472 Assembly Proceedings., October—November 1683.

U. H. Journal
1659-98

their last Message by Captain Smith and M^r William Rich-
ardson
Signed p^r Order Tho: Grunwin Cl of Assembly

M^r Carvile from the Lower house for the last Journall of the
Lower house of Assembly, the same Delivered to him—
The house Adjourned till to Morrow Morning 9 a Clock—

Wednesday 17th October 1683

The house mett again and all present as yesterday
M^r Robert Carvile from the Lower house to acquaint this
house that they are ready (when this house please) for Jacob
Youngs tryall
This house Adjourned into the Court house Room below
Stairs there to Sitt and hear the Tryall of Jacob Young—
There then be present and Sitting upon that Tryall of this
house as followeth—
The honourable
Coll Henry Coursey M^r Secretary Sewall
Coll: Henry Darnall M^r Secretary Darnall
Coll William Digges Major Thomas Trueman
Coll William Burges Coll: George Talbot
The Members of the Lower house appointed to Manage the
Impeachm^t against Jacob Young Appeared, also the Speaker
and the rest of the Members of the Lower house—
Then was Command given to the Sheriff of S^t Maries
County that he bring Jacob Young before the Barr of this
house—the said Jacob Young Appeared—
Then was read all the Articles of Impeachment against the
said Jacob Young, and his particular Answers to the Same—
Then was produced Severall Evidences against the said
Jacob Young who took their Oaths, who were, Captain Richard
Hill, Coll Coursey, Coll LLoyd Captain Johnson Coll Stevens
Edmund Dennis and John Higdon
Jacob Young produced Several Papers and Commissions
which he had received from the Government of Maryland all
which being read in Court; It was asked by the Court whether
Jacob Young had any Person in Court to Plead as his Council
in Defence of the Articles Alledged against him whereupon
Thomas Bland an Attorney appeared and Pleaded for the
Prisoner against the Articles of Impeachment The Tryall
Ended
The honourable Coll: Vincent Lowe told the Prisoner that
the Severall Crimes whereof he stood Impeachment and many
of them proved against him, was of a very high Nature, and