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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	arm_n	force_n	king_n	1,070	5	3.3673	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30795	Surinam justice in the case of several persons proscribed by certain usurpers of power in that colony : being a publication of that perfect relation of the beginning, continuance, and end of the late disturbances in the colony of Surinam, set forth under that title, by William Byam Esq. (sometime rightfull) governour of that colony : and the vindication of those gentlemen, sufferers by his injustice, form the calummies wherewith he asperseth them in that relation / couched in the answer thereunto by Robert Sanford ...	Sanford, Robert.	1662 (1662)	Wing B6377; ESTC R37524	51,112	58

he surrounded her several times and told them he would permit none to come ashore from her or go aboard to her that they fearing my sudden approach to re-inforce him after some debate surrendred her up that they were gone to Cassiapoory with their arms and ammunition Answer Sect. 13. By the Epithets he gives to this lawfull and justifiable action may be seen how far every of Byams accusations is to be credited without examination But to the point I will believe his Mercury's nimble enough affirm some of them rode on the wings of the aire the aire I mean of his own fancy those were they that brought him the immediate intelligence of these Gentlemens intentions were I suppose the same that brought the former advice of his Majesties Proclamation And because the Gentleman vouchsafes to come forth of his cloud of Generals and expose himself to view we will a while survey him And first what ends should these men have in endeavouring to guard the River and keep Boats from passing to the meeting since themselves waited for that meeting Is it likely that any men in their wits should seize a heavy Shallop unable to move had she been unmor'd which she never was but as acted by the stream or a chanceable wind with her to r'ally what possible force to guard the River From what quarter too should they fetch these forces the whole Colony are said to be against them If they had hopes for such intents they were themselves Masters of Periagoes susceptible of ten times the force with which they could have moved into all quarters with an activity and terrour requisite to such a design and have seized Byams person or attempted at least at home in his own house and not ridiculously have sent him an alarm four and twenty hours before and waited his comming at their station five leagues distance with hopes then to take him when he centupled their strength and had coopt them up within their wooden walls I wonder he had not contrived their plot for them thus that they determi-to have Byam come aboard to them and deliver himself up or thus that they were resolved that he should call none to his guard but who were of their faction and should betray him unto them for the manner which they used in carrying on this design which he chargeth them with points at some such strange hope or else which is the more likely truth they had indeed no such purpose at all But how comes he here to say they would keep Boats from the meeting both when the sixth part of the Countrey were not to passe that way and when in the Depositions to which he gives such uncontrovertible credit Crook is accused himself to purpose a repair to the meeting to try whether they would make the Shallop a Prize or not How is it too that even now they were presented as running away and having gotten wings they fix themselves into a standing guard Though where Usher is known there be no great credit given to his words or oaths and though he here commit a great mistake in telling twelve for seven fear frequently multiplies the object yet we will not dispute the verity of his relation to his Patroòn but onely affirm that they that had taken the Prize were before determined to deliver her up to Byams order uppon the first summons the reason that several were already gone from her Crook onely with a souldiers bravery was desirous to try whither Byam or any by his command durst act hostility against them that declared themselves to stand there in defence of his Majesties Shallop and upon that score it was that he said when he charged the guns not now we are ready to talk with the Governour but as in the Depositions now I wish the Governour would come and speak with us In pursuance of this councel also was the shallop first refused to Usher they onely waiting the effects of his braving rounds nor did they at last deliver her for fear of Byams re-inforcement of which there was great need indeed against seaven men and a long-boat for some of them were resolved to try him too as well as his Aga but others fearing they should not make so clear and evident a justification of the harmlesseness of this action by their voluntary surrender of the shallop if they deferred it till Byams approach when they might seem rather inforc't to it pursued the former councel and assoon as Usher was gone shore followed him and delivered up the vessel to him taking his had and faith that she should remain in notion of a prize till a legal court word determined the question Declaration Sect. 14. The Countrey being up and very unwilling to retire home till these disturbers of their peace were secured earnestly desired to which I as readily condescended that these enemies to our King and Countrey might be speedily apprehended which in honour and duty I was bound to see performed had it not been so seriously requested And therefore that night I sent Captain Augustine Story with a party of fire-locks who found most of this seditious gang together whom he disarmed and brought away as also their arms and ammunition these with some other of the confederacy whom I had surprized a little before I committed under a guard till the meeting of the General Assembly which was to be about four days after The next day I writ a very civil letter to Lieutenant Collonel Sanford who was of my council advising him of all occurrences and transastions and desired his company and advice in these distempers but he being nettled that his complices were under restraint instead of observing my orders repairs immediately to them and first commanded Captain Story who had then command of the guard to lay down his armes to whom he made answer that he could not do it without my order Sanford said he was his Superior Officer and therefore he ought to obey him Story retorted that he was placed there by him that was Superiour to them both whereupon Sanford flies to the house where the prisoners were commanded them all forth and told them if they had courage they should follow him and he would stand by them with his life and fortunes But Captain Story a gentleman not to be bafled caused them to retire and presently advised me of the impudent passages of this insolent and imperious person Hastening to the guard I found all quiet and told Sanford I admired at what he had done who answered that it was against law in time of peace to keep any under restraint by force of armes to whom I replyed that if in time of peace men assumed armes against the Authority it was lawfull and requisite to apprehend such by force of armes and guard them with armes till they came to a tryal and withall I charged him as a traitour and an enemy to our soveraign Lord the King and committed him to the rest