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A28810	A true declaration of the intollerable wrongs done to Richard Boothby, merchant of India, by two lewd servants to the honorable East India Company, Richard Wylde and George Page as also a remonstrance of the partiall, ingratefull and unjust proceeds of the India Court at home against the said Richard Boothby ... with petition to ... King Charles and the ... Parliament for justice ...	Boothby, Richard.; East India Company.	1644 (1644)	Wing B3745; ESTC R30303	41,790	55

Sea the griefe of my lodging straitned with room and wet with rain and nothing privat neither day nor night I made moan to Captain Swanly our Commander putting him in mind of his faire promises notwithstanding his false warrant and his small performances for better whereat though at first he seemed to take in ill part by my adversaries suggestions yet in the end he better bethought himselfe then to comply with tyranny against one whom he knew deserved good at his hands whereupon he removed me from thence to be associate with his Mate Richard Garlicke in the round house as Mr. Gregory Clement Merchant was with him in the great Cabbin wherein though my lodging were better and more commendable yet the association with a drunken sot was as great a burden to me But thus we passed on to Mauritius to spend some time there in refreshment where I was timorous to set foot on shore in regard of the mandate against me But our Captain in the end connived thereat also and there the Admirall Captain Weddall making a feast aboord his ship invited all Merchants and Sea-officers of note my selfe onely excepted At which feast some well-willer to me condoling my infortunity alledging the feast was uncharitable and not compleat for that I sate alone in my Cabbin wanting necessaries which they enjoyed to superfluous garmandizing whereat my adversary the late President began to excuse himself and to lay all the fault upon his Minion or Favourite George Page George Page retorts it again upon him And in fine with multiplying of words and affronts one against the other each threatning to accuse the other of indirect dealing juglings and defraudments of their honorable Imployers they fell together by they eares and tumbled all their delicates under foot to the prey and great derision of the common men After four or five weeks spent at Mauritius our Commanders resolved to visit Madagascar or St. Laurence in hope to meet there with the English Fleet bound that yeare for India where our Vice-Admirall Captain Swanly made a feast also as formerly and the same accident upon the same occasion of my absence wrought ths same effects as at Mauritius Here having abode some short time with great pleasure and content health fertility and plenty of that place we met according to our longing desire the English Fleet consisting of four brave ships That honest judicious generous Captain Iohn Morton Commander of the Mary the Admirall of the Fleet and in her that chief Commander of all the English both at Sea and Land in the Orientall parts of the world the approved beloved judicious generous affable Merchant formerly President in India the worshipfull Thomas Rastell and many other Merchants in the Fleet with commission to ship my adversaries Richard Wylde and George Page by name and all other of Councell my selfe onely excepted to succeed him in Presidency in case of mortality home for England which as it daunted my adversaries though lessened by expectation so it much exhilerated my spirits in so sad a condition Mr. Rastell Captain Morton and all others wondred to finde me in the Fleet and understanding of my condition a prisoner much astonied them But having entred into examination of the cause much condoled my insupportable wrongs and sufferings insomuch that it moved teares from that kind natured Gentleman Mr. Rastell Some few dayes being spent a great feast was ordained aboord the chief Admirall the Mary for the Commanders Merchants of both Fleets And before that Feast my malignant adversary Richard Wylde familiar with Mr. Rastell at the intreaty of Sir Moris Abbot himselfe made known unto me made means to Mr. Rastell to make reconcilement between us if not punctuall and perfect yet at least formall for better accommodation to all parties in the voyage wishing he had given a thousand pound he had never medled with me Mr. Rastell made me acquainted with his desire willing me to yeeld thereunto which I did provided that he did first in person perform his part as reason required which at the feast he did drinking unto me a full cup of wine acknowledging himselfe before all the company to have done me wrong and was sorry for it but knew not now how to help it I accepted of his courtesie and shortly after did as much to him and every day after our familiarity and outward friendship encreased even to the last day of our parting after at St. Helena our last port Mr. Rastell after this having well considered of the businesse and first freed me from imprisonment offered me to return me again into India to be second unto him for which courtesie I returned him many thanks but I told him my mind how that I was resolved now to go for England purge my self from all crimes that could be alledged againstme viva voce to lay such things to my adversaries charge as my duty conscience bound me hoping to return again the next yeare with more comfort greater credit To which resolution he seemed much aggrieved vowing and protesting again with teares in his eyes that it was a great attractive to draw him again into India confiding to find me there an honest man and of credit at home to comfort and keep him company But seeing it lost labour he demanded of me what courtesie I desired at his hands promising to perform it to the uttermost of his power I then first giving him thanks that he had set me at liberty from imprisonment intreating him to give command for a good private Cabbin for me and such comfortable refreshments of the company as the ship would afford with the freedome or command of Thomas Lea a common man and a good penman to attend upon me to write such things as I conceived fit to expresse for feare of mortality in the long voyage yet to come All which he yeeld unto and gave commandment to the Admirall and Vice-Admirall of our Fleet for the performance and to estate me in the possession of the great Cabbin solely to my lodging as at my coming out which though it were irksome to Captain Swan●y at his going out to yeeld me that preheminence above him yet in the end was yeelded unto onely desiring the enjoyment thereof for his reputation sake during a week or ten dayes longer the time intended for both Fleets stay together in the Harbour of Augustine Bay in Madagascar But I knowing the ambitious spirits of Sea-commanders lent my opinion that he being gone his words and commands by word of mouth would be accounted but wind and therefore desired his warrant or command under his hand-writing to which he condescended and went presently to his Closet to frame the warrant for my accommodation in all things before mentioned and in especiall for the great Cabbin to my selfe as at my coming out adding also thereto that no act of consultation in Fleet should passe during the voyage without my consent and approbation in chief

