailers
           though
           they
           threatned
           to
           make
           the
           Captain
           and
           Merchants
           to
           take
           their
           turns
           at
           the
           Pump
           ,
           yet
           would
           free
           me
           ,
           many
           offering
           to
           supply
           my
           turn
           at
           the
           Pump
           as
           long
           as
           life
           or
           strength
           lasted
           in
           them
           )
           gave
           me
           great
           incouragement
           ,
           adventuring
           themselves
           into
           the
           sea
           some
           depth
           to
           catch
           me
           leaping
           out
           of
           the
           Boat
           ,
           &
           each
           taking
           me
           by
           the
           hand
           ,
           we
           all
           run
           violently
           together
           to
           get
           out
           of
           the
           fury
           of
           the
           returning
           waves
           ,
           and
           so
           by
           Gods
           blessing
           ,
           though
           washed
           up
           above
           the
           middle
           ,
           got
           safe
           on
           firm
           gronnd
           ;
           where
           we
           presently
           saw
           spectacles
           of
           great
           grief
           ,
           two
           Boats
           with
           many
           men
           in
           them
           overturned
           with
           the
           violence
           of
           the
           waves
           ,
           &
           the
           men
           lost
           with
           the
           Boats
           ,
           and
           two
           who
           striving
           as
           we
           had
           done
           ,
           to
           get
           ashore
           ,
           were
           washed
           off
           into
           the
           Sea
           ,
           and
           by
           Gods
           great
           mercy
           cast
           ashore
           again
           by
           another
           great
           raging
           wave
           ,
           and
           left
           upon
           the
           sands
           ;
           which
           the
           Mariners
           ashore
           perceiving
           ,
           ran
           speedily
           unto
           them
           ,
           catching
           them
           by
           the
           legges
           or
           armes
           ,
           or
           any
           part
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           ere
           the
           surging
           flood
           returned
           ,
           drew
           them
           out
           of
           the
           force
           of
           the
           raging
           waves
           ,
           where
           they
           lay
           as
           dead
           men
           ;
           but
           it
           pleased
           God
           that
           by
           the
           pains
           of
           the
           Sailers
           ,
           and
           strong
           waters
           ,
           that
           some
           had
           about
           them
           ,
           they
           in
           the
           end
           recovered
           :
           the
           one
           was
           a
           Salvadge
           ,
           or
           native
           
           of
           
             Madagascar
             ,
          
           an
           ancient
           man
           ,
           who
           with
           his
           sonne
           ,
           were
           desirous
           to
           saile
           along
           to
           visit
           
             England
             ;
          
           and
           the
           other
           was
           a
           very
           honest
           man
           ,
           of
           good
           worth
           and
           credit
           ,
           by
           name
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Hammerton
             ,
          
           yet
           living
           ,
           and
           keeping
           a
           Cooks
           shop
           ,
           and
           victualling-house
           at
           
             Pye-Corner
             ,
          
           neer
           
             Smithfield
             .
          
           Here
           about
           fourty
           or
           fifty
           being
           gotten
           ashore
           ,
           were
           put
           to
           our
           shifts
           for
           three
           dayes
           and
           three
           nights
           ,
           to
           get
           meat
           ,
           for
           none
           could
           be
           landed
           for
           us
           from
           the
           ships
           ,
           for
           which
           the
           Sailers
           took
           marvellous
           great
           pains
           to
           catch
           lean
           Hogges
           ,
           and
           Goats
           ,
           with
           the
           help
           of
           one
           or
           two
           
             Persia
          
           Grey-hounds
           ,
           brought
           whelps
           from
           thence
           ,
           wherof
           one
           was
           mine
           ,
           did
           stand
           us
           in
           great
           stead
           ;
           but
           the
           men
           wanting
           shooes
           ,
           were
           so
           galled
           with
           running
           upon
           rocks
           ,
           that
           many
           were
           very
           lame
           .
           And
           so
           with
           such
           poore
           provision
           ,
           wanting
           bread
           (
           yet
           not
           fresh
           water
           )
           we
           spent
           that
           time
           ,
           untill
           in
           the
           end
           newes
           was
           brought
           us
           ,
           that
           some
           more
           men
           were
           got
           ashore
           ,
           and
           had
           more
           safe
           landing
           ,
           which
           we
           taking
           good
           notice
           of
           ,
           made
           haste
           out
           of
           the
           Island
           ,
           to
           endeavour
           to
           get
           again
           on
           ship-boord
           .
           But
           coming
           to
           take
           Boat
           ,
           we
           found
           the
           danger
           as
           great
           ,
           or
           greater
           ,
           then
           in
           the
           landing
           ;
           and
           the
           chiefe
           means
           we
           had
           to
           get
           to
           our
           Boats
           ,
           was
           by
           the
           help
           of
           a
           high
           steep
           rock
           ,
           bending
           hollow
           into
           the
           Sea
           ,
           to
           get
           into
           the
           top
           ,
           of
           which
           one
           at
           a
           time
           was
           to
           take
           the
           opportunity
           of
           the
           fall
           of
           the
           Sea
           between
           the
           rock
           and
           the
           shore
           ;
           and
           so
           in
           that
           
             interim
             ,
          
           to
           get
           upon
           the
           top
           of
           the
           rock
           ,
           whither
           our
           foresaid
           Captains
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Clement
          
           and
           my selfe
           happily
           attained
           :
           but
           another
           young
           man
           ,
           not
           making
           so
           much
           haste
           or
           speed
           ,
           was
           washed
           away
           ere
           he
           could
           attain
           the
           rock
           ,
           and
           never
           seen
           after
           :
           we
           sate
           a
           good
           while
           in
           great
           danger
           upon
           the
           rock
           ,
           the
           waves
           arising
           often
           to
           the
           very
           top
           )
           consulting
           how
           to
           get
           into
           the
           Boat
           .
           And
           Mr.
           
             Elmer
             ,
          
           the
           Master
           under
           Captain
           
             Weddall
             ,
          
           advised
           the
           Captain
           to
           take
           the
           opportunity
           of
           the
           Boats
           rising
           with
           the
           water
           ,
           to
           leap
           into
           the
           Boat
           .
           But
           the
           Captain
           held
           that
           way
           dangerous
           ,
           for
           fear
           lest
           the
           Boat
           should
           hit
           against
           the
           rock
           ,
           and
           so
           split
           ,
           and
           so
           cast
           away
           all
           the
           men
           in
           her
           also
           :
           and
           therefore
           he
           stripping
           himselfe
           into
           his
           linnen
           breeches
           ,
           and
           getting
           hold
           of
           the
           end
           of
           a
           long
           line
           from
           the
           Boat
           ,
           made
           it
           fast
           under
           his
           armes
           ,
           the
           men
           in
           the
           Boat
           holding
           one
           end
           of
           the
           line
           ,
           and
           we
           upon
           the
           rocks
           the
           other
           end
           ,
           and
           ●o
           leaping
           into
           the
           Sea
           ,
           got
           safely
           into
           the
           
           Boat
           ,
           whom
           the
           Master
           wisely
           advised
           to
           be
           carried
           off
           into
           another
           Boat
           out
           from
           the
           raging
           of
           the
           waves
           ,
           neer
           shore
           ,
           whilst
           he
           endeavoured
           to
           fetch
           off
           the
           rest
           .
           Which
           done
           ,
           Captain
           
             Swanly
          
           approved
           of
           the
           Masters
           way
           :
           and
           so
           at
           the
           rising
           of
           the
           Boat
           with
           the
           wave
           ,
           to
           the
           top
           of
           the
           rock
           ,
           leapt
           into
           the
           Boat
           (
           prudently
           kept
           off
           from
           striking
           against
           the
           rock
           )
           and
           so
           escaped
           into
           the
           other
           Boat
           .
           And
           Mr.
           
             Clement
          
           took
           the
           next
           turn
           ,
           and
           likewise
           got
           well
           off
           :
           my
           turn
           coming
           ,
           the
           Master
           and
           Sailers
           encouraged
           me
           to
           the
           same
           way
           ,
           promising
           to
           stand
           ready
           to
           catch
           me
           with
           all
           the
           help
           ;
           so
           also
           I
           adventured
           ,
           &
           by
           their
           great
           assistance
           ,
           to
           whom
           I
           acknowledge
           much
           thankfulnesse
           ,
           not
           forgetting
           Gods
           great
           mercy
           ,
           I
           also
           got
           safe
           into
           the
           other
           Boat
           ,
           and
           at
           last
           into
           the
           ship
           
             Ionah
             .
          
           But
           I
           was
           no
           sooner
           off
           ,
           but
           Mr.
           
