Assembly Proceedings, May — June 1676. 491

Larimore of Csecill County and Edward Larmore [of] the same
County To Subornacon of perjury ag^e the Said Wilde in mat-
ters relateing to his Office of Comission^r of the peace for
Caecill County and in the County Courte,
3^dly That the said Charles James about the 4^th day of May
1676 Upon the person of Edward pinne of Caecill County did
make an assault and then and there by force and Armes one
bagg of Writeings belonging to the Said Edward Pynne and
others to the Vallue of 100000^l Tob did take and Carry away
and the Same from him the Said Edward Still vnjustly de-
teyneth To the almost utter Ruine of the Said Edward, and the
same refuseing to deliver did for the Same under Collour of
his Office and a precept from You^r Lo^pp for the space of fifteen
dayes falsely Jmprisson and restraine the Said Edward that in
p^rsence of seav^ll persons in Caecill County haveing some differ-
ence With the s^d Edw: pinn did utter These false Scandalous
Seditious mutinous and Rebellious words That he the Said
Charles James was now Lord Proprietary, Contrary to an Act
of Assembly in that Case provided, As by the Affadavids and
other papers hereunto annexed may appeare
By all which his fake and feined informations and evill
practices and Speeches we humbly Conceave the Said Charles
James hath most Egrediously abused Yo^r Lo^p and Your Lo^ps
two houses of Assembly and the good people of this province
May it please yo^r Lo^p therefore out of y^r great goodnesse to
the good people of this provice soe to order th^t the said Charles
James may for the future be disabled to beare any publick
Office or imployment, and also receiue Such Condigne punishm^t
as the nature of Soe great Crimes Require

U. H.

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That Soe he may be a Tirrable Example To others of
Offending Your Lo^pps good & Wh[olesome] Lawes for the
future and in Soe doeing [We] Shall dayly pray as in duty bound
for [Your] Lo^pps Long and happy Dominion over [us &c:]

Lower house of Assembly
May the 23^th 1676:

Voted Nemine Contradicente th^t this Jmpeachm^t As it is
drawne up by the Comittee with the papers relateing thereto
be p^rsented to his Lo^p and Upper house
Signed by order of the house
Robert Ridgely Clk of
The Low^r House of Assembly

This house have perused and Considered the bill entituled
an Act for Security and defence of this Province and doe think
the fine of 50^l Tob: is to little and this house thinke it were
better to fine 100 for the first time 200 for the Second and 200

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