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P. R. O.
Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
B. E.
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And as to that Clause, in the said Paper wherein they
maliciously charge the said John Coode and his Accomplices
to be the Disturbers of the Province and changers of the Gov-
ernment These Respondts do deny that either he the said Cood
or any by his order or Privity ever unjustly disturbed or
changed the same But do say that five moneths after their
present Majesties were settled in the Throne and the gener-
ality of their dominions had submitted to them and after they
were proclaimed in Virginia the adjacent Country and all other
their Majesties Colonies in America of which the Popish Gov-
ernment of Maryland were as well assured as they could be of
any matter of Fact. The said Deputy Governours (with the
Papists and severall of the aforesaid Petitioners their Adher-
ents) disclaiming their Allegiance to their Majesties and
politickly disarmeing the Protestants denying to call the
Assembly to examine the Confederacy charged on them by
Indians by whom they were accused as well as the English
useing daily invectives against their Majesties persons and
Government and all the Protestant Peers of the Realm con-
niveing at and encourageing all others to do the same, binding
Protestants to their good behaviour endeavouring to imprison
others for the least shew of their allegiance sending Warrants
for such as but read or heard any of their Majesties Proc-
lamacons or the Parliament Papers termeing them Treason-
able Papers and those that read or heard them or should but
say God Bless the King Traitors daily broaching lyeing news
(as they pretended sent to the Preists and Jesuitts from all
parts of the French Kings invinceable Army to conquer Eng-
land and the late King James his Victory in Scotland and Ire-
land and his great party in England to joyn with them to sub-
due the Rebells as they termed the Protestants as also the
great strength of the French and Canada Indians if occasion
served to invade the Province and other their Majesties Prot-
estant Colonies in those Parts praying publickly in their Popish
Chappells for the Irish and French success against the English
and daily drinking health to the same wishing the arrivall of
that golden day as they termed it To the great terrour of the
Protestants and encouragement of the Papists The Protestants
standing continually upon their guards and some flying for
fear into Virginia so enraged the people as that it was not
easy to restraine them from riseing tho they had no armes nor
amunition to defend themselves and the more thinking men
were plunged in their minds what course to take For Armes
and Ammunition they had not to defend themselves and to
depart the Province was to ruine their Estates and Familyes
and stay they could not with safety without owneing their
Allegiance to the late King James and fidelity to that present
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