           
             Clements
          
           Blackamore
           of
           
             India
             ,
          
           having
           gotten
           upon
           the
           rock
           ,
           was
           by
           the
           violence
           of
           a
           great
           wave
           over-topping
           the
           rock
           ,
           washed
           into
           the
           Sea
           ;
           but
           he
           skilfull
           in
           swimming
           ,
           was
           also
           by
           the
           industry
           of
           the
           Mariners
           ,
           saved
           .
           And
           thus
           ,
           God
           be
           praised
           ,
           we
           and
           many
           others
           got
           safe
           aboord
           again
           :
           but
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           or
           one
           or
           two
           dayes
           after
           ,
           the
           raging
           of
           the
           waves
           ,
           occasioned
           either
           by
           wind
           or
           tide
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           we
           had
           good
           passage
           to
           and
           again
           from
           ships
           to
           shore
           ,
           for
           a
           moneths
           time
           refreshing
           our selves
           in
           the
           uninhabited
           Island
           ,
           with
           Hogges
           ,
           Goats
           ,
           and
           Fish
           .
           The
           relation
           whereof
           I
           have
           been
           the
           more
           prolix
           ,
           willing
           to
           give
           admonition
           to
           others
           that
           shall
           come
           after
           ,
           to
           be
           cautious
           if
           they
           find
           their
           landing
           dangerous
           ,
           in
           which
           Island
           I
           wish
           my
           Countrey-men
           had
           a
           plantation
           ,
           and
           my selfe
           among
           them
           in
           so
           pleasant
           ,
           healthfull
           ,
           fruitfull
           ,
           and
           commodious
           a
           place
           for
           trading
           with
           all
           Nations
           at
           their
           return
           out
           of
           
             India
             ,
          
           and
           so
           invincible
           and
           impregnable
           ,
           being
           once
           (
           though
           but
           easily
           fortified
           )
           that
           one
           hundred
           men
           may
           easily
           oppose
           and
           defend
           themselves
           against
           one
           hundred
           thousand
           ,
           and
           a
           matter
           of
           no
           great
           charge
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           perswaded
           some
           one
           mans
           estate
           in
           
             England
          
           is
           able
           to
           perfect
           that
           businesse
           ;
           to
           whose
           endeavours
           ,
           if
           at
           any
           time
           attempted
           ,
           I
           wish
           all
           prosperous
           and
           happy
           successe
           .
           So
           here
           ,
           after
           a
           merry
           Christmas
           kept
           ,
           with
           such
           homely
           fare
           as
           the
           place
           would
           afford
           ,
           (
           it
           being
           our
           last
           place
           of
           Rendevous
           in
           this
           long
           voyage
           ,
           we
           took
           our
           leave
           one
           of
           another
           in
           both
           ships
           ,
           untill
           it
           should
           please
           God
           to
           send
           us
           
           safe
           arrivall
           at
           our
           desired
           port
           ,
           our
           own
           happy
           native
           Countrey
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           Thus
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           send
           us
           all
           safe
           arrivall
           together
           in
           one
           Fleet
           into
           
             England
             ,
          
           where
           finding
           my
           chiefe
           adversary
           
             Richard
             Wylde
          
           (
           the
           usurped
           President
           )
           had
           potent
           friends
           in
           Court
           ,
           (
           the
           unjust
           Governour
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
             ,
          
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Garraway
             ,
          
           as
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastell
          
           before
           had
           given
           me
           notice
           of
           )
           I
           yet
           presented
           my selfe
           to
           the
           present
           Governour
           ,
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
          
           in
           privat
           ,
           before
           I
           tendred
           my
           presence
           in
           Court
           ,
           submitting
           the
           redresse
           of
           my
           wrongs
           in
           any
           reasonable
           manner
           ,
           at
           the
           feet
           of
           his
           pious
           devotion
           :
           But
           the
           best
           respects
           I
           could
           get
           from
           him
           ,
           was
           sharp
           checks
           before
           my
           cause
           was
           made
           known
           ,
           with
           an
           admonition
           to
           be
           cautious
           what
           accusations
           I
           laid
           against
           
             Richard
             Wylde
             ,
          
           for
           that
           (
           as
           he
           told
           me
           )
           he
           was
           and
           would
           be
           his
           friend
           .
           Yet
           hoping
           of
           better
           welcome
           from
           the
           Court-Committees
           ,
           and
           tendering
           unto
           them
           a
           declaration
           of
           my
           wrongs
           ;
           the
           Court
           courteously
           condoled
           my
           sufferings
           ,
           promised
           that
           reall
           restitution
           should
           be
           made
           by
           my
           adversaries
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           would
           think
           upon
           it
           to
           give
           me
           a
           large
           gratification
           for
           my
           good
           services
           ,
           with
           tender
           of
           second
           imployment
           into
           
             India
             ,
          
           upon
           better
           termes
           then
           before
           ,
           if
           I
           would
           accept
           of
           it
           ,
           desiring
           me
           therewith
           to
           rest
           satisfied
           untill
           time
           would
           better
           permit
           them
           to
           give
           me
           due
           right
           for
           my
           injurious
           sufferings
           .
           Time
           spun
           out
           three
           moneths
           before
           this
           businesse
           came
           to
           be
           decided
           ▪
           At
           which
           time
           my
           cause
           was
           turned
           topsie-turvy
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           report
           ,
           (
           which
           untill
           a
           yeare
           after
           I
           understood
           not
           )
           that
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
          
           had
           received
           a
           gratification
           from
           my
           adversaries
           ,
           of
           a
           Porters
           burthen
           of
           silver
           plate
           ,
           as
           two
           witnesses
           yet
           living
           ,
           offered
           me
           to
           verefie
           :
           which
           is
           very
           probable
           ,
           yet
           I
           had
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           a
           better
           opinion
           of
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
             ,
          
           then
           to
           be
           bribed
           ,
           though
           I
           knew
           my
           adversary
           was
           a
           right
           Matchivil
           in
           such
           designes
           ,
           having
           (
           by
           report
           )
           flung
           away
           at
           his
           departure
           out
           of
           
             India
             ,
          
           1500.
           l.
           in
           that
           kind
           ,
           to
           get
           a
           good
           report
           of
           all
           of
           severall
           conditions
           ,
           as
           
             English
             ,
             Dutch
             ,
             Moores
             ,
          
           and
           
             Banjans
             ,
             &c.
          
           the
           meanest
           of
           the
           Companies
           Scrivans
           receiving
           bribing
           gratification
           of
           ten
           pound
           ;
           and
           no
           small
           bribery
           given
           to
           Sea
           Commanders
           and
           Officers
           ,
           both
           to
           cloak
           his
           privat
           trade
           ,
           and
           extoll
           his
           vertue
           and
           magnificency
           ;
           in
           all
           which
           notwithstanding
           he
           failed
           .
           At
           which
           time
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
          
           past
           his
           vote
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           
           not
           for
           the
           accommodation
           of
           the
           honorable
           companies
           action
           of
           commerce
           ,
           to
           wave
           or
           question
           the
           Presidents
           power
           &
           authority
           ,
           but
           rather
           to
           support
           &
           maintain
           it
           ,
           which
           they
           would
           do
           .
           Also
           ,
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Garraway
          
           voted
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           for
           the
           honour
           of
           the
           East
           
             India
          
           Court
           ,
           to
           be
           curious
           inquisitors
           into
           their
           Presidents
           actions
           .
           The
           votes
           of
           these
           potent
           persons
           in
           Court
           ,
           stonied
           the
           indifferent
           and
           uncharitable
           part
           of
           time-serving
           Committees
           ,
           who
           were
           loath
           to
           crosse
           them
           ,
           (
           as
           some
           of
           Court
           in
           privat
           confessed
           unto
           me
           )
           lest
           they
           should
           crosse
           them
           again
           in
           other
           matters
           aimed
           at
           for
           their
           own
           ends
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           my
           adversaries
           had
           accrewed
           great
           estates
           of
           ill
           gotten
           goods
           ,
           amounting
           to
           twenty
           or
           thirty
           thousand
           pounds
           a
           man
           in
           five
           years
           ,
           out
           of
           nothing
           ,
           of
           which
           the
           King
           was
           defrauded
           of
           his
           due
           customes
           ,
           which
           he
           ought
           not
           lose
           ,
           though
           I
           out
           of
           desire
           and
           hope
           of
           friendly
           reconcilement
           ,
           and
           to
           avoid
           the
           opprobrious
           imputation
           of
           a
           malicious
           Revenger
           ,
           purposely
           omitted
           timely
           information
           to
           possesse
           my self
           of
           halfe
           their
           estates
           ,
           forfeited
           by
           the
           defraudments
           .
           Many
           Committees
           gaped
           after
           them
           to
           match
           them
           ,
           being
           Batchelors
           (
           though
           of
           foule
           infected
           bodies
           ,
           or
           of
           one
           at
           least
           )
           with
           their
           daughters
           in
           marriage
           .
           The
           Courts
           censure
           and
           decree
           ,
           though
           I
           petitioned
           to
           haue
           it
           in
           writing
           ,
           I
           was
           denied
           for
           seven
           moneths
           time
           ,
           untill
           I
           had
           made
           them
           ashamed
           of
           so
           unjust
           an
           action
           :
           At
           which
           time
           it
           was
           penned
           with
           all
           the
           Matchivill
           wit
           that
           such
           ingratefull
           and
           unjust
           malevolent
           persons
           could
           devise
           ,
           because
           I
           would
           not
           applaud
           their
           former
           open
           censures
           in
           my
           audience
           ;
           and
           therein
           not
           onely
           deprived
           me
           of
           satisfaction
           for
           my
           wrongs
           of
           no
           small
           import
           ,
           but
           also
           robbed
           me
           of
           great
           part
           of
           my
           covenanted
           sallery
           ,
           and
           other
           just
           debts
           due
           unto
           me
           ,
           to
           the
           value
           of
           one
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           besides
           the
           losse
           of
           ten
           ,
           twenty
           ,
           or
           thirty
           thousand
           pounds
           ,
           or
           more
           (
           unvaluable
           )
           by
           unjust
           dismisment
           from
           my
           beneficiall
           imployment
           ,
           because
           their
           wicked
           President
           ,
           a
           servant
           in
           no
           higher
           eminence
           then
           my self
           ,
           except
           in
           a
           double
           voyce
           ,
           had
           maliciously
           suspended
           it
           ,
           which
           for
           masters
           to
           rectifie
           servants
           abuses
           ,
           (
           though
           they
           could
           alledge
           no
           cause
           to
           confirm
           the
           suspension
           )
           was
           to
           contradict
           the
           lawes
           of
           the
           
