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YALE UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

Historical Account

OF SOME

MEMORABLE ACTIONS,
Particularly in Virginia ;
ALSO
Against the Admiral of Algier, and in the
East Indies : Performed for the Ser
vice of his Prince and Country,
By Sir THOMAS GRANTHAM, Knight,
with an introduction
By R. a. brock. Esquire,
Secretary Virginia Historical Society.

LONDON:
Printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms
in Warwick-Lane. MDCCXVI.

RICHMOND, VA:
Reprinted by Carlton McCarthy & Co.
1882.

COPYRIGHT 1882 BY
CARLTON McCarthy & co.

Two hundred and fifty copies printed, of

which this is N'

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-WM. ELLIS JONES,
PRINTER,
RICHMOND, VA.

PREFACE.

At a meeting of the Joint Library Committee of the
Legislature of Virginia, held February i8, 1882, Colonel
Sherwin McRae, the Librarian, presented the following
report concerning the book now reprinted :
"The volume containing 'The Memorable Actions of Sir
Thomas Grantham, Particularly in Virginia,' is for the
Library a most fortunate acquisition; throwing much light, as
it does, on a .part of the history of Virginia on which histo
rians and scholars differ. This merit alone would demand its
purchase, but in addition, there is good reason to believe that
this copy which the Library possesses is the only one in exist
ence This fact (if so), independently of the intrinsic worth of
the book, greatly increases its money value."
After the reading of the above, the Committee heard
the application of the publisher for the privilege of re
printing, and unanimously passed the following resolution,
which Hmits the edition to one hundred copies; but as
the minutes were not written immediately, the Secretary
has failed to note that the publisher was allowed discre-

IV preface.
tion in that matter, to the extent necessary to secure
himself from loss :
"Leave was granted Mr. Carlton McCarthy to take from the
Library the rare book entitled 'The Memorable Actions of
Sir Thomas Grantham, 1716,' and to print therefrom one
hundred copies, upon condition that he return the book in
good order, and give the Library ten of the copies so printed."
True copy from Journal of Joint Library Committee, February
18, 1882.
SHERWIN McRAE,
Assistant and Acting Librarian.

INTRODUCTION.

The original of the little tract, which is herewith for the first
time reprinted, is in the Library of the State of Virginia, for
which it was recently purchased in the city of New York. Upon
the tract the critical bibliographer Sabin thus comments: "A
very rare piece. I have only seen one copy." (Dictionary of
Books relating to America, No. 28,323.) It is the judgment
of Colonel Sherwin McRae, the State Librarian, who has given
the matter careful investigation, that the copy in his custody and
that noted by Sabin are one and the same, and that it is in all
probability the only copy in America. The tract is mentioned
by Lowndes (Manual of Bibliography), who ascribes to the same
author, also, "The Prisoner against the Prelate, or a Dialogue
between the Common Gaol and the Cathedral of London, 1650.
Svo." Allibone (Dictionary of Authors) gives the following only as
the productions of Sir Thomas Grantham: "The Prisoner
against the Prelate, 1650; Christianismus and Primivitus, 1678,
folio; other theological works, 1644 — 80." The present tract,
aside from its rarety, is of interest and value in the novel details
which it furnishes of one of the most memorable episodes in
the early history of Virginia — that popular uprising known as
Bacon's Rebellion.

vi INTRODUCTION.
The leader in this movement was Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., a mem
ber of the distinguished English family of the name, and whose
life gave no uncertain assurance of his noble heritage.
Scarcely thirty years of age, possessed of ample fortune,
learned, eloquent, invested with the honorable station of Coun
cillor, popular with all classes, a happy husband and father, his
patriotism and philanthropy cannot justly be questioned. He
had all to lose and nothing to gain by opposing the existing
authorities. His oratorical powers are strikingly evidenced in
the lofty declaration quoted in the tract (pp. 12, 13), which is a
noble vindication, as well, of the purity of his motives.
Virginia groaned beneath the accumulated oppressions of
Charles the Second and his insatiate minions. The profligate
monarch found a fitting viceroy in the choleric and uncompro
mising Berkeley, who gives infamous testimony to his own char
acter in his memorable reply to an inquiry of the English
Council: "I thank God there are no free-schools, nor printing,
and I hope we shall not have these three hundred years; for
learning has brought disobedience into the world, and printing
has divulged them and libels against the best government. God
keep us from both ! " *
To the intolerable grievances of the Colonists, was added
another, imminently vital, in their defenceless surrender by the
Governor to Indian massacre. Denied protection by him, they
had no recourse but in revolt. They found a leader in Bacon,
who had an immediate stimulant in the murder by the savages
of his overseer and a favorite servant, at his plantation near
Richmond, on the stream still known as Bacon Quarter Branch.
*Hening's Statutes at Large, vol. ii, p. 511.

INTRODUCTION. VU
Bacon, having subdued the savages arid convoked an Assembly
(which by enactment reformed many abuses), suddenly died
from disease occasioned by exposure — supreme in the affections
of the people, and in the plenitude of his power.
With the death of their gifted and heroic leader, and the
threatened approach of a force sent from England for their
reduction, the rebellion subsided and the insurgents dispersed,
to be hunted down and relentlessly punished by the vindictive
Berkeley. The prisons were filled with the unfortunate patriots,
their estates were confiscated, and twenty-three were executed.
The virulence of Berkeley seemed to gather strength with each
execution, and it was urged of him that he " would have hanged
half the country if they had let him alone."* At last, the As
sembly interposed to arrest his blood-thirsty vengeance, at the
extent of which, even his selfish and hypocritical master, Charles
the Second, was horror-stricken, and was heard to say "that old
fool had hanged more men in that naked country than he had
done for the murder of his father."!
For details of Bacon's Rebellion, the reader is referred to the
following original narratives in Force's Tracts, vol. i:
The Beginning, Progress, and Conclusion of Bacon's
Rebellion in Virginia in the year 1675 and 1676. Wash
ington: Printed by Peter Force. 1835. Pp.26.
An Account of Our Late Troubles in Virginia, written in
1676, by Mrs. An. Cotton, of Q. Creeke. Published from
the original manuscript, in the Richmond (Va.) Enquirer,
of 12 September, 1804. Washington: Printed by Peter
Force. 1835. Pp. 12.
*T. M.'s Account in Force's Tracts, vol. i, p. 24; Burke, vol. ii, p.
208. t Ibid.

Vlll INTRODUCTION.
A List of those that have been Executed for the Late
Rebellion in Virginia, by Sir William Berkeley, Governor
of the Colony. Copied from the original manuscript
(Harleian collection, codex 6845, page 54) in the library
of the British Museum, London, by Robert Greenhow,
Esq., of Virginia. Washington: Printed by Peter Force.
1835. Pp.4.
A Narrative of the Indian and Civil Wars in Virginia, in
years 1675 and 1676. Published from the original manu
script in the first volume (second series) of the Collections
of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Boston : Printed
by John Elliott, No. 5 Court street. 1814. Pp. 48.
( This manuscript is now in the Collections of the Virginia
Historical Society.)
See also Hening's Statutes, vol. ii ; Collections of the Massa
chusetts Historical Society, vol. ix, 4th series (Aspinwall Papers),
pp. 162-187; Bancroft's History of the United States; and the
several histories of Virginia.
There are also in the State Library of Virginia, copious ex
tracts from the Public Record Office of Great Britain, relating
to the period, furnished by W. Noel Sainsbury, Esq.
r. a. brock.
Richmond, March 7, 1882.

An Historical
ACCOUNT o F s o'm e
Memorable Actions,
Particularly in Virginia;
ALSO
Againft the Admiral of Algier,
and in the Eaji Indies :
Perform'd for the Service of his
Prince and Country,
B Y
S"" Thomas Grantham, K^
The Winning of Honour, is but the Revealing of Man's
Virtue and Worth, without Dijadvantage. Bac. Effays.
LONDON:
Printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford- Arms
in Warwick-Lane. MDCCXVI.

THE

Memorable Ad:ions

OF

Sr Thomas Grantham.

S the Dictates of Nature are
of Force fufficient for fecu-
ring the Safety of Particular
Beings, and available enough,
without the Affiftance of any other Mo
tives, for Self-Defence and Prefervation :
So the Ties we are under, from the Re
lation which we bear to Communities,
and as we all are link'd together in Soci
ety, engage our Care for their De/ence,
and our Concern for their Welfare. Both
the Country where we Live, and the
Prince that does Protect us, claim from
us a particular Regard for their Intereft
A 2 and

'The Memorable ABions
and Happinefs; which if we negleft,
as far as we are able, to promote; we
neceffarily fall fhort of our Duty, and
those Civil Obligations, to which the
Laws of Obedience and Loyalty, and
of Society engage us.
Upon which Account it was, that I
here have undertaken to publifh fome
of thofe Tranfactions, which a long
Time have lain dormant; and which
could not ealily be kept filent, without
a fhameful Negled:, both of the Favours
Sir Thomas Grantham receiv'd from the
Bounty of his Sovereign, for the Service
perform'd in his Plantation of Virginia;
and alfo of the Generous Returns made
to him by the Honourable Company of
Merchants Trading to the Eaji-Indies,
for his Condudl and Succefs in Reducing
of Bombay. For tho' the private Satisfa-
6lion that flows from every worthy Deed,
is a Recompence endearing to each Brave
and Honeft Mind; yet the Benevolence
they fhowed to thefe Publick Underta
kings, was an additional Reward to the
unfeen inward Delight, and made the A-
6tions pregnant with a Treble Happinefs
of Pleafure, and of Profit and Renown;
as will appear by the following Hiftory
and Account. In

of Sir Thomas Grantham.
In the Year, therefore, 1672, Sir Tho
mas being bound on a Voyage for Virgi
nia, as Captain of the Ship Edward and
Jane, he obtain'd from his Royal High-
nefs the Duke of Tork, Protedlion for
fome of his Men : Of which this is the
Copy.

JAMES Duke of Tork and Al
bany, Earl of Uljier, Lord High-
Admiral of ENGLAND and
IRELAND, Conftable of Dover-
Caftle, Lord "Warden of the
Cinque-Ports, and Governor of
Portsmouth, &c.

