8 Assembly Proceedings, September 20-26, 1693.

Original
Journal.

Voted whether the said Message shall be onely read to the
Councill & soe brought back again or noe & Carryed in the
Affirmative.
M^r Tasker & M^r Dorsey sent upon the said message whoe
Returne & say they delivered the same in Manner & fforme
Ordered by the house.

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Message from the Councill by Coll Browne to desire a
Conference w^th the house M^r Tasker Mitchell
M^r Hanson, M^r Wheeler & M^r Ridgley sent to the Councill to
Returne Answer to theire them in Charge to Acquaint
their Hono^rs That the whole house will be ready to attend
vpon the said conference to Morrow Morning at the Councill
Chamber betwixt seaven & Eight of the Clock.
They returne and Say they delivered their said Message.
The Comittee of Grievances bring in their Report and was
Ord^rd to be Read, which being grounded vpon the Complaint
of S^r Thomas Laurence as alsoe his Comittm^t the same being
read first, did run in these following Words Viz^t

September the 20^th 1693.
M^r Speaker & Gent of
the Assembly
Haueing bin sumoned about the later End of March last by
a Warrant from his Ex^ncie (of Blessed Memory) to answer on
the Sixth day of Aprill following to certaine high crimes, &
misdemeanors, with which I am in the s^d warrant said to stand
charged, and alsoe to reply to what Else should be Objected
ag^t me on the Kings behalf, and in the meane time by a
Strange anticipacon of Justice (as if I had been proued guilty
of the Crimes pretended to be urged ag^t me) Suspended, &
Turned out from being a Member of the Councill, and a Jus-
tice in the Provinciall Court, And also Strictly forbidden to
Execute the Office of publick Notary, (given before to M^r John
LLewellin by his Ex^ncies Comission) or for the ffuture to signe
any Instrument of protest, or doe any other Act relateing to
that place, And in the meane time refused a Coppy of my
accusation, or names of my Accusers, denyed the sight of the
Councill Bookes, and a warrant to Sumons such persons as
should be necessary to my defence upon my Accusation:
Notwithstanding all which discouragm^ts appearing the sixth
day of Aprill, and attending the Councill two dayes together
I was on Satterday the Eighth day of that month (Instead of
seeing or heareing of any accuser or Accusation) by a War-
rant ready prepared wherein noe particular Crime whatso-
ever was Expressed, delivered to the Sherriffe of S^t Maryes
County hurried away, and by him according to the precept
put into the hands of the Sherriffe of Charles County, to be