The English Fleet shortly after departed for India yet before their departure Mr. Rastell commanded the foure Sea-commanders in his Fleet each to send me aboord the ship Ionah a Barico of Sack about six or eight gallons a peece for my private expence and comfort in the voyage About six or eight dayes after their departure I demanded Captain Swanly for my accommodation in possession of the great Cabbin which he denied slighting Mr. Rastels command as before fore imagined upon which some distast befell and crosse words found vent And the Captain taking in ill part my forcible demands made complaint to the Admirall Captain Weddall who stuck hard to his Vice-Admirall and in conclusion called a consultation aboord the Ionah to question me about words that I had spoken but misconstrued by C. Swanly At which consultation I made demand again to the Admirall to fulfill Mr. Rastels command as he promised faithfully to perform But the same was slighted by him as before by the Vice-Admiral And then finding it fit time I took out of my pocket my Warrant willing him to peruse that which having performed their stomacks were abated the Warrant being strengthened with words of vehemency and authority from his Majesty King Charles substituting him chiefe Commander of all the English both at Sea and Land in the Oriental parts of the world Then they both began to perswade and intreat me to let the Vice-Admirall and Mr. Greg. Clement Cape Merchant to enjoy the great Cabbin still being in possession and I should have the round house solely to my selfe To which I yeelded for quietnesse and unity sake and ever after lived peaceably contentedly and friendly together the Captain denying me nothing yea tendring me more courtesie then I desired or would accept of After three moneths or more abode at Madagascar we set sail to visit Cape Bona Esperanza where arriving the Salvages brought us foure Cowes and some other small refreshments which they sold us for Iron hoopes and peeces of brasse and made shew to bring us more speedily But the next day two Dutch shis comming out of Holland laden with Souldiers for the Southern parts of India the Soldanians or Upland men never came more at us yet we had the daily company of a few poore Sea borderers that hung about us for reliefe such as we cast away who feed also upon Whale or other dead fish lying long and stinking on shore Having spent above three weeks time in expectation of refreshment from the Natives and seeing none came we resolved to set sail to Saint Helena in our way homeward where arriving and at our first landing we under-went much hazard by reason of the violence of surging waves neere shore and in the landing we lost two Boats and divers men yet some men got ashore not without great hazard and divers returned back to the ships not daring to adventure as my two adversaries in chief Those of note that got first ashore were Captain Weddall Captain Swanly Mr. Greg. Clement and my selfe for my own part I found great cause to give God thanks for two great deliverances the one in landing the other in getting a ship-boord again The first that led the way was Captain Weddall who leaping out of the Boat so soon as the rising waves brought the Boat to the height on shore and falling off again by speedy haste got on firm ground and yet not very dry And after him followed Captain Swanly and Mr. Clement in more danger the rage of the waters more and more increasing and I my selfe very timorous to adventure But two lusty strong Sailers to whom as to all the ships company I was much indebted for their loving respects though I was not able to requite their courtesies especially in great dread by a leak ship the Sailers though they threatned to make the Captain and Merchants to take their turns at the Pump yet would free me many offering to supply my turn at the Pump as long as life or strength lasted in them gave me great incouragement adventuring themselves into the sea some depth to catch me leaping out of the Boat each taking me by the hand we all run violently together to get out of the fury of the returning waves and so by Gods blessing though washed up above the middle got safe on firm gronnd where we presently saw spectacles of great grief two Boats with many men in them overturned with the violence of the waves the men lost with the Boats and two who striving as we had done to get ashore were washed off into the Sea and by Gods great mercy cast ashore again by another great raging wave and left upon the sands which the Mariners ashore perceiving ran speedily unto them catching them by the legges or armes or any part of them and so ere the surging flood returned drew them out of the force of the raging waves where they lay as dead men but it pleased God that by the pains of the Sailers and strong waters that some had about them they in the end recovered the one was a Salvadge or native of Madagascar an ancient man who with his sonne were desirous to saile along to visit England and the other was a very honest man of good worth and credit by name Mr. Iohn Hammerton yet living and keeping a Cooks shop and victualling-house at Pye-Corner neer Smithfield Here about fourty or fifty being gotten ashore were put to our shifts for three dayes and three nights to get meat for none could be landed for us from the ships for which the Sailers took marvellous great pains to catch lean Hogges and Goats with the help of one or two Persia Grey-hounds brought whelps from thence wherof one was mine did stand us in great stead but the men wanting shooes were so galled with running upon rocks that many were very lame And so with such poore provision wanting bread yet not fresh water we spent that time untill in the end newes was brought us that some more men were got ashore and had more safe landing which we taking good notice of made haste out of the Island to endeavour to get again on ship-boord But coming to take Boat we found the danger as great or greater then in the landing and the chiefe means we had to get to our Boats was by the help of a high steep rock bending hollow into the Sea to get into the top of which one at a time was to take the opportunity of the fall of the Sea between the rock and the shore and so in that interim to get upon the top of the rock whither our foresaid Captains Mr. Clement and my selfe happily attained but another young man not making so much haste or speed was washed away ere he could attain the rock and never seen after we sate a good while in great danger upon the rock the waves arising often to the very top consulting how to get into the Boat And Mr. Elmer the Master