334 Assembly Proceedings, October 6-November 6, 1725.

L. H. J.

The following Petition containing Sundry matters which
the House has thought fit should be entered is as follows Viz.

To the Hono^ble the House of Delegates

The Petition of Daniel Mariarte Josias Towgood, Sam^ll
Chambers William Chapman, John Welsh, James Govane
Mordecai Hamond John Davidge Zach^a Maccubbin and
Moses Maccubbin Justices of Ann Arrundell County Court

Humbly Sheweth.
That Your Petitioners have been Summoned by the Sheriff
of the County aforesaid to appear before the Committee of

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Aggrievances to answer unto such things as should be al-
ledged against us and in obedience thereto Came to Town
Yesterday and were told by the Sheriff that we were ordered
to attend this Day We understand and have been Inform'd
that Tho^s Bordley Esq^r one of the Attorneys of Ann Arundell
County Court the Chairman of that Comittee is our Accuser
(tho we are Conscious to ourselves that he cannot accuse us
of injustice or partiality) a person from whom we cannot
expect any good treatment who has often behaved himself
most indiscreetly & Indecently before us, when sitting Judi-
cially in Court, particularly last Court he took the Liberty to
Express himself in the following words to M^r Mariartee Cheif
Justice, You Do not know your Duty nor Do you understand
it if he should tell it him, and with an angry unbecoming
Countenance told the whole Court that there was no body
there that understood Law or Justice, That he severall times
told M^r Mariartee in an Impudent Snarling manner that
whenever he sett on a thing he never Could persuade him to
be Convinced in his Life time, Speaking as if M^r Mariartee
were an obstinate person and out of ill will to him would not
do him nor his Client Justice He also told the Court that
he Suppos'd they would never believe any thing that he said,
Speaking as if he expected no Justice from that Court, and
when he found the Court not inclinable to Comply with what
he required concerning the Convicts he told them he Sup-
pos'd they were afraid of Forward or that they were indebted
to him.
Your Petitioners from what is premised Conceive it Ex-
tream hard to be called to an account of their Administra-
con by an Attorney practising before them of whose Mis-
behaviour your Petitioners have had many Instances, some
whereof we have now Shewn.
Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray that in Case the
said Thomas Bordley or any other person has any Accusation