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A10377	A declaration of the demeanor and cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight, aswell in his voyage, as in, and sithence his returne and of the true motiues and inducements which occasioned His Maiestie to proceed in doing iustice vpon him, as hath bene done.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.	1618 (1618)	STC 20652.5; ESTC S115419	21,521	68

euery man hee mett that hee was sicke and that hee left him in an extreme loosenesse that very night BVt Raleigh hauing formerly dispatched a messenger to London to prepare him a Barque for his escape came at last to London and hauing wonne his purpose by these former deuices of feigned sickenesse to bee spared from imprisonment in the Tower and to bee permitted to remaine at his owne house till his better recouery there fell out an accident which gaue him great hopes and encouragement speedily to facilitate his intended designe for escape For as he came on his way to London in his Inne at Brentford there came vnto him a Frenchman named La Chesnay a follower of Le Clere last Agent here for his Maiesties dearest brother the French King who tolde him that the French Agent was very desirous to speake with him as soone as might be after his arriuall at London for matters greatly concerning the sayd Sir Walters weale and safetie as in effect it fell out that the very next night after his arriuall at London the said Le Clere and La Chesnay came vnto him to his house and there did the said Le Clere offer vnto him a French Barque which hee had prepared for him to escape in and withall his Letters recommendatory for his safe conduct and reception to the Gouernour of Calis and to send a Gentleman expresly that should attend and meete him there to which offer of his Raleigh after some questions passed finding the French Barke not to bee so ready nor so fit as that himselfe had formerly prouided gaue him thanks and told him that he would make vse of his owne Barke but for his Letters and the rest of his offer he should be beholding to him because his acquaintance in France was worne out So passionately bent was hee vpon his escape as that hee did not forbeare to trust his life and to communicate a secret importing him so neere vpon his first acquaintance and vnto a stranger whom he hath since confessed that he neuer saw before And thus after two nights stay the third night hee made an actuall attempt to escape and was in Boate towards his Shippe but was by Stucley arrested brought backe and deliuered into the custodie of the Lieutenant of the Tower For these his great and hainous offences in actes of Hostilitie vpon his Maiesties confederates depredations and abuses as well of his Commission as of his Maiesties Subiects vnder his charge Impostures Attempts of escape declining his Maiesties Iustice and the rest euidently prooued or confessed by himselfe he had made himselfe vtterly vnwoorthy of his Maiesties further mercy And because he could not by Law bee iudicially called in question for that his former attainder of Treason is the highest and last worke of the Law whereby hee was Ciuiliter mortuus his Maiestie was inforced except Attainders should become priuiledges for all subsequent offences to resolue to haue him executed vpon his former Attainder HIs Maiesties iust and honourable proceedings being thus made manifest to all his good Subiects by this preceding Declaration not founded vpon coniectures or likelyhoods but either vpon confession of the partie himselfe or vpon the examination of diuers vnsuspected witnesses he leaues it to the world to iudge how he could either haue satisfied his owne Iustice his honourable intentions hauing bene so peruerted and abused by the sayd Sir W. Raleigh or yet make the vprightnesse of the same his intentions appeare to his dearest Brother the King of Spaine if he had not by a Legal punishment of the Offender giuen an example aswell of terrour to all his other Subiects not to abuse his gracious meanings in taking contrary courses for the attaining to their owne vnlawfull endes as also of Demonstration to all other forreigne Princes and States whereby they might rest assured of his Maiesties honourable proceeding with them when any the like case shall occurre By which meanes his Maiestie may the more assuredly expect and claime an honourable concurrence and a reciprocall correspondence from them vpon any the like occasion But as to Sir Walter Raleigh his confession at his Death what he confessed or denied touching any the points of this declaration his Maiestie leaues him and his conscience therein to God as was said in the beginning of this Discourse For Soueraigne Princes cannot make a true iudgement vpon the bare speeches or asseuerations of a delinquent at the time of his death but their iudgement must be founded vpon examinations reexaminations and confrontments and such like reall proofes as all this former discourse is made vp and built vpon all the materiall and most important of the said examinations being taken vnder the hands of the examinates that could write and that in the presence of no fewer then sixe of his Maiesties priuie Counsell and attested by their alike seuerall subscriptions vnder their hands which were my Lords the Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Verulam Lord Chauncellor of England the Earle of Worcester Lord Priuy Seale Master Secretary Naunton the Master of the Rolls and Sir Edward Coke Imprinted at LONDON by BONHAM NORTON and IOHN BILL Printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie ANNO 1618. TO The whole World O WORLD THou seest what Contradiction these poor weak Sermons have met withall how they have been and are accused of falshood envy malice peevishness that the Magistrates are standered in them and very lies uttered in the face of City and Country I am necessitated to appeal to God and the World O World I hold forth unto thy view faithfully all that was ●●●ken nothing omitted I call unto thee to be my true and impartial witness and let the God of Truth be Iudg

