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P. R. O.
Maryland
B. I. Vol. 2,
Bundle G.
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wee shall alsoe be able substantially to make appear and dem-
onstrate to their Majesties and Councill (as we intend) by
good and sufficient evidence testimonies and circumstances att
the return of the Fleete from hence
A Coppy of the said Articles with several depositions and
other papers relating thereto Wee inclosed send your Ldpps
& humbly recommend the same to your Lordshipps most
serious considerations, a charge wee conceive of such a nature
as will justly warrant his confinement and from whence Wee
thought ourselves in duty bound to commit him and alsoe
wholy to dismiss him from his place from amongst us, and
the Office of a Justice of the Provincial Court, as a person
unworthy and indeed incapable of soe great an honor.
Wee have prospect of further discoveries of his base and
treacherous actions and proceedings, confederacies and com-
binations with persons of popish and disaffected principles
their Majesties' professed enemies and perturbers of our
peace, of which Wee hope to give your Ldpps a more ample
account in our next. Wee doubt not but are credibly informed
that Sir Thomas has used his endeavors to represent us in
the blackest colours he cann to your Lordships and to asperse
and vilify the Government in the highest nature imaginable
by his false, scandalous and malitious suggestions and reflec-
tions, from which imputations wee are well assured wee can
easily and fairly cleare ourselves to stand right in your
favours and esteem, and therefore wee humbly sollicit and
beseech your Ldpps to suspend any hard censure of us at
present from what he may have any waies alledged, until such
time as Wee may be rightly informed of the matter, and have
a convenient opportunity to vindicate ourselves and reputa-
tion from any such his aspersions of which he has been very
free and prodigal, ridiculing amongst his associates almost all
Acts of Government in proceeding for their Majs service and
interest to the due administration of Law and justice as p
coppy of a protest made by him (under the assumed title of
publick notary without being sworne, commission or war-
rant for the same) agst Governor and Councill, whereof him-
self was a member and therein of himselfe suggesting and
avering most notorious, false scandalous allegations, matters
no waies conteined in the depositions or informations of the
parties, protesting & complaining as per Coppy of the pro-
ceedings of a special Court of Oyer and Terminer for the
tryal of a false trader, and some other papers here inclosed
your Ldps may perceive. Wee shall (to give your Ldps as
little trouble as may be) only nominate the other Officer Mr
Randolph, of the like evil principles, inclinations and maner
of proceeding, little or no waies inferior to the former in
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