Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1 647. 171

said restraint from yo^r pet^r and to Leaue him to his
liberty at lawe, the same being only for such goods as
were delivered by yo^r petic^r or by his directions to the
said Ingle heere in London as aforesaid by way of trade
or trust.
And yo^r petic^r shall daily pray &c.
Tho: Cornwaleys.

House of

Lords
Journal.

25 April 1646
Mary fford.
To the right ho^ble the Lords nowe in Parliament Assembled
The humble peticon of Mary fford widdow

Sheweing

That haueing peticoned yo^r Lo^pps ag^t Thomas Conwallis con-
cerning his Stealing away of her children and carrying them
away into Maryland and seduceing them to popy and diuers
other fowle misdemeano^rs comitted by him, and the matter
haueing bin one day heard by Councell on both sides at the
Barr and seiiall witnesses examined, and it being of great con-
sequence that the rest of the proofes be heard, And for that
the said Thomas Conwallis keepes secret lodgeings that she
knowes not where to finde him, but heareth that he hath
pcured an order for hearing of another cause before yo^r Lo^pps
vpon the 28^th of this instant Aprill :
Shee most humbly beseecheth, that the same 28^th of
Aprill may be appointed for hearing and determining
of the matters of her said peticon ag^l the said Thomas
Conwallis, and that hers may be heard first, least when
his is past he obscure himselfe, and soe those great
crimes be left vnpunished and the pet^r vnrecompenced

for her damage and sufferings in the losse of her
children, And that yo^r Lo^pps be pleased that notice
thereof being left with his Attorney may be a sufficient
serueing of him.
And yo^r pet^r (as in duty bound) shall pray &ce

p. 113

[Commission to Edward Hill.]

Whereas by a Comission from the right Honble Cecill Lord
Proprietary of the Province of Maryland to me Leon^d Calvert
Esq bearing date the 18^th Septemb 1644 at his Lorps ffort at
S^t Maries in the Said Province, I am authorised in Case of my
absence out of the Said Province to appoint Such an able person
as I Shall think fit to be his Lordps Governor of this S^d Pro-

Liber B.
p. 204