538 Charles II, Naval Expeditions, &c. of the English, Book lH-

1651. Si r George's Men were now all ashoar,

Commission- an d made up a Body of two Thousand

en,appoint- p ooC anc j a Hundred Horse, for soea to treat . ^ , * .

many* Deserters had come over to him.

If Colonel Modiford had joined him,with his Party, there was no Hopes ofthe Governour’s Escaping, who havingbefore deserted the Parliament, hecould expect; no Mercy from them, ifhe was taken without a Treaty. Thishe knew, and therefore consented totreat, tho' to speak more properly, SirGeorge, who was the stronger, mightrather be said to consent. Be that as itwill, to avoid the Effusion of Blood,both Parties appointed Commissioners totreat: Sir George named Captain Peck,Mr. Searl, Colonel Thomas Modiford,and James Colliton, Esq; And the LordJVilloughby, on his Side, Sir RichardPeers, Charles Pym, Esq; Colonel El-Uce, and Major By ham, who, on theseventeenth of January, agreed on Ar-Barbadœs ticles of Surrender, which were alikesurrenders, comprehensive and honourable. TheLord Willoughby had what he most de-sired. Indemnity and Freedom of Estateand Person. Upon which, some Timeafter, he returned to England, and wehear no more of him ’till the Restora-tion. (d)

Si r George Afcough was very courte-ous to my Lord fVilloughby, and gavehim very good Terms, upon his Surren-der of the Island.

Colonel Pointz, Governour of St. 165 1 'Chri/lcphers, feing the Inhabitants o £ The otterthat Island generally well affected to J f ant ~ s ’the Parliament, quitted it, and went toVirginia.

Sir George Afcough, by Reason ofPrince Rupert being near him, hisFleet having watered and ballasted, setSail for Vitginia, to prevent it’s falling j n j Vis- :into the Prince’s Hands: And, upon his ginia jArrival, the Inhabitants found them-selves under a necessity of submitting tothe Parliament.

The Plantations being thus subdued,the Parliament began to contrive how tokeep them in Subjection. To this End,a severe Act was pass’d, whereby theywere prohibited from receiving or ex-porting any European Commodities, butwhat should be carried to them by Eng-UJh-men, and in Erglijh -built Ships.

They were absolutely forbid correspon-ding with any Nation or Colony, notsubject to the Crown of England. Nei-ther was any Alien suffered to manage aTrade or Factory in any os them. Inall which Things the Plantations hadbeen ’till then indulged, for their En-couragement. All this was done, tobreak off their Correspondence with allother Nations, who might have furnish-ed them with Arms, Ammunition, andother Warlike Provisions.

CHAP. XXXII.

Sundry Engagements at Sea, between the English Admirals Blake, Afcough andBourne, and the Dutch Admirals Van Tromp, DeRuyter, De. Witte and Van-Galen, with other Transactions of the Tear, 1652.

1652.

Clarendon.Rapin.Whitlock.1 \even derZee-Hel-den ,

tCONCLUDED myXXX.Chap- come to any reasonable Terms, and a 1 &!>*'I ter, with an Account of the De- Treaty was thereupon actually set on C f lv s r p.a-Jl mand, the Parliament made on the Foot. (æ) In the mean Time, however, Bafaag e, MDutch, as the Grounds of a future they got ready, with great Care and Annas \Treaty. The Dutch seemed willing to Expence, a Fleet of a Hundred and sis-

ty

Whitlock, (d) Soon after, Sir George sent a Trumpet to Fury of the Sword, and to enjoy and live peace-the Lord JVilloughby, which produced a Treaty, ably in their own Habitations , acting nothingand, Hostages being given, Articles were conclud- prejudicial to the Parliament,ed between them, for the Surrender of the Bar- ( a ) I there observed, that it was plain the

iadoes, arid the Rest of the Islands, to the Ode- Parliament was bent on a War; And notwith-dience of the Commonwealth of England- standing the seeming Readiness of the Dutch to

That the Lord iVilloughby, Colonel JPalrond , treat, there are some Reasons to think, they wereand divers others, should have Protection for En- as forward, for a War as the Parliament. They hadjoyment of their Estates in England , or else- two bitter Pills to swallow, against which they hadwhere. little Reason to expect any Remedy, by a Treaty.

That the Inhabitants be protected from the The first was the famous A£l of Navigation, pass’d

by