FO U are not to Imprefs into His Maje-
Jly's Service, any of the Twelve Men
hereunder nam'd belonging to the Ship
Edward and Jane, Burthen about 240
Tons, whereof Thomas Grantham, One
of my Guard, is Commander; which is
bound on a Voyage to Virginia. Given
under my Hand and Seal, on Board the

The Memorable ABions
the Prince, this 2^th of June,
1672.

To all Commanders of Hts Majejly's JAMES.
Shits, and all Others whom it
may concern.

But, after this, having One of his Men
impreft by a Firefhip, he obtain'd his Re-
leafe, by an Order from Prince Rupert;
which is as follows.
Prince RUPERT, Count Palatine of
the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria and
Cumberland, Vice- Admiral of Eng
land, and Governor of the Royal
Caftle and Honour of Windfor,
&c.
T^T Virtue of the Power and Authority
¦^-^ to Me given by His Royal Highnefs
the Duke of York, and confirmed by His
Majefly, Thefe are to require you forthwith
to Difcharge George Robins, belonging to
the Ship Edward and Jane of London,
whereof Thomas Grantham is Com?nander,
bound on a Voyage to Virginia for His Ma-
jefifs

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 7
jeftfs Service; whom you have lately im
prefs' d. Hereof you are not to fail. Given
under my Hand and Seal at Whitehall, the
^th Day of Auguft, 1672.

To the Commander of His Majejifs IP U P E R 7'
Fire- Ship the Truelove.

Upon this he proceeded, by the Blef-
fing of God, on his intended Voyage:
And having happily arriv'd, after fome
Time, at Virginia; he addrefs'd himfelf
to the Governor thereof. Sir William
Berkley, who receiv'd him with feveral
Marks of 'Friendfhip and Efteem ; and as
a Token of the great Confidence he had
in his Fidelity and Valour, he appointed
him Admiral of a Fleet of Ships, confift-
ing of 25 Sail, for their Safe and Profpe-
rous Condud: Home: His Majefty being
then engag'd in a dangerous and bloody
War with the States-General of the United
Provinces. In the Time of this Sir William, it
was, that Oliver fubdued the Colony of
Virginia: Tho', to the immortal Honour
of the Loyalty of the Place, it was the
laft of all the King's Dominions, that fub-
mitted to the Ufurpation, and the firft
that

The Memorable ABions
that caft it off. For the Governor caus'd
the King to be proclaim'd there, before he
return'd for England. The Commiffion
he gave Sir Thomas then, was this :
Viz.
By the Governor, and Captain-
General of Virginia.
'jrMT'Hereas I have receiv'd Command from
' ' his mofi Sacred Majefiy, in his Royal
Letters dated the loth of March, in the
i\th year of His Majefly' s Reign, That
during these Times of Danger, occafon'd
by this prefent War with the States- Gene
ral of the United Provinces, / jhould not
permit any Ships to depart from hence, but
on the 2^th of March, June, and Septem
ber ; and that during their Stay here,
and their Voyage home, I Jhould appoint
fome of the Ablefi Commanders, to Order
and DireB the Fleet under their Charge,
until fuch Time as they fljall either meet
with fome of His Majefiy' s Ships of War
in the Soundings, or fijall arrive in fome
Port of England, there to expeB further
Orders. Now, know you all, whom theje
under may concern; that I, Sir William
Berkley, Kt. Governor, and Captain-Gene ral

of Sir Thomas Grantham.
ral of Virginia, out of the Confidence I
have in the Valour and good ConduB of
you. Captain Thomas Grantham, do here
by, according to His Majesty's Commands,
and the Power thereof, confiitute and ap
point you Admiral of the Fleet now to
Sail; hereby giving you full Power and
Authority, as Admiral, to Command the
faid Fleet ; in His Majesty's Name requir
ing you to obey and obferve fuch Orders and
Infiructions, as I Jhall give you. And I
do hereby firaitly command and require all
inferior Officers, and Mafiers of Ships and
Vefels now to Sail, to he from time to ti7ne
obedient to you, as Admiral; and fo far
as the Wind and Weather will permit them,
to obferve fuch Orders, as fioall by you and
your Inferior Officers be thought fit for your
greateji Security, and are according to His
Majefiy' s Commands, and my InJiruBions,
grounded thereon; as you, and they, and
every of them, will anfwer the contrary
to His Majefiy, and upon the Forfeiture
of your feveral Bonds. Given under my
Hand, and the Seal of the Colony, this 2d
Day of April, 1673. William Berkley.
B Arri-

IO The Memorable ABions
Arriving therefore in England in good
time, with the Ships under his Care, he
embark'd again in the Year 1676. for Vir
ginia, in the Ship Concord, Burthen 500
Tonns, with near 50 Men. The Name
of the Ship feem'd to be given providen
tially, and as an Omen of that peaceable
and friendly Settlement, to which the
Country was reduc'd by his prevailing
Mediation. For Civil Fadtion and Rebel
lion was fo far advanc'd when he came
there, that a Subverfion of the Govern
ment was very dangeroufly threatned, and
the Incendiaries were grown to fuch a
Pitch of Mutiny and Difturbance, that
nothing could either allay, or appeafe
them. Their Reftless Tempers were inflam'd
on thefe Accounts : Viz. The Diftur
bance of the Indians; the Reftraint of
their Trade by Englijh Afts of Parlia
ment; the ill Ufage the Planters met
with in Exchange of their Tobacco for
other Commodities; and the Dividing
the Colony into Proprieties, contrary to
the Original Charters; and the Charges
of Relieving themfelves from thofe Grants.
Which various Complaints Colonel Na
thaniel Bacon obferving, he thereupon infi-

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 1 1
infinuated himfelf into the Affeftions of
the Difcontented ; and fends for a Com-
miflion to the Governor to head the Men
againft the Indians. But the Governor
refus'd it; and order'd him to be pro
claim'd a Rebel, if he refus'd to come to
him. After this. Bacon came with 600
Men arm'd; and the Governor not find
ing himfelf powerful enough to refift him,
fign'd his Commiffion ; but as soon as he
was gone, iflued out a Proclamation of
Rebellion againft him. Whereupon Bacon
and his Men, inftead of Marching againft
the Indians, turn'd their Arms againft
fuch of their own Country as fliould op-
pofe them. Their Demands were fo in-
fulting, and their Pretenfions fo exorbi
tant, that neither Reafon could mitigate,
nor Authority curb them.
Bacon, therefore, and Lawrence, were
the chief Ringleaders of this Tumult and
Difturbance; and they, with the reft of
their daring Accomplices, forc'd the Go
vernor, and moft of the Council and Prin
cipal Inhabitants, to fly for Safety to a
Place call'd Accomack, on the North Side
of Cape-Henry.
Nathaniel Bacon publifti'd Two Decla
rations; one to the People of Accomack,
and the other to thofe of Virginia; in-
B 2 citing

1 2 The Memorable ABions
citing both of them to an open Infurre-
(Sion. In the Firft, He animates the People to
a High Refentment of thofe Grievous
Oppreffions they lay under from the Go
vernment of Sir William Berkley ; becaufe
he adted beyond his Power and Commif
fion; and that they had been fuccefsful
in their War againft him. In the Second,
to the Inhabitants of Virginia, he begins
with this High Strain of his Innocence,
and the Juftice of their Caufe.
" If Virtue be a Sin ; if Piety be
"Guilt; if all the Principles of Morali-
"ty, and Goodnefs, and Juftice be per-
" verted; we muft confefs, that thofe
"who are call'd Rebels, may be in Dan-
"ger of thofe high Imputations, thofe
"loud and fevere Bulls, which would af-
" fright Innocency, and render the De-
" fence of our Brethren, and the Enquiry
"into our fad and heavy Oppreffions,
" Treafon. But if there be (as fure there
"is) a juft God to appeal to; if Religion
"and Juftice be a San6tuary here; if
"to plead the Caufe of the Opprefs'd; if
"fincerely to aim at the Publick Good,
"without any Refervation, or By-Intereft;
"if to ftand in the Gap, after fo much
"Blood

of Sir Thomas Grantham.
' Blood of our Dear Brethren bought and
' fold ; if after the Lofs of a great Part of
'His Majefty's Colony, deferted and dif-
'peopl'd, and freely to part with our
'Lives and Eftates, to endeavour to fave
'the Remainder, be Treafon; Let God
'and the World judge, and the Guilty
'die. But fince we cannot find in our
' Hearts One fingle Spot of Rebellion and
'Treafon, or that we have in any man-
*ner aim'd at the Subverfion of the Set-
'tl'd Government, or attempting the
'Perfon of any, either Magiftrate, or
' Private Man ; notwithftanding the fe-
'veral Reproaches and Threats of fome,
'who for finifter Ends were difafFedled to
'Us, and cenfure our Juft and Honeft
'Defigns.  Let Truth be bold; and
'all the World know the Real Foundation
'of our Pretended Guilt.
After this, he taxes the Governor, Sir
William, with Caballing, and Myfterious
Defigns; with Promoting the Indians to
Employments, the Negled: of Trade, and
of the Arts and Sciences. And accufes
him for Expending the Publick Treafure
upon his Favourites; for Protedling the
Indians, who are Enemies to the King and
Country, and are Thieves and Robbers, and

14 The Memorable ABions
and have Ammunition and Fire-Arms
allow'd them, contrary to Law : And
that he himfelf had monopoliz'd the
Beaver Trade, in Oppofition to the Set
tlement. And then concludes. That he, and his
Adherents, unanimoufly defire to prefent
their fad and heavy Grievances to His
moft Sacred Majefty, and Parliament of
England, as their Refuge and Sand:uary;
where they know, that all their Caufes
will be impartially heard, and equal Juf
tice adminiftred to all People.
And whereas the Rebels continu'd their
Trade in Tobacco, notwithftanding the
Laws of the Colony to the contrary, and
the Governor's Publick Prohibitions ; the
faid Governor therefore order'd this Pro
clamation following to be publifti'd.
By the Governor, and Captain-
General of Virginia.
'WTfHereas I have heretofore ifiu'd forth,
' ' and pub lijh'd feveral Proclamations,
thereby firiBly forbidding all Per fons what-
foever, as well Mafiers of Ships, Mari
ners, Merchants, as FaBors refiding in
this

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 15
this Countrey, and fuch as come this Year
into this Countrey, as Others, from all
manner of Trading, or Dealing in any fort
with thofe in Rebellion; which Proclama
tions and Prohibitions have not hitherto
been direBly obferve d: But that on the
contrary, feveral Perfons have difpos'd of
Goods on Shore, purchas'd Tobacco to con-
fderable ^antities, and procur'd feveral
Hogjheads of Tobacco to be put on Board
feveral Ships; whereby the Rebels are en-
courag'd, and enabl'd to perfifi and conti
nue in Rebellion againfi his Loyal and
Liege People, greatly prejudicd and dif-
heartend in their Efiates and Loyalty;
for that thofe in Rebellion and Wavering
from their Allegiance, have by that means
the fole Opportunty of Serving themfelves
in the Difpofal aud Securing their To
bacco, and Furnijhing themfelves with
Goods and Neceffaries ; whilfi thofe truly
Loyal are forc'd from their Houfes and
Plantations, and their Efiates feized,
robb'd, and taken away. All which fuch
Trading, Dealing, or Handling, is direB
ly prejudicial to the King's mofi Sacred
Majefiy' s Country, and is in it felf Rebel
lious and Traiterous.

