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

P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers.

32 January 1682.
S^R
I herewith send you the Tryalls of Cap^t Josias Fendall, Cap^t
J^no Coode and Lieut George Godfrey desireing that my Lord
Privy Seale and the Secretary of State may have the privy
seale of them. The apprehending those three persons gave
the occation to my malicious enemies to report by letters from
hence the last summer that I was violent against the Protestants
here and that upon groundles jealousies and bare suspicions
I had committed six or seaven Protestants: All which I hope
upon these Tryalls will appeare to be malice against me and
my Government. Had not these three persons been secured
in time you would soon have heard of another Bacon and then
possibly the wickedness of these fellows would have been charged
to the Papists as desigening to cutt of the Protestants under
which pretence these persons began to act: Time, the mother
of Truth will (I hope) remove those impressions which my
enemies have endeavoured to beget in the Lords of the
Councill to my prejudice and I am very confident your kindnes
will never be wanting to
y^r affec^ate friend & humble servant
C. Baltemore.

The enclosed letter is a Coppy of
my former which I sent about
three weeks since by a particu-
lar friend.
C. B.

Rec^d the 15 ^th April 1682.
That herewith he hath sent the Tryalls
of Fendall Coode and Geofryes
and a Coppy of his last with a list
of the officers of Maryland

For my ever esteemed friend
M^r W^m Blathwayt.
present
att
Whitehall

The Tryall of Cap^t Josias Fendall.

At a Provincial Court holden for the Right
Hon^ble the Lord Prop^r at S^t Johns the
15^th day of November Anno 1681.

Philip Calvert Chancel^r President
W^m Calvert Esq^re Sec^ry
The hon^ble Vincent Lowe Esq^re Survey^r Gen^ll