Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671. 247

A Particular Charge of such Crimes Offences & Misdea-
meanours committed by Rich^d Tilghman now Sherr. of Talbot
County presented & informed to this Lower house of As-
sembly

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Journal
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1. Levying and Exacting from the People of that County
more Tobacco than was due or Assessed by the publick and
his Lordship's Commissioners of that County
2. Contemning his Lordship's said Commission by replying
to some persons thereof when demanded the reason of his af^d
Exaction, that it was the Ignorance of the Comm^rs who could
not Cast the Levy aright
3. Levying of Execution of 26 Barrels of Corn belonging
to John Ingram of that County and was the whole Quantity of
Indian Corn that the said Ingram had for himself & Family's
whole Years Sustenance contrary to an Act of Assembly in
that Case made & provided
4. Extorting of Fees from the Inhabitants of that County
in relation to his Office contrary to an Act also in that Case
made & provided
5. Commencing vexatious Suits against some of the Inhab-
itants of his County and more especially against John Hinson
& Nicholas Brooke as by both their Petitions & other Papers
annext may appear

To the honourable Assembly of this Province of Maryland
The Aggrievance of Nicholas Brooke
Sheweth — That your poor Petitioner was one of the Lieu-
tenant General's Soldiers in the time of our late Indians War
and was wounded in that War by the Enemy and M^r Richard
Tilghman did cure your Petitioner of his Wound received by
the Heathen Now M^r Tilghman received his pay by the Gov-
ernour & Councill's Order for the curing of your Petitioner's
Wound Yet notwithstanding M^r Tilghman came to your
Petitioner and told him they would allow him nothing for the
Cure and that I must pay him myself and so by threatning and
by fair deluding Speeches obtained a Bill of 3400^lb tob^o Now
M^r Tilghman sueth your Petitioner at Law for to pay the Bill
and your Petitioner would gladly come to a Tryal but cannot,
I have been here in tryal one Year & an half and am not able
to bear so great Expence being a poor man and Work hard
for my Living Which M^r Tilghman well knoweth and there-
fore his Cause not being good, endeavoureth me to ruin by
long Suit, Now my humble Request to You Gentlemen of the
Assembly is to put a period to my Cause, Consider the poor
and the Lord will give You your several Rewards When

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Usurpation & Cruelty shall be troden under foot Which is the
humble prayers of your poor Petitioner

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