             Medes
          
           and
           
             Persians
             ,
          
           never
           to
           be
           revoked
           .
           And
           for
           the
           same
           cause
           ,
           because
           I
           taxed
           their
           injurious
           censure
           ,
           they
           again
           took
           from
           
           me
           two
           hundred
           pound
           ,
           confirmed
           before
           upon
           me
           by
           full
           decree
           of
           Court
           in
           recompence
           of
           good
           service
           done
           them
           .
           Thus
           being
           much
           perplexed
           in
           minde
           ,
           and
           having
           some
           estate
           in
           their
           servants
           hands
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           which
           I
           had
           given
           order
           to
           be
           paid
           into
           the
           Presidents
           hands
           ,
           to
           cleare
           accounts
           ,
           which
           my
           revengefull
           adversary
           had
           unjustly
           ingaged
           me
           thereinto
           ;
           which
           accounts
           were
           not
           cleared
           untill
           four
           or
           five
           yeares
           after
           ,
           in
           regard
           those
           their
           servants
           ,
           my
           factors
           ,
           finding
           me
           in
           disfavour
           with
           the
           Court
           at
           home
           ,
           made
           use
           of
           my
           means
           ,
           and
           at
           length
           died
           before
           the
           accounts
           were
           cleared
           ,
           to
           my
           great
           wrong
           and
           detriment
           :
           I
           complied
           yet
           fairly
           with
           them
           in
           the
           mean
           time
           ,
           petitioning
           them
           stil
           (
           for
           want
           of
           means
           to
           wage
           law
           with
           such
           potent
           adversaries
           ,
           who
           boasted
           that
           they
           would
           be
           too
           mighty
           for
           me
           )
           one
           ,
           two
           ,
           or
           three
           times
           a
           yeare
           ,
           to
           reverse
           their
           uncharitable
           censure
           ▪
           ,
           and
           to
           pay
           me
           my
           due
           from
           themselves
           ,
           and
           to
           cause
           restitution
           from
           my
           adversaries
           ,
           as
           they
           had
           formerly
           promised
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           done
           to
           a
           farre
           inferiour
           man
           then
           my selfe
           ,
           wronged
           by
           a
           Sea
           Captain
           ,
           as
           mighty
           in
           Commission
           as
           their
           President
           ,
           whom
           they
           forced
           to
           pay
           the
           Merchant
           (
           a
           Runnegado
           Jesuit
           fled
           out
           of
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           crept
           into
           the
           
             India
          
           ships
           ,
           &
           made
           a
           Cockswain
           ,
           a
           Polipragmon
           ,
           and
           busie
           fellow
           ,
           by
           which
           meanes
           he
           attained
           to
           that
           preferment
           )
           200.
           l.
           for
           smaller
           wrongs
           done
           unto
           him
           ;
           which
           they
           excused
           ,
           they
           had
           now
           no
           means
           of
           my
           adversaries
           in
           their
           possession
           ,
           to
           force
           him
           thereunto
           ,
           though
           formerly
           they
           were
           possessed
           with
           great
           part
           of
           their
           estate
           ,
           and
           having
           fined
           
             Richard
             Wylde
          
           at
           2500
           l.
           for
           misdemeanors
           (
           too
           little
           by
           20000.
           l.
           )
           yet
           by
           the
           Governour
           ,
           and
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Garrawayes
          
           meanes
           ,
           got
           it
           all
           remitted
           :
           So
           the
           wicked
           were
           justified
           ,
           and
           the
           innocent
           condemned
           ,
           both
           which
           are
           an
           abomination
           to
           the
           Lord
           .
           And
           in
           this
           
             interim
          
           being
           drawn
           or
           perswaded
           by
           divers
           in
           Committee
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           chiefe
           Officers
           ,
           that
           if
           I
           would
           tender
           my
           service
           again
           to
           the
           Court
           ,
           it
           would
           be
           well
           accepted
           ,
           and
           I
           recompenced
           to
           my
           content
           in
           another
           kind
           .
           But
           having
           before
           made
           a
           privat
           Protest
           against
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
          
           for
           his
           unjust
           proceeds
           ,
           I
           much
           doubted
           to
           obtain
           my
           suit
           :
           yet
           importuned
           thereunto
           ,
           I
           did
           at
           length
           tender
           my
           service
           by
           humble
           petition
           ,
           (
           not
           usuall
           for
           men
           of
           my
           quality
           ,
           )
           and
           thereupon
           ,
           as
           a
           Committee
           himself
           told
           me
           ,
           the
           whole
           
           Court
           stood
           for
           me
           ,
           applauding
           my
           honesty
           and
           ability
           to
           doe
           them
           service
           .
           But
           they
           all
           ,
           or
           most
           part
           ,
           having
           passed
           their
           votes
           for
           me
           ,
           except
           the
           Governour
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
             ,
          
           who
           by
           his
           inveterate
           malice
           overturned
           all
           among
           time-serving
           Committees
           ,
           First
           confessing
           with
           them
           ,
           that
           in
           his
           conscience
           he
           took
           me
           to
           be
           an
           honest
           man
           ,
           and
           for
           my
           ability
           he
           could
           not
           except
           aginst
           it
           ;
           yet
           if
           the
           Court
           would
           be
           advised
           by
           him
           ,
           his
           opinion
           was
           ,
           I
           was
           not
           a
           fit
           man
           to
           serve
           them
           ,
           expressing
           his
           reason
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           a
           distracted
           man
           .
           Indeed
           
             Solomon
          
           sayes
           ,
           that
           
             oppression
             will
             make
             a
             wise
             man
             mad
             ;
          
           but
           God
           be
           praised
           for
           his
           abundant
           mercie
           ,
           that
           hath
           preserved
           me
           in
           my
           right
           senses
           ,
           notwithstanding
           the
           wicked
           endeavours
           of
           a
           bribed
           ,
           oppressing
           ,
           malicious
           Governour
           .
           Behold
           the
           wisdome
           of
           the
           worldly
           wise
           in
           this
           matter
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           former
           :
           for
           my
           sallary
           and
           gratification
           ,
           if
           I
           were
           a
           bad
           servant
           ,
           how
           could
           I
           deserve
           a
           large
           gratification
           for
           good
           service
           ?
           And
           if
           I
           were
           a
           good
           servant
           ,
           why
           should
           I
           lose
           my
           covenanted
           sallary
           ?
           But
           being
           a
           good
           servant
           ,
           as
           approved
           ,
           and
           a
           gratification
           200.
           l.
           given
           me
           ,
           therefore
           by
           full
           vote
           of
           Court
           ,
           as
           also
           expressed
           in
           a
           Copie
           of
           Decree
           of
           the
           said
           Court
           ,
           given
           me
           seven
           moneths
           after
           ,
           why
           was
           I
           then
           surreptuously
           robbed
           and
           dispoyled
           thereof
           ?
           So
           also
           ,
           if
           I
           were
           an
           honest
           and
           able
           man
           to
           undergoe
           the
           Companies
           imployment
           ,
           how
           was
           I
           distracted
           ?
           And
           if
           I
           were
           distracted
           ,
           where
           was
           my
           honesty
           and
           ability
           ?
        
         
           
             Thus
             wisdome
             at
             such
             wisdome
             doth
             but
             scoff
             ,
          
           
             When
             men
             do
             ill
             that
             good
             may
             come
             thereof
             .
          
