Assembly Proceedings, September 20-26, 1693. 15

The Comittee of Grievances goe out upon their Charge.
The house Adjournes for halfe an houre.

The house again mett & were present as before.
The Comittee of Grievances bring in their further Report
to the house which being grounded upon the petition & Com-
plainte of Coll Jowles the same being first read did run in
these following words Viz^t

To the Hon^ble the Lower house of Assembly.
The Humble petition of Coll Henry Jowles
Sheweth
That your petitioner in the month of Aprill last past was
sent for by an Ord^r of Gouerno^r and Councill to make his
Imediate appearance before them, there to answer such
matters & things as should be Objected ag^t him, where to his
great Charge, Expence & trouble, he was forced to wayte &
attend ffive dayes before he could know what they had to
allegde ag^t him, at last being called to answer, they had
nothing to Object ag^t him but a lett^r he had writ to the Hon^bie
S^r Thomas Laurence upon his being carryed to prison, a
Coppy whereof for your Hon^rs better Satisfaction is here
Enclosed; for w^ch Lett^r (though there was nothing in it but
what Comon Civillity might Obleidge him or any man to write)
he was compelled imediatly to giue them Bond w^th good secu-
rity of a Thousand pds St^rll for his good behaviour or Else
goe to prison, This y^r pet^r did pforme, & hoped then he might
be at quiett but about the 25^th of August last past came another
Order of Gouerno^r & Councill to Cap^t John Bigger to Take
your pet^r into Custody & him to safe keepe till he finde good
security of a Nother Thousand pounds St^rl for his good beha-
viour & to make his personall appeareance at the next provin-
ciall Court there to answer unto such things as should be
Objected ag^t him on behalfe of their Maj^ties in generall Termes

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Journal.

w^thout mentioning any particular Matter which ought to haue
been Incerted, This likewise your Pet^r was Compelled to
give, & did give rather then lye in prison, And last of all
since the death of the Gouerno^r upon the 14^th day of Septem-
ber Cap^t Keech w^th his Lieutenant came to your petrs house
and apprehended him by an Ord^r from Coll Ninian Beale
which was in pursuance of an Ord^r of Councill to Carry him to
his owne house & clap a safe Guard ouer him (without
Expressing one word or tittle for what.) upon which your pet^r
utterly refused to yeild any Obedience to it, and by that
meanes w^th much Truble has made a Shift to preserve his
Liberty by keeping out of the way till he might haue the hap-
piness and ffreedom of Addressing himselfe to this hon^ble house

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