292 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1648-1655.

Liber B.
p. 386

To the Honble the Governour and Councell of the
Province of Maryland

The Humble Complaint of Thomas Cornwallis Esq
against m^r Thomas Gerrard Gent

Humbly Sheweth.
That Whereas, Richard Ingle Marriner for and in con-
sideracon of a Cargo of Goods delivered to the Said Richard
Ingle to be transported into Maryland to the Complainants
agent there, As alsoe for a Great Quantity of Tobacco taken
by the Said Ingle belonging to the Complainant together
with the plundering of his house and destroying of his Stock
to the damage of the Complt: at the least two or three thousand
pounds Sterling, did after a long and Chargeable Suit Com-
pound with the Complt and for the Satisfaction of his damage
together with the Goods and Tobaccos received by him, Agree
and accordingly did transferr & make over unto the Said
Complaint all bills, bonds, debts and Accompts due unto him
the Said Ingle in Virg^a or Maryland to the Sole use and benefitt
of the Complt his heires and Assignes for Ever, as by a Deed
with a Schedule annexed under the hand and Seale of the Said
Richard Ingle doth and may Appeare, Now So it is that the
Said Thomas Gerrard takeing advantage of the Comp^lts absence
and having as it is probable Combined with his Attorney or at
least making use of his Great Negligence, did after he had
Seen the Said Conveyance and as himself confesseth taken a
Copie of it, And consequently knowing the conversion of the
Said Estate from the Said Ingle did notwithstanding under a
pretence of damage received by the Said Ingle, procure a
Judgm^t against the Said Ingles Estate, By Vertue whereof and
the favour of the then Governour of Virg^a he obtained a parti-
cular Warr^t from the Said Governour of Virginia for the Im-
prisonm^t of Cap^t William Stone now Governour of this Province
untill he delivered up unto the Said Thomas Gerrard a Great
part of the Estate, formerly conveyed to the Complt being then
in the Custody of the Said Cap^t Stone, Whereupon the Said
m^r Gerrard possest himself of a Great part of the Said Estate,
Contrary as the Complt humbly conceives both to Law and
Equity refusing to restore the Same unto the Complt, for which
he humbly craveth the Judgment of this Court, for repossessing
of him of his Said Estate Soe unjustly taken from him by the
untrue Suggestions of the Said m^r Gerrard, and the arbitrary
power of the aforesaid Governour together with Such damage
as Shall appeare incurred by the Said Complt by the unjust
detention of his Estate and the writings belonging thereunto,
whereby many debts are lost, and the Said Estate much
imbezelled, and your Petitioner Shall ever pray &c: