Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 429

Authority and Revenue of the Crown as the Lord Howard in
his letters conceives from the circumstances of this Fact and
other late claims of the Lord Baltemore is greatly concerned
and designed to be lessened, Wee most humbly offer our
opinions that the said Talbot be tryed by special Commission
here in England to which end your Majesty may please to
order another vessel to be forthwith sent to Virginia with the
like instructions to attend the Lord Howard and your Majesty's
service there and with particular directions that the said Talbot
be immediately brought in safe custody hither on board the
Quaker Ketch, And that such of the ships company as are able
to give evidence of the fact be particularly required to come
over as also that the Right Honorable the Lord Treasurer may
have notice to take care that by the same opportunity a fit
Person be dispatched to Maryland to supply the Place and im-
ployment of the said Rousby in the collection of your Majesty's
Customs and carrying on your service relating thereunto.
All which is humbly submitted
Councill Chamber 23. Feb^ry 1684/5.
Which being read and approved, it was thereupon ordered
by His Majesty in Councill that the Right Honorable the Earl
of Sunderland his Majesty's Principal secretary of state do pre-
pare a letter for his Majesty's Royall signature to the Lord
Howard Governor of Virginia to send over in safe custody on
board, the Quaker Ketch (so soon as she shall be releived by
another Vessell which his Majesty hath ordered to be sent from
hence) the said Coll. George Talbot to be here tryed for the
said Murther and that his Lordship do likewise take good
security of such of the said Ketche's Company who can give
any evidence concerning the said murther to come on board
the said Ketch to testify the same at the said Tryall.

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At the Court at Whitehall the 25^th Feb^ry 1684
Present

The King's most excellent Majesty in Council His Majesty
having been pleased upon the report of the Right Honorable
the Lords of the Committee for Trade and Plantations to give
directions for the speedy equipping and sending such one of
his Majesty's Ketches as shall be judged fittest to attend the
Lord Howard of Effingham Governor of Virginia and his
Majesty's service there according to the Instructions formerly
given to the Quaker Ketch, she being now ordered to come
for England with Colonel George Talbot who is to receive his
Tryall here for the barbarous murther of Christopher Rousby
Collector of his Majesty's Customs in the Province of Mary-
land. It was this day ordered by his Majesty in Councill that

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