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was not drunke. & in a Threatning manner sayd, hee would
remember those th^t bownd him.
The abuse th^t Edward Erberry gaue to the Leiu^t Grall, & to
this Assembly last night, being taken into Consideraon. And
uppon a full debate thereon in this howse. They doe Judge
the same to bee a scandall to the L^d Proprietary, his Leiu¹
Grall, & to both howses of Assembly, & a greate reflexion
uppon the whole Prouince in generall. And therefore unani-
mously Voted by this howse That the s^d Erberry bee brought

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before this howse to giue answere to whatt hee shall bee
charged w^th in relaon to those informaOns
Sheriffe Ordered to bring Edward Erberry
Who being brought into the howse ker Concerning
all those words spoaken remembers none of those words,
as that hee was in drinke. And being ken this
morning (w^ch were averred sayes. Hee remembers not
th^t euer hee
W^ch answere being taken into the same alltogether
unsatisfactory take aduantage by drunkenness
Whereuppon this howse doe of to the Vpper howse.
That the their resentm^t of the same. And cessary
to bee done w^th the s^d Erberry ishm^t or otherwise, for
this howses Concurrance Will^m Bretton Clk

Ordered th^t M^r Will^m Coursey present the same to the
Vpper howse.
M^r Henry Coursey came from the Vpper howse, & pre-
senteth a Bill to the Speaker, Intituled An Additionall Act
Limitting Seruants times.
Was read the s^d Act: That Act read againe Twice read.
And w^thout further reading ordered to Passe to Engrosm^t
Co^ll Nath: Vtye appoynted to p^rsent the same to the Vpper
howse.
M^r Thomas Trueman came, & desyred th^t M^r Rich: Blunt &
M^r Nich: Pickard come to the Vpper howse.
And Instantly another Messenger came from th^t howse &
requested this whole howse to attend the Vpper howse, Con-
cerning the bu sines of Edward Erberry. Erberry being then
called into the Vpper howse.
The Speaker w^th the maior part of this howse departed to
the Vpper howse.
Who soone returned.
Then M^r Thomas Trueman came from the Vpper howse &
presenteth his ensuing. Viz^t

The Vpper howse doe order, That Edward Erberry by tyed

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to the howse of Assembly, & bee there publikly
back w^th thirty nine Lashes And that the sheriffe nded

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