262 Papers Relating to Affairs in Maryland, 1701-14.

        P. R. O.  [Endorsement]              Maryland

                   Copy of an Address to Colonel Seymour from the Quakers

                  in Maryland, relating to the Evil

                    Governor Seymour to Board of Trade.

                  My Lords of Rt honble Gentlemen.

                   I am glad of any, & take this Oportunity of paying my Duty

                  and Respects to you honble Boarde, and rendring you the best

                  Account of the Affairs of this Province which her Maty has

                  been Graciously pleased to comitt to my Conduct.

                   Our Assembly met on Wednesday the 26th of March, & sate

                  till the 14th of Aprill last but the Clarks not having had tyme

                  to transcribe the Laws and Journalls, I cannot now, but must

                  be content to transmitt them to your Lordships by the Fleete;

                  However presume to informe You with the most materiall

                  Transactions in this Session.             -

                   And First of the Enacting an Additionall Law for Towns

                  and Ports, wherein it is at last agreed to, that all Tobacco's

                  after the tenth day of Septemb. Ao 1708 shall be brought to,

                  and Shipt off from Towns & Ports, and that all Ships Shall

                  ride and loade there; Which I am persuaded will be of Great

                  Advantage & Security to her Matys Revenue; And therefore

                  hope, it will find your Acceptance, and her Matys Royall Sanc

                  tion; though the Stiffness of our Legislators has still aforded

                  Occasion to have it amended.

                   In Obedience to her Matys Royall Comands An Act of As

                  sembly was past for Suspending (during her Matys Royall

                  Pleasure) the prosecution of Priests of the Romish Comunion

                  incurring the penaltys of the Act to prevent the Growth of

                  Popery in this Province, by exercising their Function in a

                  private Family of the Roman Comunion, but in no other case

                  whatsoever, & hope it will answer her Matys & your honble

                  Boards directions.

                   Upon a new discovered peice of Villany that Richard

                  Clarke with his Gange of Runaway Rogues had concerted to

                  Seize on our Magazine, and burne this Towne and Port of

                  Annapolis, & then Steale a Vessell and turne pyrates, where

                  they thought it most Feasable: All means having prov'd in

                  effectuall to apprehend and bringe the said Clarke to Iustice,

                  The Assembly, for the better Security of the province, & to

                  deterr any from associating with him past An Act to attaint

                  him of high Treason: And this province has already and is

                  Still like to be at no little Charge and trouble upon his Ac

                  count. For altho' he is one of the Greatest of Villains, Yet

                  (especially in this County of Ann Arundell) he has So many

                  neare Relations that Wee find it very difficult to discover