        
         
           Thus
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
           the
           slanders
           of
           a
           malicious
           corrupt
           insolvent
           Governour
           (
           hatefull
           at
           present
           to
           be
           acknowledged
           for
           good
           )
           who
           made
           no
           conscience
           of
           his
           actions
           ,
           even
           to
           defraud
           and
           cheat
           Widdowes
           and
           Orphans
           of
           their
           estates
           ,
           as
           some
           of
           my
           own
           neere
           kindred
           have
           felt
           in
           great
           measure
           to
           their
           grief
           and
           hinderance
           in
           preferment
           .
           The
           accounts
           at
           last
           ,
           to
           my
           great
           losse
           ,
           were
           cleared
           at
           
             India
             ,
          
           though
           not
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           I
           again
           for
           quietnesse
           and
           necessities
           sake
           ,
           petitioned
           the
           Court
           for
           their
           favours
           ,
           to
           grant
           me
           convenient
           passage
           in
           the
           Companies
           ships
           ,
           to
           seek
           my
           fortune
           again
           in
           another
           world
           ,
           and
           in
           an
           old
           age
           for
           valuable
           consideration
           ,
           with
           promise
           to
           do
           the
           Company
           what
           accommodable
           service
           lay
           in
           my
           power
           ,
           though
           I
           did
           not
           eat
           
           their
           bread
           ,
           nor
           drink
           their
           water
           ;
           but
           that
           also
           was
           denied
           me
           ,
           for
           feare
           belike
           that
           I
           should
           descry
           some
           of
           their
           juglings
           in
           privat
           trade
           with
           servants
           ,
           or
           should
           shame
           them
           in
           their
           injudicious
           managing
           that
           famous
           action
           of
           commerce
           by
           my
           privat
           poor
           stock
           in
           a
           despicable
           way
           that
           they
           looked
           not
           after
           ,
           nor
           regarded
           .
           And
           yet
           they
           granted
           the
           same
           freely
           and
           
             gratis
          
           to
           aliens
           and
           stranges
           of
           other
           nations
           ,
           Popish
           in
           religion
           ,
           and
           enemies
           to
           the
           honourable
           action
           of
           Commerce
           .
           And
           what
           was
           this
           then
           but
           to
           take
           the
           childrens
           bread
           ,
           and
           to
           cast
           it
           to
           Dogs
           ,
           and
           to
           deny
           the
           poore
           decrepit
           
             Lazarus
          
           the
           crums
           that
           fell
           from
           their
           superfluous
           Tables
           ,
           or
           with
           the
           envious
           Dog
           in
           the
           manger
           ,
           neither
           to
           eat
           hay
           himself
           ,
           nor
           suffer
           the
           hungry
           Ox
           to
           eat
           it
           ?
           And
           if
           this
           be
           justice
           ,
           charity
           ,
           and
           gratitude
           of
           the
           
             India
          
           Court
           Committees
           ,
           which
           they
           boast
           of
           ,
           and
           would
           have
           all
           the
           world
           to
           beleeve
           their
           abundant
           indulgence
           to
           deserving
           servants
           ,
           let
           wise
           men
           judge
           :
           for
           I
           am
           at
           a
           
             non-plus
             ,
          
           and
           must
           needs
           conclude
           with
           the
           sentence
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           
             The
             mercies
             of
             the
             wicked
             are
             cruell
             .
          
        
         
           Thus
           seeing
           my selfe
           so
           unconscionably
           handled
           ,
           and
           disfranchised
           of
           all
           freedom
           or
           comfort
           in
           that
           Company
           ,
           of
           whom
           I
           had
           well
           deserved
           even
           by
           their
           own
           approbation
           ;
           denying
           me
           also
           ,
           though
           dis-franchised
           ,
           to
           repay
           me
           50.
           pound
           ,
           paid
           almost
           thirty
           yeares
           before
           for
           that
           freedom
           ,
           I
           was
           advised
           by
           my
           own
           thoughts
           and
           friends
           counsell
           to
           petition
           to
           his
           Majesty
           for
           a
           reference
           of
           my
           cause
           to
           indifferent
           men
           ;
           which
           by
           his
           Majesty
           was
           most
           graciously
           granted
           me
           ,
           referring
           it
           to
           3.
           good
           men
           on
           my
           side
           ,
           and
           to
           as
           many
           on
           the
           Courts
           side
           ,
           to
           make
           conscionable
           end
           to
           my
           content
           ,
           or
           to
           make
           report
           unto
           his
           Majesty
           .
           The
           three
           good
           men
           for
           me
           were
           ,
           the
           right
           worshipful
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Row
             ,
          
           Knight
           ,
           and
           the
           worshipfull
           
             George
             Clark
             ,
          
           now
           Knight
           ,
           and
           
             Rob.
             Grimes
          
           Esquire
           .
           And
           the
           Court
           with
           much
           ado
           elected
           in
           the
           end
           ,
           the
           right
           worshipfull
           Sir
           
             Iob
             Harvy
             ,
          
           Knight
           ,
           and
           the
           worshipfull
           
             Thomas
             Keightly
             ,
          
           and
           
             Daniel
             Harpey
             ,
          
           Esquires
           ,
           all
           bred
           Merchants
           on
           both
           sides
           .
           The
           affronts
           and
           contempts
           to
           his
           Majesties
           command
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           the
           Referrees
           ,
           were
           to
           large
           to
           recite
           :
           who
           having
           spent
           a
           whole
           yeare
           and
           more
           upon
           many
           summons
           ,
           never
           met
           a
           full
           Committee
           of
           their
           side
           ,
           above
           three
           times
           ,
           and
           at
           those
           times
           nothing
           done
           but
           wrangling
           made
           by
           three
           Committees
           
           out
           of
           Court
           ,
           and
           three
           or
           four
           officers
           to
           oppose
           me
           alone
           before
           the
           Referrees
           ,
           and
           that
           because
           the
           Referrees
           would
           not
           account
           their
           orders
           of
           Court
           penned
           in
           large
           volumes
           ,
           to
           be
           as
           authentick
           Records
           ,
           or
           as
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           .
           And
           so
           nothing
           at
           all
           being
           done
           ,
           I
           intreated
           all
           the
           Referrees
           to
           make
           report
           to
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           which
           they
           all
           seemed
           willing
           to
           perform
           ,
           but
           condoling
           my
           infortunate
           and
           hard
           measure
           ,
           lent
           me
           their
           good
           counsell
           ,
           alledging
           it
           would
           not
           onely
           be
           a
           chargeable
           and
           irksome
           busines
           to
           me
           to
           goe
           in
           winter
           time
           to
           the
           King
           as
           farre
           as
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           but
           also
           perhaps
           distastive
           to
           his
           Majesty
           to
           be
           troubled
           in
           midst
           of
           his
           important
           affairs
           with
           his
           Army
           ,
           in
           or
           neer
           the
           borders
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           &
           to
           commence
           suit
           in
           Law
           ,
           were
           to
           fling
           away
           more
           money
           .
           For
           the
           Court
           being
           of
           more
           credit
           either
           at
           the
           Councell
           Table
           ,
           or
           in
           any
           judicious
           Court
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           would
           be
           more
           potent
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           that
           out
           of
           a
           generall
           stock
           ,
           or
           purse
           ,
           then
           I
           should
           be
           ,
           though
           I
           had
           the
           best
           of
           their
           estates
           .
           And
           withall
           told
           me
           ,
           that
           the
           Court
           had
           made
           an
           offer
           to
           them
           to
           give
           me
           two
           hundred
           marks
           (
           a
           poore
           summe
           in
           regard
           of
           my
           due
           debts
           and
           wrongs
           )
           So
           that
           I
           would
           give
           the
           whole
           Court
           ,
           and
           every
           particular
           man
           ,
           a
           generall
           release
           ,
           yet
           leaving
           me
           to
           take
           my
           course
           in
           law
           against
           my
           revengefull
           
             India
          
           adversaries
           ,
           provided
           that
           all
           the
           Referres
           should
           set
           to
           their
           hands
           as
           witnesses
           to
           the
           release
           .
           To
           the
           which
           in
           the
           end
           ,
           by
           their
           perswasions
           ,
           and
           my
           own
           extream
           necessitated
           case
           to
           preserve
           my
           credit
           (
           yet
           never
           justly
           stained
           ,
           and
           to
           relieve
           my
           ruined
           family
           ,
           consisting
           of
           my selfe
           ,
           wife
           ,
           and
           five
           children
           ,
           all
           young
           and
           unprovided
           for
           ,
           I
           enforced
           ,
           (
           as
           upon
           oath
           I
           am
           ready
           to
           averre
           )
           yeelded
           unto
           :
           which
           done
           ,
           the
           Court
           yet
           again
           considered
           with
           themselves
           ,
           that
           all
           things
           was
           not
           agreeable
           to
           their
           second
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           therefore
           contrary
           to
           their
           propopositions
           to
           the
           Referrees
           ,
           would
           have
           releases
           granted
           to
           my
           
