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286 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85.
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P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers.
B. B.
p. 29
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(Indorsed)
Received inclosed from Lord Baltimore Ap 24 1682.
Copy of a letter from Mr Pen to Frisby Jones and others
The Case of Christopher Rousby Collector of his Majtys
Customes in Maryland.
The Lord Baltemore intending noe person should be em-
ployed in his Mats Customes in Maryland but his owne Creatures
or Relacons that have their sole dependance upon him, and
designing to procure the offices of Collector and Comptroller
there for 2 of his Sonnes in Law, hee formed severall Letters
of Complaint against Christopher Rousby Collector and Mich0
Badcock comptroller (since deceased) to gett them turned out
of Commission and his said sonnes in Law putt in their
places. Viz'
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Vide the Letters
from his Lopp
to the Comrs of
the Customes
Dat 29 Aprill
1681. 7. Tune
1681.
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First against the sd Christopher Rousby to the
Comrs of the Customes in most bitter Termes
alleadging Miscarryages in his office and not
being sufficiently submissive to his Lordship and
his officers, but because his Lordsps could not
imagin but that the said Rousby being designed
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to come for England would cleare himself, as to the managemt
of his Office, hee therefore adds a clause in these words vizt
that when the said Rousby was on board London Shipps,
Treason was his common discourse, this he concluded would
effect his designe and therefore prays that Rousby may be
turned out, and one Captaine Diggs (who marryed one of his
Ladys companyes Daughters employed in his stead) yet after-
wards in another Letter waves Diggs and sollicite for another
of his Ladys sonnes in Law one Mr Phillipp Calvert.
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Vide Affidts of
Capt Gov Sly
Mr Will: Johnson Mercht
Capt Lymes Commandr
of the Frends
Mr Robt Jose Planter.
Mrs Jane Sly
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To every clause of which Letter the
said Rousby upon his arrival in England
in July last putt in his Answer in writing
for his defence hee being not a little sur-
prized for that his Lopp had never spoke
to him in Maryland before his comeing
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away touching any such matter whereof he now accuses him,
though the said Rousbyes design of comeing for England was
publicquely knowne as well to his Lopp as others, above three
months before his leaving of Maryland, as appeares by severall
Deposicons taken before one of the Judges of the Kings
Bench.
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Vide the Letter
& Answer, the
Petn to his Maty
and order of
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Upon reading of which said answer the Comrs
told the said Rousby that in regard his Lord-
shipp seemed to charge him with speaking
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