164 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636—1647.

House of
Lords
Journal,
p. 86

Report from the Com^tee of forraigne Plantacons cone Maryland
1645.

Die Veneris. 28 Novem: 1645.
At the Com^tee of Lords & Comons for fforraigne Plantacons

The Peticon of diuerse the Inhabitants of Maryland was this
day read, setting forth the Tyranicall Gouernement of that
Prouince, euer since its first selling, by Recusants; whoe haue
seduced, & forced many of his Ma^ty Subiects, from their Reli-
gion : And humbly praying, the assistance, & protection of the
Parliament, by appointing such a Gounem^t as they shall thinke.
fitt. Vpon consideration whereof; as alsoe of the Letters
Patents, whereby his Ma^ty in the eighth yeare of his Raigne,
granted the said Prouince to Cecill Calvert, Baron of Balti-
more; and of a Certificate from the Judge of the Adm^lty
(grounded vpon depositions of witnesses taken in that Court;)
That Leonard Caluert late Gouerno^r there had a Comission
from Oxford, to seise such persons, ships, & goods, as be-
longed to any of London; w^ch he Registered, proclaymed and
endeauoured to put in execution at Virginia. And that one
Brent his Deputy Go^r had seised vpon a ship employed vnder
Comission, deriued from the Parliam^t , because she was of
London: and afterwards, not only tampered w^th the Company
thereof, to carry her to Bristoll, then in hostility against the
Parliam^t but alsoe tendred them an Oath ag^t the Parliam^t
This Com^rs dodi therefore conceiue, that not only the said
Gou^rno^r & Deputy Go^r are vnfitt to be longer continued in the
said charge; but alsoe that the Lord Baltimore hath broken
the trust reposed in him by the said Lres Patents. And that
it will be a very good seruice, to haue the said Plantacon and
Gouernm^t setled in Protestants hands, by Ordnce of Parliam^t
And it is ordered, that a Report be made of this matter to
both Houses, that their pleasure may be receiued therein; And
for that Cap^t Ingle lyes vnder the trouble of many suites here
for matters done in Maryland, for the Parliam^ty seruice. The
houses are therefore to be moued, to make prouision by ordi-
nance for exempting from vndue prosecution here all persons,
that shall be employed in the selling, and executing of the said
Gouernem^t for matters referring to the said Gouernem^t, by
referring the same to a Comittee of Parliament, or otherwise
in such sort, as to the wisedome of the houses itt shall appeare
meete. And the Earle of Warwicke is desired to make Report
hereof to the house of Peeres.
W. Jessop Sec^ry.