             India
          
           adversaries
           also
           ,
           or
           else
           would
           pay
           me
           no
           money
           :
           which
           though
           I
           was
           resolutely
           bent
           not
           to
           doe
           ,
           yet
           necessity
           having
           no
           law
           ,
           I
           was
           in
           the
           end
           compelled
           to
           perform
           ,
           (
           being
           somewhat
           more
           perswaded
           by
           the
           friendly
           information
           of
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Garraway
             ,
          
           who
           though
           he
           confessed
           himselfe
           to
           have
           opposed
           me
           formerly
           in
           Court
           ,
           yet
           now
           he
           was
           my
           best
           friend
           there
           ,
           promising
           to
           do
           me
           any
           future
           courtesies
           that
           lay
           in
           his
           
           power
           ;
           and
           withall
           freely
           imparting
           unto
           me
           the
           Courts
           ace
           using
           consciences
           ,
           that
           if
           I
           did
           proceed
           in
           law
           against
           my
           
             India
          
           adversaries
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           aspersion
           of
           those
           foule
           proceeds
           ,
           would
           reflect
           upon
           the
           Court
           ;
           and
           therefore
           they
           would
           make
           all
           sure
           .
           The
           Courts
           Atturney
           then
           framed
           a
           large
           authentick
           release
           ,
           and
           withall
           put
           in
           a
           Clause
           ,
           that
           at
           the
           instance
           and
           request
           of
           the
           Referrees
           ,
           the
           Court
           had
           yeelded
           to
           give
           me
           two
           hundred
           marks
           .
           Which
           release
           being
           brought
           to
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Roue
             ,
          
           (
           in
           his
           presence
           for
           me
           to
           set
           my
           hand
           and
           seale
           )
           to
           be
           a
           witnesse
           ,
           he
           right
           nobly
           ,
           as
           became
           his
           vertue
           and
           goodnesse
           ,
           subscribed
           thus
           ,
           or
           to
           this
           sence
           ,
           I
           do
           testifie
           as
           a
           witnesse
           to
           this
           release
           ,
           the
           sealing
           and
           delivery
           thereof
           :
           But
           that
           I
           had
           any
           hand
           to
           solicite
           the
           
             India
          
           Court
           in
           
             Boothbyes
          
           behalfe
           ,
           I
           utterly
           deny
           .
           This
           done
           ,
           the
           other
           Referrees
           denied
           to
           subscribe
           in
           any
           other
           sense
           ,
           which
           did
           so
           blurre
           the
           Governour
           and
           Court
           with
           shame
           ,
           that
           they
           caused
           their
           Atturney
           to
           draw
           a
           new
           release
           ,
           leaving
           out
           forenamed
           clause
           )
           and
           taking
           such
           other
           hands
           as
           he
           could
           get
           besides
           his
           own
           for
           witnesse
           .
           All
           things
           now
           effected
           to
           their
           bad
           desires
           ,
           I
           thought
           all
           malice
           and
           revenge
           had
           been
           clean
           wiped
           out
           ;
           and
           therefore
           renewed
           a
           former
           petition
           for
           readmittance
           into
           the
           Companies
           service
           ,
           or
           for
           passage
           in
           their
           ships
           into
           
             India
          
           upon
           my
           own
           adventure
           ,
           but
           could
           prevaile
           nothing
           to
           the
           charitable
           relief
           of
           me
           and
           mine
           .
           And
           not
           long
           after
           ,
           that
           corrupt
           insolvent
           Governour
           ,
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
             ,
          
           died
           ;
           for
           whose
           soul
           ,
           were
           it
           lawfull
           and
           effectuall
           to
           pray
           ,
           I
           would
           yet
           lend
           my
           earnest
           devotions
           to
           God
           for
           mercy
           in
           his
           behalfe
           .
           And
           a
           little
           before
           his
           death
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           grant
           a
           Parliament
           in
           England
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           grieved
           me
           to
           heart
           to
           have
           given
           so
           effectual
           a
           release
           ;
           yet
           perswaded
           by
           learned
           counsel
           ,
           that
           the
           Parliament
           in
           a
           just
           cause
           would
           wave
           an
           inforced
           release
           ,
           I
           framed
           a
           petition
           by
           advice
           of
           the
           said
           learned
           counsell
           ,
           to
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           was
           preferred
           by
           a
           friend
           to
           Mr.
           
             Brown
             ,
          
           Clerk
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Peeres
           ;
           in
           whose
           hands
           ,
           if
           not
           cast
           aside
           ,
           it
           yet
           lies
           ,
           in
           regard
           of
           an
           Ordinance
           of
           Parliament
           to
           deferre
           private
           mens
           petitions
           for
           a
           while
           ,
           to
           give
           way
           to
           important
           affaires
           of
           State
           ,
           as
           reason
           required
           .
           And
           And
           so
           all
           hope
           of
           release
           that
           way
           ,
           were
           all
           at
           a
           stand
           ,
           I
           resolved
           to
           go
           to
           
             Roterdum
          
           in
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           to
           endeavour
           to
           get
           a
           passage
           
           in
           their
           
             Dutch
          
           ships
           into
           
             India
             :
          
           And
           to
           that
           purpose
           about
           
             Michaelmas
             ,
          
           1640.
           
           I
           wrot
           to
           two
           of
           my
           ancient
           loving
           friends
           ,
           the
           Worshipfull
           
             William
             Cranmer
             ,
          
           Deputy
           Governour
           to
           the
           Merchant
           Adventurers
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           to
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Strange
          
           a
           worthy
           Citizen
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           both
           resident
           at
           
             Roterdam
             ,
          
           to
           intreat
           their
           furtherance
           to
           assist
           me
           in
           that
           voyage
           for
           convenient
           passage
           :
           and
           from
           both
           received
           right
           courteous
           reply
           for
           their
           good
           assistance
           ,
           and
           convenient
           entertainment
           during
           mine
           abode
           there
           .
           But
           presently
           after
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           hinder
           that
           intent
           ,
           by
           imposing
           upon
           me
           a
           long
           and
           tedious
           disease
           ,
           a
           Flux
           ,
           for
           three
           full
           yeares
           compleat
           .
           And
           during
           that
           time
           (
           though
           I
           were
           not
           able
           to
           stirre
           much
           abroad
           ,
           yet
           )
           I
           bethought
           my selfe
           how
           to
           provoke
           the
           
             India
          
           Court
           to
           commence
           suit
           in
           Law
           against
           me
           ,
           hoping
           by
           that
           course
           to
           obtain
           fauour
           to
           defend
           my
           cause
           in
           
             Forma
             Pauperis
          
           (
           which
           I
           might
           rightly
           claim
           )
           and
           that
           was
           by
           publishing
           a
           Protest
           against
           the
           Governour
           and
           whole
           Court
           ,
           which
           having
           formerly
           acted
           in
           private
           to
           themselves
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           threatned
           me
           with
           severe
           punishment
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           Honour
           ,
           but
           recanted
           .
           I
           deemed
           that
           making
           it
           publick
           ,
           it
           would
           certainly
           stir
           them
           up
           to
           that
           suit
           :
           So
           though
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           manner
           of
           such
           proceeds
           ,
           I
           rudely
           and
           ignorantly
           penned
           such
           a
           Protest
           as
           my
           weak
           judgement
           did
           apprehend
           ,
           which
           I
           caused
           to
           be
           fixed
           upon
           the
           gate
           of
           the
           East
           
             India
          
           House
           ,
           and
           upon
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbots
          
           gate
           ,
           and
           upon
           four
           chiefe
           Pillars
           on
           the
           Exchange
           .
           But
           they
           had
           not
           hung
           long
           ,
           but
           were
           presently
           snatcht
           off
           :
           and
           from
           that
           day
           to
           this
           ,
           I
           never
           felt
           the
           smart
           of
           their
           second
           more
           cruell
           oppressing
           threats
           ;
           so
           that
           no
           act
           that
           I
           could
           do
           ,
           would
           provoke
           them
           to
           lay
           open
           their
           own
           shamefull
           proceeds
           ,
           and
           my
           weak
           purse
           living
           upon
           a
           small
           rackt
           Countrey
           Farme
           ,
           chiefly
           supported
           by
           indulgent
           friends
           ,
           would
           not
           afford
           means
           to
           right
           my selfe
           :
           My
           sicknesse
           thus
           continuing
           three
           years
           ,
           it
           pleased
           God
           (
           contrary
           to
           all
           rules
           of
           Physick
           ,
           and
           multitudes
           of
           medicines
           ,
           following
           my
           own
           appetite
           and
           fancy
           )
           to
           stop
           my
           Flux
           ,
           though
           it
           had
           brought
           me
           low
           and
           weak
           in
           body
           ;
           yet
           finding
           my selfe
           able
           to
           creep
           a
           little
           abroad
           ,
           (
           though
           with
           much
           pain
           ,
           with
           two
           short
           staves
           to
           lean
           upon
           ,
           I
           took
           a
           Chamber
           in
           
             London
          
           for
           the
           Winter
           time
           ,
           for
           sundry
           reasons
           and
           occasions
           .
           And
           one
           day
           
           making
           shift
           with
           many
           restings
           ,
           to
           creep
           to
           the
           Exchange
           ,
           I
           met
           there
           with
           my
           ancient
           acquaintance
           and
           friend
           Mr.
           
