246 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

To his Excellency the Cap^t General and the rest of
the honourable the Members of the Upper House of
Assembly.....................................

The humble Petition of the Members of the Lower House
of Assembly Sheweth — That Information being put in by
Several Persons of Talbot County against Richard Tilghman
now Sherriff of the said County of several Crimes Offences &

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Misdeameanours Committed by him in the Execution of his
Office & otherwise & in particular that the said Sherriff had
Levyed and Executed from the people of that County more
Tobacco than was due for the publick Levy and being told
thereof He did notoriously abuse the whole Commission of
that Country saying it was the Ignorance of the Comm^rs that
did not Cast up the Levy aright or Words to that Effect as ap-
peared to Us by the Testimony of Several Delegates and
Deputys of that County Who are ready to testify to your
Honours when required
Your Petitioners did humbly request your Honours would
be pleased to Cause such condign punishment to be inflicted
upon the said Richard Tilghman's Person or Estate as your
Excellency or Upper House of Assembly shall think fit and
Convenient with which Request your Petitioners by two of
their Members thought good to acquaint your Honours & in
answer thereunto received from your Honours dated 30^th
March 1671 that the Upper House had taken into their Con-
sideration the paper sent by your Petitioners Concerning M^r
Richard Tilghman Sherriff of Talbot County and that your
Honours are of Opinion that a particular Charge ought first to
be drawn up against the said Richard Tilghman and that then
he should be summoned before your Honours and proceeded
against according to Justice
That your Petitioners thought the mentioning of them in the
Resolves sent to your Honours had been a sufficient Charge
against the said Sherriff but your Honours not so Conceiving
Your Petitioners have hereunto Annexed a particular Charge
of the former and other Crimes Offences and Misdeameanours
Committed by the said Richard Tilghman contrary to the
peace of the Right honourable the Lord Proprietary his rule
and Dignity and Contrary to the Laws of this Province All
which your Petitioners humbly refer to your Honours' Con-
sideration and Censure & if your Petitioners have herein
omitted anything in the matter or form of presenting Impeach-
ing of, or informing against the s^d R^d Tilghman or such other
Delinquents They humbly desire your Honours Direction &
Advice therein & to rectify and amend the same that so Crimes
of this Nature may not go unpunished
And your Petitioners as in Duty bound shall pray &c.