I do

1 6 The Memorable ABions
I do therefore this once more, by this my
Proclamation, not only reinforce my former
Proclamations, prohibiting all fuch Trade;
but again firiBly forbid all Perfons what-
foever, from any fuch Trading or Dealing
whatfoever, with any Perfons on the We-
ftern Shore in Virginia, and alfo from Re
ceiving any Tobacco on Shore, or Taking
any Tobacco whatfoever on Board any Ship,
or other Vefiel, in order to be tranfported
out of this Country, during the Continu
ance of this Rebellion, except by my efpecial
Leave and Licenfe in Writing, under my
Hand for the fame; upon the Pains and
Penalties of being deetn'd, held and efieem'd,
as Rebels and Traytors to His mofi Sacred
Majefiy ; for that the fame is of Necessity
a Nurfing, Maintaining, and Strength
ening the Rebellion on foot. Given under
my Hand in York River, this 2^th Day of
December 1676. and in the 2%th Year of
the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King
Charles the Wd. whom God preferve.
William Berkley.

To all Magiftrates and Officers
Cwil and Military, and all
other His Majejly's Liege Peo
ple ; who are Jirictly Com
manded to Publijh the fame by
this Original, or a true Copy
thereof. This

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 17
This the Governor thought necefl"ary
for Reducing the Rebels to some Exigences
and Straits, and thereby to hearken more
eafily to Terms of Peace and Accommo
dation. In the Time of the Rebellion, Sir Tho
mas receiv'd a Letter from Mr. Richard
Lawrence, One of the Rebels, to this Ef-
fedl. ' That the Good Subje6ts of Virgi-
' nia ( as he call'd them ; tho' then they
' were in open Rebellion ) were grievoufly
' oppreflf'd, and had taken up Arms for
' their own Defence, and that of His Ma-
' jefty's Plantation. And defir'd, that he
' would not condemn them as guilty of
' the horrid Crimes of Treafon and Rebel-
' lion, which they from their very Souls
' abhorr'd more than their Enemies. He
urg'd to him likewise, ' That the Gover-
' nor's Commiffion was expir'd, and void-
' ed by his own Ad: : And that if He,
' and the reft of the Commanders of
' Ships, would not ftand Neuter, they
' would burn all the Tobacco, as they
' had formerly done : And that the Burn-
' ing of the present Crop, would heighten
' the Value of the next.

To

The Memorable ABions
To this Letter, he immediately return'd
this Aniwer. ' That nothing but a fpeedy
Repentance could free him, and his
Friends, and the Country from inevita
ble Ruin : Which the Governor was ve
ry willing to prevent, by extending to
them his Mercy, as far as it was confi-
ftent with his Honour and Safety. And
that his Commiffion was so far from be
ing expir'd, that the King was Extending
his Power, and Sending him more large
Inftrudions. That as for himself, and
the reft of the Commanders, they durft
not disobey the Governor's Commands,
left they ftiould incur the high Difplea-
fure of his Majefty at their Return ; who
would alfo doubtlefs be very much in-
cens'd at the LoflT of his Cuftoms, by
their Impoverifliing the Country; and
the Merchants also, by the Lofs of their
Trade, would unanimoufly follicit the
Puniffiment of all thofe, who were the
turbulent Promoters of it. And at laft
fubscrib'd himfelf. Your very Loving Friend,
( As far as my Allegiance to my
King, and my Duty to my Go
vernor will permit,)
Tho. Grantham. And

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 19
And therefore, as he was not unmind
ful of his Duty to his Prince, so neither
was he forgetful of that Kindnefs which
he ow'd his Fellow-Subjeds: And there
fore employ'd his moft fedulous Care and
Intereft, to promote that Tranquility and
Good Underftanding betwixt the Gover
nor and the Rebels, that the Country, and
its Inhabitants, might not be brought to
utter Mifery and Desolation. Nor could
he think of any Method more conducive
towards the Accomplifliing this Good De-
fign, than to perfwade the Governor to
Meeknefs, and the People to Submiffion.
For, as an unrelenting Temper in Sir Wil
liam, would be apt to harden them in
their Obftinacy, and render them despe
rate, while they thought their Crimes un
pardonable ; fo their Inclination of Heark-
ning to any Amicable Propofals, would be
apt to soften the Governor into Kindnefs,
and aflAvage his Anger and Refentment.
And therefore, he perfwaded them not to
be led away by Evil Counfellors, nor to
run the Hazard of Deftroying both their
Souls, and Bodies, and Eftates; which
are the common and moft dire Effeds of
Sedition and Rebellion. C 2 For

20 The Memorable ABions
For, after his Arrival in J'ori- River, he
immediately went to Portopatank, where
he heard the Rebels were afl"embled; and
near Mr. Pate's Houfe he met with the
principal Ringleaders, to whom he ad
drefs'd himfelf to this Effbd. ' What,
' Gentlemen, are you going to your Ruin
' headlong? Are you quite bereft of all
' Senfe of Duty, and Self- Prefervation?
' Have neither the Staple Laws of Na-
* ture, nor thofe Fundamental Rules of
' your Country, any Influence upon you;
' that your Obftinacy thus blinds you?
' Have you not yet heard what numerous
' Forces are coming from England, to fup-
' prefs your tumultuous Proceedings ? And
' that without an immediate Submiffion,
' your Fate will be inevitable, and your
' Safety entirely ftiipwreck'd? Hearken
' therefore to the Tenders of Peace, be-
' fore it is too late : Confult, like Men of
' Senfe, your own Felicity; and quietly
' lay down your Arms; left by perfifting
' in this open Hoftility, you force them at
' laft to be ftieath'd in your own Bow-
' els. And by the Bleffing of God upon this
Advice, which was attended with fome fe
vere Threats, the Civil Breach was clos'd be-

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 21
between them, and the Animofities at laft
expir'd. About this Time, he receiv'd a kind and
fenfible Letter from Mr. Milner; which,
becaufe it is not long, fliall be tran-
fcrib'd.

SIR,
T/D U have undertaken a Work, that will
J- fpeak your everlafiing Fame and Glo
ry ; the Confolidating our fad Differences,
Preventing the Sword and Famine, with
other Horrors, that, gaping, were ready to
fwallow up this miferable Country. The
Service you will do herein to the Almigh
ty, to our Dread Sovereign, the Governor,
and the Country, will make you honourably
fpoken of throughout the World. I have
only to add, that fince now, as I hope, it
will appear by the whole Series of my ABi
ons, my Life and Fortune are both' Shipp'd
off with the Governor and his Friends; if
therefore I may be thought worthy to advife,
I Jhall leave to your ferious Consideration ;
That, if you think good, the Honourable
Governor be perfwaded to proceed by the
fame Method His Majefiy did at his Refio-
ration, by a Declaration from Bredagh.
Such a one here from his Honour, would
abun-

22 The Memorable ABions
abundantly fettle the Minds of Hundreds,
that are at prefent amus'd, and at a full
Stand. All I add is. That Mercy and In
demnity were ever yet a greater Friend to
Peace, than Severity, tho' Jufiice were on
the fame Side. I befeech you to difpatch
the Bearer back, lefi I am forc'd to come fin
gle, and then render my felf incapable of
doing that Service to the Honourable Gover
nor, which is defign'd by
Your Faithful Servant,
Jan. 6. 1676.
Geo, Milner,

The Governor was pleas'd to manage
his Proceedings, according to the Rules of
this Advice. And therefore, tho' fome of
thofe who animated the Fadion were put
to Death; and Bacon died of the Loufy
Evil ; yet others, who fubmitted them
felves, were receiv'd into Favour and Pro-
tedion. And to thefe the following Oath
of Allegiance and Fidelity was adminiftred
by Sir Thomas.

'1 A. B.

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 23
'I A. B. do willingly and heartily de-
' clare, that I know, and in my Confci-
' ence believe, Richard Lawrence, and
' many others with him, to be in open Re-
' bellion againft the King's moft Sacred
' Majefty, and againft the Right Honou-
' rable the Governor of Virginia, and the
' good eftablifti'd Laws and Peace of this
' Colony of Virginia. Which Rebellion
' I do from my Heart abhor and deteft,
' and do therefore moft willingly, freely,
' and from my Heart fwear my full Alle-
' giance to the King's moft Excellent Ma-
' jefty; and that I will with my Life, and
' whole Eftate, ferve and obey the Right
' Honourable the Governor, and obey all
' fuch Magiftrates and Officers, as he ftiall
' from time to time appoint over me ; and
' with them, or any of them, ufe my ut-
' moft Endeavour to my Life's End, to
' take, feize, kill and deftroy, all fuch
' Perfons whatsoever, as either now are,
' or hereafter fliall be in such Rebellion as
' is recited. This Oath I do moft hearti-
' ly, freely, and willingly take, in the
' Prefence of Almighty God. So help me
God.

