by the Parliamentarians and returned to England, was in 1662 restored to the governorship of Barbados and given the proprietorship of some of the ‘Charibbee’ islands and of Surinam. Chief Justice Part of his Royal grant gave Willoughby or his appointee responsibility to administer justice, including the death penalty. According to Matthew Parker, "It seems that Willoughby himself, and his establishment in Suriname, was above the law. Wasn't this the mistake that Charles I had made and had been punished for?" Plans had been drawn up by Parliament almost a month before Charles II's arrival at Dover, that sheriffs, mayors, constables and the like should continue in their duties in the King's name. Rumours of this reached Byam in Suriname at the same time as he learnt of the restoration of the King. Byam then falsely claimed to have received a similar order to keep in his post, although there was only one month left of his year's tenure. Final years The Second Anglo-Dutch War broke out in March 1665. Willoughby was drowned in around late July 1666 off Guadeloupe, when his fleet was destroyed in a hurricane. When the English attacked the Dutch settlements in 1667, Surinam was captured by the Dutch Admiral Abraham Crijnssen and the main settlement renamed Fort Zeelandia. Under the 1667 Treaty of Breda, Surinam was exchanged for New Amsterdam, now New York City. References History of Suriname Former English colonies People of former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas