154 Records Illustrating the History of Maryland

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.

and as soon as the said Johnson was gone they released him
again. The said Code and his Complices then sent out Let-
ters to all the Countys of the Province to choose an Assembly;
what was done in the rest of the Countys besides Calvert and
Ann Arrundell I am not acquainted with, but when the said
Letters for the choosing of Burgesses came to our Sheriff to
summon the people for that purpose he refused the same,
they then went to M^r Clegatt Corroner and he also refused
(who are both Protestants) whereupon Coll. Jowles rode about
to give the people notice himself. When the County were
come together most of the House Keepers agreed not to
choose any Burgesses, and drew up an abhorence again^st such
proceedings, the which Election was alsoe much opposed by
our Sheriff, whereupon Coll. Jowles gathered his soldiers and
caused the Election to be made by the number he had which
was not above Twenty and of them not above ten that were
capable of Electing. Coll. Jowles himself and Maj^r Beal his next
Officer were returned for two of the Burgesses elected, and
because M^r Taney the Sheriff and my Husband endeavoured
to oppose the said Election, the said Code caused them to be
put in prison. Neither for this Election nor in their Cause
did almost any of our County appear that were men of Estates
or men of note, but they to the contrary published an abhor-
ence against such proceedings and were themselves as are
most of our County Protestants. The County of Ann Arrun-
dell which is accounted the most populous and richest of the
whole Province, and wherein is but one papist Family unani-
mously stood out and would not Elect any Burgesses. About
the 21^st of August, the Assembly of their calling mett before
whom was brought M^r Taney our Sheriff and my husband,
and Cap^t Code and his Complices having pretended they had
the King's Proclamation for what they did my Husband
demanded to see the same, but their Answer was take him
away Sheriff M^r Taney likewise asking them by what author-
ity he was called before them, Code answered, what, this is
like King Charles, and you are King Taney, take him away.
Notwithstanding upon the said Code's riseing as before is said,
their pretence was chiefly to secure the Country against the
Indians, yett all this while not until my coming away which
was the 26^th of September last there was'not the least appear-
ance of any foreign or Home Indians coming to disturb us.
What was there furthur proceedings in their Assembly I am
not able to give any Account of but M^r Taney and my Hus-
band were detained Prisoners at my coming away.
Barbara Smith.
In London the 30^th of December 1689.

M^r Smith's Narrative of the
trowbles in Maryland.