288 Assembly Proceedings, May 10-June 9, 1692.

U. H. J.

Day the said M^r Lillingstone and his Company Bespoke a
Dinner to be brought to the water side and a Table to be
there where they did Carrouse that Day, and the Company
would have a name of the Meeting what their Meeting should
be called by, and it was answered a Convention M^r William
Finney can give your Excellency a more larger Account, and '
also the names of the Persons of that Society who is ready
when your Excellency requires; I am
Your Excell^ys most humble & Obedient Servant
Griffith Jones.

16th May 1692
The Information of M^r William Finny of Talbot County
saith That in February last M^r John Lillingston in Company
with Michael Earle, Joseph Green, John Hinson, Thomas
Smith, Joseph Lambert and severall others which the Informant
cannot remember Came to Talbot County Court during their
sitting and holding Court in the said month of February, and
took a room in the Court house over the Commissioners
Chamber one day during the said Court the said Thomas
Smith Came into the Commissioners Room, and asked them
by what Authority they held Court. The Informant asked
him how he dare ask such a Question but he had denyed he
had said so, M^r Edmondson being present walked along the

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Roome Averred he did so, the Informant (to the best of his
Remembrance) called him Impudent fellow or such like Term,
and Commanded him out of the Room; The Day following
and the Court being over, the Informant having some Busi-
ness, and coming to the Court house he saw a great Deal of
Victualls coming out of the Court house, and Carrying into
the field, and meeting with M^r Salter the man of the house, he
asked the Informant if he would not go to Dinner with them;
The Informant asked him with whom so the said Salter told
him of the whole Gang; but hearing by M^r Griffith Jones, and
the said M^r Salter what mad pranks they had played the night
before; The Informant refused and did not go among them,
for he was told they had been drinking all night, some of them
had ridd their horses into the Court house, some in their frol-
icks had put themselves into the Pillory and there they Drank
that Day at the Point they were so drunk that they fell
together by the Ears; and Michael Earle flung Joseph Green
in the Water and Lillingstone fell to Cursing Michael Earle
&c. And in their frolicks they would give a Name to their
place of Meeting, and Lillingston he said it should be called
the Convention; but others said no, that would be too broad ;
It should be Called Lambeth Hall, the aforesaid Company
continued in their frolicks for the space of four Days or there-
abouts. William Finney.