Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 287

Reference there- Treason on board the London Shipps and sig-
upon— nified that hee had writt for that purpose to S^r
Lyedell Jenkins they did not thinke fitt to enter in to further
consideracon of the matter until he had first acquitted himselfe
before the said Sir Lyedell whereupon he addressed himselfe
to the said M^r Secretary Jenkins, whbe was pleased to grant
him a copy of my Lord Baltemores Letter to his hon^r against
the said Kousby Dated 28'" Aprill 1681 being much to the
same effect with that to the Com^rs of the Customes, to this the
said Rousby did likewise putt in his Answer in Writing, which
when M^r Secretary had perused hee tolde the said Rousby his
most proper way for dispatch would be to Peticon his Ma^ty
which accordingly hee did and his Ma^ty was pleased to referr
the consideracon of the matter to the Lords Com^rs of the
Treasury. But soon after this the said Rousby came to under-
stand that my Lord Privy seale had received a complaint
against him, therefore he got a Frend to waite upon his Lop
whoe found my Lord Baltemore had sent a pretended affidavit
of one Vincent Low (his Ladyes Brother) taken as is said
before his Lop the 6^th of June last where it is pretended that
some time in Aprill last at the said Rousbyes owne house,
where a Discourse arising about succession of the Crowne in
the Right Lyne, the said Rousby should say that he beleived
the King was of the same opinion in his heart in poynt of per-
suasion that the Duke of York was of, and afterwards speaking
of the Bill of Exclusion for disableing the Duke, the said Low
saying hee heard the Lord Hallifax was much against it the
said Rousby should say that greate men are greate knaves and
Turne Coates and begin to pisse backwards, of which affidavitt
the said Christopher Rousby had a Coppy.
Presently after the Com^rs of the Customes made a p^rsentm^t
to the Lords of the Treasury of certain matters concerneing
Maryland, which gave their Lop^s occasion to call to their Clerke
for an order of the King in Council dated the 30^th of June last
(which was before the arrival of the said Rousby) made upon
another Letter of Complaint of my Lord Baltimore to my Lord
Privy Seale ag^t the said Rousby being to the same Effect with
those others before menconed to the Com^rs of the Customes
and to M^r Secretary Jenkins; By which order the matter is
referred to their Lop^s whoe upon reading the same order, 23^d
November 1681 were pleased to referr the same matter to the
Com^rs of the Customs to consider and reporte the Case of the
said Rousby together with their Opinions, whereupon the said
Rousby was called before the said Com^rs of the Customes and
put in his answer to that Letter also writt by my Lord Balte-
more to my Lord Privy Seale, and upon the whole matter, the
Com^rs have reported to their Lopp^s that they conceive it would

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