Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660. 429

knowledge of his Ma^ties Comands to haue his lo^ps iust Rights within
this Province according to his Pattent restored to the Governor
Philip Calvert Esq^r, did write menacing to vindicat himselfe by the
best meanes he could vnless he might haue such tearmes granted him
as in the said Letter he required
And further doe present that on the 28^th and 29^th of Nouember
the said Governor he did then threaten with force saying the people
in Charles County were in Armes to rescue him if he retourned not
the sooner, or should by him the said Governor be detained Prisoner
to the great derogation from the iust power of his Lo^pp, and the
subvertion of the Governm^t of this Province, and contrary to the
peace of his said Lo^p his rule and dominion

To the hono^ble the Governor and Councell of Maryland

The humble peticon of Josias Fendall humbly Sheweth That yo^r
peticon^r hath Justly faline into the High displeasure of his Lo^p the
Lord and Proprietary of this Province of Maryland through some
vnadvised and Indiscreete accons of his which he did, whereof he
was this Courte Summoned to give an accompt, And haveing ser-
iously wayed his greate rashnes and Folly in doeing the same, he
doth humbly accknowledg his greate offence and hartily begg his
Lo^ps gracious pardon and the favor of this hono^ble Courte And he
shall as in duty bound pray Signed Josias Fendall

Liber
P. C. R.

To the Right hono^ble Governor and Councell of the Province of
Maryland

Sheweth That Whereas yo^r peticon^r was apprehended to appeare
at a Pro^all Courte to be held the nineteenth day of February to an-
swere to what should be objected against him on the behalfe of the
Lord Proprietary. Yo^r peticon^r (not knoweing what may be layd
to his Charge) yett being vpon mature deliberacon Sensible that
through Ignorance something hath been done by him whilst this
Province was without Government which the Lawes doe Contra-
dicte, and hath thereby Incurred the just displeasure of his Lord^p
for which indiscrecon and miscarryage yo^r pet^r is hartily Sorry and
humbly implores the Gracious pardon of his Lord^p and the favour-
able Censure of this hono^ble Courte &c. Yo^r pet^r shall be ever bound
to pray &c- Signed Tho: Gerrard.

Attorney
General v.
Gerard

p. 431

The Indictmt retourned by the Grand Jury aforenamed ag^t Han-
nah Rogers wherevpon they retourned Billa vera

Let it be Enquired for the Lord Proprietary whether Hanna
Rogers late Servant to Samuell Chewe of the Herring Creeke in the
County of Ann Arrundell Spinster vpon the 31^th day of May in the
yeare 1660 vpon the person of Richard Steevens Servant alsoe to the

Attorney
General v.
Rogers