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be aideing and assisting whereof none shall faile at their perill
Given under my hand and Seale this 19^th day of ffebruary in
the tenth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles &c
Annoq Dmi. 1684.
To all his L^sps Officers both civill
and military and others the good
people of this Province

Memdu on the 22^th day of ffeb^ry 1684 was a Lett^r writt to
his L^sp the R^t hon^ble the Lord Prop^ry giveing his L^sp an Acco^t
of the Escape of Coll Talbott from Virginia and a pticular of
the State of affaires here, more especially relateing to the
insolent carriage and behaviour of Cap^t Allen to this Gov-
ernm^t and the proceedings of Virginia thereon w^ch was ordered
to be Recorded (viz.)

Lib. R. R. R.

Councills Lre. to L^d Prop^ry

P. 182

Maryland ffeb^ry 22^th 1684.
May it please yo^r L^sp:
Besides the Councills joint Lett^r of the 3^d of December
last, your L^dsp will have reed: (we doubt not ere this) a pticu-
lar Acco^t from us all of the Estate of affaires in this your Pro-
vince as they then stood. Duplicate of the said joint Letter,
and coppys of all papers therewith sent, your L^sp will have now
transmitted you by this oportunity, The summe and substance
of all (haveing first recounted to your L^sp: the unfortunate
death of M^r Rousby by the hands of Coll Talbott,) being
chiefly to give you an Ace' of the insolent rude behaviour of
Cap^t Allen to this your L^sps Governm^t as by the severall Depo-
sitions sent your L^dspp We well hoped the Lord Effingham
would have taken that prudent care upon our address to him,
as to have advised Cap^t Allen to more sober tearmes; but we
find the contrary effects, and Cap^t Allen not onely continue-
ing in his former wonted rudeness, but increaseing daily in
his particular openly declared malice to this Province, continu-
ally infesting the severall Ports here, and terrifyeing and dis-
turbing all Masters of Ship and Traders here, Lording it over
them, in a most insufferable manner, commanding them on
board him, and sending aboard them to ransack and toss them
at his pleasure, insoemuch that it is onely reverence to his
Maj'^ies Comission, that tyes the tongues and hands of severall
from doeing more mischief then cann be answered; In fine
(may it please your L^sp) unless some speedy prudent course be
taken to curb the insolence of this mann, not onely the trade
of the Province will be ruined (wherein his Maj^tie as well as