56 Assembly Proceedings, April — May 1666.

U. H.
Journal
1659-69

M^r Richard Hall sayes that amongst a greate many of other
Extravagant words Erberry sayd that Charles Calvert was a
Rogue.
W^m Calvert Esq^r sayth how that Erbery in his heareing sayd
wee viz^t the Assembly were a Company of pittifull Rogues,
& puppyes & there is not one in the Cuntry deserves to
keepe me Company but Charles Calvert who owes me ten
thousand pounds of tobacco.
M^r Rich Smith informes that this morning when Erbery
awaked the s^d Erbery complayned that he was bound that he
remembered all th^t he had sayd last night & that he was not
drunk. And in a threatning manner sayd, he would Remember
those that bound him.

p. 274

The abuse that Edward Erbery gaue to the Leiutenn^t Generall
& to this Assembly last night being taken into Consideracon
& vpon a full debate thereon had in this howse.
They doe judge the same to be a scandall to the Lord Prop^r
to his Leiutenn^t Generall & to both howses of Assembly & a
greate Refleccon vpon the whole Province in generall And
therefore vnanimously voted by this howse that the s^d Erbery
be brought before this howse to giue answere to the above-
said Charge in relacon to those Informacons now giuen in ag^t
him.
Ordered by the Speaker that m^r Edward Erbery be brought
into the howse by the Sherriff &c.
And taxed by the Speaker of all those words spoken who
makeing his appearance after the Charge being read vnto him
he answered that he remembred none of those words as is
alledged only he Confesseth that he was in drinke, And being
further taxed ab^t the words spoken this morning (which were
averred by a member of the howse he says that he remembers
not that ever he spoke such words.
Which answere being taken into Consideracon the howse
doe judge the same altogether vnsattisfactory & th^t noe -pson
of full age shall take advantage by drunkennes in such case.
Wherevpon this howse doe humbly present the Consideracon
hereof to the Vpper howse that they would please to signify to
this howse their Resentment of the same And what they shall
judge further necessary to be done with the sd Erbery as
touching his punishment or otherwise for this howse Concur-
rence therewith
W^m Bretton Clk.

p. 275

The Vpper howse doe order that the sd Ed. Erbery be tyed
to the Apple tree before the howse of Assembly & be there
publickly whipt vpon the bare back with thirty nine lashes And
that the Sher. of S^t Marys County be comanded to apprehend