Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6. 167

nesse the Duke of Yorke, And that the Duke of Yorke [Out
of Singular regard to the Seruices of my ffather S^r William
Penn hath Interested me] Soe that some time he is Proprie-
tar^y and other times but a Tennant, and the latter onely,
when he hopes by his false suggestions and misinformations,
to draw his Royall Highnes to Countenance him in his Vniust
proceedings; wherein, it is to be feared, he has abused his
Royall Highnes his name too much already. The L. B. neuer
doubted his Royall Highnes his Justice; and therefore was
long afore this desireous to referr himselfe to his Royall
Highnesse, from whome he has had a gracious promise of a
hearing, and questions not, but he should haue had one, long
ere this, had not the great affaires of these late times hindered
it. And as the L. B. knows his Royall highnesse to be a
Prince of more Justice, Honour, and goodnesse, then to owne
M^r William Penn in his Late proceedings, so he is Encouraged
and resolued to seeke for his Just right, which his Royall
Highnesse has assured the L. B: he shall haue. Tho Prince
Penn hopes and fully assureth himselfe the Contrary.

Calvert
Papers.

At a Councill held at the Ridge in Anne Arrundell County
at the house of John Larkin there The 15^th day of October
Annoq Dmi 1683

Coll Henry Coursey "]
Coll Vincent Lowe
Coll Henry Darnall
The hono^ble - Coll William Burges j- p'sent
M^r Sec^ry Sewall
M^r Sec^ry Darnall
Coll Geo: Talbot

Then appeared William Sharpe & Robert Webb according
to their Recognizance Entred into at Talbot County Court.
And it was alleadged against them That the said Robert
Webb should report at the house of Richard Royston That
William Sharpe told him That he the said Sharpe had an order
from his Lor^pp the Lord prop^ry for the causing and forcing
John Oleonard a joyner to serve him the said William Sharpe.
The said Robert Webb made oath before this board That he
never was told by Sharpe That he had any such order And
that he did not Report soe at Roystons house But that the
matter was as followeth. That Sharpe writt a Lre to him
requesting him if conveniency permitted to call at Richard
Roystons house & enquire for a young man that came into

Liber R. R.
p. 194