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the Prosecution of Popish Priests, which I Promised in my
Speech to be laid before you, for your Consideration
Signed p order
Jn^o Beard Cl Up. Ho.

Sent to the Lower House by Col Tilghman who Returns &
Says He D^d it
His Excy Also Sends to the Lower house Copys of Srall
Entries on the Chancery Records Relating to the said Macne-
mara with this Message.

By his Excellency the Governour
Aprill the 25^th 1718
Gent. I herewith Send you Copys of Severall Passages
that happened in the Chancery Court Relating to M^r Macne-
mara with Copys of three Indictments found ag^t the said
Macnemara which I promised to lay before you for your
Consideration.
Signed p ord^r John Beard Cl Up Ho.

Sent down p Col^o Ennalls who Returns & Says he D^d them
The Copys of the Chancery Proceedings are as foll.

Maryland ss.

U. H. J.

Att a Chancery Court held at the City of Annapolis the
Tenth day of October 1717.

Present
His Excellency John Hart Esq^r Governour

His Excellency tells M^r Macnemara that he affirmed this
day in his face His Excellency Called him a Rogue & a Rascall
in this Court, which his Excellency affirms he did not neverthe-
less the said M^r Macnemara now alledges the same, with this
alteration only, that to the best of his remembrance his Excy
did Call him Rogue and a Rascal which being taken in Con-
tempt and to the lessening his L^dships Authority and the
Grandeur of this Court by Taxing the Governour with a
Falsity
His Excellency Orders the Attorney Generall to psecute
the said Macnemara for the same, And that a minute hereof
be made on this days Proceedings.
M^r Macnemara one of the Practitioners of this Court hav-
ing frequently behaved himself in this Court with threatning
words and an Indecent and Irreverent Behaviour of which he
was Several times Admonished by his Excellency, And still

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