Wh

en

24 The Memorable ABions
When all thefe Uproars were at an end,
and the Government fettl'd on its old Bafis
of Tranquility and Peace, he return'd for
England; and acquainted His Majefty
with the welcome News of Reducing the
Rebels to their Duty, and Fixing the Go
vernor in his Power and Command. All
which was perform'd with no lefs Manage
ment, than apparent Hazard of his Life.
For which Signal Service, His Majefty
was gracioufly pleas'd to beftow upon him
a Noble Gift, as a Token of his Princely
Kindnefs to his Loyalty and Good Offi
ces. In the Year 1 676, he proceeded again on
on a Voyage to Virginia, in the fame Ship
Concord, with about 50 Men, including
Paflengers, and only 22 Guns. And fail
ing forward to about 1 20 Leagues beyond
the Land's-End, was attack'd by one Ca
nary, a Spanijh Renegade, and Admiral of
the King of Algiers, in a New Ship of 48
Guns call'd the New Rofe, and having on
Board more than 600 Men. From whence
afterwards arofe the English Proverb of a
Canary-Bird, fignifying a Rogue. His
Bravery for the Defence of his Ship, was
as remarkable, as his Perfidioufnefs had
been to the Christian Faith : And it was his

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 25
his Courage and Refolution that gain'd
him that High Poft in his Earthly Ma-
fter's Service, whatever Cowardice and
Means he had betray'd unto his Hea
venly. This Fight happen'd upon Thurfday the
25th of OBober ; which was extreme de-
fperate and bloody on both Sides. When
they came up with one another, Canary
hal'd him; and pretending to be his
Friend, told him the Name of his Ship
was the Rupert. He anfwer'd him. He
did not believe him. Canary then com
manded him to hoift out his Boat, and
come on Board: Which he refus'd; and
bad him come on Board him ; which he
told him he would do fpeedily. This be
ing in the Evening, he prepar'd himfelf
for a Fight the next Morning. At which
Time hoifting his Top-Sails, he came up
to Sir Thomas, on his Larboard-Quarter;
and letting fly a Red Swallow-Tail Flag
at Main-Top-Maft-Head, he fir'd a Shot
at him, and commanded him to ftrike to
the King of Algiers, and Admiral Canary ;
Which he refufing, he came along his
Broad Side, and fir'd his Great Guns at
him, with a Volley of Small Shot. He
return'd him the like Salute. And this
was done twice on both Sides. After this
D he

26 The Memorable ABions
he grappl'd with Sir Thomas his Mizon-
Chains, fir'd his Great Guns, and mann'd
his Decks, and put him to a clofe Fight.
But in two Hours time, by God's Affi
ftance, Sir Thomas beat him off" twice or
thrice. He fliot down the Mizon-Yard,
fir'd the Mizon-Sail, burnt down the Mi-
zon-Maft, and putting all abaft on Fire,
Sir Thomas was forc'd down into the great
Cabin, when every Man in that Quarter
was either kill'd or wounded, but himfelf;
refolving rather to burn, than to be ta
ken. From the great Cabin, Sir Thomas
made a Sign to thofe in the Fore- Caftle,
to Sally out at the fame time with him;
whereby they kill'd feveral, and forc'd
others into the Sea, and aboard their Ship.
He then endeavour'd to get away; but
having faften'd his Spritfail Top-Maft to
Sir Thomas'?, Main-Bowling-Bridle, he
kept him faft : And as often as he fent up
his Men, One by One, to the Boltfprit to
get clear, Sir Thomas his Men fliot them
down ; and prevented alfo his extinguiffi-
ing his Fore-yard, which hung over Sir
Thomas his Ship's Poop, all on Fire. But
at laft his Fore-Sail, Mafts and Yards be
ing all in a Light Flame, he was cut loofe, and

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 27
and about Twelve at Noon they parted.
Sir Thomas ftood after him till it was
dark, but was not unwilling to lofe Sight
of him notwithftanding. In this Fight,
Sir Thomas had 2 1 Seamen and Paflengers
kill'd and wounded.
And, after this, making a Safe Voyage
Outward, and Home, he related the whole
Matter to the King; who, in Confidera-
tion of fo Noble an Exploit, rewarded
him according to his Royal Bounty, with
a very Valuable Gold Chain and Medal.
Nor were the Owners of the Ship un
mindful of this Proof of his Ability and
Condud; and therefore they agreed to
make this following Order.
Mr. Kent,
'WfF, the Owners of the Ship Con-
' ' cord, do agree, and order you, in
Confideration of the extraordinary Ma
naging the Fight againfi the Turks, this
lafi Voyage by Captain Grantham, to lay
out, and buy Plate to the Value of For
ty Pounds. Which Plate is to be engra
ven with Two Turks Heads, and writ
ten. The Gift of the faid Owners:
Which are to be carried in the faid Ship,
D 2 as

28 The Memorable ABions
as long as the Captain goes to Sea. Sub-
fcrib'd by Us this 2jth of Auguft,
1679. For Richard Booth and Self,
Samuel Story.
For John Lenton and Self,
Fran. Kempe.
Arthur Bailey.
Matt. Meriton.
George Baker.
Thurst. Withnell.

The Relation of this Engagement was
alfo publiffi'd in the Gazette, Thurfday,
December 5th. 1678.
Nor were thefe Remarkable Inftances of
Bounty the fole Reward he receiv'd from
His Majefty and the Owners; but the
King was likewife pleas'd to appoint him
Keeper of his Busby-V^iX^. And what was
kinder, as a Teftimony of his Special Fa
vour, he recommended him by a Special
Mandate, under the Signet and Sign Ma
nual, to the Governor and Company of
Mer-

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 29
Merchants Trading to the Eafi-Indies. It
run thus.

Charles R.
nnRufiy, and Well-beloved, we greet
you well. Whereas our Trufiy and
Well-beloved Captain Thomas Grantham
has given Eminent Proofs of his abfo-
lute Courage and Loyalty upon feveral
Occafions, which deferve to receive all
fitting Encouragement: We have thought
fit, as a Mark of our Favour to him,
hereby to recommend him in a mofi par
ticular manner to you; that he, and his
Ship which he intends to build, may be enter
tain d by you, according to your ufual Pra-
Bice in your Trade to the Eaft-Indies. And
fo not doubting of your ready Compliance
herein, which we Jhall take in very good
part.

30 The Memorable ABions
part. We bid you Farewel. Given at our
Court at Whitehall, the Third Day of
March, 168^. in the Four and Twentieth
Year of our Reign. By His Majefty's Command,
CON WA V.

After the Ship was built and finifli'd.
Burthen 8 1 6 Ton, and carrying 300 Men,
His Majefty, with his Royal Highnefs the
Duke of York, and feveral of the Princi
pal Nobility, did him the Honour of Co
ming Aboard on Her at Deptford, and re
ceiv'd from him an Entertainment. And
His Majefty having at that time nam'd the
Ship Charles the Second, conferr'd upon
him the Honour of Knighthood, Feb. 18.
I68^ After this he receiv'd his Orders from
the Eafi-India Company ; which were
thefe.

Com-

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 31
Commiffion and InfiruBions, given by
the Governor and Company of
Merchants of London, Tra
ding to the Eaft-Indies; to Sir
Thomas Gratham, Kt. Com
mander of the Ship Charles the
Second.
THE King's moft Excellent Maje
fty having, by his Royal Charter
'bearing Date the 3d. of April, 1661. in
' the Thirteenth Year of His Majefty's
' Reign, granted unto us the Entire Trade
' of the Eafi-Indies, and declar'd, that the
' Ports, Cities, Towns and Places thereof,
' fliall not be traded unto, vifited, fre-
' quented, or haunted by any other of
' His Majefty's Subjeds, without our Li-
' cence ; upon Pain of Forfeiture of Ship,
' Goods, and Imprifonment during His
' Majefty's Pleafure. And that if we con-
' ceive it neceflary, we may fend either
' Ships of War, Men, or Ammunition in-
' to any of our Fadories, or other Places
' of Trade, for the Security and Defence
' of the fame : and to chufe Commanders ' and

The Memorable ABions
' and Officers over them ; and to give them
' Power and Authority, by Commiffion
' under our Common Seal, or otherwife ;
' To continue, and make Peace, or War,
* with any Prince or People, that are not
' Chriftians, in any Places of our Trade,
' as fliall be moft for our Advantage and
' Benefit. And alfo to Right and Recom-
' pence our felves upon the Goods, Eftate,
' or People of thofe Parts, by whom we
' fliall fuftain any Injury, Lofs, or Da-
' mage ; or upon any other People what-
' foever, that fliall any way interrupt,
' wrong, or injure us in our faid Trade.
' And that we may feize the Perfons of
' fuch Englijh, or others of His Majefty's
' Subjeds, in the faid Eafi-Indies, which
' ffiall Sail in any Indian, or Englijh Vef-
' fel, or inhabit in thofe Parts without
' our Licence, and fend them to Eng-
' land.