             William
             Methold
             ,
          
           lately
           returned
           from
           being
           
             President
          
           in
           
             India
          
           (
           a
           place
           assigned
           for
           me
           ,
           if
           malice
           had
           not
           prevented
           )
           and
           at
           present
           Deputy
           Governour
           of
           the
           
             India
          
           Corporation
           ;
           who
           by
           being
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           was
           better
           acquainted
           with
           my
           wrongs
           ,
           as
           his
           letters
           out
           of
           
             India
             ,
          
           and
           his
           speeches
           since
           at
           home
           ,
           condoling
           my
           wrongs
           suffered
           under
           the
           tyranny
           of
           a
           President
           (
           a
           man
           of
           matchlesse
           malice
           )
           do
           import
           ,
           whose
           advice
           and
           counsell
           I
           intreated
           ,
           seeing
           the
           old
           Governor
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
          
           was
           dead
           ,
           and
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Garraway
          
           turned
           out
           of
           that
           place
           ,
           and
           a
           new
           Governour
           Mr.
           
             William
             Cockhaine
             ,
          
           and
           many
           new
           Committees
           chosen
           ,
           whether
           he
           did
           suppose
           ,
           that
           if
           I
           renewed
           my
           former
           petitions
           for
           passage
           into
           
             India
             ,
          
           I
           should
           obtain
           my
           desire
           :
           His
           answer
           was
           ,
           he
           deemed
           my
           Petition
           would
           be
           granted
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           voyage
           into
           those
           hot
           Countries
           would
           in
           great
           probability
           speedily
           recover
           my
           limbs
           again
           ;
           yet
           willed
           me
           to
           forbeare
           untill
           he
           had
           felt
           and
           dived
           into
           the
           affection
           of
           the
           Governour
           .
           And
           whilst
           we
           were
           thus
           in
           discourse
           ,
           Mr.
           
           Governour
           came
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           called
           him
           away
           from
           me
           (
           upon
           some
           occasion
           of
           businesse
           :
           )
           So
           that
           conference
           breaking
           off
           ,
           I
           repaired
           within
           few
           dayes
           after
           ,
           to
           his
           house
           ,
           to
           know
           the
           issue
           ;
           where
           he
           told
           me
           he
           had
           conference
           with
           the
           Governour
           concerning
           my
           purpose
           ,
           and
           found
           him
           an
           indifferent
           man
           ,
           and
           so
           willed
           me
           to
           proceed
           ,
           promising
           his
           faithfull
           assistance
           .
           Accordingly
           I
           framed
           a
           Petition
           ,
           and
           in
           regard
           of
           my
           weaknesse
           ,
           feed
           a
           Solicitor
           to
           exhibite
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           to
           attend
           the
           Courts
           response
           ;
           which
           finding
           dilatory
           ,
           I
           seconded
           the
           same
           with
           a
           submissive
           Epistle
           ,
           intreating
           reply
           to
           both
           ;
           but
           though
           he
           attended
           about
           five
           moneths
           ,
           every
           Court
           day
           ,
           &
           other
           dayes
           in
           the
           interims
           ;
           yet
           could
           never
           get
           answer
           to
           either
           .
           What
           to
           think
           of
           the
           Governour
           
             Cockhaine
          
           I
           know
           not
           in
           regard
           of
           his
           former
           voting
           in
           Court
           ,
           before
           he
           was
           Governour
           (
           in
           my
           cause
           )
           that
           I
           had
           undergone
           both
           in
           
             India
          
           and
           at
           home
           ,
           
             summum
             jus
             ,
          
           which
           is
           a
           riddle
           to
           me
           (
           though
           at
           first
           I
           conceived
           it
           to
           be
           spoken
           in
           my
           favour
           )
           because
           though
           urged
           both
           in
           privat
           and
           publick
           ,
           he
           never
           pleased
           to
           interpret
           his
           meaning
           ,
           and
           
           I
           should
           be
           glad
           for
           the
           good
           opinion
           that
           I
           ever
           had
           of
           him
           ▪
           that
           his
           good
           interpretation
           would
           cleare
           him
           from
           reproofe
           ;
           of
           which
           I
           much
           doubt
           ;
           for
           being
           taken
           in
           my
           favour
           or
           disfavour
           spoken
           ,
           the
           sequell
           as
           I
           conceive
           and
           think
           ,
           I
           shall
           be
           able
           to
           manifest
           ,
           that
           his
           sentence
           was
           neer
           a
           kin
           to
           
             Pilats
             ,
          
           or
           
             Balaams
             ;
          
           yet
           I
           will
           use
           
             Balaams
          
           prayer
           for
           him
           ,
           That
           he
           may
           die
           the
           death
           of
           the
           righteous
           ,
           and
           his
           end
           be
           like
           his
           .
           And
           because
           there
           hath
           been
           foure
           Governours
           of
           the
           
             India
          
           Courts
           ,
           since
           these
           my
           troubles
           ,
           whereof
           two
           ,
           (
           Sir
           
             Morris
             Abbot
             ,
          
           and
           Sir
           
             Henry
             Ga●raway
          
           )
           I
           have
           manifested
           in
           this
           fore-mentioned
           Treaty
           ,
           their
           partiality
           ,
           injustice
           ,
           and
           corruption
           ;
           and
           at
           present
           Mr.
           
             William
             Cockhaines
          
           deep
           Machivill
           equivocation
           ,
           to
           shift
           or
           wind
           himselfe
           (
           Serpent-like
           )
           to
           either
           side
           which
           way
           soever
           for
           his
           advantage
           .
           I
           conceive
           it
           requisite
           to
           say
           somewhat
           touching
           Sir
           
             Christopher
             Cletherow
             ,
          
           (
           almost
           forgotten
           )
           who
           though
           both
           in
           the
           judgement
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           in
           my
           own
           charitable
           opinion
           of
           him
           ,
           esteemed
           honest
           and
           vertuous
           :
           And
           never
           that
           I
           could
           learn
           (
           by
           the
           best
           inquiry
           that
           I
           could
           make
           )
           that
           he
           ever
           opened
           his
           mouth
           in
           Court
           against
           me
           ,
           during
           the
           time
           of
           his
           Governours
           or
           Deputy
           Governours
           place
           for
           many
           yeares
           ,
           yet
           tacitous
           in
           defence
           of
           the
           cause
           of
           innocency
           ,
           is
           not
           to
           be
           excused
           :
           For
           he
           knew
           that
           I
           was
           privie
           to
           the
           passages
           between
           him
           and
           his
           sonne
           in
           
             India
             ;
          
           whose
           sonne
           at
           his
           departure
           from
           
             India
             ,
          
           left
           Commission
           with
           me
           ,
           to
           take
           up
           &
           open
           his
           fathers
           letters
           :
           whereby
           I
           could
           justly
           have
           charged
           him
           with
           such
           crime
           as
           the
           other
           corrupt
           Governours
           unjustly
           charged
           upon
           me
           ;
           which
           peradventure
           was
           the
           cause
           he
           never
           opposed
           me
           :
           yet
           to
           doe
           me
           justice
           (
           that
           pleased
           him
           not
           ,
           )
           both
           because
           he
           would
           not
           crosse
           the
           former
           Governors
           actions
           ,
           nor
           lose
           (
           by
           their
           means
           )
           the
           Courts
           favours
           ,
           so
           commodious
           unto
           him
           both
           by
           allowance
           of
           two
           hundred
           pounds
           
             per
             annum
             ,
          
           rent
           for
           part
           of
           his
           house
           to
           keep
           Courts
           in
           ,
           and
           also
           five
           hundred
           pounds
           
             per
             annum
          
           sallary
           ,
           for
           his
           pains
           in
           place
           of
           Governour
           ,
           to
           attend
           foure
           ,
           five
           ,
           or
           six
           houres
           in
           a
           week
           ,
           upon
           those
           affairs
           ,
           (
           a
           faire
           and
           large
           recompence
           for
           a
           triviall
           pains
           or
           service
           .
           So
           that
           in
           this
           case
           I
           may
           well
           compare
           him
           to
           
             Faelix
             ,
          
           the
           Governour
           
           of
           
             Iudea
             ,
          
           who
           being
           to
           leave
           his
           government
           to
           
             Portius
             Festus
             ,
          
           and
           having
           
             Paul
          
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           committed
           by
           the
           
             Iewes
             ,
          
           and
           knowing
           in
           his
           conscience
           no
           cause
           in
           
             Paul
          
           worthy
           of
           death
           ,
           or
           of
           bonds
           ,
           yet
           to
           curry
           favour
           ,
           and
           to
           please
           the
           Iewes
           ,
           left
           
             Paul
          
           bound
           a
           prisoner
           ;
           and
           whether
           for
           this
           sin
           or
           others
           ,
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           cast
           judgements
           upon
           him
           by
           the
           dismall
           untimely
           deaths
           of
           his
           two
           eldest
           sons
           ,
           I
           leave
           it
           to
           the
           opinion
           of
           others
           lesse
           partiall
           ,
           desiring
           not
           to
           be
           accounted
           uncharitably
           censorious
           .
        
