A 
 
 DECLARATION 
 
 OF THE DEMEA- 
 nor AND CARIAGE OF 
 Sir Walter Raleigh, 
 Knight,afwell in his Voyagc,as 
 in, and fit hence his Return e j 
 
 (tAndofthetruemotiues and induce* 
 
 mcnts which occasioned His Maicftic 
 
 toProceedin doing lustice vponhim, 
 as hath bene done^>. 
 
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Lthough Kings 
 be not bound to giue 
 Account of their Acti- 
 ons to any but God 
 alone ; yet fuch are his 
 Ma i e s t i e s procee- 
 dings , as hee hath al- 
 wayes beene willing to bring them before 
 Sunne and Moone, and carefull to fatisfie 
 all his good people with his Intentions 
 andcouries , giuingas well to future times 
 astotheprefent, true and vndilguifed De- 
 clarations of them; asiudging, that for 
 Actions not well founded, it is aduantage 
 to let them pafle in vncertaine Reports ^ 
 but for Actions , that are built vpon fure 
 and folide grounds, (fuch as his Maicfties 
 are) it belongeth to them,to bee publifhed 
 by open manifefts : Efpecially his Maie- 
 ^eis willing, to declare and mamfeft to 
 
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the World, his proceedings in a cafe of 
 fiich a nature as this which followeih isj 
 fince it not onely concernes his owne peo- 
 ple, but alfb a forreine Prince and State 
 abroad. 
 
 Accordingly therefore , for that which 
 concerneth Sir Walter Raleigh late execu- 
 ted for Treafbn ( leauing the thoughts of 
 his heart, and the pro eilations th« t hee 
 made at his death to God that k the fear- 
 cher of all hearts, and Iudge ofall Trueth ) 
 his Maieftie hath thought fit to manifeft 
 Vnto the world , how things appeared vn- 
 tohimfelfe, andvpon what Prootes and 
 cuident Matter, and the Examination of 
 the Commaunders that were employed 
 with him, in the Voyage, (and namely of 
 thofe which Sir Walter (Raleigh himfelfe by 
 his owne Letter to Secretarie Winwod, 
 had commended for perfons of fpeciall 
 worth and credit, and as moil: fit for grea- 
 ter employments) his Maiefties procee- 
 dings haue bin grounded ; whereby it will 
 euidently appeare how agreeable they haue 
 beene in all points to Honour and Iuftice. 
 
 Sir 
 
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 SI KWalterfydeighhauing beenecon- 
 demncd of high Trcafbn , at his Ma- 
 leities entrance into this Kingdome, 
 and by the (pace of: fourteeneyeercs^by his 
 Maielties princely Clemency and Mercy, 
 not onclyf pared from his Execution, but 
 permitted to liue , as in Libera cuftoiia in 
 the Tower, and to enioy his Lands and 
 Lming, till all was by Law eui&edfrom 
 him vpon another ground,and not by for- 
 feiture • (which not withftanding,his Ma- 
 ieftie out of his abundant Grace gaue him 
 a competent fatisfaction for the fame) at 
 length , hee fell vpon an Enterprife of a 
 golden Mine in Guiana, 
 
 Thispropofition ofhis, wasprefented 
 and recommended to his Maieilie by Sir 
 <3$alpb sVinwood, then Secretary of State, as 
 a matter not in the. Aire, or fpeculatiue, 
 but real^and of certain tie 3 for that Sir W. 
 §(alsigbhad feene of the Oareof the Mine 
 with his eyes , and tried the richnefleof it. 
 It is true . that his Maieilie, in his owne 
 princely iudgement, gaue no beleefe vnto 
 it 5 afwell , for that his Maieftie was^vercly 
 A 1 perfwa- 
 
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 perfwaded, that in Nature there are no 
 fiich Mines of gold entire , as they defcri* 
 bed this to bee; and if any fuch had beene, 
 it was not probable that the Spaniards, 
 who were ib induftrious in the chafe of 
 Treafure,would haue neglected it fb long- 
 as alfo for that it proceeded from the per- 
 fon of Sir Wal.tftjtleigbj inuefled withfuch 
 circumftances both of his difpofition and 
 fortune : But neuerthelefle Sir W. %aleigh 
 had fbinchanted the world, with his con- 
 fident afleueration of that which euery 
 man was willing to beleeue, as his Maie- 
 ikics honour was in a manner ingaged,not 
 to deny vnto his people the aducnturc and 
 hope of fo great Riches, to bee fought and 
 atchieued, at the charge of Voluntaries ; 
 cfpccially, for that it flood with his Maie- 
 fties Politique and Magnanimous courfes, 
 inthefehis flourifhing times of peace, to 
 nourifti and incourage Noble and Gene- 
 rous emerprifeSjfor Plantations,Difcoue- 
 ries,and opening of new Trades. 
 
 Heereupon the late Spanifh AmbafTa- 
 dour , the Qoun$ de Gondomar, tookc 
 
 great 
 
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 great alarme , and reprefented vnto his 
 Maieftie by loud and vehement aflertions, 
 vpon iterated audiences, that he knew and 
 had difeouered the intention and enter- 
 prise of Sir W. %detgh to bee but Hoftile 
 and Piraticall, and tending to the breach 
 of the Peace betweenethe twoCrownes, 
 and danger and deftru£tion of the King 
 his Matters Subie&s in thofe parts j prote- 
 fting in a fort againft the feme. To which 
 his Maieftics anfwerealwayes was, that he 
 would fend Sir Walter Raleigh with a limi- 
 ted Cornmiflion,and thatheedurft not vp- 
 on penll of his head attempt any fiich mat- 
 ter ,• and if hee did, hee would farely doc 
 iuftice vpon him,or fend him bound hand 
 and foot into Spaine, and all the gold and 
 goods he fhould obtaine by Robbery, and 
 bring home, were they neuer fb great. And 
 for further caution, his Maiefty enioyned 
 Secretary Wiritooody tovrgc Sir Walter Ra- 
 leigh vpon his confciencejand alleageance 
 to his Maieftie, todealeplainely, and ex- 
 preflc himfelfe, whether hee had anyo- 
 ther intention , but onely to goe to thofe 
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 golden Mines in Guiana , which hee not 
 onely fblemnely proteitcd vnto the faide. 
 Sir %al^h Winwood, but by him writt a 
 clofc letter to his Maieftie , conteinmg a 
 fblen\nc profeflion thereof, confirmed 
 with many vehement afTeuerations } and 
 that hee neuer meant or would commit 
 any outrages or fpoiles vpon the King of 
 Spaines Subie&s. But notwithftanding, 
 his Maieftie acquainted the Spanilh Am* 
 bafladour with this his proteitation $ yet 
 the (aid Ambafladour would neuer recede 
 from his former iealoufie, and impor- 
 tuning his Maieftie to ftay his voyage, al- 
 leadging that the great number of fhippes 
 that Sir Walter ^aleigb had prepared for 
 that voyage, fhewed manifeftly , that hee 
 had no fiich peaceable intent ; and offe- 
 ring ( vpon Sir Walter Raleigh his anfwere 
 thereunto , that ihofe {hips were onely 
 prouided for his fafq conuoy ) that if Sir 
 Walter %akigh would goe with one or two 
 fhips onely to feeke the find Mine, that 
 hee would mooue the King of Spainc to 
 fend two or three ftips with himbacke 
 
 againc 
 
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 ao-aine for his fafe conuoy hither with all 
 his crold j And thefaid Ambafladourspcr- 
 foiuo rcmaine here in pledge for the King 
 his Mailer his performance thereof Buc 
 fuch were the conftant faire Offers of the 
 faid Sir Walter %aktgh , and fpeciouspro- 
 mifes, as hisMaieitie in the endreie&ed 
 the importunate Suit of the faid Spanifh 
 Ambafladour for his flay, and refblued 
 to let him goe : but therewithal! tookc 
 order , both that hee, and all thole that 
 went in his company , mould finde good 
 fecuritie, to behaue them felues peaceably 
 towards all his Maiefties Friends and Al- 
 lies; and to obferue ftri&ly all theArticles 
 of the Commiffion, which his Maieftic 
 for that caufe, had the greater care to haue 
 it well and clearely penned,and fet downe. 
 And that his Maiellies honeft intention 
 may heerein the better appeare, the words 
 of the Commiffion are heerein inferted, 
 as followeth. 
 