' Now We the faid Governor and Com-
' pany having an undoubted Right by
' ancient Stipulation with the King of
' Perfia, that we fliall have for ever Half
'the Cuftoms of his Port of Gombroone;
' and that our Agent fliall have Seffion in
' his Divan, or Council ; and that an Of-
' ficer

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 33
' ficer of ours fliall always be permitted
' to Sit in his Bundar, or Cuftom-Houfe,
' to Colled Half the Cuftoms of his faid
' Port of Gombroone. Which Privilege
' was ftipulated, and granted to our Com-
' pany formerly, in Confideration of the
' Englijh Blood and Treafure, fpent in Af-
' fifting his Predeceflc)rs, Kings of Perfia,
- in Taking the Ifland Ormus from the
' Portugueze, which in thofe Times de-
' priv'd his Empire of all Trade.
' And whereas the faid King of Perfia,
' or his Minifters, have for many Years
' laft paft depriv'd us of our Ancient Pri-
' vileges before recited, and have put off"
' our Agents with the Payment only of
' One Thoufand Tomands yearly, inftead
' of 40000 Tomands, which our Moiety
' of the Cuftoms of Gombroone amounts
' unto : Upon which a Debt of above
' One Hundred Fifty Thoufand Tomands
' has accru'd to us ; which we have often
' without Eff"ed demanded of Him, the
' faid King, and his Minifters :
'We do therefore here, by Virtue of
* the Authority granted unto Us by His
* Majefty, our Sovereign Lord the King,
E ' as

34 The Memorable ABions
' as aforefaid, empower and authorize you
' to invade, and make War upon the faid
' King of Perfia, and his Subjeds, by Sea,
' and by Land, as you fliall fee Caufe ;
' and to feize and take any of the Ships,
' or Goods, properly belonging to the faid
' King of Perfia, or any of his Subjeds ;
' and that you deliver the fame to our
* Governor and Council at Bombay, for
' our Ufe ; together with all the Invoices,
' Books, and Bills of Loading, and Pa-
' pers, you fliall find on Board any Ship
' belonging to the faid King of Perfia, or
' any of his Subjeds.
' But you are in no wife to off"er any
' Violence to any of the Goods, Perfons,
* or Eftates of any of the King of Indo-
'fian's Subjeds, or any other Prince or
' State in India, in Amity with His Ma-
' jefty and Us. And if you fliall find
' Goods belonging to the Subjeds of the
' King of Perfia, on Board any India Ship,
' or Junk, belonging to any King, or
' Prince in Amity with His Majefty, and
' this Company, as aforefaid ; you fliall
' only take out thofe Numerical Goods,
* which do belong to the Subjeds of the
' King of Perfia : And fliall alfo duly pay
' unto

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 35
' unto the Captain, or Commander of
' fuch Indian Ship, or Vefl*el in Amity,
' as aforefaid, the juft Freight condition'd
' to be paid, if thofe Goods had been du-
' ly landed in Perfia, according to Bills of
' Loading. ' But becaufe the End of all War is
* Peace, we would have you ( after you
' have taken near what you think may
* make us Satisfdion ) to give Notice to
' the King of Perfia'% Governor at Gom-
' broone. That if he will pay you down
' Fifty Thoufand Tomands presently, you
' have Power to difcharge the King of
' Perfia of all Arrears of Cuftoms due to
' the Company. And that you will deli-
' ver all that you have taken, truly and
' faithfully, to the Refpedive Owners, or
' to the Governor for their Ufe ; the Go-
' vernor engaging to you, that for the fu-
' ture He, and his SuccefTors, fliall duly
' pay the Company Ten Thoufand To-
¦ mands yearly, in full of their growing
. Cuftom of Gombroone.
' And you may promife on our Parts,
' that we will fend yearly a Ship of fuch
' Force as yours, or Two of Half the
E 2 * Force,

t6 The Memorable ABions
' Force, to Guard and Defend the Perfian
' Ports, againft the Infolences and Af-
' fronts of the Portugueze. And what-
' foever you fhall receive on this Account
' in Money, you are to pay unto our Pre-
* fident and Council at Sur at, for the Com-
' pany's Ufe.

' Tho' We have begun thefe Inftrudi-
' ons to you, with and concerning your
' Perfia Voyage, which was firft in our
' Intention ; yet our Affairs having much
' alter'd fince that Intent, You are in the
' firft place, and with the firft fair Wind,
' after your Arrival in the Downs, to Sail
' to our Ifland St. Helena ; and there to
' deliver to our Governor and Council, all
' Soldiers, and other Things fhipp'd on
' Board you for that Place : And during
* your Stay there, you are to be Second
' of our Council upon that Ifland; and,
* fo far as in you lies, to further the Exe-
' cution and Performance of all fuch Or-
' ders, as we have given our faid Gover-
' nor and Council, for the better Govern-
' ment and Regulation of our People and
* Intereft there. * Being

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 37
' Being difpatch'd from thence in as
* fhort a Time as poffibly you can ; you
* are immediately to Sail for Pepper-Bay,
' within the Streights of Sanda, near Ban-
' tam ; firft Standing into a Small Bay at
' the South Side of the Wefi End of Ja-
' va. In one of which Places, you will
' meet with fome of our SKips, or Intelli-
' gences from them, now bound out for
' Bantam, under the Command of Sir
* John Wetwang, or of Captain John Ni-
' cholfon ; You agreeing in Writing, be-
* fore you go, by what Signs you may
* know any of our Ships at a Diftance,
' belonging to either of thofe Fleets.
* As foon as you meet with each of our
' faid Fleets, if Sir John Wetwang be
* prefent, you are to Command as Vice-
' Admiral ; if He be abfent, as Admiral
* of our faid Fleet ; and to follow fuch
' Orders, jointly or feverally, as we have
' given to our Agent Englijh, or Coun-
' cil, or fliall hereafter give to our Admi-
' ral, Sir John Wetwang, and his Coun-
* cil of War. ' After

38 The Memorable ABions
' After your Difpatch from Bantam,
' you are to proceed upon your firft in-
' tended Perfia Voyage, with one of our
* Sloops in your Company ; if it fhall be
' fo thought convenient at a Council of
'War. ' And in the whole Progrefs of your
' Voyage, at all Places, you are to put
' thofe Powers intrufted to Us by His
' Majefty's Charter, recited before in this
' Commiffion, into effedual Execution,
' with your beft Skill and Difcretion, a-
' gainft Interlopers, and all others, that
' fliall violate His Majefty's Juft Autho-
' rity. ' And whatfoever you fhall feize or take
' by Virtue of this, or any other Com-
' miffion deriv'd from His Majefty, at St.
' Helena, you are to deliver to our Gover-
' nor and Council there ; and in other
' Places, to our Governor and Council at
'Bombay; taking at each Place their re-
' fpedive Receipts, for the Particulars of
' what you deliver them ; for the Ufe,
' One Half of His Majefty, the other Half
' for our felves. Except only what you
'fliall

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 39
' fhall take from the King of Perfia, or his
' Subjeds, which only and properly be-
' long to the Company.
' God fending you to Bombay or Surat,
' after your Perfa Voyage, you are to
' leave all our Soldiers at Bombay, for a
' Supply to our Garifon there ; and to fol-
' low at Surat all fuch further Orders, as
' you fhall receive from our Prefident and
' Council, for your Loading and Voyage
* Home to England, according to your
' Charter-Party. Given under our Com-
' mon Seal, the Seven and twentieth Day
' of July, Anno Dom. 1683.

Seal'd with the Company's
Seal, in the Prefence
of
E. Portmans.
Richard Harris.

Thefe

40 The Memorable ABions
Thefe feveral Orders, by the Affiftance
of God, he executed, to the great Satif-
fadion of the Eafi-India Company ; and
purfu'd their Inftrudions relating to Perfia
to that Advantage, that he procur'd Satif-
fadion for all the Injuries done the Com
pany from the King of Perfia ; and re
ceiv'd at Two feveral Payments from the
Agent of that Prince, about Four Hun
dred Thoufand Tomands, for the Compa
ny's Ufe. He renew'd alfo the Ancient
Privileges granted to the Company, with
other extraordinary Liberties of Traf-
fick. Befides this, he took Pofl"effion of Hip-
pons, alias Princes-Ifie, in the Name of
His Majefty, for the Service of the Com
pany. And when he had taken it, he
gave it the Name of Carolus Secundus
Ifle, and fix'd the King's Standard there.
It was inhabited by a People, that depend
ed upon thofe of Java.
When he had finifh'd the Affairs where
in he was engag'd in thofe Parts, he Sail'd
to Mufcat in Arabia Felix; where alfo
he narrowly efcap'd with his Life, upon this

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 41
this Occafion. In the Evening, coming
from that City, and taking his Barge to
go on Board his Ship; a Centinel, from
the Shore, fir'd a Shot, which pafs'd be
twixt him and his Coxon. Upon this,
he wav'd his Sword in a threatning man
ner at him. Of which he was altogether
regardlefs, and fir'd again ; but the Bullet
graz'd upon the Water, and was fpent be
fore it reach'd the Boat. The next Morn
ing, he was fully refolv'd upon Receiving
fome Satisfadion for the Affront; tho' it
was pretended, that the Cuftom of the
Place allow'd no Boat to go oflf", after fuch
a Time in the Evening. However, this
was not fatisfadory to his Refentment;
and therefore, he order'd his Surgeon to
carry the following Letter to the Go
vernor. SIR,
' /^ O on Shore, and pray Mr. Stephens
• VJ to go with you to the Governor,
' to interpret to him what is here under-
' written. F ' Let

42 The Memorable ABions
' Let him know, that I fent you to de-
' mand Satisfadion, for the Great Affront
' which was given yefterday in the Even-
' ing, to the King my Mafter, before it
' was dark :
' Firft, By being fir'd at, when the
' King of England's Flag was flying in
'the Boat; which is a Breach of the
' Peace. ' Next, For wounding One of my
' Men in his Arm ; which may endan-
' ger his Life ; and for being in Dan-
' ger of my Life my felf.

' And all this was done, without Cal-
' ling, or making a Noife ; a Thing unu-
' fual in any Garrifon or Fort in the
' World, and contrary to the Law of
' Arms ; and can aim at nothing but pri-
* vate Murther.
' I therefore declare, I will never fet
' my Foot on Shore in Peace, without
* they fend me on Board the pretended
' Centinel, to punifh according to his De-
' fert.

