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A00297	A plaine and true relation, of the going forth of a Holland fleete the eleuenth of Nouember 1623, to the coast of Brasile With the taking in of Saluedoe, and the chiefe occurrences falling out there, in the time of the Hollanders continuance therein. As also, the comming of the Spanish armado to Saluedoe, with the beleaguering of it ... And also, the base deliuery vp of the said towne ... Lastly, the reasons and motiues mouing the authour to the publishing thereof. ... By I.B. that hath ben an eye and eare-witnesse of this subiect.	I. B., fl. 1626.; Baers, Johannes, d. 1653, attributed name.	1626 (1626)	STC 1042; ESTC S104444	20,800	34

all that wisheth well vnto vs. If any enqnire or require a reason or reasons why I haue caused to be published this small booke it might be answered that it is a booke of newes and is not that a sufficient reason But I answere the maine reasons which haue moued me to publish this booke are these First By the earnest perswasion of some Merchants of London and others which in part heard the relation thereof Secondly That the reading and consideration of this might bee a motiue to all in authoritie that put men in office to beware of aduancing base minded men men that regard goods more then God their owne profit more then the honour of their Prince and Countries especially to beware of aduancing such into offices as respect not their owne credite but will defaime their name by whoreing and drunkennesse and beastly Borish carriages as was some and a great some of their Officers And this kinde of doings did so besot them that they became vnderstandlesse in these weightie affaires for I presuppose that those which chose them sawe something in them worthy the choise I am fully perswaded had they beene such commanders as Iethroe had aduised Moyses to make choise of men that seared God and men of courage ha●ing couetousnesse Saluadoe had borne Orange colours this day but these men feared not God had they feared God they would haue done as good Ezechiah did in time of danger sought to the Lord for helpe not Saul-like to a Southsayer as did Colonel William Scoulton with others these men were so forre from hating of couetousnesse that they loued couetousnesse that is plaine not onely by their ingrossing of Gold Chaines and Iewels in their chests but in that they too vnworthy men gaue places of office for mony and it is most plaine and now euident that they were not men of courage by two or three witnesses may a truth be affirmed but I can bring forth two or ten hundred to confirme this who haue been eye witnesses of their cowardly carriages But let that serue to proue this which is knowne of all their base deliuery vp of the Towne they had at their command 2000 besides 600 Negars this they cannot deny for they receiued ransome after the Towne was giuen vp for so many Let them plead for their basenes as they will and say they had not ammunition and provision I partly knowe the contrary by one of their secreet concell they had to serue for three moneths crediblie so reported but a badge of their cowardlinesse was this their keeping of house when they should haue kept their works and encouraged their Souldiers If search should be made you might indeede find souldiers which haue lost some their armes some their eyes some their legs with other demonstrations of souldiers of courage but let all the Officers that came from Bay be searched and one will not bee found saue the Enginer M. Iose Middleburghe to my knowledge that hath receiued there any wound or scarre by their Enemy I will not deny but they may haue a wound some of them which might bee receiued in the wine-house of the Portingals after the Towne was giuen vp but that rather demonstrate their basenes then their courage their not comming into their works was a great occasion to discourage the souldiers for I did heare the souldiers much complaine of this very thing How may Holland be greiued that so great and Princely a thing fell into the hands of such base cowardly Officers double dishoner haue they done to that Noble Prince Honorable States of the Nether-Lands if they pay their liues for their great basenes what is that to so great losse The best that can be made of this losse is to make choise of Officers for the like enterprises as are men of vnderstanding fearing God loving the Honur of the Prince and Countrie more regarding a good name and credite then an evill reproach with life The third reason of my writing is to set a looking glasse for base and cowardly Officers to looke in wherein they may see their future shame and disgrace if they will persist in such wicked courses such may ride on horses having gold and scarlet to adorne their persons they may haue command of others imprisoning hanging whom they will but looke one our Captaines of Bay they were such but what are they now The day of accompt is come they are in prison their honors is come downe they would be I thinke now content to goe on foote and all their comfort is now they haue more mercifull Iudges then themselues were wherfore all that know your selues to be such in