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A67702	A declaration of the Right Honourable Robert, Earle of Warwick, Lord High Admirall of England, and of all the plantions [sic] belonging to any His Majesties, the King of Englands subjects upon the coasts of America, Governour of the Company of London for the plantation, of the Summer Islands, and of the said company to the colony and plantation there : as the happinesse of a Christian people is ever best advanced, by their constant progresse in the waies of peace and holiness.	Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658.	1644 (1644)	Wing W994; ESTC R212401	8,153	10

considered of the want of Linnen Cloth and other necessaries by the publicke Letters intimated to be in the Colony which seems the more strange unto us when we heare the Adventurers declare that of great Proportions of Goods which they have sent to you they have received very short Returnes If there be a scarcity we conceive it ariseth from your selves ●●●●est Factours are so unfaithfull in making returnes private Persons so backw●r● in paying their dues publike Officers so remisse in executing Justice herein and all or most so desirous to trade rather with Strangers then with the Company which appeares by keeping their Tobaccoes untill our Ship be come away whereby both the Merchant is discouraged from sending and the Company prevented of the duties If any complain that the Adventurers or their Factours doe overprise their Commodities we feare your slow payments are accessary to that errour which we are so farre from excusing that when you have taken order that speedy Returns be made we shall endeavour what is in our power that no oppression be used And because we would remove all colours of complaint we have desired particular Members of our Company that they will at present send such Proportions as may supply your occasions We hope they shall receive such Returnes by this Ship as may both manifest your good Affection and encourage their future 〈◊〉 others We are not unmindful of your desires for a free Trade which you have both intimated to us and sought for from the Governours with you But the truth is for the present the Constitution of the Company the Obligations upon them and the propriety of the Owners are such as be inconsistent with that freedome of Trade which is required When upon a serious consideration of all particulars with a dis-ingaged respect to the common good it shall appeare that what is required is according to Right and Justice and such as the Company can in faithfulnesse assent unto you may rest assured That we shall be most ready to manifest our Affection to any Liberty or Priviledge which is for the good of the Colony In the meane time whilst we concurre in allowing freedome of Trade for such Proportions of Cattell Hogs Fruits and other Provisions as may be very well spared without dammage to the Colony danger of a Famine prejudice to the poorer sort or preventing the Owners of their dues and untill farther order hence onely restraine Trade for Tobacco which as necessitie compels we doe hereby absolutely prohibite That so both we may receive our Rents and by the duties thereupon the Ministers may have their exhibitions Ammunition and other necessaries for the safety of the Ilands satisfaction of the Officers there and the charge of the Company be provided for we hope no man will finde just cause of Offence But however we desire to approve our selves to every mans conscience in the sight of God and so to carry on al matters as that we may be free from each mans want and from neglect of any thing which is in our power to procure for the good and happinesse of the Colony whereto as we are in neerenesse of relation so we desire to manifest our good will and affection in every kinde of way We shall conclude with that of the Apostle Finally Brethren Fare yee well be perfect be of good comfort be of one minde live in Peace and the God of Love and Peace shall be with you Given under the Hands and common Seale of the Governour and Company at a generall Court the 23 of October 1644. Warwicke Governour Wil Say and Seale Arthur Wodenoth Deputy Thomas Allen Tresurer Perien Trot Husband Gilbert Gerard. I. Danvers Ben. Rudyerd Richard Knightley 〈◊〉 Holland Iohn Heydon Anthony Wither Edw. Carter Owen R … e Gabriel Barber Richard Casewell Gedeon de Lawne Maurice Thompson Fancis Allein Iohn Iohnstoun William Iessop Iohn Graunt Robert Coytmor William Felgate George Turbervile Iohn Alcock Robert Haughton George Prynne Anthony Pennyston Elias Roberts Iohn Welden William Web. William Burges Nath. Hawes Tho. Turner George Ward William Price Will. Wilkinson Ioseph Todd Michael Evans Richard Hunt Abra. Sheeres Iohn Bardwell Charles Calley which have 〈◊〉 her breat● and … ved as their naturall so the … 〈…〉 birth 〈◊〉 ●f ever they were new borne We ought to acknowledge with thankesgiving the aboundant grace and mercy of God towards the Church of England who hath made it no lesse honourable then any other Reformed Church whatsoever whether we consider the first Reformers being men of singular Piety and blessed Martyrs of Christ Or the purity of Doctrin there publikly professed even to this present Or the number of holy Martyrs who have advisedly sealed that Doctrine with their blood Or the eminent lights in the Ministry successively shining there in great number Or the many and sincere Professors and Practisers of Religion there ever since the Reformation Or lastly if we consider the many great Deliverances which the Lord hath vouchsafed us from the wicked plots and hostile attempts of the common adversary crowning all with much prosperity and causing the fame and glory of it to be spread throughout the world These and the like have not beene seene in their separate and Independent Churches In the meane time we deny not but that besides our many other grievous sinnes there have beene also many grosse faults and intollerable in the Ecclesiasticall Policy and Discipline as it was abused by those that were intrusted with it and many foule effects have thence proceeded which have especially of late yeares corrupted Religion eclipsed our glory and laid it in the dust caused the Lord to hide his gracious and loving countenance from us And was like to have proved the remidilesse ruine of Church and Common Wealth Of which sinnes though we all stand guilty before God as having beene Authors or Procurers of them yet it becomes not any that is or lately was a member of that Church to upbraid her with these things in a despightfull manner Such men according to that saying of the Apostle Are jealous over us amisse yea they would alienate our affections Gal. 4 1● and exclude us from the Church of England that wee should altogether love them But these corruptions as they have beene for the most part forced upon the Church by the usurped power of those which were intrusted and pretended the greatest care of the Church so they have beene and wee trust will bee cast out and Reformed by the present Parliament How I would not be mistaken as if I desired to derogate any thing from the dignity of that most eminent calling of the Ministry I have no such mean●ng neither doe I thinke a worthy Minister to be unworthy or unfit for ●●ther the most eminent Offices or callings in Church or Common-wea●th were it not that he hath a most eminent calling already sufficient ●o take up ●he whole man and unmeete to be yoaked with other callings as the Apostle