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 43
' fert. Or that the Governor will be
' pleas'd to order him publick Punifhment,
' at the Place where the Boat came on
' Shore, and in the Sight of all Englijh-
' men here.
* If he refuses, let him know from me,
• that if I meet their whole Fleet at Sea,
' or Part of them, I fhall give Satisfadion
' to my felf by them.
' The Dutch told me, when they were
' here, they went and came all Hours of
' the Night, as they pleas'd.
' Let him know, I am an Englijhman ;
' and value my felf in this One Ship, as
' much as if 20 Sail of Dutch were here ;
' and exped to receive as much Privilege
' and Kindnefs. But if they fhow their
' Kindnefs to the Dutch for Fear ; I exped
' they fliould do the fame to the Englijh
' for Love.
' This is not the Firft, Second, or Third
' time they have abus'd the Englijh, who
' always give Refped to Strangers. I am
' a Friend, or otherwife, as they pleafe,
Tho. Grantham.
F 2 This

44 The Memorable ABions
This MefTage put the Governor into
fuch Confufion, that he immediately fum-
mon'd his Council, to advife what Me
thod was moft proper for putting a Period
to this Difturbance. They resolv'd there
fore to come on Board him, and to heal
the Difguft that he had taken, by a very
fignificant Pifcajh, or Prefent. But be
fides this, he infifted upon the Liberty to
be granted to all the Englijh, of Faffing to
and fro in their Boats, at what time they
pleas'd. And this they fubmitted to likewife
under their Hands and Seals : Which In
dulgence he deliver'd aftewards to the
Englijh General.
For they knew very well, that his Ship
was of that Force, that fhe was able both
to annoy their Fort, and burn their Vef-
fels in the Harbour ; and this render'd them
fo very tradable and obfequious to his De
mands. When he arriv'd at Bombay, which was
on the Third of November, 1684. he was
inform'd, that one Richard Keigwin had,
the Year before his Arrival, ufurp'd the
Government, imprifon'd the Governor,
Mr. Charles Ward, and broke in upon the
Charter

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 45
Charter of the Eafi-India Company;
granting Liberty of Trade to all the Parts
of India, Arabia, and Perfia ; and grant
ed Pafl'es to the Ships Trading in thofe
Parts ; a Copy of one of which is this :
VIZ.

VI VAT REX.
To all Kings, Princes and Gover
nors of Countries, Commanders
of Ships, or Others, the well-
affeBed Friends of the mofi Po
tent King of Great - Britain,
France and Ireland, Defender
of the Faith, &c.
' f^HARLES the Second, by the Grace
' ^ of God, of England, &c. doth,
' by His Honourable Governor, Richard
' Keigwin, Efq; grant and give Free Li-
* berty of Trade, to all his Subjeds be-
' longing to the Port and Ifland of Bom-
' bay ; and to Navigate their Ships to all
' Ports and Parts of India, Perfia, and A-
' rabia, &c. ' There-

^6 The Memorable ABions
' Therefore, Captain Henry Gary, Mer-
' chant, and Freeholder of Bombay, Own-
' er of the Good Ship Ruparrel, whereof
' goes Pedro Domell Commander ; has this
' Pafs in His Majefty's Name, from his
' faid Honourable Governor.
' That all Kings, Princes, and Gover-
' nors of Dominions, Countries and Pro-
' vinces, and Ports, give the faid Ship,
' Commanders and Merchants, free and
' friendly Permiffion, to have free Ingrefs
' and Egrefs, in and out of their Domini-
' ons. Countries and Ports, as they are
' His Majefty of Great-Britain's Subjeds;
' receiving them kindly and courteoufly,
' upon Payment of the Lawful and Ufual
' Cuftoms, and other Duties of the Ports,
' this Ship may touch at ; and granting
' the said Commanders and Merchants
' thereof, to have all Right of Navigati-
' on, Traffick and Commerce. Which
' Courteous Civilities will be moft accepta-
* ble to His moft Serene Majefty of Great-
' Britain, and always thankfully acknow-
' ledg'd by his Subjeds. 'That

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 47
' That all Ships, Veffels or Boats, be-
' longing to any Kings or Princes, His Ma-
' jefty's Royal Friends, this Ship fhall at
' any Time or Place meet with, fuffer her
' to paff without Seizure, Moleftation, or
' Trouble, not offering any Abufe or Inci-
' vility to the said Ship, Goods, or Per-
' fons on Board ; but aid and affift her in
' all Cafes of Want, Hazard, or Danger.
' Which Friendly Ufage from Comman-
' ders of such Ships, Veffels or Boats, will
' demonftrate their well-affeded Amity to
* His Majefty of Great-Britain, and en-
' gage his Subjeds to a perpetual Conferva-
' tion of the same with them.
' Thefe are requefted and defir'd from
' all Kings, Princes and Governors, and
' Commanders of Ships, during the Term
' of this Pafs, which is for One whole
' Year, commencing from January the i ft,
' One Thousand Six Hundred Eighty and
' Three. Given under my Hand and Seal,
' with His Majefty's Union-Seal, at His
' Majefty's Fort of Bombay, Jan. i. 168^.
Richard Keigwin.
J. Thorburn, Secretary.
Thus

48 The Memorable ABions
Thus, under the Specious Pretence of
Loyalty, the pretended Governor, and
his Adherents, skreen'd the moft Execra
ble Villany, difguiz'd their deteftable Re
bellion, under the Name of Duty and
Obedience, and traiteroufly made ufe of
His Majefty's Authority, to patronize their
Revolt and Ufurpation.
And therefore, he fairly reprefented to
them, not only the Heinous Proceedings
they had engag'd in, and the defperate Fol
ly they had committed, but the direful
and fatal Confequences that would attend
all fuch unlawful and deftrudive At
tempts. This Reprefentation ftartl'd them
into a Pannick Diftruft of their unhappy
Condition, and put them into fuch an
amazing Fear, as made them dread the
fame Fate that feveral of them had under
gone. For the Governor, Mr. Ward, was in-
clin'd to profecute them with Severity, on
ly he interpos'd with him by Mildnefs
and gentle Perfwafions, rather to propofe
a Pardon to them, upon their Laying down
their Arms, and returning to their Obedi

ence.

He

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 49
He alfo engag'd his Intereft and Appli
cation, for Procuring them a Pardon from
the King, and the Company.
Upon this, they drew up feveral Arti
cles relating to their full and abfolute Par
don, and a Freedom from all Law-Suits
and Moleftations, upon the Account of
their preceding Mutiny and Difturbance.
Thefe Articles he willingly fign'd, and
afterwards took Poffeffion of the Fort and
Caftle of Bombay, November the 20th.
1684. And then mufter'd all the Officers
and Soldiers in his own Name.
For he was empower'd by the Presfi-
dent and Council of Surat, to treat with
the Mutineers, and make what Amicable
Agreement and Conclufion with them he
was able.
He was forc'd to continue the Govern
ment upon himfelf for Ten Weeks, till
Mr. Charles Zinzan arriv'd from Surat,
from whence he was fent by the General to
fucceed him.
The Occafion of this Rebellion, which
he has given an Account of, was this.
Mr. Boucher, who had been employ'd by
the Company, was turn'd out of their
Service; and living at Surat, made his
G Houfe

50 The Memorable ABions
Houfe a Receptacle for the Interlopers,
who found him very ferviceable to their
Occafions and Neceffities.
At the fame time alfo, one Mr. Petit
was turn'd out of his Employment under
the Company; and being both of them
therefore difaffeded to the Company's Af
fairs, encourag'd this Difobedience in Keig
win and his Followers, and animated their
Defection. This Petit bought a Ship at Bombay,
and fitted her out, under the Protedion
of the Rebels. But as he was Sailing to
vifit Boucher at Surat, the Sanganians
met with him near the High Land of St.
John's, and wounded him fo dangeroufly,
that he afterwards dy'd, and his Ship was
blown up, and all her Lading de-
ftroy'd. The Day before this Adion happen'd.
Sir Thomas was Sailing from Surat, in or
der to reduce Bombay. Which as foon as,
by the good Providence of God, he did,
and had taken Poffeffion of it, he found
mounted on the Fort 114 Pieces of Can
non, and in it 600 Barrels of Powder,
with all other Things necefl'ary for a long
Defence, and 500 Officers and Soldiers in
Pay. Keig-

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 51
Keigwin, who was more fenfible of his
Danger than the reft, he prevail'd upon
fooner to furrender himfelf, and alfo to
deliver him 1 2 Bags of Gold, which they
had taken out of the Ship Return, and
which he put on Board his own.
While Keigwin and He were making
Propofals to the reft, they hifs'd at them,
and with loud Exclamations, cry'd. No
Governor, but Keigwin ; and if he will not
hold, we will confirm another. And had
not the Good Providence of God prevent
ed his Deftrudion, he had fallen very
cowardly murther'd by the Hands of one
Harwood, a Soldier. For this Fellow, in
the Crowd, prefented a Piftol loaden with
a Brace of Bullets to his Back; which
Captain Henry Fletcher feeing, he took
hold of it, and diverted the malicious, fa
tal Stroke.
To fecure to Captain Keigwin, and the
reft of the Seditious, an Exemption from
the Punifliment they juftly deferv'd. Sir
Thomas willingly yielded, and furrender'd
himfelf Hoftage to them, till fuch Time
as Sir John Child, who was then at Surat,
and General of India, fliould fign, ratify,
and confirm the Pardon which was pro-
pos'd to them. Which accordingly was
G 2 done

52

The Memorable ABions
done in a little time afterwards, to the
great Satisfadion of the Criminals.
About this Time, there was an Englijh
Ship feiz'd and taken by the Portugueze,
and carried into Baffene, an Ifland not far
diftant from Bombay. Which, as foon as
he heard of, he fent this following Letter
to the Captain-General of the Portugueze
for the North.

Bombay-Fort, Nov. 24.
1684.
SIR,
T Underfiand by a Letter receiv'd from
-*- Baffene, that you, or fome of your
Ships, have feiz'd and taken a Ship belong
ing to my Mafier the King of England'^
SubjeBs, living at Maderas. Which Ship
I left at Mufcat, with DireBions to Sail
after me to Bombay, or Surat. I much
wonder how you dare do fuch ill Things,
and likewife give fo great an Affront to His
mofi Sacred Majefiy, my King. Sir, If
you do not forthwith, upon Sight hereof,
clear and difcharge the faid Ship, making
full SatisfaBion for all Damages the Own ers

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 53
ers and Commanders have fufiain'd by you ;
Know, that I will come, and fetch Her
out of your Harbour, and perhaps Jhake
Hands with you at Salfet, which of Right
belongs to my Mafier, who is King of thefe
Seas, and whofe Right I am in Duty bound
to maintain in thefe Parts. So expecting
a ready and friendly Compliance, or elfe
you mufi take what will follow ; becaufe
I know very well your Readiness to abufe
and murder Englifhmen. This from your
Friend, if I find Caufe, and whom you
may oblige, Tho. Grantham.

