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

Lib. R. R. R.

Officers within this Province for the end and purpose afores^d
or otherwise shall direct therein, as to them shall seeme meete,
or untill further ord^r from this board.
Signed p ord^r
J Llewellin Cl. Consil

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Then taken into further consideration The Lord Effing-
hams Letter read yesterday, w^ch was answered in the words
foll (viz:)

S^r
Your Exncys Lett^r of the 21^th of Novemb last we have reed:
and gratefully acknowledge the Character we reed: of your
kind expressions of respect for our Master: Wee take notice
of your result concerning Coll Talbott, and the rest of the con-
tents we have well considered, and hold our selves obleiged to
make a civill reply: And in the first place please to know,
that as it has hitherto been the constant care of this Governm^t
soe it still is & alwaies shall be ours diligently to preserve and
promote (as much as in us lyes) all his Maj^ties just rights and
Interest in these parts and fforasmuch as (we pceive) Cap^t
Allen may have insinuated to your Exncy: soe farr as to
prevaile with you to moove this Governm^t in his behalf to
what wee well enough know to be our duty, and shall upon all
occasions most readily & cheerfully comply with, especially
when we shall be thought fitt to be made acquainted with such
a Comission as he beares: We cannot then but take notice
of, and Offer to yo^r Exncys Consideration the insolent carriage
and behaviour of Cap^t Allen in this Province, not onely by
endeavouring to divert the Inhabitants thereof from their due
Obedience to his L^sp by saying they were fooles and knaves if
they paid any Duties to his L^sp: such as were settled by Act of
Assembly, that my Lord Baltemore had nothing to doe with
them, but also insulting over the good people of this Province
threatning to fire their houses, publickly and frequently declar-
ing that his business was onely to your Exncy: and that he
had nothing to doe with my Lord Baltemore, and that if any
shipp or vessell should come into this Province not qualified
according to Act of Parliam^t he would seize them and carry
them into Virginia, w^ch wee humbly conceive absolutely repug-
nant to the Rights and priviledges granted his L^sp by his
Maj^ties most gracious Charter of Maryland; These things
amongst many other of the like nature or worse, wee doe not
onely charge him with, but cann upon occasion make good
proofe off; but urge it not soe much in expectation of any
redress from your Exncy: for what is past, as in hopes that