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A80052	A speech, or complaint, lately made by the Spanish embassadour to his Majestie at Oxford, upon occasion of the taking of a ship called Sancta Clara in the port of Sancto Domingo, richly laden with plate, cocheneal and other commodities of great value, by one Captaine Bennet Strafford, and by him brought to Southampton. Being a matter of high concernment betwixt the two Kings of Spaine and England. Also a proclamation prohibiting the buying or disposing of any the lading of the ship called the Sancta Clara, lately brought into Southampton. / Translated out of Spanish, in Oxford, by Sr Torriano, an Italian.	Cardenas, Alonso de.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Torriano, Giovanni.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I).; Spain. Legación (England and Wales)	1643 (1643)	Wing C496; Thomason E245_12; ESTC R3713	4,188	8

A SPEECH OR COMPLAINT LATELY Made by the Spanish Embassadour to his Majestie at Oxford upon occasion of the taking of a Ship called Sancta Clara in the Port of Sancto Domingo richly laden with Plate Cocheneal and other commodities of great value By one Captaine BENNET STRAFFORD and by Him brought to Southampton Being a matter of high concernment betwixt the two Kings of Spaine and England Also a Proclamation prohibiting the buying or disposing of any the lading of the ship called the Sancta Clara lately brought into Southampton Translated out of the Spanish in OXFORD BY SR TORRIANO an Italian LONDON Printed for Nathaniel Butter Jan. 17. 1643. Don Alonso de Cardenas The Embassador Ordinary for the King of Spaine His Speech unto His Majestie at Oxford Decemb. the 30. 1642. occasioned by the taking out of the Port of Sancto Domingo one of the King of Spaine his Ships called Sancta Clara laden with Plate and other merchandize of rich value by Cap. Bennet Strafford by him brought unto Southampton and there made prize together with the answer of his Majesty sent on New-yeers day unto the said Embassadour by the Lords Mowbray and Faulkland SIR THe unsufferable wrong the King my Master hath lately sustained by a Subject of your Majesties wherein many of his owne Merchants have likewise borne some share and what your Majesty for the future may do is not yet known have in obedience to my Masters commands who is but too sensible of this affront and his peoples losses constrained mee to make this my repaire unto your Majesty and to trouble you in these your most serious and important affaires of your Kingdomes it having not been my unhappinesse since I had first the charge of this honourable imployment to provoke discontent by such messages unto your Majesty especially at such a time wherein my Master perfectly understanding how it fareth with your Majesty for the cordiall reference he ever bore unto your Majesties owne person had rather afford your Majesty a cordiall then a corrasive yet this in briefe must be the sum of my complaint unto your Majesty That on the eighth of October Stilo veteri there arrived in the habour or rather close port of Sancto Domingo of the West Indies the very centre of my Masters Dominions a Ship of your Majesties and a Pinnace under the command of Captain Bennet Strafford an English man and a member of your Majesties Fleet at Sea which letting fall anchor under colour of ●aking in fresh water some other necessary provision about one or two of the clock the same evening the Master and other Officers of my Masters faire Ship called La Sancta Clara lately having taken in her lading of Silver Ingots to the number of 2000. with Coucheneale Tobacco Indie hides to eight hundred tunne weight was in a thievish and Piratick manner stollen out of the said harbour by the Captaine of your Majesties Ship above mentioned that is Bennet Strafford whose men comming aboard the said Ship under pretence of chearing and merry making observing the wind served for their designe cut the cables and let her drive till such time that the Captain perceiving his advantage forthwith seized and boarded the said Ship clapping all my Masters Sailers and other Officers there aborad her under the hatches carried the ship unto Cape de bona Speranza there landed them ashore in his long boate like slaves and captives manned my Masters Ship with his owne men unto your towne of Southampton and there made prize of her exposing my Masters goods to most unconsiderable rates and valuation to make the better dispatch of his unlawfull attempt Sir I am rigorously commanded by the King of Spaine my Master to intimate to your Majestie that an affront of this kind hath never been committed against him by the Crowne of England or by any other Crowne or State during the time of their league and amity neither during his peace sworne either between your Majesties father or your selfe can any evident proofe be brought of the least appearance of violation either betwixt Crownes or Kingdomes on his Catholike Majestie my Masters part For instance whereof my Master desireth your Majesty to consider his sincere and princely dealing with your Majesties self as touching your Rebels in Ireland whom he hath been any way so far from succouring ayding or countenancing that hee hath straitly charged all his Subjects of all his Territories and Dominions by open proclamation upon paine of death not onely not to aid or relieve them with any armes shipping ammunition or victualls but not to trade with them during the time of their rebellion against your Majesty upon any termes semblances or pretences whatsoever having further given in command unto the officers of his Finances and Excheate that the pensions usually paid unto certaine of the nobility of Ireland in way of acknowledgement that they or their fathers have done him any memorable service either in the Low-countries or any other his Dominions shall in no wise be any longer paied to any of them either father childe or any of the linage that stand at this time or ever shall stand in opposition against your Majesty or undoubted issue and hath in particular disabled Sr. Philomie O neale of the large gratuite annuity of 4000. ducates per annum though granted not by his now Majesty my Master of Spain but by his father unto the Earle of Tyrone his heyrs successors by pattent by all which I earnestly desire your Majesty to weigh my Masters high discontent and in that regard his just demands a Ship of that estimate