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 Ames, by the grace 
 of G o d, See. Tb **# 
 /<? W&iJm tbefe prefects 
 fhallcome, to bee read, 
 heard \ orjeene, and to euery of them 
 greeting. Whereas Sir \V. Raldgh 
 Benight , intendeth to yndcrta^e a 
 yqyageby Sea and /hipping, ymo the 
 South parts of$Ammca> orclf^here 
 within %jl merica y polJeJfed and inha- 
 bited by heathen andfamgepeoplejo 
 ttiendtodtfeouer andfindeoutfome^> 
 commodities and merchandises in 
 thofe Countries y that be neceffary and 
 profitable for tht^ SubieBs of t'hejtl* 
 Our Kfngdomes and Dominim^ 
 whereof the f inhabitants there mike 
 little or novfe or eflimation • where; 
 ^2>^ %pon 
 
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 vpon alfo may enfue by trade & com* 
 merce y fame propagation of the Qhri* 
 Jlian Faith y and re for med\Religion a~ 
 mon^H thofe fauage and ImlatroM 
 people : ^Andwhereas We are cre- 
 dible informed that there are diners 
 ^Aderchants and Owners of Ships, 
 and others, 'well diffofed to aflift the 
 JaydeStrWYdXttv Rakigh in this 
 his enterprife, had they fufficient af* 
 furance toenioy their due parts of the 
 profits returned Q in rcffeBoJ thepe- 
 rill of Law wherein the faide Sir 
 Walter Raliegh now ftandeth:*) 
 aAnd wheras aljo We areinformed, 
 that diuers other (jentlemen, the 
 fynfmen andfriendes of the fay de Sir 
 VValter Raleigh, and diuers Cap- 
 taines and other Qommanders are 
 alfo defirous to follow him, and to ad<- 
 
 uenture 
 
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 uenture their Hues with him, in this 
 hisfourneyjoas they might he com* 
 manded by no other then bimfelfe. 
 
 Ityoypjee, thatlVe, ypon delibe- 
 rate confederation bad of thepremif- 
 fes , being defirom by all wajes and 
 meanes towor^e and procure the %e* 
 nefit and good of Our Zoning Subie&s, 
 and to giue Our ^Princely furtherance 
 to the fayde Sir Walter Raleigh, 
 his friendes and ajfociates heerein, to 
 the incouragement of others in theli^e 
 laudable Journeys and enterprises >to 
 bee he ere after profecuted andpurfu- 
 ed ; and efpecially in aduancement 
 and furtherance , a [well of the con- 
 uerfion offauage people > as of the in^ 
 creafe of the Trade , Traffique, and 
 Merchandises vfedby OurSubieUs 
 of this Our I\in^dome , being moH 
 2? z famous 
 
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 pmcm throughout all Rations : Of 
 Ourjfecutt [grace \y cer.taine know- 
 led??, andmeere motion . hauemien 
 
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 arm I granted ■,& by tbefe prefentsfor 
 Vs\ Out Beires^ andSucceffours, doe 
 giue and gr aunt Dnto the J aide Sir 
 VV '.Ralfcigh juk '-power ana f autho- 
 rities andfrte licence and lihertie out 
 cfthh Our %ea /me of "England or 
 any o^her OurT'om^nonSy to haue i 
 carry, take , andleade , for and to* ¥i 
 vpard* t U faid intended yoyage intfi 
 thd aid South parts, of other parts of 
 Ainerfca (p'/ffed and inhabited, 
 a s afrfa, de) and to trauell thither, 
 ail f tm md Jo many of Our -Iming 
 SnbicHs, or any others fir angers that 
 mil become Our louim Sukefh^ and 
 ttuevndefi'Ottr obeyfance and allea- 
 geance as Jhdtt willingly 'accompany 
 
 him. 
 
himu,mth fufficient Shippings ^Ar- 
 mour , {Veipms , Ordinance, Mu* 
 mtiQHj c Poivd;r, Shot, Habiliments, 
 V ultra's , and fuJo .Wares and 
 ^vferchandi^es^as are, ef teemed by 
 the ny hie feopiein thofe parts , do- 
 thing, implements, furniture, cattle y 
 'borjes, and mares, and all other fuch 
 things as he Jhall thinkemofi necejja- 
 ry for his voyage, and for the yfeand 
 defence of him and his company , and 
 trade^wth the people there ^and in 
 pajling and returning to and fro, and 
 in tho/e parts to giue aivay, fell, bar* 
 ter, exchange, orothermje diffofeof 
 the fame goods >'• merchandises and 
 premiffes to. the mo ft benefit y and at 
 the mil and pleafure of thefnde Sir 
 Walter Raleigh md his company ? 
 and fuch other per/on or perfons y as 
 
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 fhalbe aduenturers orafiiflats with, or 
 vnto him in this his intended voyage, 
 &from i hence to return .import y t on - 
 uey,& bring into this our I^ingdom, or 
 any other Our Dominion s y fuch gold, 
 filuer, bullion , or any other n 'ares \or 
 merchandises \or commodities what* 
 Joeuer,as thejjhall thinke moflfitand 
 conuenient ^and the fame being fore* 
 turned, imported , conueyed , and 
 brought into this our K^ingdomejr a* 
 ny other our Dominions, to haue,take> 
 hgepe, retaine, andconuert to the on* 
 ly proper vfe, benefit, andbehoofeof 
 the fay d Sir W. Raleigh and his 
 fay d Company, and other per fons ad* 
 uenturers and afnftanti with or to 
 him in this voyage, without the let ^in- 
 terruption , moleflation , and diflur* 
 bance ofVs, Our Heires or Succef* 
 
 fours y 
 
fours r or any the Officers or *5\/ti<- 
 niftersof V ] s ', Our Heir es or Succef- 
 Jours whatfoeuer /Paying andanfae* 
 ring %nto Vs> Our Heires, and Sue* 
 cejfours the full ft ft part infiue parts 
 to be diuided \ of all fuch gold , and 
 Jriuer,and bullion, andoare of gold or 
 fduer^andpearle , and ] precious /lone, 
 asfhalbefo imported oner and befides, 
 and together withfuch Quflomes, 
 Subjidies and other duties, as fhall 
 bee due for or in reffeUof any other 
 (foods , tf^arcs, or Merchandises 
 whatfoeuer to be imported by the true 
 meaning ofthefe prefents. ^Andto 
 the end the fayd Sir \V. Raleigh 
 may be the more encouraged to go for** 
 ward in this his enter pr if e , and all 
 our louing SubieBs defirous to bee ad^ 
 uenturers with him or ajsijlant vnto 
 
 him, 
 
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 him, may bee the more incited to fur * 
 ther his proceedings :JVedoeh n ereby 
 in verbo Regio^/ar Vsf)ur Heires 
 and SucceJJours ) covenant, promife, 
 and grant , to and with the^fayd Sir 
 "W. Raleigh and all other perfons 
 that flo alt accompany him or to bee at* 
 tendant vpon him, or to bee adtientu- 
 vers oraf slants with or to hints in 
 this his voj age., that no gold , *filuer, 
 goods, wares, or merchandises vohat~ 
 foeuer ofwhatfyndeorfortfoeuer,by 
 him or them or any of them to bee im- 
 ported into this Our [Qngdome^ of 
 England , or any other our Domini- 
 ons fronts any thejayd South or other 
 parts of Amtrica^pofjelfed orinba- 
 bited as afore fay df) fhalbe attached, 
 fet^ed or taken by Vs, Our Heires or 
 SucceJJours, or to the vje ofVs , Our 
 
 Heires 
 
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 He ires or Succe fours, or by any the 
 Officers or <*5\4initters ofVs, Our 
 Heires or SucceJJburs whatfbeuer; 
 "But that the fame andeuery of them 
 Qthefiftpart of the fayd gold, filuer or 
 bullion, and oar e^ of gold and filaer 
 and pear le and precious Hone , ando~ 
 ther the Quflomes and duties afore* 
 fayd being truly anjivered and pay J) 
 Jhallbee,and remaine'tothejole and 
 proper vfe and behoof e of the fayd 
 Sir W. Raleigh and his fayd com-' 
 pany, andjuch perfons asfhall be ad- 
 uenturers with him, or afsiflant to him 
 in this his voyage, Any Law, Statute, 
 AUof Parliament , Proclamation^ 
 Prouifion^or reflraint , or any right \ 
 title or clay me of Vs , Our Heires or 
 Succe flours, or any other matter or 
 thing ypbatfbeuer to the contraries 
 
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 in any wife notwithstanding. <*j[nd 
 further , of Our more ejpeciall grace, 
 certaine knowledge^ , and meere^ 
 motion , Wee doe hereby for *Vs, Our 
 Heires, and SucceJJors,ordaine, con- 
 fiitute and appoint the fay d Sir \V. 
 Raleigh to be the foleCfouernor and 
 commaunder of all perfons tbatfhatt 
 trauell,orbewith him in t be fay d vol' 
 age, to the fay d South, or other parts 
 of 'America ( fopoffeffed 'and { inhabi- 
 ted as aforefayd)or in returningfrom 
 thence. And We doe hereby giue vn- 
 tobim-j > full power and authority to 
 correB,punifh, pardon, gouerneand 
 Xldethem or any of them, according to 
 fuck orders , ordinances, conftituti- 
 ons, directions, and inftruSions, as by 
 the f ay d Sir VV. f Rafeighyi^# bee 
 from time to time eftabiijhed > aJweU 
 
 in 
 
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 in cafes capital and criminaU>as dull, 
 both Marine and other - So alwayes 
 as the fayd statutes , ordinances and 
 proceedings ( as neere as conueniently 
 may he) bee agreeable to the Laypes y 
 Statutes ', CjouernmentandTolicyof 
 this our T(ealrne of England, and not 
 againjl the true Christian faith noito 
 profejjed in the Qhurch of Eng- 
 land* <>And becaufe-> that in 
 fuch and the^> ltkg-> enterprifes 
 and voyages , great inconueniences 
 haue groyne by the mutinous and dis- 
 orderly carriage of the Marriners 
 and Saylors imployed in the fames> 
 for want of fufficient authoritie to 
 punijb them according to their of en- 
 ces : We doe therefore by the fe pre- 
 fents for Vs, our Heir es andSuecef- 
 fors,giueJull power and authority to 
 
