The Lower House. 335

to make against your Petitioners the same may be given in, in
Writing, That your Petitioners may have a Copy of the
Same, and time allow'd them to give an Answer, and that
Your Petitioners may have a hearing before your Honours
or some other Indifferent Persons.
And yo^r Petitioners shall ever pray &c.

M^o M^r Chapman and Zachariah Maccubbin join in the
prayer of the Petition, But were not present in Court at the
Speaking the Words in the Petition

Which being Read and heard with the several Evidences
produced by the petitioners and the Evidence and Matters
in the said petition Contain'd Maturely Considered by this
House, They are unanimously of opinion that the Petitioners
had not the Least reason to Exhibit such a Charge to this
House against the said Thomas Bordley Esq^r as is Con-

L. H. J

tain'd in the petition unless his Zealously asserting in Con-
junction with the Attorney Generall before them in their
County Court, That Justices of the peace have a power to
bind over to the Good behaviour all persons of ill fame (and
that persons convict of ffelony were such) would maintain
Such a Charge which this House is so far from thinking, that
they Approve of his the said Bordley's behaviour in that
affair and recomend to him the like Conduct for the future
And are further of opinion that the Petitioners have given
Cause to this House to resent their treating a member thereof
with such indecent freedom as they have the said Bordley
by their Petition.

p. 223

Of which the said Justices are acquainted by M^r Speaker
The House Adjourns till to Morrow Morning nine of the
Clock

Wednesday Octo^r the 20^th 1725

The House Meets according to Adjournment. Yesterday's
proceedings are Read.
Coll^o Ward from the Upper House delivers M^r Speaker
the following Message viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly

Octo^r the 20^th 1725
Gentlemen.
The members appointed by this House are Ready to join
the Members appointed by Your House in Your Message

¹Original. State record from this point is defective from mildew and decay.

Calvert
Papers ¹

(777)
p. 41