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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45477	Hammond versus Heamans, or, An answer to an audacious pamphlet, published by an impudent and ridiculous fellow, named Roger Heamans, calling himself Commander of the Ship Golden Lion wherein he endeavours by lies and holy expressions, to colour over his murthers and treacheries committed in the Province of Maryland, to the utter ruine of that florishing plantation : having a great sum sold himself to proceed in those cruelties, it being altogether answered out of the abstract of credible oaths taken here in England :in which is published His Highnesses absolute (though neglected) command to Richard Bennet Esq., late governour of Virginia and all others, not to disturbe the Lord Baltamores plantation in Maryland / by John Hammond ...	Hammond, John, d. 1707.	1655 (1655)	Wing H619; ESTC R11940	10,256	20

Hammond versus Heamans OR An ANSVVER To an audacious Pamphlet published by an impudent and ridiculous Fellow named ROGER HEAMANS Calling himself Commander of the Ship Golden Lion wherein he endeavours by lies and holy expressions to colour over his murthers and treacheries committed in the Province of Maryland to the utter ruine of that florishing Plantation Having for a great sum sold himself to proceed in those cruelties it being altogether answered out of the abstract of credible Oaths taken here in England In which is published His Highnesses absolute though neglected Command to Richard Bennet Esq late Governour of Virginia and all others not to disturbe the Lord Baltamores Plantation in Maryland By John Hammond a Sufferer in these Calamities 1 Sam 20. v. 23. As touching the thing which thou and I have spoken of behold the Lord be between thee and me Job 22. v. 5. Is not thy wickednesse great and thine iniquities innumerable Job 12. 7. Ye speak wickedly for Gods defence and talk deceitfully for his cause Printed at London for the use of the Author and are to be sold at the Royall Exchange in Cornhill Hammond versus Heamans I Was very opposite to publish my self to the world a fool in print resolving rather to wait the determination of the Supreme Authority of England by whō and not by railing invectives we must be tryed than to have expressed so much indifferency as to have carped unseasonably at the proceeding of these inhuman ingratefull and blood-sucking Sectaries which mention God in their lips but their hearts are farre from him but that I see daily a broaching of lyes one confederating and in the neck of another which begets belief amongst many and carries a vulgar applause along with their action the only way these people ever pitched on to effect their designs and the rather are they credited by our silence We desire to satisfie every man and especially our worthy friends the noble Virginians in England for in Virginia they are sufficiently informed and that by their unbyast discourses and relations they may undeceive such as the hypocricies of these fellows hath deluded This and the inward vexation which perplexeth me to read what they write to hear what 's reported awakes me as knowing more of their deceits and proceedings than any man living I have at this present written lying by me an Historicall relation of the transactions of Virginia and Maryland under the Government and Tyranny of Richard Bennet and Colonel Claiborn with many remarkable passages of such State-policies as they and their creatures used but will for a while forbeare to publish as rather desiring this pen-jarring may cease but if any of this rout shall any more disturbe the world for us they cannot do with their seeming-sanctified lies I will then not spare to acquaint the world what they are and how they live and give each of their Characters to open view which now lyes masked under the hood of holinesse and good disposition in which I shall somewhat more largely answer Leonard Strongs Babylons fall the Book of Virginia and Maryland and other objections and allegations of theirs being all full of impudence and ignorance But that Heamans should dare to write amazes me knowing his imbecillity his villany and therefore I shall in my answer to him briefly and in his own tone anatomize and lay him open to the world a fool to the State a Knave to God a notorious offender whose unfeigned repentance I cordially wish and that his future portion of Grace may over-ballance his former talents of wit and honesty in the want of which the poor man hath been too too unhappy But to the matter Roger Heamans gives a great account in his whole relation of his extraordinary vigilancy and diligence in mannaging of his charge and the trust imposed on him by his owners but omits to insert what a disordered Ship and company he had how mutinous and quarrelsome they were amongst themselves and how upon every drunken bout they had what Swords were drawn what challenges made between the Sea-men and their great Commander insomuch that the Inhabitants observing their carraiges with derision and detestation reported of the fantasticknesse of Heamans and his rude ungoverned Ships Company The insolencie of these were such towards the Inhabitants observing the licentiousnesse of those parts and taking occasion thereby that they would sell commodities to whom they list and lighting on greater prices would of their own accords after delivery made repossesse themselves again scoffing at any pretence of Law or Justice saying as it after proved too true that their Ship was of force enough to awe the whole Countrey inflicting punishments on the Planters and robbing houses as they went all which is sufficiently proved by Depositions already taken He relates how civilly he entreated Captain Stone formerly Governour Stone who refused the title of Governour from him informing him that one Captain Fuller was Governor of the Province and intimates that from that relation he bends to Fuller as Governour ever after How disconsonant to reason this is let any judge that know reason that know the passages that know Captain Stones temper At such time as Bennet and Claiborn came into Maryland and had compacted to take the Government out of the hands of Captain Stone after he had notice of the power they had gathered he likewise impowered himself for defence and was in possibility to have cut Bennet and Claiborn and all off but those few Papists that were in Maryland for indeed they are but few importunatly perswaded Governour Stone not to fight left the cry against the Papists if any hurt were done would be so great that many mischiefs would ensue wholly referring themselves to the will of God and the Lord Protectors determination although the Protestant party with indignation to be so fooled submitted to what their Governour was perswaded to do yet could not but complaine in that particular against the cowardize of the Papists After they had dispossest Governour Stone of his Authority and had by promises to dis-bandon their party perswaded him to do the like they presented him with a draught for resignation under his hand which when he refused their whole party upon notice given on a sudden returned to the astonishment of himself and affrightment of his wife and children and required perenitorily to subscribe to what they had written which he did saying It matters not what it is I will being thus enforced write what ye will have me it cannot be binding nor valid Lo here the observance of Bennet and Claiborns promises and after this they would have impowered him as Governour from them which with scorn he refused nor did Governour Stone ever in his own esteem nor in the eyes of those that had been faithfull to his Government look on himself as lesse or otherwise than Governour nor ever received other title how be it he ceased to act untill he heard further from England yet