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 the faid Sir Walter Raleigh , in 
 cafe of rebellion , or mutiny byjea or 
 land, to y/e and exercife Marjhall 
 lot*. ( vpon iuH ground and apparent 
 necefsity _) in as large and ample 
 manner as Our Lieutenant (fenerall 
 by fea or land, or Our Lieutenants 
 in Our Qountiesjfoitbin OurT{ealm 
 of England, haue,had, or ought to 
 haue by force of their Commiffion of 
 Lieutenancie » And Wee doefur^ 
 ther by thefe frefents, giue full power 
 and authoritie to the f aid Sir Wal- 
 ter Raleigh, to collet, nominate and 
 appoint fuch Captaines and other in^ 
 ferior Commanders and z5\dini" 
 Bers vnder him, asfhalbe requifite 
 for the better ordering and gouem- 
 ing of his companie , and the good of 
 the voyage. And further , We doe 
 
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 by thefe prefents , for Vs , Our 
 Heires and Succeffors , flraightly 
 charge and Qommand the Warden 
 of Our Cinque 'ports, and all the Cu~ 
 Homers , Comptrollers , Surueyers ) 
 Serchers, Waiters and other Officers 
 and Mimflers of Vs , Our Heires 
 and Succefjors for the time being f hat 
 they 'j and euerie of them doe^ quiet- 
 ly permit and fuffer the faid Sir 
 Walter Raleigh , and all perfon 
 andperfons thatfhalbe mllingto tra- 
 uell and aduenture with him in this 
 voyage with their Ships > Munition, 
 Goods y Wares and^IAderchandi^es 
 yphatfoeuer out of this Our T^ealme, 
 or any other Our Dominions jopajje 
 into the faid South or other parts of 
 America, (pojjejfed and inhabited 
 as a for ef aid ) and from thence to re- 
 
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 turne and import into this Our 
 THealme y or any other our Domini- 
 ons y any (joods y Wares orsZMer- 
 c handles wobatfoeuer , and there to 
 fellorothemifeto diffofe of the fame, 
 to the beU benefit andaduantage, and 
 to the onely vfe and behoof e of the 
 faid Sir Walter Raleigh and his 
 companie, andfuch other perfom as 
 Jloalbe aduenturen with him in this 
 Voyage , paying the fift part of all 
 gold and filuer, bullion, and oar e of 
 gold and/tluer, andofpearle and pre ^ 
 tious /lone imported, and other the 
 CuHomes and Duties aforefaid. And 
 thefe T^refents , or the inrollement 
 thereof fhalbe vnto the faid Warden 
 of the Qnque -ports , Quflomers^ 
 Comptrollers and other the officers & 
 ministers aforeJaid,forthe time be- 
 ing 
 
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 ing afufficient Warrant and dip 
 charge in that behalf e. (t^fnd cur 
 Will and pleafure is^ <±And by thefe 
 prefents y for Vs > our Heires and 
 Succejjors , Wee doe grant ynto the 
 /aid Sir Walter Raleigh , That 
 thefe our Letters Tatents, or the 
 InroUement therof,and all and lingu- 
 lar grants ,claufes and things therein 
 contained \Jhatbefirme ,ftrongfuf- 
 ficient and effeBuall in Law, accor- 
 ding to our gratiom pleafure and 
 meaning herein exprejfed- <t/!ny 
 Law, Statute , AB, Trouifion, Ordi- 
 nance or restraint, or ante other mat- 
 ter or thing to the contrarie thereof 
 in any wife notwithstanding. <±AL 
 though exprejfe mention &c. In 
 Witneffe whereof &c. Witneffe 
 
 our 
 
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 our felfe at JVejlminUer , the fixe 
 
 and twentieth day ofAuguft, in the 
 
 fourteenth yeare of our T^eigne of 
 
 England y France andfreland, 
 
 and of Scotland the 
 
 fiftieth, 
 
 Per breuede priuato 
 
 This 
 
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 His Commiflion fo drawnc and fra- 
 med(as as you fee) his Maieftiehimfelfc 
 did oft perufe and reuife 3 as forefeeing the 
 future euents-, the tenor whereof appea- 
 red! to be fo farre from giuing Sir Walter 
 Raleigh warrant , or colour to inuade any 
 of the Territories , cccupate and poiTeit 
 by the Spaniards, as it tended to a dire&i- 
 on,rather of commerce , then fpoile,euen 
 towards the Sauages themfelues. And the 
 better to containe Sir Walter Raleigh, and 
 to hold him vpon his good behauiour, his 
 Maieltie denied ( though much fued vnto 
 for the fame) to grant him pardon for his 
 former treafons, both to dilauthorifchim 
 with thofe , that were vnder his Comand, 
 ( in cafe he mould attempt to exceede his 
 Commiflion )and to referue him to thelu- 
 iticc of the Law, if by new offences hee 
 fhould make himfelfe indigne of former 
 mercies. And as for the good fecuritie 
 which his Maieltie ordered to be taken, 
 for their good and peaceable behauiour in 
 the voyage- his Maieltie neuer heard any 
 thing to the contrary but that it was per- 
 
 D formed, 
 
formed till they were vpon their parting; 
 and then was it told him , that euery one 
 of the principals that were in the voyage, 
 had put in fecurity one for another, which 
 if hisMaieitie had knowen in time , hee 
 woi^-d neuer ha ue accepted of 
 
 But howfoeuer the Commiflion was 
 penned / and whacfoeuer the cautions 
 were which his Maieltie intended or v- 
 fed, and whatfbeuertheprotellationsand 
 promifes were 7 that Sir Walter %ak\gh 
 made or exhibited , it appearethplainely, 
 by the whole fequell of his Adions, that 
 he went his owne way , aid had his owne 
 ends : Firft, to procure his libertie, and 
 then to make new fortunes for himfelfe, 
 carting abroad onely this tale of the Mine 
 as a lure to get aduenturers and followers^ 
 hauino; in his eve the Mexico Fleete , the 
 facking and fpoyle of Townes planted 
 with Spaniards, the depredation of Ships, 
 andfuch other purchafe; and making ac- 
 count, that if he returned rich , hee would 
 ranfome his offences (little looking into 
 the nature and Character of his Maiefties 
 
 lu (lice 
 
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 Iuftice and goucrnmcnt) and if otherwife, 
 he would feeke his fortune by flight, and 
 new enterprifes in fome forraine Coun- 
 
 trey. 
 
 In execution therefore of thefehis de- 
 fines, Sir Walter Raleigh carrying the re- 
 putation of an adliue, wittie, and valiant 
 Gentleman,and efpeaally of a great Com- 
 mander at Sea, by the mticement of this 
 croldenbaiteofthe Mine, and the eltima- 
 tionof his owne name, drew vnto him 
 many braue Captaines,and other Knights 
 and Gentlemen of great blood and worth, 
 tohazzardand aduenture their liues,and 
 the whole, or a great part of their eltates 
 and fortunes in this his Voyage : whofe 
 mines and decayes following, remaineas 
 lad and grieuous reliqiies and monuments 
 of his vnfortunateiourney,and vnfaith- 
 full proceedings. 
 
 But before hee went from London,hce 
 was not fp.referued nor fo conllant vnto 
 his pretence of the Mine, but that fome 
 fpaikes brake foorth of that light, which 
 afterwards appeared. For hee call foorth 
 
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 fbme words to fome particular friends of 
 his Company, That hee knew a Townein 
 thofe parts , vpon which hee could make 
 afauing Voyage in Tobacco, though there 
 were no other fpoile. Neuerthelefle , to 
 make the better faith of that he had giuen 
 out touching the Mine, he promifed his 
 Companie at London , that when he came 
 to Wimoutb , hee would take a great com- 
 pany of Pioners out of the Well, (where 
 beft workemen are of that kind ) and hee 
 maintained this his pretence (b farre, as 
 hee billited the fayd Pioners for feuerall 
 flhipsj but when he came into the Weft this 
 vanifhed. Foritisteftifiedofallparts, and 
 by himfelfe confefled, that he carried none 
 at all , excufing it > that there were many o- 
 ther tall men of the Mariners, and com- 
 mon Souldiers, that he would hauemade 
 fall to worke * which is a (lender excufe of 
 omitting fb principall a point. As for 
 Pickeaxes,Mattockesand Shouels forthe 
 working of the Mine , it is true he carried 
 fbme fmall cjuantitie for a (hew,but by the 
 iudgementof all that were in his compa- 
 nie. 
 
*9 
 
 nie,nothing nccre fufficient for that which 
 had been requifite for the working of the 
 Mine , which he excufed onely by faying, 
 that his men neuer faw them vnpacked, 
 and that the Mine was not paft a foote and 
 a halfevnder ground. 
 
