356 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657—1660.

Liber H. H.

Reputacon of the whole councell calleing them Rogues saye-
ing he would not sitt with such Rogues & in particular falsely
Chargeing Captaine William Stone M^r Job Chandler &
Doctor Luke Barber (three persons of his Lordships Coun-
cell eminent for theyr fidelitys & sufferings in his Lordships
behalfe with secrett complyance with his Lordships Opposers
then (viz M^r Richard Bennett) to the vniust scandall of his
lordships said Councellors & his Lordships vnspeakeable dam-
age in alienating the minds of his lordships said freinds &
thereby hindering the vnwearyed endeauours of his Lordships
said Governor & Councell for the peace & settlement of this
distracted Province so absolutely necessary for the peace &
welfare of euery private person heere inhabiteing.
And his Lordships said Attorney further Humbly sheweth
that whereas his Lordship out of his continuall watchfulnes for
the good & welfare of this his Province & the People therein
Resideing to the end that Justice to all persons may be duly
administred & peace & quiett constantly maintained and to the
honor of God this Province In all things Piously Governed hath
by many his letters & instructions and in Particular by his
declaracon of the 26 of August 1651 required his Councellors

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to give theyr due attendance on his Lieutenant at all Provinciall
Courts &c (as by the said declaracon (Relation therevnto
being had) more at large appeareth) And also that in case any
of his Lordships Councellors shall in Drunkenes or other
Scandalous or vitious manner of liveing misbehaue themselues
his said Lieutenant against them to proceed according to Justice
hath commanded Nowe so it is that the said Thomas Gerrard
being on the 23^th of March 1656 required to Attend the said
Lieutenant at a Provinciall court to be houlden at Newtowne
the next day without any lawfull cause shewen & meerely that
the said Court should not be houlden nor Justice be then by
his Lordships Officers Administred nor his said Lordships
Affaires dispatched did willfully & malitiously refuse to attend
his said Charge and Office Contrary to his duty & the trust
reposed in him; And also to the Create offence of Almighty
God dishonor of his Lordship & whole Councell hath diverse
times misbehaued himselfe & offended in Drunkennes & other
Lewd behaviour w^ch for respect to his person & the whole
Councell I forbeare to particularize vnles forced to make proofe
thereof by his denyall But that som Convenient Certainty may
be contained in this Jnformacon I doe charge him with the s^d
Drunkenes & Lewd behaviour Comitted on board of Covills
ship Rideing in S^t Georges River & in his passage from thence
to M^r Edward Packers Landing & from that Landing in his
passage vp the River to M^r Thomas Mathews his house.
The foregoeing Crimes & misdemeanors being duly wayed