time captivate your basenes least being your selues captivated your basenes be discovered The last Reason of my writing and yet not the least cause is to publish to all that will take notice the wonderfull works of God in these particulars whereof I haue written by the which wee may see Gods proceedings against a people These Portugalls had peace and plentie aboundance of outward blessings and these were continued to them for many yeares but the abuse of these blessings did provoke the Lord to anger and though he did spare them long yet they did not consider it layd it not to heart turne from their wickednes therefore the Lord tooke his owne cause in hand and while they were sacrificing to their Netts the Lord cetch them in his Nett He sent the Hollanders one them who suddenly came against them and laid their honor pride in the dust We were but a handfull in regard of them it was reported they were in the Towne 9000. able to beare armes among them and provision they had for 12. moneths They had a batterie in the water for 9. peeces some of which peeces wayed 41110 pound they had besids 8 Castels great Forts on the water side they had some 70. Peeces of Ordnance in all yet all could not help God was against them and they thought the whole world was come vpon them For among them selues they made report that 10000 thousand was landed whereas there was not landed 2300. God the Captaine of our hoast went before vs who tooke a way from our enemyes all courage and boldnes as he tooke off the Chariots wheeles of Pharaohs hoast the enemyes of Israell before we had once compassed Saluadoe before our Trumpets did sound or our Drummes make an alarum like Iericho to Israell so Saluadoe to vs was delivered vp True was and is that saying which some hath said namely that we tooke not in Saluadoe but Saluadoe tooke vs in Heere was Gods worke and it is worthy to be taken notice off and to be had in everlasting remēbrance it is good for Cities and Countries to take notice of this worke of God take heed least Pharasaically you justifie your selues without iust reason and say you are not such sinners as they lest an hādwriting come against you the words be read except you amend you shall likewise drinke of the cup of Gods wrath which cup of trembling hath bin put into our hands and we haue drunke deepe thereof And justly hath the Lord dealt with vs he gaue vs we got it not by our owne harme honor riches and victory he tooke from our enemyes all their glory and put it into our hands but we haue trampled them vnder our feete Our glory is become our shame thougth we haue ben better taught then they yet indeed we haue done worse then they they sinned in curiositie and daintinesse of dyet but we in glottonie and dronkennesse if it could be we excelled them in pride the sinne of whoredome me thinks was more abominable in our time amongst vs then before amongst our enemyes for their religion giues a dispensation in some cases ours not they could haue pardons before the committing of it but we by our conscience the rule of God tells vs that whoremongers shall not enter into the kingdome of heauen without God giue repentance and pardon And me thinks the sinne of our whore-masters was the greater in that they prostrated themselues to their captivated harlots and to Heathenish Black-amores I doubt I should be tedious if in each particular I should make comparison betwixt our enemyes sins and the sins of our Army onely this I will writ that two things hath beene speciall motiues to cause the Lord to be wrath with vs. Our not consideration of Gods great iudgments on our Enemyes for their sinnes and our great vnthankfulnes for so many so rich vndeserved favours bestowed on vs well may it be sayd to vs that we haue bin a foolish and vnwise people so evelly to requite the Lord our God who gaue vs so many things and hopes of greater matters While we be humbled for these things let other people before warne to take due notice of Gods iudgements and his se●●ritle on sinfull people and in time repent so shalt thou prevent a future repentance and destruction shall not be thy ruine In the last place I bend my exhortation to all these whom God hath giuen honour glory and riches aboue their brethren be sure to abound in thankfulnesse to God as God hath abounded in mercyes to you aboue others thanks is the least thou canst returne to God being the least if thou neglect it me thinks it is one of the greatest motiues to strip thee naked to thy shame and disgrace and to make thee an ensample to others as we that haue benin Saluadoe examples to others Let not any misconster my meaning nor misapply my writting as if I should writ in the disgrace of Hollanders our neighbour Nation and professed friends though it be true that most of the Commanders in this voyage were Dutchmen yet they were but few in regard of the whole Nation and therefore iniustice it is to condemne a Nation for a few false persons and if we should thus censure we shold happily condēne our selues Lay the fault where it ought to be layd and then drunkards whore-masters and vnderstandlesse persons shall justly be condemned not the fault lesse Nation FINIS