 After, when hee was once at Sea, hee 
 did not much labor to nourifh and main- 
 taine the beliefe,that he meant to make his 
 voyage vpon the profite of the Mine, but 
 fell a degree, as if it were fufficient to 
 bring home certainty and vifible proofe, 
 that fuch a Mine there was, though hee 
 brought not the riches of it. For foone 
 after his fetting foorth from Ireland , hee 
 profefTed, that if hee brought home but a 
 handfullor basket full of Oarc,to (hew the 
 King, hee cared for no more , for it was 
 enough to faue his credit; and being char- 
 ged therewith , hee confefled the fpeech, 
 with this argument and inference, that if 
 there had beeneahandfullof the Mine, it 
 followed there was a Mine to be confeflcdj 
 as if (b many Ships, fo many hues of men, 
 fiich charge of prouifions, and fuch an ho- 
 D 3 nourable 
 
3° 
 nourable Commifsion , had becne but for 
 an experiment. 
 
 About the fame time like wife, he began 
 to forget his Cornmiflion , afwell as his 
 pretences of the Mine « for hee did declare 
 himfelte to diuers of his company , that hee 
 meant to take St.Thome } and that he wou!d 
 make his voyage goodvpon thatTownc, 
 for that it was very rich,- So as where i t was 
 blowne abroad, that the aiTault of Sainc 
 Thome was inforced by a kindeof neceffi- 
 ty, for that our Troupes were firll: aiTailed, 
 itappeareth manifeftly, both by his fpeech 
 at London^ a To wne indefinitely^and by 
 this his fpeech earely in his voyage at Sea 
 of St. Thomeby name , that it was an origi- 
 nail defigne of his from the beginning: 
 And yet it is confeifed by all,that the parts 
 of Guiana , where St.Thome was icituate, 
 were planted by Spaniards, who had di- 
 uers Townes in the {arruetrad:, with fome 
 Indians intermixed , that are their VaiTals, 
 fo as it is plaine, both place and perfbns 
 were out of his Commiilion. 
 
 And that this was well knownc to him 
 
 itap- 
 
3* 
 it appcares notably in a letter of his ownc 
 hand , written fincc his returne from his 
 voyage, wherein hee complaines, that the 
 Spaniards of the fame place did murder 
 diuers of his men, which came in peace to 
 trade with them , (bme feuen yeeres part; 
 neither doeth he in that letter, any way de- 
 cline his knowledge, that thofe parts Were 
 inhabited by the Spaniards, but Hands vp- 
 bn a former title , which hee would needs 
 nowhaue ftrengthened by a new pofle/Ii- 
 on j notwithitanding that this his pre- 
 tence is no way competible with his Com- 
 miflion, and that himklfe before his going 
 neuermadeouerture, or allegation of any 
 fuch pretext, nor fo much as intimated, or 
 infmuated any fuch defigne or purpoie. 
 
 Againe , before hee came to the 
 lilands , hee made no difficultie to tell ma- 
 ny in expreiTe termes, that hee meant to 
 furprife and fct vpon the Mexico Fleete,. 
 though fometimes hee would quallifie it, 
 by faying, If all failed, or if the jiBion of 
 the Mine fi?ere defeated. 
 
 And Sir Walter Raleigh himfelfe being 
 
 charged 
 
3* 
 charged with thefe (peaches , confefTed 
 the words, but (aith, that in time, they 
 were fpoken after the. Action of the Mine 
 was defeated j and that it was propoun- 
 ded by him, to the end, tokeepe his men 
 together , and if he fpake it before , it was 
 but difcourfe at large. 
 
 After, when hee began to be vpon the 
 approaches of his pretended defigne of 
 the Mine , and was come to Trinidad, 
 hee fell ficke in fome extremitie, and in 
 doubt of life (as was thought) at what 
 time hee was mooued by fome principall 
 perfons about him , vpon two points, in 
 cafe hee fhould deceafe : The one , that 
 hee would nominate a Generall to (uc- 
 ceed him ; The other , that hee would 
 giue fome direction forprofecution of the 
 A&ion of the Mine. To the firil hee 
 made anfwere, that his Commifsion could 
 not bee fet ouer , and therefore left them 
 to agree of that among themfelues : but 
 for the Mine, hee profeft hee could giue 
 them no direction • and flayed not there, 
 but told them , there was another courfe 
 
 which 
 
3? 
 
 (which hee did particularize vnto them to 
 bee a French Commifsion , whereby they 
 might doe themfelues moll good vpon 
 the Spaniards. 
 
 When hee was vpon recouerie, hedif- 
 
 patched the Land-forces pretended for 
 
 the Mine , and had defigned Captaine 
 
 Sentleger to command in that Expedition : 
 
 but by reafbn of Sentlegers infirmitie at 
 
 that time , hee refbrted to his kinfeman 
 
 Captaine George Raleigh , who was his 
 
 Sergeant Maior; in whofe written Com- 
 
 mimon which he gaue him , he was wary 
 
 enough not to expreiTe the taking of St. 
 
 Thome, but onely inferted a claufe of Com- 
 
 mandement ; That tbeyfljould in all things o- 
 
 bey him y as theyloouli ioe to himfel/e in per- 
 
 /on : yet in priuate directions and inftru- 
 
 &jons, hee did openhimfelfe todiuersof 
 
 his Company , that in cafe they fliould 
 
 not receiue fome aduertifment , that the 
 
 Towne was reinforced by new fupplies of 
 
 men (whereby the enterprife might bee of 
 
 too great hazard for their number) they 
 
 ftiould take the Towne firft, telling them, 
 
 E that 
 
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 that the Mine was but three miles diftant 
 {hort of the Towne , and inferring ( as 
 jLemifk expounded it afterwards ) that it 
 was in vaine to meddle with the Mine, ex- 
 cept the Towne were firft taken, and the 
 Spaniards chafed * for that other wife, they 
 ihbuld but difcouer it, and worke it for 
 the Spaniards : and when hee had opened 
 himielfethus fenre , fome<of his company, 
 ©f the more intelligent and duetifull fort, 
 did in plain terms turn itvponhim,fctting 
 before him, that the taking of the Towne, 
 would breake the Peace , and that they 
 fhould goe againft the Commtniffion : 
 Whereupon, moftfaifly andicandaloufiy, 
 hee doubted not with confidence to af- 
 fin>ne,tbathe had order by word of mouth 
 from the King and his CouncelU to take 
 the Towne , if it wereany hinderanceto 
 the digging of tbeMine. 
 
 T3ut the euent did fuffieiently expound 
 and manifeft the direction \ and yet that 
 kinde of interpretation little needed, for 
 that yong M. Raleigh , (who was likeft to 
 know his fathers fecret) when heledde his 
 
 foul- 
 
 1 
 
 • 
 
35 
 fouldiers vpon the Towne, vfedthefeor 
 the like words, (erne on my hearts, her en the 
 Mine that ye muft expeft, they that lookefor any 
 other Mine, are f doles, And with this did 
 wellconcurre that which followed,in the 
 proiecution of the Mine after the Tbwne 1 
 was taken , For this Mine was notonely 
 imaginary, butmoueable, for that whick 
 was directed to bee ^.miles fhort of Saint 
 Thome, was after fought 30. miles beyond 
 S. Thome. 
 
 All this while Sir W. 3^feg§ flaied ac 
 Pontdegailo, by the (pace offbrne 9. weekes, 
 during which time it was much noted by 
 thofe that remained with him, that the 
 fpeech of the Mine was dead, (wlieras men 
 in expectation do commonly feede them- 
 felues with thetalke of that they long to 
 heare of;) Nay more,after he had receiued 
 ncwes of the taking of the Towrie, which 
 had beene the fftteft time to purfae the en- 
 terprize of the Mine^in regard the Towne 
 that might haue beene the impediment 
 was mattered) nee neuer entertained any 
 fuch defigne, but contrariwife, hauing 
 E 2, know- 
 
3* 
 knowledge at the fame time, that his (on 
 wasilaine,(whoas itfeemes was hisonely 
 care amongft the Land fouldiers) he did 
 mooue very inhumanly, to remooue not a 
 little from Tom degatio to Port-bercule in re- 
 fpecl: of the danger of the Current (ashee 
 pretended ) but to goe for the Cbaribes ma- 
 ny leagues off; accompting (as it feemeth) 
 the land Souldiers, but asfruges confumerc^ 
 natos, and hauinghis thoughts onely vpon 
 Sea forces , which how they fhould haue 
 beene imployed , euery man may iudgc. 
 And whereas fbme pretence is made by 
 him, as if hee fhould leaue fome word at 
 Pontdegallo of direction, to what place the 
 land Souldiers fhould follow him > it is 
 plaine, he knew them at that time fo di- 
 ftreflcd for victuall, as famine muft haue 
 ouertaken them , before they could ouer- 
 take him; at which time one of hisCap- 
 taines told him, that he had deliuered out 
 5 z. men to that feruice, which were then 
 at the enterprize on Land, whofeliueshee 
 held at a deare rate, and that he would not 
 weigh Anchor, as long as he had a Gable 
 
 to 
 
37 
 to ride by, or a Cake of bread to eatc : So 
 Sir W.%aleigh finding no content in that 
 which hee propounded, that cruell pur- 
 pofe was diuerted. 
 
