Settlement in Darien. 45 



and to avoid greater Mifchiefs, and the playing 

 of our Enemies game to the ruin of our felves 

 and his Ma jefty, we were neceflitated to leave 

 him in Er^gUnd. Memoirs p. 68. 



Then hnce we carried it fo to a Prince that 

 had been no way kind to us, it will be impof- 

 fible to create a Breach betwixt us and a Prince, 

 to whom, under God, we owe all that we en- 

 joy as Men and Chriftians : But at the fame 

 time our Neighbours, who think to drive than 

 Nail as far as it will go, would do well to con- 

 fider that we never believ'd that DoQrine in 

 Scotland^ that it is unlawful to refift a King, or 

 any that have a Commiflrion under him, upon 

 any pretence whatloever : we left that Do- 

 flrine in Scyth'iA, from whence fome Authors 

 derive our Origin, and think it only fit to be 

 fent back to Turkey^ from whence it came. 

 We know very well how to diftinguifh betwixt 

 a lawful Power, and the abufe of it ; and our 

 Anceftors rightly underftood how to obey the 

 lawful Commands of their Princes, whenMa- 

 fters of themfelves, and how to govern by their 

 Authority, and in their Name, when they 

 were not ; tho they did not think themfelves 

 obliged to obey their perfi^nal Commands, 

 when the Fortune of War, or other Accidents 

 had put them into the hands of our Enemies. 

 Thus we refufed Obedience to K. "^ames I. v/he,n 

 detained Prifoner in England contrary to the 

 Law of Nations, and carried over into Iranccj 

 to command his SubjeCts there not to bear 



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