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WHo not a little glad to bée so well and fairely dismist from the hands of a crew of such desperate and dangerous robbers,
made what speede hée could into England, and before her Maiesties Counsell, delivered every circumstance before related, who wisely perceiving in their smooth and excu∣sive answer, a perverse and obstrinate bold∣nesse, gave present order that Proclamation should bee made through the Kingdome, but especially in all the port Townes, and Ci∣ties adiacent to the Sea; that they should thenceforth bee held no better than enemies unto the State, and meere rebells and Tray∣tors to their Queene and Country, which was accordingly with all expedition per∣formed.
And heere a pleasant accident I am loath to overpasse, in the executing of these pub∣lications: a Pursevant by reason of riding in the wet, and thereby catching so great a cold, that hée had such an horsnesse that hee could bée scarcely heard to speake twice his lengthes distant from him, agreed with a plaine and crafty Country fellow, who had a cleare audable voyce to speake from his mouth, as hee should dictate unto him, who comming into one of these maritine Townes upon a market day, and in the market place set upon an empty Cart, and he standing close behind him with the Proclamation in his hand, prompts him as followeth.
Answer, Notwithstanding her Majesties De∣claration:
Still kéepe out: sayth the pursevant. Answer. And they will not come in.
The Pursevant hearing him speake so out of order began to grow angry, and said, I bad thee say, and still keep out: who replide againe, And they will not come in.
And why (said the Pursevant) not as well keepe out? Is it not all one (answered the fellow) For all the while they keepe out, you see they doe not offer to run in.
The Pursevant said, How am I troubled with his Cocks-combe: Hee ecchoed to him againe, How am I troubled with this Cocks-combe: But I see there is no remedy. But I see there is no remedy.
The Pursevant proceeded againe, and said, Who have lately robb'd divers of our ships: Who have lately rob'd divers shivers of our Chippes. Persev. Well, I see I must indure it:
Doe I not bid thee say after me? And doe I not say after thee?
But what soever he bee, man of Warre or Merchant: But whatsoever hee bee that deales in waxe, or Parchment; Who can bring in these Pirats, Ships, or heads. Who can bring in these Picruft, or Sheepes heads.
O intollerable. O intollerable.
Shall have for his reware, Shall have in that regard, A thousand pound sterling. A thousand Steerlings (if hee can tell how to catch them.)
This it is for me to bee hoarse. This it is for mee to bee thicke of hearing.
And so God save her Maiesty. And so God blesse her Majesty.
Why that in the end was well. Why and is not all well that ends well.
Some other discourse past betwixt them, which no doubt was much more pleasing to the auditors in the action, than I can make plausible to the Readers in the relation: howsoever, this fellow was a Sayler, and thought to bee a favourite of that piraticall faction. But enough of this discourse, which is as a merry passage to please the Reader; and now I procéed in the next Chapter to tell you how they were surprised, and by whom.