 It was alfb much obftrued , that after 
 that vnfortunate returne of fymifh , not- 
 withstanding Sir W^aleigh did publique- 
 lygiueout, that hee would queition him 
 for failing to profecute the Mine, hee had 
 him at Dinner, and Supper, and vftdhim 
 as familiarly and as kindly as before. And 
 to Geo. Raleigh the Sergeant Major , to 
 whom he did vfe the like difcountenances 
 in publique , who tooke it more tenderly, 
 and complained , and brake with him a- 
 bout it ; he did open himfelfe more plaine- 
 ly, telling him that hee muft feeme to doc 
 as much as he did, to giue fatisfa&ion. 
 
 After all this, when the profecution of 
 this imaginarie Mine vanimed, and was 
 defeated, and that his Company caft a fad 
 eye homewards > finding they were but 
 abufed , Sir Walter Raleigh called a Coun- 
 cell of his Captaines , andhelde the fame 
 in his Cabbine , where hee propounded to 
 
 E 3 them, 
 
them , that his Intention and defigne 
 was j Firft , to make to the New-found 
 lands, and there to revi&uall and refrefh 
 his Ships $ And thence to goe to the We- 
 fterne Iflands , and there to lie in waite to 
 meete with the Mexico Fleete , or to far- 
 prife fbme Carrackes 5 and To hauing got- 
 ten treafure, which might make him wel- 
 come into any forreine Countrey, to take 
 fbme newe courfe for his future for- 
 tunes , valuing himfelfe as a man of 
 great enterprife, and fame abroad; but 
 then and at diuers times, hee did d'irecUy , 
 and openly declare , that it was no com- 
 ming for E n g l a n d, for that he knew 
 not how things would beconftrued,and 
 that he (for his part) would neuerputhis 
 head vnder the Kings girdle , except hee 
 flrftfaw the great Seale for his pardon. 
 
 At which time, his cogitations imbra- 
 cing Eaft and Weft , rather then any re- 
 turne into his Countrey, hee did in parti- 
 cular make promife to a principall Com- 
 mander in his Company , to giue him a 
 Ship to goe into the Eaft Indies , if hee 
 
 would 
 
19 
 
 would accompanie him thither. But ac 
 cording to his firlt proieft, bee went to 
 the New found Land, which hee needed 
 not tohaue done, if his purpofe had been 
 for England, (for that hee had vidualse- 
 nough, and to fpare/or that iourney ) and 
 thereat New found Land his other com- 
 pany hauing formerly difperfed and for- 
 faken him,his owne companie which was 
 in his owne Ship began likewife to mu- 
 tine. And although fbme old Pirates, ei- 
 ther by his inciting, or out of feare of 
 their owne cafe, were fierce and violent 
 for the Sea,and againftthc returne, yet 
 the far greater number were for the return • 
 at whiatarirne himfelfi- got aland , and 
 {food vpon theSeabanke, and put it to a 
 queftion, whether they (hould rcturnefor 
 England, or land at New found Land: 
 Whereupon there was a diuifion of voy- 
 ccs, the one part to the Starrehoard , and 
 the other to the Larboard $ of which that 
 part which was for the returne for Bg- 
 /W, was two parts of three , and would by 
 no meanes bedrawen to fet foote on land, 
 
 but 
 
40 
 
 but kept themfelues in the Ship , where 
 they were fure they were mailers \ which 
 hee perceiuing, for feare of further muti- 
 nie, profeffed in diffimulation , that hee 
 himfelfewasfor thcreturne into England, 
 and came and flood amongft them that 
 had moft voyces $ But neuerthelefle , after 
 that he defpaired 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 fet him a- 
 board a French Barque: The like offer he 
 made , when hee came vpon the Coaft of 
 Ireland , to fbme of his chiefe Officers 
 there. 
 
 But about the time of his arriuall vpon 
 the coaft of Ireland, the forcing and lac- 
 king of Saint Thome y and the firing of 
 the Towne, and the putting the Spaniards 
 to the fword, was noy fed abroad in all 
 parts , and was by fpcciall aduertifement 
 comne vnto the knowledge of the 
 Qount de Gondomar , then Ambaflador for 
 the King of Spaine with his Maiefty,who 
 therevpon prayed audience of his Maie- 
 
 ftie. 
 
4 i 
 
 fty,and with great inilance demanded la- 
 ttice againil theperfbns , and their goods 
 (who had committed thofe outrages and 
 made thofe fpoyles vpon his Maiefties 
 fubie&s) according to his Maiefties pro- 
 mife, and the treaty of Peace. Whereup- 
 on his Maieftie publifhed his Royall Pro- 
 clamation for the difcouery of the truth 
 oftifaleigbs proceedingSjandtheaduance- 
 ment of luftice. Notwithstanding all 
 which, his Maieftie vfed a gracious and 
 milde courfe towards Sir Walter (Raleigh, 
 fending downe Sir L. Stucley Vice-admi- 
 rall of the Countie of Deuon, to bring 
 Sir Walter \aleigb in faire manner, and as 
 his health would giue leaue, by cafie iour- 
 neyes to London. For about this time 
 Sir Walter %aklgb was comne from Ire- 
 land into Efygland^nto the Port of plimouth, 
 where it was eafie to difcerne with what 
 good will hee came thither , by his imme- 
 diate attempt to efcape from thence; For 
 fboneafttr hiscommingto Plimouth, be- 
 fore hee was vnder guard , he dealt with 
 the Owner of a French Barque ( pretend- 
 
 F ing 
 
42. 
 
 ngit was for a Gentleman a friend of his) 
 to make ready his Barque for a paflage, 
 and offered him twelue Crownes for his 
 paines ! And one night he went in alittle 
 Boate to haue feene the Barque that (hould 
 haue tran(ported him, but the night be- 
 ing verie darke, hee miffed of the Barque, 
 and came backe againe, nothing done; 
 wherein by the way appeares , that it was 
 not any traine laide for him by Sir Lcfbis 
 Stucley or any other ( as was voyced ) to 
 mooue or tempt him to an efcape, but 
 that hee had a purpofe to flic , and efcape 
 from his firft arriuall into England. 
 But in this his purpofe,he grew to be more 
 rcfolute,and fixed, after that the Lords of 
 his Maiefties Councell , obferuingthede- 
 laiesin his comming vppe, hadientvnto 
 Stucley ' ; fome quicke letters for the batte- 
 ning thereof \ But thereupon, as his defire 
 of efcape encreafed , fo did the difficulty 
 thereof increafe alfo ; for that Stucley from 
 that time foorth kept a better guard vpon 
 him, whereof he tooke that apprehehnon, 
 in fo much as ( knowing Stucley to bee 
 
 witty 
 
43 
 witty and watchfull) hcegrew to an opi- 
 nion that it would bee impoffible for him 
 toefcape, except hee could winne one of 
 thefe two points j either to corrupt Stuc- 
 ley y or at led to get to haue fome liberty, 
 when he came to London , of remayning 
 in his owne houfc ; for guiltine(Te did teil 
 him that vpon his comming to London, it 
 was like hee mould bee laid prifoner in the 
 Tower. Wherefore he (aw no other way, 
 butin his iourney to London, to counter- 
 feit fickeneffc in luch a manner , as might 
 incommiferationof his extremity, moue 
 his Maiefty to permit him ro remaine in 
 his owne houfe, where heafliired himfelfe 
 erelong , to plot an opportunity of an es- 
 cape : And hauing in his company one 
 Manno^ry a French man, a profeffor of 
 Phyficke. and one that had many Cbymicall 
 receipts , hee pradifedby Crownes, and 
 promifed to draw him into his confbrt,thc 
 better to make faith of his counterfeiting 
 to be ficke , the Dory whereof, Manno'tory 
 himfelfe reporteth to haue pafled in this 
 manner. 
 
 F i Vpon 
 
. I 
 
 - ,■ 
 
45 
 
 
 
 VPon Saturday the 25. ofluly , Sir ;*a/- 
 firr Raleigh , Sir £«*w Stucley , and ^fcto* 
 w«r^ went to lie at M after Drakes t whcre 
 the Letters of Commifsion from the Priuie 
 Cotmcell were brought vnto Sir Levels Stucley y 
 by one of his Maieftics meflengers , which cau- 
 fed a fudden departure, with much more hafte 
 then was expccled before : and the counte- 
 nance of Sir waiter Raleigh was much changed 
 after Sir Lewis stucley had (hewed the Commif- 
 fion; for Mannoivry h\ve him from the ftaire- 
 head (hee beeing alone in his chamber, the 
 doore (landing halfe open) how hee ftamped 
 with his fcete, and pulled himfelfebythebaire, 
 fwearing in thefe words, Gods wounds, is it 
 fofiblemy fortunes JJmddreturne vpon m^j thus 
 again^j f 
 
 From Mailer Drakes they went on their iour- 
 neyto the houfe of Matter Horfey , diftantfrora 
 thence foure miles, or thereabouts. It waski 
 thathoure that Sir Walter Raleigh began firft-to 
 caufe Mannowry to bee (bunded , what was in 
 his heart, byan olde domeftickeof his called 
 Captaine Ktng , yyho there began to difcourfe 
 
 F 3 vnto 
 
4 6 
 
 vnto Mannowry of the infortunitie of his Ma- 
 tter, and amongft other things, faydthusj / 
 would wee were all at Paris , To whom e Mannow- 
 ryanfwered, I would, wee were^j all at London, 
 alas, whatflwuldwez_j doe at Paris ? Becaufe, quoth 
 King, thatasfoone as weccom^j to London, they 
 will commit Sir Walter Raleigh to the Tovoer> and 
 cut off his head: Whereupon Mannowry an (we- 
 red, That hee hoped better then fo, and that 
 hec was fbrrie for his ill fortune ; and that accor- 
 ding to his (mail abilitie, hee was ready to doe 
 himajlhoneftfcruicehee could , foit might bee 
 done without offence. 
 