is taken in such a daring scornfull manner not upon the maine that in some sort had quallified the affront though not the damage but out of my Masters Port laden with Bullyon for his owne particular use by a Subject yea a servant of your Majesties Crowne arriving there as it seemed for reliefe and having partaken of all the favour the haven then could afford his Subjects and servants turned ashore as villaines and slaves his Ship and goods made prize My Masters demands unto your Majesty in a wrong of so high a condition are these That the said Captaine may receive condigne punishment as who what lay in him hath broken the league on your Majesties behalfe that full restitution be made both to my Master and the owners according to the just valuation of the goods as by bil of lading shal be made manifest that strict orders may forthwith passe from your Majesty for the staying of farther havock and embeselling of the goods yet remaining in the Ship at Southampton that full reparation be likewise made for stay of the Ship and frustration of her voyage upon refusall of which I am expresly to declare unto your Majestie that the King my Master will cause speedy stay and arrest to be made upon all the English Merchants ships throughout his ports which must needs occasion great discontent losse and inconvenience

to both the Crownes if no other worse thing arise This Speech or rather Complaint of the Embassadors ended the King withdrew him unto the window in his presence-chamber at Christ Church there spake certaine words in private and after before certain Lords there about him told him that unto his message or complaint some time to morrow he would by his Secretary or some other send him an answer whereat the Embassador tooke leave of the King and repaired unto his lodging in New-Colledge New-years Day being Sunday Ianuarie 1. about foure of the clock in the After-noone the Lord Mowbray and the Lord Faulkland brought from the King unto the Embassadour this Answer following My Lord The King Our Master hath commanded Vs to returne this Answer as touching your heavie complaint unto Him yesterday THat His Majesty hath with deep discontent resented the particulars of your Lordships Message or Complaint Yet neither himselfe nor any Ministers Agents or Servants of His by Sea or Land are in any wise as from Him to be blamed of any breach of amitie much lesse of this being in so high a nature as his Lordship had lately related it That Captain Bennet Strafford was never employed by Him in any of His Ships or Pinnaces and therefore when time should serve should not onely answer for what hee did in His Majesties Ships but by whose authoritie hee came there That His Majesty further desired that what at this time above all other might be done against the League either by Sea or Land might not be imputed unto Him his Majestie through the distempers of some of his Subjects having as little command over his ships as he had over his Towns and Castles That He would issue forth a Proclamation with all convenient speed to prevent the further embezelling of the Merchandizes of the Ship and likewise for the restoring what should be found in the hands of any of His Subjects or Officers and therein would give especiall command unto the Iudge of His Admiraltie But would be sorrie the King of Spaine should make all his Subjects trading under him to suffer for the villanous act of one person authorized by he knew not whom C R HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE By the King A Proclamation prohibiting the buying or disposing of any the lading of the Ship called the Sancta Clara lately brought into SOUTHAMPTON COmplaint having been made unto His Majesty by Don Alonco de Cardenas Ambassador from the King of Spain that a Ship called the Sancta Clara belonging to the said King and his Subjects hath beene lately treacherously brought to Southampton by one Captaine Bennet Strafford and others from Sancto Domingo the said Ship being laden with Silver Cocheneal and other Wares and Merchandizes to a very great value And that the said Ship and Goods being by the said Ambassadour arrested and the said Bennet Strafford apprehended whilest a suit for the said Ship and Goods is depending in the Court of Admiralty the Silver part of the lading of the said Ship to a very great value hath been disposed of contrary to Law without any other security given for the same then the empty name of Publicke Faith which without His Majesty cannot as is well knowne to all the world be engaged or if engaged without His Majesty is not valid or to be relyed on for satisfaction And it is further complained by the said Ambassadour that the Cocheneale and other Merchandizes formerly sequestred at London and Southampton albeit they are not perishable but have rather encreased in their price and value are likely to be sold against the will of those who pretend to be the Owners Parties to the suite depending in the said Court of Admiralty which is alledged to be apparently against the Rules of Law and practices of that Court in such cases His Majesty well weighing what may be the ill consequences of such injurious Proceedings manifestly contrary to the Law and the Articles of Treatie between the two Crownes and plainly fore-seeing how heavily it may light upon such of His good Subjects who have estates in Spaine and how destructive it may prove to the Trade and Commerce of His Subjects and Kingdomes doth hereby not onely expresly charge and command the Judge of His Admiraltie and all others whom it may concerne to proceed in a businesse of such value and consequence with Care Expedition and according to Justice But doth also expresly prohibite all persons of what condition soever upon pretence of any Order or Warrant from one or both Houses of Parliament or any authoritie derived from thence to buy meddle with or dispose of any part of the said Cocheneale or other Goods or Merchandizes belonging to the said Ship untill the propriety thereof shall be judicially decided and determined upon paine of His Majesties high displeasure and of being responsible and liable to payment and satisfaction for whatsoever damage shall happen to any of His Majesties good Subjects whose Goods or Estates shall for that cause be embargued or seized in Spaine Given at the Court at Oxford the second day of Januarie in the eighteenth yeere of His Majesties Reigne God save the King FINIS