Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 301

permitted to bee transported for the Defence of that Place)
your Lordship do express your trust and confidence in His
Maj^tie's Protestant Subjects by putting the said Armes into their

hands. And so being confident of your readiness to answer
our expectation in these particulars Wee bid your Lordship
heartily farewell &c.
signed L. P. Seale Craven
E. Bathe Halifax
E. Conway Hyde
London
Jenkins
dated 12^th Oct: 1681.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.
B.B.

Tuesday 25 ^th October 1681.

Upon reading the petition of Christopher Rousby, Collector
of his Maj. Customs in Maryland, praying that copies may be
given him of the accusation sent by my Lord Baltimore against
him. It is ordered that he have copies accordingly.

P. R. O.
Colonial
Entry Book,
No. 106.
p. 294

Munday 31 October 1681.

Richard Shepherd, Master of the ship St. George lately come
from Maryland attending informs the Committee that when he
left Maryland which was in August last, the Country was
under an apprehension of the Indians who had lately murdered
some Christians but that he knows of no quarrel between the
Protestants and Papists. That two persons viz: Coode &
Fendall had been taken into custody upon an information that
they had said that if the Parliament were dissolved my Lord
Baltemore should not bee quiet in Maryland and that they are
since released. That hee beleeves there are thirty Protestants
to one Papist in the Country. That he knows of no talk in
Virginia of their fearing an invasion of the Indians but that the
much planting had occasioned much poverty among them.

Whitehall Treary Chambers 20 m^sis No^r 1681

The Lords Commisioners of his Ma^tie Treary are Pleased to
Refer the matters alleadged ag^t the within named Christopher
Rousby to the Commissioners of the Customes who are to
Examine the same and make Report thereof together with
their Opinion thereupon to their Lo^pps
Hen: Guy

Maryland about Christopher Rousby 8^o Nov 1681
Ref to C C to Examine and Report.

p. 298

Whitehall Treasury Chambers 23. Nov^r 1681.
The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury are

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