Thomé All this while Sir W. Raleigh staied at Pont degallo by the space of some 9. weekes during which time it was much noted by those that remained with him that the speech of the Mine was dead wheras men in expectation do commonly feede themselues with the talke of that they long to heare of Nay more after he had receiued newes of the taking of the Towne which had beene the fittest time to pursue the enterprize of the Mine in regard the Towne that might haue beene the impediment was mastered hee neuer entertained any such designe but contrariwise hauing knowledge at the same time that his son was slaine who as it seemes was his onely care amongst the Land souldiers he did mooue very inhumanly to remooue not a little from Pont degallo to Port-hercule in respect of the danger of the Current as hee pretended but to goe for the Charibes many leagues off accompting as it seemeth the land Souldiers but as fruges consumere natos and hauing his thoughts onely vpon Sea forces which how they should haue beene imployed euery man may iudge And whereas some pretence is made by him as if hee should leaue some word at Pont degallo of direction to what place the land Souldiers should follow him it is plaine he knew them at that time so distressed for victuall as famine must haue ouertaken them before they could ouertake him at which time one of his Captaines told him that he had deliuered out 52. men to that seruice which were then at the enterprize on Land whose liues hee held at a deare rate and that he would not weigh Anchor as long as he had a Cable to ride by or a Cake of bread to eate So Sir W. Raleigh finding no consent in that which hee propounded that cruell purpose was diuerted It was also much obserued that after that vnfortunate returne of Kemish notwithstanding Sir W. Raleigh did publiquely giue out that hee would question him for failing to prosecute the Mine hee had him at Dinner and Supper and vsed him as familiarly and as kindly as before And to Geo. Raleigh the Sergeant Major to whom he did vse the like discountenances in publique who tooke it more tenderly and complained and brake with him about it he did open himselfe more plainely telling him that hee must seeme to doe as much as he did to giue satisfaction After all this when the prosecution of this imaginarie Mine vanished and was defeated and that his Company cast a sad eye homewards finding they were but abused Sir Walter Raleigh called a Councell of his Captaines and helde the same in his Cabbine where hee propounded to them that his Intention and designe was First to make to the New-found lands and there to revictuall and refresh his Ships And thence to goe to the Westerne Islands and there to lie in waite to meete with the Mexico Fleete or to surprise some Carrackes and so hauing gotten treasure which might make him welcome into any forreine Countrey to take some newe course for his future fortunes valuing himselfe as a man of great enterprise and fame abroad but then and at diuers times hee did directly and openly declare that it was no comming for ENGLAND for that he knew not how things would be construed and that he for his part would neuer put his head vnder the Kings girdle except hee first saw the great Seale for his pardon At which time his cogitations imbracing East and West rather then any returne into his Countrey hee did in particular make promise to a principall Commander in his Company to giue him a Ship to goe into the East Indies if hee would accompanie him thither But according to his first proiect hee went to the New found Land which hee needed not to haue done if his purpose had been for England for that hee had victuals enough and to spare for that iourney and there at New found Land his other company hauing formerly dispersed and forsaken him his owne companie which was in his owne Ship began likewise to mutine And although some old Pirates either by his inciting or out of feare of their owne case were fierce and violent for the Sea and against the returne yet the far greater number were for the return at which time himselfe got aland and stood vpon the Sea banke ànd put it to a question whether they should returne for England or land at New found Land Whereupon there was a diuision of voyces the one part to the Starreboard and the other to the Larboard of which that part which was for the returne for England was two parts of three and would by no meanes be drawen to set foote on land but kept themselues in the Ship where they were sure they were masters which hee perceiuing for feare of further mutinie professed in dissimulation that hee himselfe was for the returne into England and came and stood amongst them that had most voyces But neuerthelesse after that he despaired to draw his companie to follow him further hee made offer of his owne Ship which was of great value to his company if they would set him aboard a French Barque The like offer he made when hee came vpon the Coast of Ireland to some of his chiefe Officers there But about the time of his arriuall vpon the coast of Ireland the forcing and sacking of Saint Thomé and the firing of the Towne and the putting the Spaniards to the sword was noysed abroad in all parts and was by speciall aduertisement comne vnto the knowledge of the Count de Gondomar then Ambassador for the King of Spaine with his Maiesty who therevpon prayed audience of his Maiesty and with great instance demanded Iustice against the persons and their goods who had committed those outrages and made those spoyles vpon his Maiesties subiects according to his Maiesties promise and the treaty of Peace Whereupon his Maiestie published his Royall Proclamation for the discouery of the truth of Raleighs proceedings and the aduancement of Iustice. Notwithstanding all which his Maiestie vsed a gracious and milde course towards Sir Walter Raleigh sending downe Sir L. Stucley Vice-admirall of the Countie of Deuon to bring Sir Walter Raleigh in faire manner and as his health would giue leaue by easie iourneyes to London For about this time Sir Walter Raleigh was comne from Ireland into England into the Port of Plimouth where it was easie to discerne with what good will hee came thither by his immediate attempt to escape from thence For soone after his comming to Plimouth before hee was vnder guard he dealt with the Owner of a French Barque pretending it was for a Gentleman a friend of his to make ready his Barque for a passage and offered him twelue Crownes for his paines And one night he went in a little Boate to haue seene the Barque that should haue transported him but the night being verie darke hee missed of the Barque and came backe againe nothing done wherein by the