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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89033	A memento for Holland or A true and exact history of the most villainous and barbarous cruelties used on the English merchants residing at Amboyna in the East-Indies, by the Netherland governor and conncel [sic] there. Wherein is shewed what tortures were used to make them confess a conspiracy they were never guilty of; by putting them on the rack, and by a water torture, to suffocate them; and by burning them under their arm pits, and soals of their feet, till their fat by dropping extinguished the candles.		1653 (1653)	Wing M1659; Thomason E1475_1; ESTC R209516	20,315	51

mony in the end of this bill he writ thus Firmed by the firm of me Gabriel Towerson now appointed to die guiltless of any thing that can be justly laid to my charge God forgive them their guilt and receive me into his mercy Amen This bill being brought to Mr. Welden the English Agent at Bandu paid the mony and received in the acknowledgement William Grigs who before had accused Cap. Towesson writ these words following in his Table-Book We who are here specified John Beamont Marchant of Loho Will. Grigs Marchant of Larica Abel Price Chyrurgion of Amboyna Robert Brown Taylor which here lie Prisoners in the ship Roterdam being apprehended for Conspiracy for blowing up the Castle of Amboyna being judged to death this 6 of March 1622. which we through the anguish of the the torments were constrained to speak that which never came into our thoughts which we take upon our deaths and salvation they tortured us with those extream tortures of fire and water that humane flesh is not able to see it and this we take upon our deaths That they have put us to death guiltless of our accusation This Table-book was afterwards delivered to Mr. Welden aforenamed by one that served the Dutch Samuel Colson also that through tortures accused Captain Towerson writ in wast leaves of Common Prayer and Psalmes these insuing lines in one page thus March 5. Stilo novo being Sunday aboard the Roterdam lying in irons UNderstand that I Samuel Colson late Factor of Hitto was apprehended for suspition of conspiracy and for any thing that I know must die for it wherefore having no better means to have my innocency known have writ this in this book hoping some good English men will see it I do here upon my salvation as I hope by his Death and Passion to have redemption for my sins that I am clear of all such conspiracies neither do I know any English man guilty thereof nor other creature in the world As this is true God blesse me Samuel Colson On the other side upon the first page of the Catechism is thus written IN another leaf you shall understand more which I have written in this book Samuel Colson In the beginning of the Psalmes and in the leaf so referred unto is thus written viz The Japons were taken with some villany and brought to examination being most tyrannously tortured were asked whether the English had any hand in the plot which torture made them say Yea. Then was Mr. Tomson Mr. Johnson Mr. Collins John Clark brought to examination and were burn'd under the armes armpits the hands and the soles of the feet with another most miserable torture to drink water some of them almost tortured to death and were forced to confesse that which they never knew by reason of the torment which flesh and bloud is not able to indure Then were the rest of the English men called one by one amongst which I was one being wished to confesse or else I must go to torment withall caused Mr. Johnson who was tormented to witnesse against me or els he should be tormented again which rather then he would indure he said what they would have he would speak then must I confesse that I never knew or els go to torment which rather then I would suffer I did confesse that which as I shall be saved before almighty God is not true being forced for fear of torment Then did they make us witnesse against Captain Towerson and at last made Captain Towerson confesse all for fear of torment for which we must all die As I mean and hope to have pardon for my sins I know no more then the child unborn in this businesse Written with mine own hand the first of March Stilo novo Samuel Colson Yet in another page were these words I Was born in New-Castle upon Tyne where I desire this book may come that my friends may know of mine innocency Samuel Colson This book he delivered to one that served the Hollanders who sowed it up in his bed and soon as occasion offered it self he delivered it up to Mr. Welden before named All which writings are extant in very good hands The six and twentieth of February Stilo veteri the prisoners were brought into the great Hall of the Castle only Captain Towerson Emanuel Tomson were to be prepared to death by the Ministers As for the Japoners in generall they cry out unto the English concerning this plot Oh you English men where did we ever in our lives eat with you talk with you or to our remembrance see you the English men answered why then have you accused us the poor men perceiving they were made believe each had accused others before they had done so and shewed them their tortured and masserated bodies and said if a stone were thus burrt would it not change his nature how much more we that are but flesh and bloud Whilest they were all in the Hall Captain Towerson was called to examination and two Jarres of water carried after him to fright him but what they did to him no man knows but they made him subscribe After the Governour had supped John Powell Ephraim Ramsey Thomas Ladbrook and John Sadler who were found not guilty were taken from the rest and put into another room presently Samuel Colson and Edward Collins were brought from the rest and put where Emmanuel Tomson lay The Fiscall told them though they deserved little mercy yet it was the Governours mercy to save one of them three and 't was not to him which he saved but it was his pleasure they should draw lots for it which they did and it fell upon Edward Collins to be saved who was then carried to John Powells Chamber where the rest lay that were quit he was told he was beholding to Peter Johnson the Dutch Merchant of Loho and to the Secretary for they had beg'd his life Now there remained in the Hall ten of the English for Towerson and Tomson were kept in rooms by themselves apart from the rest To those in the Hall the Dutch Ministers came and they admonisht them to confesse unto the world what they were guilty of for their time was but short and to dissemble now with God 't would lie heavy upon their consciences and took the Sacrament thereon but especially as a seal of the forgivenesse of their sins and to show to the world their innocency but by the way Samuel Colson spake to the Minister saying you tell us of the danger of dissimulation but tell us if we suffer guiltlesse being otherwise true believers in Christ Jesus what shall be our reward the Preachers replied so clear as you appear now before God by so much shall your Resurrection be the more glorious this rejoyced Colsons heart insomuch that he imbraced the Preacher that had given this comfortable glance upon him and gave him his purs● with such money he had in 't saying Domine Lord blesse you and tell the Governour