         
           Thus
           with
           more
           perplexity
           then
           I
           conceived
           ,
           or
           intended
           ,
           I
           have
           according
           to
           my
           weak
           capacity
           ,
           set
           down
           truly
           ,
           and
           as
           briefe
           as
           I
           could
           ,
           the
           summe
           of
           those
           passages
           which
           I
           intended
           to
           have
           inlarged
           into
           every
           particular
           ,
           to
           which
           end
           I
           began
           the
           same
           the
           last
           Spring
           ,
           as
           my
           weak
           body
           would
           permit
           me
           ability
           ,
           (
           but
           finding
           the
           same
           intermixed
           with
           severall
           accidents
           in
           my
           voyage
           to
           and
           from
           
             India
             ,
          
           with
           desription
           of
           many
           Countries
           ,
           wherein
           we
           had
           aboad
           ,
           I
           found
           it
           would
           arise
           to
           too
           great
           a
           volume
           for
           my
           weak
           purse
           to
           publish
           in
           print
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           not
           acceptable
           though
           bestowed
           
             gratis
             ,
          
           especially
           if
           thereto
           added
           the
           particular
           Articles
           against
           me
           ,
           and
           my
           Response
           thereunto
           ;
           the
           sundry
           Protests
           made
           in
           
             India
             ,
          
           at
           St.
           
             Helena
             ,
          
           and
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           for
           the
           unjust
           proceeds
           against
           me
           ,
           with
           Mr.
           
           
             Rastels
          
           Warrant
           for
           my
           release
           of
           imprisonment
           ,
           &c.
           
           And
           the
           
             India
          
           Courts
           malignant
           censure
           ,
           seven
           moneths
           in
           composing
           ,
           to
           fit
           the
           same
           to
           daub
           over
           their
           seared
           accusing
           consciences
           .
           The
           defence
           for
           privat
           trade
           for
           all
           the
           Companies
           servants
           ,
           with
           the
           Courts
           indirect
           jugling
           in
           the
           covenant
           and
           accord
           with
           their
           servants
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           forced
           to
           confesse
           they
           must
           of
           necessity
           connive
           at
           ,
           or
           else
           shall
           have
           no
           servants
           to
           agitate
           their
           affaires
           :
           And
           yet
           honest
           men
           ,
           that
           either
           want
           means
           to
           bribe
           ,
           or
           friends
           to
           stand
           by
           them
           ,
           shall
           not
           escape
           their
           severity
           .
           The
           great
           danger
           and
           mortality
           of
           his
           Majesties
           subjects
           in
           those
           adventurous
           imployments
           ,
           (
           the
           good
           deserving
           ,
           great
           indulgence
           and
           respect
           )
           the
           Variety
           of
           Presidents
           and
           Councels
           ,
           &c.
           their
           juglings
           and
           defraudments
           .
           The
           excessive
           lavish
           expence
           in
           house-keeping
           at
           
             Surrat
             ,
          
           and
           aboord
           their
           shipping
           .
           The
           advice
           given
           to
           reform
           the
           abuses
           of
           lewd
           and
           tyrannical
           Governours
           .
           Increase
           of
           their
           
           trade
           to
           40000
           l.
           
             per
             annum
          
           profit
           ,
           or
           much
           more
           〈…〉
           tion
           of
           their
           defraudments
           and
           neglects
           past
           ,
           and
           like
           〈…〉
           sue
           to
           many
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           dammage
           .
           〈…〉
           Courts
           contempt
           of
           my
           faire
           proceedings
           (
           according
           to
           their
           own
           Ordinance
           and
           In●unction
           )
           for
           raising
           benevolences
           to
           the
           furtherance
           of
           the
           Hospitall
           at
           
             Black-wall
             ,
          
           with
           the
           forwardnesse
           of
           my
           loyall
           serviceable
           endeavours
           ,
           (
           according
           to
           command
           )
           which
           had
           it
           not
           been
           rejected
           ,
           but
           seconded
           ,
           would
           ere
           this
           dey
           ,
           have
           brought
           in
           money
           to
           have
           purchased
           many
           hundred
           pounds
           ,
           if
           not
           thousands
           
             per
             annum
             ,
          
           to
           that
           charitable
           work
           .
           And
           lastly
           ,
           expressed
           (
           which
           perhaps
           not
           unfit
           to
           be
           taken
           notice
           thereof
           )
           of
           Gods
           judgements
           upon
           all
           those
           in
           
             India
          
           not
           one
           exempted
           ,
           that
           voted
           (
           though
           for
           feare
           by
           their
           own
           confessions
           )
           against
           me
           .
           And
           also
           the
           judgements
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           disgraces
           to
           them
           or
           their
           posterity
           ,
           of
           all
           in
           their
           
             India
          
           Courts
           known
           to
           have
           voted
           or
           banded
           themselves
           against
           me
           (
           one
           only
           excepted
           ,
           and
           yet
           living
           ,
           which
           for
           reasons
           of
           State
           I
           omit
           to
           nominate
           )
           with
           the
           credit
           and
           blessings
           of
           God
           on
           those
           (
           but
           three
           in
           the
           number
           of
           thirteen
           or
           fourteen
           )
           which
           did
           their
           endeavours
           ,
           as
           much
           as
           in
           them
           lay
           ,
           or
           they
           durst
           (
           for
           feare
           of
           a
           Tyrants
           mischiefe
           to
           themselves
           )
           to
           cleare
           me
           from
           crime
           or
           aspersion
           ,
           all
           which
           now
           after
           fifteen
           yeares
           ,
           are
           yet
           living
           ,
           and
           in
           reputation
           .
           And
           hearing
           the
           report
           of
           some
           ships
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Curteens
             ,
          
           that
           were
           then
           laden
           with
           passengers
           for
           a
           plantation
           at
           
             Madagascar
             ,
          
           and
           that
           Mr.
           
             Walter
             Hamond
          
           (
           my
           acquaintance
           ,
           an
           honest
           intelligent
           man
           )
           had
           written
           a
           book
           for
           encouragement
           to
           that
           weighty
           designe
           (
           though
           I
           had
           not
           seen
           that
           book
           )
           I
           alt●red
           my
           designe
           ,
           and
           took
           upon
           me
           to
           write
           my
           opinion
           thereof
           ,
           (
           affecting
           rather
           a
           common
           good
           ,
           then
           my
           own
           privat
           and
           particular
           )
           which
           if
           not
           authorized
           to
           the
           Presse
           ,
           I
           suppose
           will
           be
           in
           good
           time
           ,
           which
           I
           desire
           and
           hope
           ,
           will
           find
           good
           acceptance
           ,
           though
           we●kly
           yet
           truly
           performed
           .
        
         
           Now
           a
           word
           or
           two
           touching
           my
           infortunity
           by
           the
           Governors
           of
           two
           
             Cockhaines
          
           in
           severall
           Companies
           :
           By
           the
           government
           of
           Sir
           
             William
          
           over
           the
           new
           Merchant
           Adventurers
           ,
           I
           received
           the
           originall
           of
           my
           downfall
           by
           his
           evill
           project
           ,
           which
           though
           lasting
           
           not
           full
           two
           yeares
           ,
           brought
           some
           hundred
           thousand
           pounds
           dammage
           to
           this
           Common-wealth
           ,
           as
           may
           easily
           be
           manifested
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           hinderance
           of
           good
           under
           the
           government
           of
           Mr.
           
             William
             Cockhaine
          
           in
           the
           
             East
             India
          
           Company
           ,
           I
           received
           my
           finall
           ruine
           and
           downfall
           :
           so
           that
           their
           names
           and
           governments
           have
           been
           fatall
           ,
           ominous
           and
           disastrous
           to
           me
           and
           all
           mine
           .
           That
           Mr.
           