 After dinner, it being Sunday, Sir Walter Ra- 
 leigh departed from Matter Horfey his houfe, 
 and went to Sherburne, and in the way when 
 hee came within view thereof , turning to Man* 
 nourie^? , and (hewing him the place and the 
 territorie about it, hee fayd vnto him fighmg, 
 thatall that was his, and that the King had vn- 
 iuttly taken it from him* Hee and Stucley lay not 
 at Sherburne, but we^e inuited to the houfe of 
 olde Matter Parham : Mannowry and their trainc 
 went to lie at Sherburne^ at the figne of the 
 George. Thenextday, being Monday, thefe- 
 uen and twentieth of Iuly , ^Mannowry went to 
 them, and from thence ihey tooke their way to- 
 wards Salisbury 3 Hue and thirty miles from Sher- 
 burne-^ and arnuing there , Sir Walter Raleigh go- 
 ing afoot e downe the hill, adureffed himfelfe 
 
 vnto 
 
47 
 vnto Mannowry, and asked him ifhee had any of 
 his Vomits, or other Medicines \ which hee tel- 
 ling him that he had ,hc prayed him to make one 
 ready againft the next morning, and to tell no 
 body diero r . / know quoth he) that it is good for me 
 to euiicuAtemmy bad humour s,& by this means iff) all 
 rune time to worhe my friends ,giue order for mj af- 
 faires, aud, it may bee,pacifie his MaieHy before my 
 comming to London \for I know well, t»at affoone 
 a* / come there, if ball to the Tower, and that they will 
 cut off my head, if I vfe no meanes to efcape it i which 
 I cannot doe, without counterfeiting to be ficke, which 
 your vomits will effect, without fufficion. For which 
 caufe the fame euening, as looneashe arriued,he 
 laidehimdownc vpon a bedde , complayning 
 much of his head, and blaming his great dayes 
 journey from Sherborne to Salisbury, (notwith- 
 ftanding he Tupped very well ) but after (upper 
 hee feemed to beefurpnled with a dimneiTe of 
 iight,byafwimmingor giddinelTe in his head, 
 and holding his hand before his face, hee rofe 
 from his bed, and being ledde by the arme by Sir 
 Lewis Stucley , hee ftaggered fo, that hee ftrocke 
 his head with fome violence againft a poftofthe 
 galkry before his Chamber, which made Sir 
 Lewis stucley thinke that hee was ficke indeed; 
 in which beleefe Mannowry left him for that 
 time. 
 
 The next day in the morning , he fent his La- 
 dy his wife, and mod oi his fcruants co London, 
 
 and 
 
48 
 
 and alfb Captaine King : and Cuthbert and Man- 
 nowry , and Sir Lewis Stucley being in Stucleyes 
 chamber, a feruant of the faide Sir Walter named 
 %&bine^ came and told them that his M after was 
 out of his wittcs , and that hee was naked in his 
 ftiirt vpon all foure, (cratching and biting the ni- 
 fties vpon the Plankes , which greatly pitied Sir 
 Lewis Stucley, who rifing in haftc, fentMannow* 
 rytohim, who when hee came, found him got- 
 ten againe to his bed, and asking him what he ai- 
 led, he anfwered, he ailed nothing, but that hee 
 diditofpurpofe. And Sir Walter Raleigh asking 
 him for his vomit , hee gaue it him , who made 
 no bones , butfwallowed it downe incontinent- 
 lie : At which time Sir L. Stucley cpmming in , 
 Sir Walter began againe to crie and raue > Then 
 Mannowry went out of the Chamber , and the 
 vomit which hee had giuen him was an houre 
 and a halfc before it wrought, butinthemeane 
 time Sir Walter %&leigh beganne to drawe vp his 
 leggesandarmesallon a hcape , as it had bcene 
 in a fit of Conuullions , and contractions of his 
 Sinewes; and that with fuch vehemencic, ihac 
 Sir Lewis Stucley had much adoc with thehclpe 
 of others to pull out ftreight, fometimes an arme, 
 fomctimesa legge; which againft all the ftrength 
 they had, he would draw vp againe as it was be- 
 fore 5 whereat the fayd Sir Lewis Stucley^tookc 
 great companion, caufing him to be well rubbed 
 and chafed ; which Sir Walter 'Raleigh himfelfe 
 
 afterwards 
 
4? 
 
 afterwards told vnto Mannowry , laughing that 
 he had well exercifed Sir Lews Stucley, & taught 
 him to be a Phyfnian. 
 
 This faincd fittc being thus paft, Sir milter 
 Raleigh called Mannowry^nd when he came, hec 
 prayed him toftayby him , and faidhee would 
 take fomereft. Mannowrieftwx. thedoore, and 
 being alone with him , Sir waiter Raleigh toldc 
 him, That his vomite had done nothing as yet, 
 andfaid, that hee would take another more vio- 
 lent ; but Mannowry alluring him, that without 
 doubt it would wotke, hee contented himfelfe, 
 and asked Mannowry if hee could inuent any 
 thing, that might make him looke horrible and 
 loathfome outwardly, without offending his 
 principall parts, ormakinghim ficke inwardly: 
 Mannovory ftudied a little, and then tolde him, 
 that hee would make a Composition prefentJy, 
 of certaine things which would make him like 
 a Leper from head to foote, without doing him 
 any harme, which at his intreatiehee effected 
 fpeedily ; at which time Sir Walter Raleigh 
 gauehim thereafon, why hee did it, telling him 
 that his beeing in that cafe, would make the 
 Lords of the Counfell anraide to come neere 
 him , and mooue them with more pitie to fa- 
 uour him. Soone after that Mannewry had p\i% 
 this Composition vpon his Brow , his Armes, 
 and his Breaft, Sir Lewis Stucley came into the 
 Chamber, wdMannowry went away, and Sir 
 Lewis stucley perceiuing the places where Man- 
 G nowry 
 
5o 
 
 nowry had put this Compofition to be all pim- 
 pled , his face full of great bliflers of diuersco 
 lours, hauing in the middeft a little touch of yel- 
 low, and round about like a purple colour, and 
 all the reft of his skinne as it were inflamed 
 withheace, hee beganne to apprehend the dan- 
 ger of the difeafe, that it was contagious, and 
 being very much aftonifhed at the fuddaine acci- 
 dent, he asked Mannowry what he thought there- 
 of,but Mannowry iudgedh fit to concealeit from 
 him at that time, feeing Sir waiter Raleigh had 
 not yet tolde him, that hee meant to flieout of 
 England, but that it was onely togainetime to 
 fatisfie his Maieftie. 
 
 Vpon Mannowry his vncertaine anfwerc to 
 Sir Lewis Stucley touching Sir Walter Raleigh his 
 maladie , Stucley refolued to goe to my Lord Bi- 
 fhop of Elie > now ot winchefter, to relate vnto 
 him in what cafe Sir Walter Raleigh was , and 
 brought vmo Raleigh two Phyficians to fee and 
 vifite him ; who being come, could tell nothing 
 of what humour the faide fickenefle was com- 
 pofed. There came alio a third, aBachelour in 
 Phyficke , who all could not by all that they 
 could doe, difcouer this difeafe 5 Onely they 
 gauc their opinion and aduife, that the Patient 
 could not be expofedtothe Ayrc, without ma- 
 nifeft perill of his life, and thereof they made 
 their report in writing , vm© which Mannowry 
 alio fet his hand . 
 Sir Walter Raleigh, feeing that all thefe things 
 
 fell 
 
5 1 
 
 fell out according to his intention, was excee- 
 dingly contented thereat, especially that in 
 theprefenceof thefaydePhyficians, the vomit 
 beganne to worke both vpwards and downe- 
 wards. And becaufe he doubted that the Phy- 
 sicians would aske to fee his water, hce prayed 
 Manmwry to doe foroething to make it feeme 
 troubled and badde ; which to content him, 
 (giuing him the Vrinall into his bedde) Man- 
 novery rubbed the in/ide of the glafTe with a 
 ccrtaine Drugge, which as foone as hee had 
 made water therein, the Vnneeuen in the hands 
 of the Phyficians , turned all into an earthy hu- 
 mour, of a blackith colour, and made the water 
 alfo to haue an ill fauour, which made the Phy- 
 ficians iudge thedifeafeto be mortal! and With- 
 out remedy, but from Heauen. 
 
