168 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

House of
Lords
Journal.

ance betwixt the King and the Parliam^ts, but Cornwallis to
expresse his affeccon to the Parliam^te found meanes to free Ingle,
and to restore him to his Shipp and all his goodes againe, for
w^ch fact Cornwallis was fyned by the then Gouerno^r there att
1000^ll of Tobaccoe (the highest fine that could be sett by the
Lawe of the Country) and was compelled to pay the same
And then for the safetie of his person was fayne to trust his
estate w^th a Servant, and to flie hither himselfe w^th Ingle.
Afterwards Ingle goeing to those parts againe Cornwallis
sent ouer some Comodities by him for the maintenance of his
plantacon to the value of about 200^ll but Ingle kept all the
Comodities, and takeing advantage of Cornwallis his absence,
landed some men neere his house, and rifled him to the value
of 2500^li att the least.
Ingle returning into England, Cornwallis brings 2 seuerall
accons att Law ag^st him one for the goodes delu^red here, and
another for the goods taken away in MaryLand, To stay w^ch
pceedings, Ingle caused Cornwallis to be laid in prison vpon
2 fayned Accons the one att Ingles owne suite for 5000^li the
other att the suite of one Cloberry for 10000^li but Cornwallis
by the helpe of his friendes gott out of prison. And now
Ingle hath p^rferrd one peticon in his owne name, and caused
another to be p^rferrd in the name of one Mary ffoord ag^st the
said Cornwallis before the Lordes in Parliam" And vpon
diuerse false Allegacons hath pcured an Order thence to stay
Cornwallis his pceedings att Law, till the matter conteyned in
those 2 peticons be heard.
Seuerall days haue been appointed for heareing the busi-
nesse but through the multiplicity of other businesse the Lords
could not intend itt And now Tuesday the 17^th of this instant
March is the day appointed

Wherefore Cornwallis humblie prayeth that the said
businesse may be heard or dismissed, he beinge not
able to mainteyne the charge of Attendance w^th his
Councell.

p. 102

To the right ho^ble the Lords assembled in Parliam^t

The humble peticon of Mary Foorde in the behalfe of
the Protestant Inhabitants in Virginia & Maryland

Sheweth
That Cap^t Cornwallis stands guilty of the ffacts menconed in
the Paper annexed.

And therefore yo^r pet^rs humble suite is, That yo^r
Hono^rs would be pleased to proceed against him