Thefe Threats had fo good an Effed
upon the General, that they aw'd him
into Juftice and Civility, and forc'd him
to quit his ill-gotten Prize.
Having thus manag'd the. great Truft
repos'd in him by the Honourable Eafi-
India Company, with that Fidelity and
Care that became his Charge and Station,
he took his Leave of India, and Sail'd
back again for England. Where,

54

The Memorable ABions
Where, in a little time after his Return,
his moft Gracious Sovereign, the Late
King James II. prefented him with a Va
luable Gold Chain and Medal, in Confi
deration of thofe Momentous Affairs, that
he had manag'd abroad with fuch remark
able Succefs. And alfo he receiv'd, upon
the fame Account, a Noble Gratuity from
the Honourable Eafi-India Company.
For Great Minds are never unmindful
of Great Services; but the more you en
deavour to oblige them, the more you
provoke them to out-do, even the moft
Meritorious Performances, by a Liberal
Compenfation. After the Departure of King James for
France, and the Peaceable Settlement of
King William and His Royal Confort in
England, he was fworn One of His Maje
fty's moft Honourable Privy- Chamber;
and was appointed by the Earl of Dorfet,
then Lord Chamberlain, to attend in that
Quality at the Coronation; and receiv'd
this Order for that Purpofe.

April

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 55
April the 6th.
1689.
SIR,
TJ~ I S Majefiy having appointed You
to be One of His mofi Honourable
Privy-Chamber in Ordinary, You are, by
the Duty of your Place, particularly oblig'd
to attend on His Royal Perfon, at his Coro
nation; which is to be on the Eleventh Day
of April infant, at Weftminfter. You are
therefore hereby requir'd to give your At
tendance at that time, to go in the Proceed
ings, according to your Place and ^ality.
Thus I refi. Your Affedionate Friend
to Serve You, '
DORSET
To Sir Thomas Grantham. Towards

56 The Memorable ABions
Towards the Conclufion of this fame
Year, he was alfo admitted and fworn into
the Station of Efquire of the Body to His
Majefty K. William, according to the Tenor
of thefe Words :
' ^ I ^Hefe are to Certify whom it may
' J- concern. That by Virtue of a
' Warrant to me direded, from the Right
' Honourable CHARLES Earl of Dor-
' fet and Middlesex, Lord Chamberlain
' of His Majefty's Houfhold ; I have fworn
' and admitted Sir Thomas Grantham, Kt.
' into the Place and Quality of Efquire
' of the Body to His Majefty's Royal Per-
' fon in Ordinary; to have and enjoy all
' Fees, Rights, Dues, Salaries, Profits,
' Perquifites, and all other Advantages
' whatfoever to that Place belonging, or
* any ways appertaining. In witnefs where-
' of I have hereunto fet my Hand and Seal,
' this prefent 1 8 th of September, A. D.
' 1689. in the Firft Year of Their Maje-
' fties Reign. Fleetwood Shepherd. Thefe

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 57
Thefe were the Dignities he was in
verted with under the Government of
King William and Queen Mary, of Glo
rious and Immortal Memory.
And when Her Prefent Majefty afcend-
ed the Throne of Her Celebrated Ance-
ftor's, to which Her Royal Virtues, had
the Kingdom been Eledive, like Poland,
would have entitl'd Her, without De-
fcent, by a General Approbation ; he was
admitted by the Right Honourable the
Earl of Jerfey, then Lord Chamberlain,
into the Place and Quality of One of the
Gentlemen of Her Majefty's moft Honou
rable Privy- Chamber, the 17th of April,
in the Firft Year of Her Reign. Which,
if it ftill goes on with thofe progreffive
Marks of Glory and Renown, with
which Providence has fignaliz'd its Begin
ning, it will be as much the Admiration
of future Ages, as it is the Joy and Tri
umph of the prefent. And were it not
that her Government has been ruffl'd with
the Difturbance of a Foreign War, and
thofe mifchievous Confequences that at
tend it, the Reign of Queen ANNE would
be in other Terms the Golden Age, and
H Peace

^8 " The Memorable ABions
Peace would have vy'd with Plenty. But
notwithftanding the Neighb'ring Diftur-
ber of our Peace, She has been highly in-
ftrumental in producing a very ufeful and
pleafant Harmony out of Difcord, of
Confederating different Perfwafions A-
broad, and Uniting, as much as poffible,
diffonant Parties at Home, into a League
of perfed Amity and Friendfhip.
And that the Families of fuch who
have merited well of their King and Coun
try, might receive fome Credit and Satif-
fadion, from the Brave and Publick Per
formances of their Predeceffors, and ffiare
in the Reputation of them; he has had
the Privilege of an Addition made to his
Paternal Coat of Arms, upon the Ac
count of thofe Serviceable and Adventu
rous Adions that are mention'd in this
Hiftory: Which I fhall conclude with
the Draught of a Warrant, from the Right
Honourable the Lord Marfhal, to Garter
and Clarenceux, Kings of Arms, for ma
king Additions to the Arms, and Alte
ration in the Creft, of Sir Thomas Grant
ham, Knight.

Where-

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 59

' TT THereas Sir Thomas Grantham, of
' W Batavia-Houfe, within the Pa-
' rifh of Sonbury, in the County of Mid-
' dlefex. Knight, One of the Gentlemen
' in Ordinary of Her Majefty's moft Ho-
' nourable Privy- Chamber, and Efquire for
* the Queen's Body at Her Royal Coronati-
' on ; in both which Stations he likewife
' ferv'd the late King William and Queen
' Mary, of Glorious and Immortal Me-
* mory ; having alfo been One of the
' Diredors of Greenwich Hofpital, from
' its Firft Foundation ; has humbly repre-
' fented unto me. That He, and his Fa-
' ther, Mr. Thomas Grantham, of Biffiter,
' alias Burncefier, in Com. Oxon. ( who
' loft his Life at the Siege of Oxford, An.
' 1645, in the Caufe of the Royal Mar-
' tyr ) have commonly us'd thefe Arms ;
* viz. Ermin a Griphon Rampant, Gules,
' beak'd and member' d, azure; and for
' their Creft, on a Wreath, a Moor's, or
' Saracen's Head, Coup'd Proper; which
' were, as he conceives, the Arms born
• by his Grandfather, Mr. Richard Grant-
' ham, a Defcendant of the Ancient Fa-
H 2 ' mily

6o The Memorable ABions
* mily of Grantham in Lincolnjhire : Pray-
* ing me to iffue my Warrant to fome of
* the Kings of Arms, for making fuch Ad-
' ditions to the faid Coat, and Alteration
' in the Creft, as may moft properly de-
* note, and preferve in Memory, fome Ne-
* table Exploits he has perform'd for his
' Prince and Country, as well as diftin-
* guifh him and his Pofterity, from all
* others of that Name or Family.
' And forafmuch as the faid Sir Thomas
' Grantham, being Mafter of the Ship Ed-
' ward and Jane of London, was, by
' Commiffion from Sir William Berkley, Kt.
* Governor and Captain-General of Vir-
' ginia, dated the Second of April, 1673.
* as One of the Ableft Commanders, con-
* ftituted and appointed Admiral of a Fleet
* of Merchant-Men, confifting of 25 Sail,
* from thence ; which, in thofe Times of
' Danger, occafion'd by the War with the
* States-General oi the United Provinces,
' he convey'd fafe Home.
'And making another Voyage thither
' in the Ship Concord, a. Veffel of 500
'Tons, carrying 32 Guns, and between * Forty

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 6i
Forty and Fifty Men ; upon his Arrival
there. Anno 1676, finding the Country
in open Rebellion, fomented by Mr. Na
thaniel Bacon, and other turbulent Spi
rits, who had taken Arms, and not only
forc'd the Governor, Sir William Berk-
ly aforemention'd, with moft of the
Council and Chief Inhabitants, to fly to
a Place call'd Accomack, on the North
Side of C ape -Henry ; but, in Contempt
of His Majefty's Authority, burnt the
Houfe where the Publick Affembly and
Courts of Juftice are held, at James-
City: He, the faid Sir Thomas Grant
ham, in Purfuance of his Duty, ap-
prov'd himfelf to be a Man worthy of
fingular Efteem, for his very prudent
Condud; having, by means of a per-
fonal Acquaintance, formerly between
him and fome of the principal Officers
among the Rebels ; at the utmoft Hazard
of his Life, with exceeding great Ho
nour and Fidelity, fo fuccefsfully tranf-
aded Matters, as partly by Perfwafion,
and partly by Compulfion and Strata
gem, to reduce that Colony to their juft
Allegiance, and entirely Refettle the Go
vernment on its former Bafis. For which
' extra-

62 The Memorable ABions
' extraordinary Service, his Sacred Maje-
' fty King Charles the Second moft graci-
' oufly beftow'd upon him, at his Return
' to England, a Noble Donative.
* In which faid Ship, the Concord, Sail-
' ing again for Virginia, he was, the 25th
'of October, 1678, about 120 Leagues
' from the Land's-End, attack'd by Cana-
' ry a Spanijh Renegado, and Admiral of
' the King of Algiers, in a new Frigot
' of 48 Guns, call'd the Rofe, carrying
' upwards of 600 Men ; and defended
' himfelf with fuch undaunted Courage
' and Bravery, that altho' he had only 22
' Guns, and 50 Men, including the Paf-
' fengers, after Two or Three Hours fharp
' Difpute, having been Thrice boarded
'by the Barbarians; who, enrag'd be-
' caufe they could not get the Maftery,
' fir'd him on the Quarter, and the
* Mizon-Yard being fhot down, fir'd the
' Sail ; which burnt very vehemently,
' and irrimediately fet all the latter Part
' of the Ship on Fire ; yet he ftill con-
* tinued his Fight, keeping the Round-
' Houfe and Cuddy, till oblig'd by the
' Heat to retire, ( all that Accompanied * him.

