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authority_n	act_n	king_n	power_n	5,492	5	5.0298	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94903	A true and exact narrative of the proceedings of the Parliaments fleet, against the island of Barbadoes With the maner of the reducing thereof: together with the submitting of the islands of St. Christophers, Antego, and St. Mevis, to the Commonwealth of England. Written by an eye-witnesse, Mr. T.H. from aboard the Amity, in Carlisle Bay, and sent to a friend in London, to be published for satisfaction, and printed verbatim by the same copy.	T. H.	1652 (1652)	Wing T2436B; ESTC R215656	8,069	18

cost and planted by the people and Parliament of England and ought therefore to be subject to such Lawes Orders and Regulations as are and shall be made by the Parliament of England and whereas many Acts of Rebellion had been committed among them setting up themselves opposite to and distinct from the State and Common wealth of England as was mentioned by an Act of Parl. bearing date Sept. 1650. passed to that purpose And that the Parliament of the Common wealth of England the supream Authority of that Nation having taken the defection of that Island from their due obedience into their consideration had armed and set forth a greet Fleet of Ships under his Command to endeavor by the blessing of God the reducing of that Island and being safely arrived there to prevent the ruine and destruction of the Island by such acts of hostility wherewith he was sufficiently able to annoy them he did therefore think fit to send unto his Lordship this summons to deliver up to him the said Island of Barbadoes with all the Strengths Fortifications Ports and places thereof for the use of the Parliament of England The Lord Willoughby having received this summons returned a peremtory answer to this effect That upon the arrivall of Sir George his Messenger he rather expected some overture about our making reparation for those acts of hostility committed by us upon those ships in the Bay and the person of his Martiall then such an unreasonable demand as in his estimation Sir George his summons was and his Lordship returned Answer briefly thus That he acknowledg'd no Authority over English men but the King for whom he sayd he was resolved to defend and keep the Island unto the utmost of his strength and power all which he assured us was his firme resolution withall directing it to on board His Majesties ship the Rainbow Sir George finding now that the way of summons would produce no effect and not being then in capacity to attempt any thing on shore he resolved to hinder them from having any Trading at sea and also to alarum them constantly from place to place about the Island thereby to hinder them from planting and managing their affaires in the Island it being conceived that this way might prove most conducible and effectuall to bring them to their due obedience And to the end no rationall opportunity might be left unassay'd by us whereby we might make this then stubborn Island know their obedience to their Lawfull Superiors it was resolved that a Declaration should be drawn up and signed by the Parliaments Commissioners on board the Fleet and sent it unto the Islanders the which Declaration was to this effect That they the Commissioners thought it not amisse to send unto them the Gentlemen Inhabitants and free people of the Island of Barbadoes the Copy of a Summons sent unto the Lord Willoughby upon our arrivall before this Island from whom they having received no satisfactory Answer and being tender of the good and welfare of the Island and being not willing to omit all amicable and friendly wayes to reduce it to its due obedience before they proceeded to acts of hostility did think fit to send the same or sayd summons unto them viz that the Island being a Plantation and Colony which ought to be subordinate to and depending upon the Common wealth of England and had ever since the planting thereof been and ought to be subject to such Lawes Orders and Regulations as were or should be made by and derived from the Parliament of England and whereas divers acts of Rebellion had beene committed by some persons amongst them setting up themselves in opposition unto and distinct from the State and Common wealth of England the Parliament of England the supream Authority of that Nation having taken into their consideration the defection of the Island from their due obedience and resenting the burthens and opprested estate the people of the Island then lay under by the present prevailing power over them and they being studious to promote the peace and welfare of the Island under their power and protection had not spared the expence of a great sum of Treasure to arme and set forth a great Fleet of ships though at a great distance of place and having appoynted themselves as Commissioners to endeavour by the blessing of God the reducing of the Island and to settle the peace and safety thereof and to establish them in their wonted priviledges and immunities as might conduce to the well being and flourishing state of the Island And that they being by the blessing of God in safety arrived here had as much as in them lay endeavoured to prevent the ruine and destruction of the Island by forbearing such acts of hostility by which we were sufficiently able to annoy them not doubting but seeing their owne liberty and safety both of their persons and estates lay at stake by their complying with such as were or should continue to be theirs and the enemies of the Common-wealth of England then amongst them but if they would so do it would constraine us to use such hostile wayes to reduce the Island as by which their long labour'd for estates and in joyments would be endangered but rather that they would lay hold on this opportunity to regaine their freedome and wonted priviledges and not rashly engage themselves in a quarrell against the Common wealth of England and at length instead of reaping the benefit and fruit of their many years labour and industry in this so hopefull and flourishing an Island make it become the seat of War the sad events and consequences thereof in the Island if God prevented not they would be when too late sufficiently sensible of to the ruine of themselves and their posterities whatever the specious pretences of any among them were as if they minded the good and welfare of the Island and that they could not be ignorant but they were altogether unable to give them protection or liberty of freedome without which the Island could no way subsist but in their due obedience to the Common Wealth of England whose Authority God hath sealed to the astonishment of their Neighbor Nations having wonderfully appeared for them in their Armies by Land and Navies by Sea against their Enemies in England Ireland and Scotland the two former whereof being by the blessing of God on the unwearied endeavours of the Parliament with the expence of much bloud and treasure setled in their long desired rest and Peace from the bondage and servitude they were so long held under by Tyrannicall Kingly power and government and are become a Republick a Free State and that the foundation of War having been by the same Enemy layd and carried on in Scotland God hath there also wonderfully appeared for us and brought that War to a narrow compass if not ere then to a period the power of God being so eminently seen in our Armies as that the Enemy have not been able