             Cockhaine
          
           hath
           been
           a
           hinderance
           of
           good
           to
           this
           Common-wealth
           ,
           I
           will
           onely
           instance
           in
           my
           own
           case
           ;
           Had
           he
           been
           a
           wel-willer
           to
           Justice
           or
           Charity
           ,
           my
           true
           intended
           loyall
           service
           might
           have
           done
           ere
           this
           day
           ,
           much
           good
           to
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           the
           Honorable
           Corporation
           ,
           as
           their
           own
           acknowledgements
           of
           
             India
          
           Court
           ,
           and
           gratification
           of
           good
           service
           manifested
           ;
           yea
           ,
           as
           some
           of
           the
           most
           Judicious
           amongst
           them
           have
           acknowledged
           ,
           that
           I
           did
           the
           Company
           better
           service
           in
           one
           halfe
           yeare
           being
           in
           
             India
          
           free
           from
           fetters
           and
           imprisonment
           ,
           then
           all
           their
           servants
           did
           before
           in
           thirty
           yeares
           space
           .
           And
           that
           my
           zealous
           intent
           was
           now
           ,
           and
           upon
           my
           last
           and
           other
           Petitions
           ,
           to
           do
           good
           ,
           thus
           I
           manifest
           it
           .
           I
           intended
           ,
           though
           weak
           in
           body
           ,
           and
           aged
           threescore
           yeares
           ,
           to
           hazard
           my
           life
           for
           my
           King
           and
           Countries
           good
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           taken
           with
           me
           two
           sonnes
           ,
           one
           of
           two
           and
           twenty
           years
           of
           age
           ,
           (
           fit
           for
           imployment
           by
           my
           instructions
           )
           and
           the
           other
           of
           twelve
           years
           of
           age
           ,
           capable
           to
           be
           brought
           up
           in
           language
           ,
           and
           other
           endowments
           fit
           for
           a
           Merchant
           (
           or
           perhaps
           a
           Statesman
           in
           some
           mean
           degree
           ,
           or
           an
           Intelligencer
           ,
           or
           an
           Interpreter
           of
           
             Persia
             ,
             Iava
             ,
          
           and
           other
           Languages
           by
           long
           continuance
           intended
           ,
           )
           I
           resolved
           also
           to
           enter
           into
           a
           Trade
           that
           the
           Company
           rejecteth
           ,
           and
           regardeth
           not
           ,
           and
           to
           discover
           more
           then
           yet
           by
           any
           one
           man
           hath
           been
           done
           ,
           or
           like
           to
           be
           in
           long
           time
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           have
           transported
           any
           gold
           or
           silver
           ,
           as
           they
           as
           ill
           commonwealths
           men
           do
           ,
           I
           would
           not
           have
           kept
           any
           thing
           privat
           to
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           have
           discovered
           beneficiall
           to
           a
           generall
           good
           ,
           but
           have
           revealed
           it
           to
           the
           Honorable
           Company
           whereof
           I
           was
           a
           member
           ,
           though
           I
           received
           no
           accommodation
           of
           good
           ,
           but
           evill
           by
           them
           .
           And
           I
           intended
           to
           be
           a
           true
           assistant
           to
           my
           power
           (
           and
           credit
           ,
           which
           I
           hope
           should
           not
           have
           been
           inferior
           to
           any
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           not
           at
           my
           former
           being
           there
           )
           for
           the
           good
           of
           the
           
           Plantation
           at
           
             Madagascar
             ,
          
           if
           it
           went
           on
           ,
           to
           do
           them
           all
           diligent
           and
           faithfull
           service
           ;
           and
           as
           God
           blessed
           me
           with
           means
           ,
           by
           imploying
           the
           greatest
           part
           in
           that
           worthy
           right
           honorable
           action
           ,
           something
           to
           the
           gratification
           of
           friends
           for
           courtesies
           received
           ,
           some
           comfort
           to
           the
           preferment
           of
           a
           wife
           and
           three
           daughters
           left
           at
           home
           ;
           and
           some
           to
           the
           comfort
           of
           Gods
           poor
           elect
           in
           my
           own
           Countrey
           .
           If
           Mr.
           
             William
             Cackhaines
          
           refusall
           to
           give
           response
           to
           my
           Petition
           ,
           was
           not
           hinderer
           of
           these
           good
           designes
           ,
           indifferent
           men
           may
           censure
           .
           Then
           sure
           ,
           as
           a
           learned
           Divine
           of
           our
           times
           ,
           Mr.
           
           
             Carrile
             ,
          
           hath
           put
           it
           out
           in
           Print
           ,
           by
           order
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           the
           Projectors
           of
           evill
           ,
           and
           hinderers
           of
           good
           ,
           are
           both
           conformable
           to
           the
           Devill
           ,
           then
           is
           he
           in
           danger
           of
           such
           censure
           .
           And
           the
           Heathen
           by
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           could
           say
           ,
           that
           
             Agentes
             &
             consentientes
             pari
             paena
             puniendi
             ,
          
           and
           so
           deserves
           sutable
           punishment
           .
           And
           in
           my
           weake
           judgement
           it
           were
           not
           amisse
           ,
           if
           such
           good
           Law
           were
           inacted
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           as
           by
           report
           fat
           Mr.
           
             Symmonds
             ,
          
           Merchant
           ,
           being
           called
           to
           Councell
           Table
           ,
           to
           know
           his
           opinion
           among
           others
           ,
           touching
           Sir
           
             William
             Cockhaines
          
           project
           ,
           made
           reply
           (
           not
           spending
           his
           judgement
           )
           that
           the
           Law
           of
           the
           
             Lacedemonians
          
           was
           good
           ,
           That
           every
           Projector
           of
           new
           businesse
           in
           a
           Common-wealth
           ,
           ought
           to
           present
           his
           project
           with
           a
           halter
           about
           his
           neck
           ,
           that
           if
           his
           project
           proved
           ill
           to
           the
           Common-wealth
           ,
           he
           should
           suffer
           a
           due
           desert
           .
        
         
           And
           thus
           I
           abruptly
           end
           this
           Remonstrance
           or
           Declaration
           of
           the
           intollerable
           wrong
           done
           to
           me
           &
           mine
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           in
           us
           ,
           to
           the
           prejudice
           of
           this
           Common-wealth
           ;
           which
           my
           malignant
           adversaries
           ,
           or
           partial
           time-serving
           injust
           
             India
          
           Court-Committees
           ,
           are
           and
           will
           be
           ashamed
           to
           verifie
           in
           any
           judicious
           Court
           of
           Justice
           against
           me
           ;
           but
           being
           put
           to
           triall
           ,
           or
           examination
           ,
           will
           either
           plead
           their
           ignorance
           ,
           or
           deny
           they
           ever
           voted
           against
           me
           .
           But
           such
           men
           ought
           to
           know
           ,
           that
           he
           that
           sitteth
           an
           assistant
           in
           Court
           of
           Justice
           ,
           and
           for
           by
           respects
           pleadeth
           not
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           innocent
           ,
           supposing
           himselfe
           cleare
           of
           aspersion
           from
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           if
           he
           sit
           still
           ,
           and
           say
           nothing
           either
           in
           defence
           or
           offence
           to
           the
           innocent
           ,
           let
           such
           men
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           know
           (
           that
           if
           our
           modern
           Divines
           preach
           not
           false
           Doctrine
           )
           that
           they
           ,
           or
           he
           ,
           whatsoever
           ,
           
           (
           by
           his
           tacitenesse
           ,
           is
           as
           guilty
           as
           the
           unjust
           Judge
           that
           pronounceth
           wicked
           Sentence
           against
           him
           .
           Concerning
           which
           (
           I
           humbly
           desire
           vertuous
           ,
           prudent
           ,
           judicious
           men
           ,
           to
           consider
           the
           matters
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           their
           righteous
           judgement
           .
        
         
           
             
               Right
               Honorable
               ,
            
          
           
             I
             Have
             discourst
             to
             your
             just
             hearing
             eares
             ,
          
           
             My
             wofull
             plight
             ,
             and
             dolefull
             Tragedy
             ,
          
           
             With
             mournfull
             Accents
             ,
             Accents
             causing
             tears
             ,
          
           
             Sad
             teares
             attending
             matchlesse
             misery
             .
          
        
         
           
             Your
             pitties
             eares
             therefore
             (
             just
             Lords
             )
             affoord
          
           
             To
             these
             most
             pensive
             and
             most
             just
             Complaints
             :
          
           
             Let
             mercies
             eyes
             with
             pitties
             eares
             accord
             ,
          
           
             To
             cheare
             the
             spirit
             that
             with
             grieving
             faints
             :
          
           
             In
             hope
             whereof
             my
             soule
             shall
             rest
             in
             peace
             ,
          
           
             Till
             you
             vouchsafe
             to
             send
             her
             full
             release
             .
          
        
         
           
             PSAL.
             86.
             14
             ,
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             
               O
               God
               ,
               the
               proud
               are
               risen
               up
               against
               me
               ,
               and
               the
               congregations
               of
               naughty
               men
               ,
               have
               sought
               after
               my
               soul
               ,
               and
               have
               not
               set
               thee
               before
               their
               eyes
               .
            
             
               But
               thou
               (
               O
               Lord
               God
               )
               art
               full
               of
               compassion
               and
               mercy
               ,
               long
               suffering
               ,
               and
               plenteous
               in
               goodnesse
               and
               truth
               .
            
             
               O
               turn
               thee
               unto
               me
               ,
               and
               have
               mercy
               upon
               me
               :
               give
               thy
               strength
               unto
               thy
               servant
               ,
               and
               help
               the
               son
               of
               thy
               handmaid
               .
            
             
               Shew
               some
               good
               token
               upon
               me
               for
               good
               ,
               that
               they
               which
               hate
               me
               may
               see
               it
               ,
               and
               be
               ashamed
               ,
               because
               thou
               ,
               Lord
               ,
               hast
               holpen
               me
               ,
               and
               comforted
               me
               .
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
         
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A28810e-1020
           
             
               Iob
            
             saith
             ,
             With
             the
             dogges
             of
             my
             flock
             ,
             Iob
             30