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Lower house of Assembly nth October 1683
This house desires if the Bill for Elections be rejected in the
Upper house as by the last Message by Major Trueman Mr
John Darnall and Coll Burges seemes to be that the Upper
house will return the said Bill to this house
Signed p. Order C Boteler Cl of the Lower house—
This house being given to understand that Edward English
was now since the sitting of this Assembly taken here in Exe-
cution at the Suite of John Rousby concerning Joseph Spernon
for litting the said Spernon Escape or go at Large after he
had taken him in Execution at the said Rousby's suit the said
English being Sheriff of Cecil County and finding the said
English a prisoner in the Custody of the Sheriff of this County
of Ann Arundell; It is Ordered that the said Edward English
and the Sheriff of Ann Arundell County forthwith apear before
this house
Then Came the said Edward English and the Under Sheriff
of Ann Arundell County, His Lordship the Lord Proprietary
being then present in this house Declared that he had Com-
manded the said English hither upon Publick Business It was
therefore Ordered by this house That the Sheriff of Ann Arun-
dell County Suffer the said English to be at Liberty untill the
End of this Sessions of Assembly The said Execution being at
this time unduely Served—
Then was read again the Petition of Joseph Spernon and
thereupon Major Trueman sent to the Lower house with this
Message.
Upper house nth of October 1683
This house hath presented to them a Petition of Joseph
Spernon wherein Mr John Rousby a Member of the Lower
house is Concerned; This house desire to know if the Lower
house will give Leave to the said Mr Rousby to appear in this
house this afternoon and be present at the Examination of the
whole matter, The said Spernon having not been Viva Voce
heard in this house
Signed p. Order Thos Grunwin Cl of the Lower house
He returns
Then Appeared the said Mr Rousby and Spernon, and the
Petition and the Matter Contained therein discoursed and they
Ordered to withdraw—
Mr Rousby and Joseph Spernon came again into this house
and the Matter Between them Debated and Depositions read
and the further Debate referred till Mr Rousby have further
leave from the Lower house—
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