 Hee made Mannawry alfo to tiehisarmesa- 
 bout with blacke lilke ribband, which hee tooke 
 from his Poyniard , to trie if it would diftemper 
 the pulfe,butthatfuccecded not, as hce thought 
 it would. The day following hee called Mah- 
 nowry^ and prayed him to make fome morefuch 
 blifters vpon him, as vpon his nofe, his head, his 
 thighes,and hislegges: which Mannowryhmmg 
 done , it Succeeded according to his defire , for 
 which he was very iocund and merry with Man- 
 norvry^nd faydevntabim , that the euacuation 
 which his phyfickehad caufed, had fo opened 
 his ftomacke, that he was exceeding hungry,and 
 prayed Mmnowry that Jiee would goe and buy 
 
 G 2 him, 
 
5* 
 
 him fomemeat fecretly ; for, quoth he, if I eate 
 publiquely, it will bee (cene that lam notfickej 
 lb according to hisrequcft, Mannowry went to 
 the white-hart in Salisbury , and bought him a 
 leggeof Mutton and three loaues, which he ate 
 infecret>and by this fubtilty it was thought that 
 he liued three dayes without eacing.but not with- 
 out drinke : Thus hec continued vntill Friday 
 thelaft offuly, feeming alwayes to be (icke in the 
 prefenceof company, and neuerthelefle, beeing 
 alone, hee writtehis Declaration or Apology, 
 and prayed Mannowry to tranferibe it,wlflch was 
 fince prefentedtohis Maieftie. 
 
 The fame euentngSir Lewis Stuckley&iteom- 
 fing vpon his fi c ken efTe, and whence it ftiould 
 proceed, Sir waiter Raleigh faideinthefe words, 
 As God fane mee, I thmke I haue taken foyfon 
 where I lay the night before I came to this Towne$ 
 J know that Majler Parham is a great louerofthe 
 King afSpaine, and a Papift,and that hee keepesal- 
 wayt s a Priefl in his houfe $ but J will not haue any of 
 you to /peake of it, nor you Mounfier (quoth hec ) 
 fpeakm g to Mannowry, Aifo Sir waiter Raleigh, 
 his Chamber doores beeing fhutte, walked vp 
 and downe, and only Mannowry with him .there 
 naked in his (hirt, and tooke a looking glafle, 
 and looking vpon the fpots in his face, whereat 
 he tooke great pleafure, and laughing, faid vnto 
 Mannowry thtfc words, We fhall laugh wellom day, 
 for hauingthus cozened and beguiled the Kwg, his 
 Comcellyandthe Phyfitians, and the Spaniards and all, 
 
 Vpon 
 
53 
 
 Vpon the Saturday that his Maieftic arriued 
 at Salisbury, which was the firft of Augnft, 
 Sir waiter Raleigh defired to fpeake with Man- 
 novory in fecret, and feemed to haue a verie 
 great apprehenfion of fome thing , andhauing 
 made him {hut the doorcs , prayed him to giue 
 him a redde leather coffer, which was within 
 another coffer , which when hee had , hee was 
 a good while looking in it, and then called Man- 
 novory, and putting nine peeces of Spanifh mo- 
 ney of gold into his hand , hee f aide thus s There 
 istwenmfrownes inPiftolets, which I giue you for 
 your Vhypcall receipts ^and the victual! you bought 
 mee^ and I mil giue you fiftie pound a yeere , if 
 you will doe that which I Jhall tell you, and if 
 it happen that Sir Lewis Stucley doe aske you 
 what conference you had with mee , tell him that 
 you comfort mee in mine aduerfity , and that I 
 make you no other an/were then thus , as is here 
 written, which hee had alreadie written with 
 his ownc hand in a little peece of paper ion Man- 
 #^wjinftrucT:ion,asfolloweth : 
 
 Vela M. Mmnowry L 7 acceptance de tout mes 
 trauaus, pertie de mon eliat , & demon f Is , mes 
 maladies & doleurs. Vela L 3 effect de mon eon- 
 fidence au Roy, Which paper of Raleighs hanc* 
 writing Mannovory produced. 
 
 And now Sir Walter Kaleigh beganne to 
 pra&ife with Mannowrie , and to tell him that 
 hee would flie and gethimfelfe outof England, 
 and that if Mannowry would aide him in his 
 
 G i efcape, 
 
54 
 
 efcape , it was all in his power: and that Sit 
 Lewi* Stucley truftcd in no bodic but Mannowry\ 
 Whereupon Aiannowry made him an ouerture, 
 that at his commingto London he mould keepe 
 himfelfe clofe in a friends houfe of Mannowries 
 in Shire-lane in London, whereunto he fecmed 
 to encline , and found Mannowries aduile good 
 for a while; but in the end hee told him, that 
 hce was tefolued other wife, and that hee had 
 alreadiefent Capraine£//z£ to hire him a Barkc 
 below Grauelend , which would goc with all 
 windes , and another little boatc to carr Wiim to 
 it i For, quoth hee , to hide myfelfes in Lon- 
 don, I jheuld be alwayes infeareto be difcottered by 
 the generall fear chers that are there ; but to efcape y 
 J mutt get leaue to goeto my houfe, and being there, 
 Twill handle the matter fo , that I will efcape out of 
 the hands of Sir Lewis Stucley by a backe-deores, 
 and get mee into thes boate \ for no bodie will 
 doubt that I can goes on foot e , feeing mee^j fo 
 feebler, as Ifeeme to bez_j. And then Raleigh 
 hauing mufed a while, without fpeaking, Man- 
 nowries asked him , Sir, wherefore will you flies ? 
 your Apologies , and your lafl Declaration , does 
 not they iuftifies you fufficiently ? Then all in 
 cholcr , Raleigh aniwered him inEnglifh thus; 
 Neuer tell mee more\ a man that fear es is neuerfe- 
 cure$ which fafhion of his put Mannowry to fi- 
 lence for that time. 
 
 Now there refted nothing but his Maiefties 
 Licence, to permit him to goeto his owne 
 
 houfe, 
 
55 
 
 houfe, without which (heefayde) hce could 
 not pofsibly efcape. This Licence was after gran- 
 ted him by the meancs of Matter Vicc-cham- 
 berlaine, and Maftcr Secrctarie Naunton\ which 
 being obtained , Mannowry tooke occasion to 
 fay to him , that heereby one might fee, that his 
 Maiesly had no meaning to take his life , feeing that 
 heefuffered him to goe to his owne houfe torecouer 
 his health. No ( quoth Raleigh ) they vfed.aH 
 thefe kindes of flatteries , to the Vuke of Byron, 
 todrawhimfairely to theprifon , and then they cut 
 off his h$ad ; I knowe that they haue concluded a- 
 mongH them , that it is expedient that a manfhould 
 die, to reajfurethe trafficke which I haue broken in 
 Spaine. And thereupon brake foorth into moft 
 hatcfull , and Trayterous wordes againft the 
 Kings owne Perfon, ending in a menace and 
 brauery , that if hee could faue himfelfe for that 
 time, hee would plot fuch plots , as /hould make the 
 King thinke himfelfe happy to fend for him againe, 
 and render him his est ate with aduantage - y yea and 
 force th(L*> King of 'Spaine, to write into England 
 in his fauour. 
 
 Mannowry at that time did aske him fur- 
 ther , if hee efcaped, what {hould become of 
 Sir Lewis Stucley ? and whether hce (hould bee 
 put to death for him or not , and whether hee 
 {hould loofe his Office and Eftate ? Not to 
 death ( quoth Raleigh ) but he^f will bee imprifo- 
 nedfor a whilst, but his landes the King cannot 
 haue, for that they are already ajfured to his eldefi 
 
 fonne-y 
 
5< 
 
 fonne ; and for the reft, it was no part ofhfccare, 
 Mannowry further asked him , if it were not 
 Treafon in himfelfe to be ayding to his efcape $ 
 No (quoth hee) for that you are afiranger \ n&~ 
 uerthelejfe, you mufi not bee knowne of any thing, 
 for then you will bee fure to bee put in prifon. In 
 conclufion , Mannowry demaunded of him yet 
 further, But what if tt be dtfeouered, that I had any 
 hand in your efcape I why ( quoth hee ) follow mee 
 into France , ( that is your Qountrey) and quit all, 
 and I will make you amends for all. 
 
