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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76903	Bloudy newes from the East-Indies: being a true relation, and perfect abstract of the cruel, barbarous, and inhumane proceedings of the Dutch-men against the English at Amboyna: ... the unjust tryall of the English marchants and factors: their examinations and confessions: the bloudy sentence pronounced against them: and the manner how Capt. Towerson, Mr. Tompson, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Beomont, Mr. Clerk, and divers others, were hang'd up by the hands on a large door, where they were made fast upon two iron staples, and their hands and legs stretched asunder; as also burning them with lighted torches under their armpits, & with lighted candles in the bottom of their feet, under the elbows, and in the palm of their hands. Then they bound a cloth about their necks and faces very close, and powring water upon their heads, till the cloth was full up to the nostrils, stifled them, forcing their eyes to start of their heads; their cheekes to seem like great bladders; and each mans body to swell as big as three. With their speeches at the place of execution; at which instant a great darkness arose. / These particulars are averred by Mr Ramsey, a merchant; an eye-witness of their martyrdoms; who desires the publishing thereof throughout all England. Signed, James Ramsey.	Ramsey, James, merchant.	1651 (1651)	Wing B3281; Thomason E650_11; ESTC R205817	5,143	8

great Maggots dropt and crept from him in a most loathsom and noisom manner Thus they finished their Sabbath dayes work The 25. of February old stile all the prisoners as well the English as the Portugal and the Iaponers were brought into the great Hall of the Castle and there were solemnly condemned except Iohn Powel Ephraim Ramsey Iohn Sadler and Thomas Ladbrock formerly acquitted as aforesaid Captain Towerson having been during all his imprisonment kept apart from the rest so that none of them could come to speak with him writ much in his Chamber as some of the Dutch report but all was suppressed save only a Bill of debt which one Thomas Johnson a free Burther got of him by favour from his Keepers for acknowledgement that the English Company owed him a certain sum of money In the end of this Bill he writ these words Firmed by the Firm of me Gabriel Towerson now appointed to die guil●less of any thing that can be justly laid to my charge God forgive them their guilt and receive me to his mercy Amen This Bill being brought to Mr. Welden the English Agent at Banda he paid the money and received in the acknowledgment Wil. Griggs who had before accused Capt. Towerson writ these words following in his Table-book We whose Names are here specified John Beomont Merchant of Loho Wil. Griggs Merchant of La●ica Abel Price Chyrurgion of Amboyna Rob. Brown Tailor which do here lie prisoners in the Ship Rotterdam being apprehended for conspiracy for blowing up the Castle of Amboyna we being judged to death this 5. of March Anno 1622. which we through torment were constained to speak that which we never meant nor once imagined the which we take upon our deaths and salvation they tortured us with that extream torment of fire and water that flesh and blood could not endure and this we take upon our deaths that they have put us to death guiltless of our accusation So therefore we desire that they that shall understand this that our imployers may understand these wrongs and that your selves would have a care to look to your selves for their intent was to have brought you in also they aske concerning you which if they had tortured us we must have confessed you also And so farewel written in the dark This Table-book was afterwards delivered to M. Welden aforenamed by one that served the Dutch Samuel Colson also another that accused Captain Towerson writ as followeth in the waste leaves of a Book wherein were bound together the Common-Prayers the Psalms and the Catechisme In one page thus March 5. Stilo nove being Sunday aboard the Rotterdam lying in Irons UNderstand that I Samuel Colson late Factor of Hitto was apprehended for suspicion of conspiracy and for any thing I know must die for it wherefore having no better meanes to make my innocency known have writ this in this Book hoping some good English-man 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 conspircay neither do I know any English-man guilty thereof nor other Creature in the world As this is true God blesse me Samuel Colson The 26. of Feb. the prisoners were all brought into the great Hall of the Castle except Cap. Towerson and Emmanuel Tompson to be prepared for death by the Ministers The Japoners now all in general as some of them had done before in particular cryed out unto the English saying I 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 answered Why then have you accused us The poor men perceiving they were made believe each had accused others before they had so done indeed shewed them their tortured bodies and said if a stone were thus burnt would it not change his nature how much more we that are flesh and blood To these that remained in the Hall come the Dutch Ministers who telling them how short a time they had to live admonished and exhorted them to make their true Confessions for it was a dangerous and desperate thing to dissemble at such a time The English still professed their innocency and prayed the Ministers that they might all receive the Sacrament as a seal of the forgiveness of their sins and withall thereby to confirm their last profession of their innocency But this would by no means be granted Whereupon Samuel Colson said thus unto the Ministers You manifest unto us the danger of dissimulation in this case But tell us if we suffer guiltless being otherwise also true believers in Christs Jesus What shall be our reward The Preacher answered by how much the clearer you are so much the more glorious shall be your resurrection With that word Colson started up imbraced the Preacher and gave him his purse with such money as he had in it saying Domine God blesse you tell the Governour I freely forgive him and I intreat you to exhort him to repent him of this bloody tragedy wrought upon us poor innocent souls Here all the rest of the English signified their consent to this speech Then spake John Fardo to the rest in presence of the Ministers as followeth My Countrey-men and Brethren all that are here with me condemned to die I charge you all as you will answer it at Gods judgement fear if any of you be guilty on this matter whereof we are condemned discharge your Consciences and confess the truth for satisfaction of the World Hereupon Samuel Colson spake with a loud voice saying according to my innocency in this treason so Lord pardon all the rest of my sins and if I be guilty thereof more or lesse let me never be partaker of thy heavenly joyes At which words every one of the rest cryed Amen for me Amen for me good Lord. This done each of them knowing whom he had accused went one to another begging forgivness for their false accusation being wrung from them by the fear or torture And they all freely forgave one another for none had been so falsly accused but he himself had accused another as falsly In particular George Sharrock who survived to relate this nights passage kneeled down to John Clark whom he had accused of the tale at Hitto above-mentioned and craved forgiveness at his hands Clark freely forgave him saying How should I look to be forgiven of God if I should not forgive you having my self so falsly accused Captain Towerson and others At the instant of the execution there arose a great darkness with a sudden and violent gust of wind and tempest whereby 2. of the Dutch Ships riding in the Harbour were driven from their Anchors and with great labour and difficulty saved from the Rocks Within a few days after one Wil. Dunckin who had told the Governour That Rob. Brown the English Tailour had told him the English should have as much to do in the Castle of Amboyna as the Dutch This fellow coming upon an evening to the Grave where the English were buried being all saye Cap. Towerson in one pit fell down upon the Grave and having lie● there a while rose up again stark mad and so continued 2. or 3. days together and then died Forthwith also fell a new sickness at Amboyna which swept awry about a thousand people Dutch and Amboyners in the space wherein there usually died not above 30. at other seasons These signs were by the surviving English referred to the confident prediction of Emmanuel Tomson above-named and were by the Amboyners interpreted as a token of the wrath of God for this barbarous Tyranny of the Hollanders FINIS