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A brief relation of Sr. Walter Ralegh's troubles, with the taking away of the lands and castle of Sherborne in Dorset from him and his heires, being his indubitable inheritance
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Raleigh, Carew, 1605-1666.
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1669
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Wing R148; ESTC R8076
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all men and how hee was betrayed from the very beginning his lettâ—rs and designes being discovered to Gondomar the Spanish Ambassador whereby hee found such strong opposition upon the place that though hee took and fired the town of St. Thomà yet hee lost his eldest Son in that service and being desperately sick himselfe was made frustrate of all his hopes Immediately upon his returne home hee was made Prisoner and by the violent pursuit of Gondomar and some others who could not think their estates safe while his head was upon his shoulders the King resolved to take advantage of his former condemnation sixteen yeers past being not able to take away his life for any new action and though hee had given him a Commssion under the Broad seal to execute martiall law upon his own Soldiers wch was conceived by the best Lawyers a full pardon for any offence committed before that time without any further trouble of the law cut off his head Here Iustice was indeed blind blindly executing one and the same person upon one and the same Condemnation for things contradictorie for Sir Walter Ralegh was condemned for being a friend to the Spanyard and lost his life for being their utter enemie Thus Kings when they will doe what they please please not him they should God and having made their power subservient to their will deprive themselves of that just power whereby others are subservient to them To proceed Mr. Carew Ralegh only Son of Sr Walter being at this time a youth of about 13. bred at Oxford after 5-yeers came to Court by the favor of the right Hon. Will Earl of Pembroke his noble kinsman hoped to obtain some redresse in his misfortunes but the King not liking his countenance sayd he appeared to him like the ghost of his Father whereupon the Earle advised him to travaile which he did untill the death of King James which happened about a yeer after Then comming over and a Parliament sitting he according to the custome of this Land addressed himself to them by Petiâ—ion to be restored in blood thereby to enable him to inherit such Lands as might come unto him either as heyr to his Father or any other way but his Petition having been twice read in the Lords house King Charles sent Sir Iames Fullerton then of the Bed-chamber unto Mr. Ralegh to command him to come unto him and being brought into the Kings chamber by the sayd Sir James the King after using him with great civilitie notwithstanding told him plainly that when hee was Prince hee had promised the Earle of Bristol to secure his title to Sherborn against the heyrs of Sir Walter Ralegh wherupon the Earl had given him then Prince ten thousand pounds that now hee was bound to make good his promise being King that therefore unlesse hee would quit all his right and title to Sherborn he neyther could nor would passe his bill of restauration Mr. Ralegh urged the justice of his cause that hee desired onely the libertie of a Subject and to be left to the Law which was â—ever denyed any free-man Notwithstanding all which allegaâ—ions the King was resolute in his denyall and so left him After which Sir James Fuâ—lerton used many arguments to perswade submission to the Kings will as the impossibilitie of contesting with Kingly power the not being restored in blood which brought along with it so many inconveniences that it was not possible without iâ— to possesse or enjoy any lands or estate in this Kingdom The not being in condition if his cloke were taken from his back or hat from his head to sue for restitution All which things being considered together with splendid promises of great preferment in Court and particular favors from the King not improbable wrought much in the mind of young Mr. Ralegh who being a person not full twentie yeers old left friendlesse and fortune-lesse prevailed so far that hee submitted to the Kings will Wherupon there was an Act passed for his restauration and together with it a settlement of Sherborn to the Earl of Bristol and in shew of some kind of recompense four hundred pounds a yeere pension during life granted to Mr. Ralegh after the death of his Mother who had that sum paid unto her during life in lieu of jointure Thus have J with as much brevity humility and candor as the nature of the case will permit related the pressures force and injustice committed upon a poore oppressed though not undeserving * Family and have forborne to specifie the Names of those who were Instruments of this evill left I should be thought to have an inclination to scandaâ—ize particular and perchance Noble families Vpon the consideration of all which I humbly submit my selfe to the Commons of England now represented in Parliament desiring according to their great Wisdome and Justice that they will right me and my Posterity according to their owne best liking having in mine own Person though bred at Court never opposed any of their just Rights and Priviledges and for the future being resolved to range my selfe under the banner of the Commons of England and so farre forth as Education and Fatherly instruction can prevaile promise the same for two Sons whom God hath sent mee She was the onely Daughter of Sir Nicholas lTHrockmorton who was arraigned in Q. Maryes time and qun see Fox his Acts and Monuments * Sir Walter Ralegh discovered Virginia at hâ—s owne Charge which cost him 40000. Pounds He was the fiâ—st of the English that discovered Guiana in the West Indâ— Hee tooke the Islands of Fayall from the Spâ—â—yard and did most signal and eminent Service at the takâ—ng of Cadiz He tooke from the Spaniard the greatest and richest Carick that ever came into England And another ship laden with nothing but Gold Pearls and Cochincel