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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30794	An exact relation of the most execrable attempts of John Allin committed on the person of His Excellency Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham, Captain General of the continent of Guiana and of all the Caribby-Islands, and our Lord Proprietor	Byam, William, 1623-1670.	1665 (1665)	Wing B6376; ESTC R29169	6,721	18

AN Exact Relation OF The most Execrable Attempts OF JOHN ALLIN Committed on the Person of His Excellency FRANCIS Lord WILLOVGHBY of Parham Captain General of the Continent of Guiana and of all the Caribby-Islands and our Lord Proprietor LONDON Printed for Richard Lowndes at the white Lion in S. Pauls Churchyard near the little North door 1665. AN EXACT RELATION Of the most Execrable Attempts OF JOHN ALLIN Committed on the Person of His Excellency Francis Lord Willoughby of Parham c. THis abominable Villain as the sequel of this story will demonstrate him was born in London traded some years in Barbadoes from whence he ran off and on the 10. of April Anno 57. arrived in this Colony Here he settled with an active industry but much addicted to Swearing Cursing and Drunkenness and on the 15. of February Anno 59. was accused and tried for horrid Blasphemy cursing the most blessed Redeemer of the world with expressions unfit to be named but by Devils at the instant recital of which in his Penance and Recantation enjoyned him by the Court the very Foundation of the house wherein they sate I being then an Auricular witness gave a fearful crack to the terrible amazement of all the trembling Auditours This dreadful signal of Divine displeasure wrought no remorse in this vile Blasphemer who disregarding Scripture and scoffing at Piety entertained his hours of leisure with Romances and the Lives of some bold Romans and daring Valiant ones which bred in him an admiration which he often uttered in his discourse how any man endued with the least reason or courage would on any account suffer torment or publick ignominious death when his own hands with a stab or poison could give him ease and remedy Besides he would often plead that children in misery might justly curse and stab their parents who begat them to beggery He had good natural parts but low education which had he had Grace he might have improved His principles Atheistical on some subjects he would discourse very rationally especially on Planting in which time and experience had tutoured him By his knowledge in this he advanced his humble fortune which increasing heightened strange apprehensions in him at length more adapting him for Errantry than Planting he would often say that if he thought his labour and industry would not present him with more horses in his Coach than the Emperour he would never toil and gave out that as soon as his Estate enabled him he would buy a ship sail to Constantinople and kill the Great Turk That he scorned contests with private men for he was born to blow up Parliaments destroy Kingdoms c. and these and such like swelling Vapours would often arise from the frothy brain of this Desperado On the 4. of November Anno 63. he was exercising his sarcastical wit to the prejudice of Captain John Parker who retorting grated on Allins former blasphemy this begat a peek which ended in a Duel and Captain Parker being wounded Allin retires expecting the issue hearing no danger appears and was bound over to Sessions Captain Parker afterwards recovering Allin declared that had he miscarried he would have erected a large pile of wood by his Negroes and when throughly kindled would have stabbed himself and run into its consuming flames to prevent an ignominious death On the 18. of November last His Excellency arrived in this River to the unexpressible joy of all the Inhabitants His Excellency under God being the foundation and essence of th●s Colony Allin was advised that His Excellency was informed in Barbadoes of his Blasphemy and Duelling and that strict inquisition was made what punishment he had undergone for such an accursed crime and whether since his penance and recantation he had expressed any remorse and amendment what life he had led and how he came to be chosen a Representative and possesse some Offices of eminency in the Colony it being a deserved scandal unto it that such a known Blasphemer should be intrusted with places of Dignity in it Allin wrongfully conjectured that this intelligence was blown into His Excellency's ears by Captain Parker whereupon he writes a very civil Letter to His Excellency in vindication of himself utterly denying that he ever uttered those accursed expressions that the accusations were malicious and as he pretended by reason he had formerly committed one for drinking the Kings health and that Captain Parker continuing his animosities against him had kindled his prejudice and disesteems At Christmas all the Gentlemen near his Excellencies Plantation were invited Allin though not called intrudes and on the morrow after Christmas day His Excellency sends for Allin privately into his chamber tells him he had received his Letter whereby be had perceived his parts and on that was very fit for the service of the Country and should be sorry that this business which he had said he durst not name should be proved against him that he sent for him to let him know he was not prejudicated but must do justice several people had complained against the lewdness of this Country and not only Captain Parker but several others told him of the business that he never could perceive Captain Parker had any prejudice to the Country as Allin had alleged and for Duelling he must and would be severe according to the Laws it preserved mens lives c. But that he had no design on his Person or his Estate Allin replyed that malicious times produced strange effects c. and as he was going away he asked His Excellency whether his stay was any thing offensive His Excellency replyed he would not thrust any person out of his house but was no ways desirous of his company till the business was cleared This private conference in his Excellencies chamber was immediately penned by Allin and found amongst his papers Immediately after this Allin informs several of his acquaintance of what had past retires and was shy of exposing himself to the publick view they all assured him that His Excellency had no design neither on his person nor estate for if he had he would have secured him Notwithstanding all their good advice Allins obstinate suspition falsly concluded that His Excellency had a design upon his Vineyard as he called it and therefore would put him to death that it might be forfeited This groundless apprehension made him desperately mad and guided by an Atheistical Tenet designed a most murderous inveterated revenge on his innocent Excellency and his own death And that his designed malice might have opportunity to effect his intentions on the second of January after he had made a short stiff Cutlash exceeding sharp he commanded five Negroes and a Christian servant to put some provision into his Boat with some Axes and Bills and then called another Christian servant and told him that if he heard he were dead he should take what he could get and that he gave him his freedom This done he directs his course to the