Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 305

cock Surveyor of the Customs in Maryland, he explains to the
Committee the mistakes my Lord Baltemore seems to be in con-
cerning the Acts of Trade as confessing by his own letters his

having hindered the said Badcock from receiving the penny
per pound upon Tobaccos which were intended to be brought
for Ireland, Whereupon the Committee will according to their
former Minutes report that my Lord Baltemore be severely
reprehended for his erroneous opinion in this matter, And that
since it appears by M^r Badcock's letters that the King has been
endamaged in the sum of Two thousand five hundred pounds
his Lordship do take care to make good the same to the Re-
ceiver General of the Customs in England and his Lord^p be
given to understand that unless he do readily comply with the
Acts of Trade and Navigation, His Maj. will call him to a
further account and to direct a Quo Warranto to bee issued
upon his Patent.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book,
No. 106.

Munday 23^rd Ianuary 1681/2.

Several papers being transmitted by the Lords of the
Treasury to the Committee concerning Christopher Rousby,
Collector of the Customs in Maryland a report of the Com^rs of
the Customs upon that whole matter is read together with a
letter from my Lord Baltemore to my Lord Privy Seal com-
plaining of M^r Rousby as also the answer of M^r Rousby to that
complaint, Whereupon M^r Rousby is called in and declares
upon oath that he came out of Maryland the 11^th Iune and had
been with my Lord Baltemore several days before his departure
and that his Lordship had not charged him with any accusation
altho'he had published his coming away four months before
And that about fourteen days before his departure my Lord
Baltemore had proposed to him a match with one M^ris Babing-
ton soe far was his Lord^p from expressing any mark of his dis-
pleasure for any thing he had done Whereupon their Lord-
ships think fit to report that they have examined the whole
matter relating to M^r Rousby and had heard him upon oath as
well as the depositions of other persons concerning him And
are of opinion that my Lord Baltemore has proceeded in a very
unusual manner by charging the said Rousby with so great
enormities in his absence without giving him any notice of his
accusations before his departure from Maryland And that his
Lordship has not transmitted sufficient proofs upon the matters
complained of so as that credit may be given thereunto All
which his Ma^ty may please to signify by the letter which is pre-
paring to his Lordship whereby he may also be required to
permit the said Rousby peaceably to execute his office and to
afford him all the encouragement therein which the Law re-
quires. And that if his Lordship hereafter shall have any

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