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 63
' him, being either Kill'd or Wounded,)
' and then getting down into his great
* Cabin and Steerage, Sallied out with thofe
' that were there ; refolving rather to pe-
' rifti in the Flames, than yield: But in
' the Interim, the Turk's Fore-Sail hanging
' in the Brails over the Concord's Poop, and
' taking Fire, he would fain have got off;
' which the faid Sir Thomas Grantham en-
* deavouring to prevent, by fetching down
' with fmall Shot, as many as run up to
' cut him clear, until his Sails, Mafts,
* Shrouds and Yards, were all in a Blaze,
' when cutting the Enemy loofe, prefently
' their Maft to the Deck went by the
' Board, with many Men in its Top, and
' his bloody Flag ; feveral of the Crew
' betaking themfelves to their Boats. How-
* ever, at laft, both Sides overcoming the
' Fire, and there being little or no Wind,
' Admiral Canary, with the Help of his
' Oars, Row'd, till he was out of Shot,
' otherwife pdffibly, many Chriftian Slaves
' might have been Releas'd. But having
' loft abundance of his Men, and the next
' Morning it proving a fmall Gale, he ftood
' away, and left Sir Thomas to purfue his
'Courfe; whofe fignal Behaviour in this
' defpe-

64 The Memorable ABions
* defperate Engagement, juftly gain'd him
' the higheft Reputation and Applaufe :
' Infomuch, that his faid Majefty, out of
' a Princely Regard to fuch tranfcendent
' Valour, gave him a Gold Chain and
* Medal of great Value. And afterwards,
' as a diftinguifhing Teftimony of his ha-
' ving given fuch Proofs of his Abilities,
' Courage and Loyalty, upon thefe feveral
* Occafions, which deferv'd to receive all
* fitting Encouragement, was pleas'd, as
' a Mark of his Royal Favour to him, by
' fpecial Mandat, under the Signet and
'Sign Manual, 3d of March, i68^ to
' recommend him in a moft particular
' Manner, to the Governor and Company
* of Merchants Trading to the Eafi-Indies;
* that he, and the Ship which he intended
' to Build, might be Entertain'd by them.
* Which Ship, being Built accordingly,
* Burthen 816 Tuns, carrying 64 Guns,
* and 300 Men, the faid King, and his
' Royal Highnefs the Duke bf York, Lord
' High Admiral, &c. attended by divers of
' the Nobility, did him the Honour to be
' prefent at the Lanching thereof, when
* His Majefty nam'd Her, Charles the Se-
* cond. And as a farther Acknowledgment

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 65
' of the faid Sir Thomas Grantham's Emi-
' nent Deferts, Knighted him on Board
' the faid Ship at Deptford, the 1 8th of
' February, Anno 1683. After which, he
' obtain'd the Eafi-India Company's Com-
* miffion, dated the 27th of July, 1683;
' empowering and authorizing him to in-
* vade, and make War upon the King of
' Perfia, and his Subjeds, by Sea and
' Land ; and to feize, and take any of the
* Ships and Goods, properly belonging to
' the faid King of Perfia, or any of his
'Subjeds, in Reprizal for a Debt of 150
' Thoufand Tomands, accruing to the
' Company, for a Moiety of the Cu-
* ftoms of Gombroone, often without effed
' demanded ; and which, among other An-
' cient Privileges, they had been depriv'd
' of by the faid King of Perfia's Mini-
' fters : tho' it was ftipulated, and grant-
' ed to them formerly, in Confideration of
' the Englijh Blood and Treafure, fpent in
' Affifting his Predeceffors, Kings of Per-
'fia, in Taking the Ifland Ormus from the
* Portugueze, which in thofe Times de-
' priv'd the Empire of all Trade. But,
' with Inftrudions, in the firft place, to
' Sail to St. Helena, and during his Stay
I ' there.

66 The Memorable ABions
' there, to be Second of the Company's
' Council upon that Ifland. From whence
' he was to fteer tp Pepper-Bay, within the
' Streights of Sanda, near Bantam ; firft
' Standing into a fmall Bay, at the South
' Side of the Wefi End of Java.
' In one of which Places, in meeting
* with fome of the Company's Ships, then
' bound out for Bantam, under the Com-
' mand of Sir John Wetwang, or of Cap-
' tain John Nicholfon ; if Sir John Wet-
' wang was prefent. He, the faid Sir Tho-
* mas Grantham was to Command as Vice-
' Admiral ; but if abfent, as Admiral of
* the faid Fleet ; and thence to proceed
' upon the Perfia Voyage, with one of
' their Sloops in his Company, if it fhould
' be fo thought convenient at a Council of
' War, &c.
' All which Powers and Diredions he
' fo happily executed, as to acquire from
* the King of Perfia's Agents, for the Com-
' pany, about 400 Thoufand Pounds in
* Money, at Two Payments, and full Re-
' ftitution of their Ancient Rights, with
' other Advantages of Commerce. 'And

of Sir Thomas Grantham. 67

' And moreover, took Poffeffion in the
' King's Name, on their Behalf, of Hip-
' pons, alias Princes-Ifie, inhabited by a
' People dependant on Java; giving it
' the Name of Carolus Secundus Ifle.
' Nor was he lefs Succefsful in Serving
' the Company, on his Arriving at Bom-
' bay. For, Coming to an Anchor in the
' Bay, November the 3d, 1684, and recei-
' ving Intelligence, that a Revolution
' had been made the 27th of December,
* the Year preceding, by one Richard
' Keigwin, and his Abettors ; who, ufurp-
' ing the Government, imprifon'd Mr.
' Charles Ward, their Governor, there ;
' and granted free Liberty of Trade to
* all His Majefty's Subjeds belonging to
' that Port and Ifland, and to Navigate
' their Ships to all Parts and Ports of In-
' dia, Perfia, and Arabia, &c. with all
' Right of Navigation, Traffick, and Com-
' merce ; contrary to the Royal Charter of
' the King's moft Excellent Majefty, bear-
' ing Date the 3d of April 1661, Gf 13.
' Regni fui, appropriating to the Company
• the entire Trade of the Eafi-Indies, and
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68 The Memorable ABions
' declaring, that the Ports, Cities, Towns
' and Places thereof, fhould not be traded
' unto, vifited, frequented, or haunt-
' ed by any of His Majefty's Subjeds,
' without their Licence, &c. He, the
' faid Sir Thomas Grantham, lay by, till
' he fecur'd, and cut off Twenty two of
' their Ships and Veffels, laded with Pro-
' vifions and Merchandize; and then
' Landing the 20th of November, with
' 250 Men, in the Night, furpriz'd the
'Caftle and Fort, which had 114 Pieces
' of Cannon mounted, making himfelf
' Mafter thereof. Whereupon he reliev'd
* the aforefaid Mr. Ward irom. his Confine-
' ment, retriev'd to the Value of 1 2 Thou-
' fand Pounds of the Company's Treafure,
' that had been treacheroufly feiz'd in the
' Ship Return, and without Effufion of
' Blood, reclaim'd both Soldiers and Inha-
' bitants to their due Obedience, by the
* feafonable Offer of Indemnity, and a
' general Pardon ; which he afterwards
' procur'd to be ratified, confirm'd, and
' fign'd on Board the Charles the Second,
* at the River's Mouth of Surat the 2d of
'February, 168*, by the Honourable
' John Child, fince created Baronet, Pre-
' fident of India, &c. 'And

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* And the faid Sir Thomas Grantham
' having, while he ftay'd in the faid Port of
' Bombay, exercis'd the Office of Gover-
' nor of the Caftle, Fort, and Ifland, with
' much Prudence and Integrity, render'd
' it up to the Perfon, whom the aforefaid
' Prefident, and Council of the Indies did
* nominate to that Command.
* And upon his Coming Home, receiv'd
* of the Gift of his moft Gracious Sove-
' reign and Mafter, the late King James
' the lid, a very Valuable Gold Chain and
* Medal, as an Evidence of his Favourable
' Acceptance of this Remarkable Service ;
' befides a confiderable Prefent from the
' Honourable Eafi-India Company, out
* of their Grateful Senfe of his having fo
' faithfully and effedually difcharg'd the
' feveral important Trufts, committed by
' them to his Management.
' I HENRY, Earl of Suffolk and Bin-
' don, &c. One of the Lords of Her Ma-
' jefty's moft Honourable Privy Council,
' and Deputy (with the Royal Approbati-
' on) to his Grace, Thomas Duke of Nor-
'folk. Earl Marflial, and Hereditary
' Marffial of England, ferioufly weighing 'the

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' the Premifes, do hereby therefore order
' and appoint you to make fuch Additions
' to the faid Coat, and Alteration in the
' Creft of the faid Sir Thomas Grantham,
' Knight, as may fitly perpetuate his Me-
' rit, and (after my Approbation) to af-
* fign the fame in ufual Form to him, and
' his Pofterity, to diftinguifh them ac-
' cordingly. Requiring you to take Care
' that my faid Approbation, together with
' thefe Prefents, and the Inftrument and
' Pattent for fuch Additions and Alterati-
* ons, be enter'd by the Regifter in the
' College of Arms. For all which this
' fhall be your fufficient Warrant. Given
' under my Hand and Seal, the Day
' of in the Tenth Year of the
' Reign of our Sovereign Lady Anne, by
' the Grace of God, Queen of Great Bri-
' tain, France, and Ireland, Defender of
' the Faith, Gfc. Annoq; Domini, 1 7 1 1 .
To Sir Henry St. George, Kt. Garter,
Principal King of Arms ; and John
Vanbrugh, Efq; Clarenceux, King
of Arms. I do

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JT Do hereby upon Oath attefi, that the
FaBs herein contain' d, relating to my
Self are true; And that the other Mat
ters, here reprefented, are agreeable to the
Informations, given by my Mother, and
Others. Tho. Grantham.
Jurat. 10. Julij 171 1.
coram me,
Jo. Meller.

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