 After , Raleigh went on his iourncy to ^y£ndo- 
 uer, and Co to Hartford- bridge, and from thence 
 to Staines , during which time , Sir Lewis Stucley 
 being made acquainted by Mannowry with Ra- 
 leigh his purpofe to efcape, vfed extraordina* 
 rie diligence in guards and watches vpon him ; 
 which Raleigh percciuing, faidc to Mannowry 
 at Staines $■ -/ perceiue well, it is not pofsible for 
 mee_j to efcape by our two meanes alone, Stucley 
 isfo watchfully and fetsfuch fir ait guardvponmee, 
 and will bee too hard for vs ,for all our cunnings^ 
 therefore there is noway but to make him of our coun- 
 fell ; and if wee can perfwade him, to let mee faue 
 my felfe, I wil giue him in hand two hundredpounds 
 fier ling worth-, and thereupon drew forth a lew- 
 ell, and {hewed it to Manmwrie, and gaue ic 
 into his hand, made in the rafhion of haile pow- 
 dered with Diamonds , with a Rubie in the mid- 
 deft , which hec valued at a hundred and fiftie 
 pound fterling, andfaid, Befidesthislewell,hee 
 
 * foall 
 
 
57 
 
 {hall hauefiftie pound in money; 1 pray you goe tell 
 himfifromme^andperfivadehimtoit, iknowhemll 
 
 Mannowrie went prefently to Stucley, and told 
 him as before, and concluded with him, that 
 Mannowrie fhould report backe to Raleigh , that 
 h C c would accept of his offer, and bade him 
 tell Raleigh *\Co, that hce was content to doc as 
 heedefired; buthec would chufe rather to goc 
 away with him, then to tarie behind with mamc 
 and reoroach ; and hee bade M4mW$$p 
 him further , how hee thought hee could doc 
 this , without loofing his Office of Vice- Ad- 
 mirall, which coft him fixe hundred pounds, 
 -nd how they fhould liue afterwards; and to 
 what place they mould go, and what meanes he 
 would carie with him , to furnifh this inten- 
 ded efcape ; which Mannoverie did, and was 
 anfwered by the faid Raleigh , and prayed to 
 tell Stucley, that if hee would fwearc vow 
 him not to difcouer him , hee would tell him 
 his whole intent; and that for the firft point, 
 though Stucley mould loofe his Office ,. yet 
 hce fhould bee no loofer vpon the matter ; and 
 foraftcrwards , aflbonc as hee was gotten into 
 France, or Holland, his wife was to fend him a 
 thoufand pounds Sterling, and that hee caned 
 with him onely a thoufand Crownes m mo- 
 ney andlewellsto fctue for the pyefent in his c- 
 fcape. But after fupper , Raleigh laid vnto Man- 
 nmne , Oh , if I could efcape without Stucley 
 
5 8 
 
 I fliould doe brauely ; But it is no matter ( laid 
 hee ) lie curie him along , and afterwards lie dif 
 patch my felfes of him well enough. And af- 
 ter, Mannowrie relating all that had palled, to 
 Stucley, brought them together , at which time 
 Raleigh (hewed the Iewell to Stucley;-, and hec 
 making fhew to bee content , prayed him a lit- 
 tle refpite todifpofc of his Office; whereupon 
 Mannowrie^ feeing them 10 accorded vponthc 
 matter in appearance, tooke his leaue of rhem 
 to goe to London-^ and in the morning Mannow- 
 rie^j vpon the taking of his leaue, laid to Ra- 
 leigh , that hez_j did not thinke to fee him againe^j 
 while hee_j was in England ; Whereupon Ra- 
 leigh gaue him a Letter directed .to Miftris 
 Herrys of Radford, that fliee fliould deliuer him 
 an yron fornacc with a Diftillatory of Copper 
 belonging vnto it , and charged him to tell eue- 
 ry man free mett, that he e was fkke , and that 
 hce left him in an extreme loofeneffe that very 
 night, 
 
 .TTJ Vt fytleigb hauing formerly difpat- 
 j ched a itneiTcnger to London, to pre- 
 pare him a Barque for his efcape, 
 came at laft ro London . and tailing- wonne 
 his purpofe, (by thele former deuiees of 
 feigoed fiekenefle ) to bee fpare'd from 
 imprilonment in the Tower, and to bee 
 permitted to remaine at his owne houfe, 
 
 till 
 
59 
 
 till his better rccoucry • there fell out 
 anaccident, which gaue him great hopes 
 and encouragement fpeedily to facilitate 
 his intended defigne for e(caj)e. For as he 
 came on his way to London, in his Inne at 
 Brentford , there came vnto him a French- 
 man named La Che/nay, a follower of Le 
 Qere 3 hi\ Agent here for his Maielliesdea- 
 reft brother the French King ; who tolde 
 him that the French Agent was very defi- 
 rous to fpeake with him, as fooneas might 
 be after his arriuall at London, for matters 
 greatly concerning the iayd Sir Walters 
 weale and lafetiej as in efted: it fell out, 
 that the very next night after his arriuall at 
 London , the (aid Le Clere , and La Qhefnay 
 came vnto him to his houfe , and there did 
 the faid Le Qlere offer vnto him a French 
 Barque , which hee had prepared for" him 
 to elcape in, and withal] his Letters recom- 
 mendatory for hi* fafe con lut~l and reception to 
 the Oouernour o f Calis ,and to fend a Gentleman 
 exprefly that fhould attend and meete him there ^ 
 to which offer of his, tf{aUigh after fbme 
 queftions paffed , finding the French Barke 
 
 Hi not 
 
6a 
 
 not to bee fo ready, nor fo fit as that himfelfe had 
 formerly prouided, gaue him thanks,and told 
 him that he would make vie of his owne 
 Barke, but for his Letters, and the reft of his of- 
 fer, hefhouldbe beholding to him, becaufe his ac- 
 quaintance in France was yporne out. So paili- 
 onately bent was hee vponhisefcape, as 
 that hee did not forbeare to truft his life, 
 and to communicate a fecret importing 
 h im fo neere, v po n his fir ft acquaintance \and 
 <vnto a fir anger \ whom he hath iincecon- 
 felTed that he neuer /av> before. And thus af- 
 ter two nights Hay, the third night hee 
 made an actuall attempt toe/cape, and Was 
 in Boate towards his Shippe , but was by 
 Stucley arreited,brought backe,and deliuc- 
 red into the cuitodie of the Lieutenant of 
 theTower. 
 
 For thefe his great and hainous offences, 
 in adtes of HoiHIitie vpon his Maiefties 
 confederates, depredations, and abufes, as 
 well of his Commiffion, as of his Maie- 
 flies Subiec1:s vnder his charge, Impo- 
 ftures, Attempts of efcape , declining his 
 Maieftiesluflice, and the reft, euidently 
 
 prooued 
 
6l 
 
 prooucd or confefTcd by himfelfej he had 
 made himfelfe vtterly vnwoorthy of his 
 Maiefties further mercy : And becaufe he 
 could not by Law bee Judicially called in 
 qtieftion, for that his former attainder of 
 Treafbn is the higheft and lad worke of 
 the Law ( whereby hee was Ciuiliter mortu- 
 hs) his Maieftie was inforced ( except At- 
 tainders mould become priuiledges for all 
 fubfequent offences) to refolue to haue 
 him executed vpon his former Attainder. 
 
 His Maiefties iuft and honourable 
 proceedings being thus made ma- 
 nifeft to all his good Sub ie&s by 
 this preceding Declaration , not founded 
 Vpon coniedures orlikelyhoodsj but ei- 
 ther vpon confeflion of the partie him- 
 felfe , or vpon the examination of-diuers 
 vnfufpe&ed witneffes, heleaues it to the 
 world to iudge, how he could either haue 
 fatisfied his owne luftice , (his honou- 
 rable intentions hauingbenc foperuerted 
 and abufed by the fayd Sir W.%aleigh)orycz 
 make the vprightnefle of the fame his in- 
 H 3 tentions 
 
6to 
 
 temions appearc to his dearcft Brother the 
 King of Spainetf he had not by a Legal pu^ 
 nilhmeiitof the Offender, giuen an exam- 
 ple, a(well of terrour to all his other Sub- 
 ie&s, not to abule his gracious meanings, 
 in taking contrary courfes for the attai- 
 ning to their owne vnlawfull endes - 3 as 
 alio of Demonftrauon to all other for- 
 reigne Princes and States* whereby they 
 might reft affured ofhisMaiefties honou- 
 rable proceeding with them, when any the 
 like cafe (hall occurre : By which meanes 
 his Maieftie may the more afiure<jfy ix- 
 pecl; and claime an honourable concur- 
 rence , and a reciprocall correfpondtncc 
 from them , vpon any the like occaf.on. 
 But as to SivWalter Raleigh hisconfeflion 
 at his Death, what he confeiTed or denied 
 touching any the points of this declarati- 
 on , his Maieftie lcaues him and his con- 
 ference therein to God , as was faid in the 
 beginning of this Dilcourfe. ForSoue- 
 raigne Princes cannot make a trueiudge- 
 mentvpon the bare fpeechesor afleuera- 
 tions of a delinquent at the time of his 
 
 death, 
 
' *3 
 death , but their judgement mud be foun* 
 dedvpon examinations, reexaminations, 
 and conf rontments , and fuch like reall 
 proofes,as all this former difcourie is made 
 Vp and built vpon - 3 all the materiall and 
 molt important of the (aid examinations 
 being taken vnder the hands of the exa- 
 minates that could write, and that in the 
 prefenceofno fewer then fixe of his Ma- 
 iefties priuie Counfell , and attefted by 
 their alike feuerall fubferiptions vndcr 
 their hands , which were my Lords, the 
 Archbifhop of Canterbury, the Lord Veru- 
 lam Lord Chauncellor of England, the 
 Earlc of: TPorcefler Lord Priuy Seale, Ma- 
 iler Secretary TSlaunton , the Mailer 
 of the Rolls,, and Sir 
 Edward Qofa. 
 
 f%^ Imprinted at L o n d o n by 
 
 Bonham Norton and Iohn 
 
 Bi ll, Printers to the Kings 
 
 moft Excellent MaiefHe. 
 
 An no itfiS.