in the Years 1689-90. 101

eration the present state and Government of Maryland under
the Lord Baltemore and the relation that Province stands in
to the Government of England in Order to bring the same
under such a dependance on the Crown as is necessary in the
present conjuncture.

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Col. Entry
Book,

Vol. 52.

The Declaration
Of the reason and motive for the pres^t
appearing in arms of His Maj^tys Protestant
Subjects in the Province of Maryland.

Although the nature and state of Affairs relating to the
government of this Province is so well and notoriously known
to all persons any way concerned in the same, as to the people
Inhabitants here, who are more imediately interested, as
might excuse any declaracon or apologie for this pres^nt inevi-
table appearance; Yet forasmuch as (by the plotte contriv-
ances insinuacons remonstrances and subscriptions carryed
on, suggested, extorted and obtained, by the Lord Balte-
more, his Deputys Representatives and officers here) the
injustice and tyranny under which we groan, is palliated and
most if not all the particulars of our grievances shrowded from
the eyes of observacon and the hand of redress, Wee thought
fitt for general satisfaccon, and particularly to undeceive those
that may have a sinister account of our proceedings to publish
this Declaracon of the reasons and motives inducing us there-
unto. His Lordships right and title to the Government is by
virtue of a Charter to his father Cecilius from King Charles
the first of blessed memory how his present Lordship has
managed the power and authority given and granted in the
same wee could mourn and lament onely in silence, would our
duty to God, our allegiance to his Vicegerent, and the care &
welfare of ourselves and posterity permit us.
In the first place in the said Charter is a reservation of the
fayth and allegiance due to the Crown of England (the Prov-
ince and Inhabitants being imediately subject thereunto) but
how little that is manifested is too obvious, to all unbyasted
persons that ever had anything to do here the very name and
owning of that Sovereign power is some times crime enough
to incurr the frownes of our superiors and to render our persons
obnoxious and suspected to be ill-affected to the government
The ill usage of and affronts to the Kings Officers belonging
to the customes here, were a sufficient argument of this. Wee
need but instance the busines of M^r Badcock and M^r Rousby,
of whom the former was terribly detained by his Lordshipp
from going home to make his just complaints in England upon
which he was soon taken sick, and t'was more then probably

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