146 Assembly Proceedings, October 3-November 2, 1728.

U. H. J.

Bennet would give a Thousand pound to subvert the Government
& that there should not be a Tobacco Law.
Abundance of more Words happened amongst which this de-
ponent saith to the best of his Knowledge said Samuel Perrie one
Bigger Head & a Young Fellow they call Wilson and the aforesaid
Drury that lost money at Dice did say and swear they wou'd have
a hundred Prince Georges County men upon the Stadt House Hill
either that week or the next to face the Assembly in order to Obtain
a Tobacco Law
This Deponent further saith them what good the mens coming
woud do with the Assembly for if they had a mind to Petition for
A Tobacco Law they might do that without coming into A Body
better then to appear in so rude a manner this deponent saith that
said Biggerhead some of the rest and to the best of his knowledge
M^r Perrie answered him in this manner that they cou'd bring fifty
Prince Georges County men that cou'd drive a hundred Eastern
Shore men and get such Laws as they wanted this depon^t further
saith that there was a great deal more unbecoming discourse
amongst them but this is the heads that occurs at present and that
what he chiefly minded was what M^r Perrie said of Esq^r Bennet &
Esq^r Holliday and that he did design to tell M^r Holliday of it next
day but having just then a Petition in the Lower House of Assem-
bly deferred it believing it might do him an Injury and further this
Deponent saith that not only that M^r McGruber the Burgess was in
Company some of the time and he believes heard M^r Perrie speak
about Esq^r Bennet & Esq^r Holliday
The deposition in this Sheet taken before Philip Lee & Levin
Gale

p. 373

Upon which the following message is prepared and sent to the
Lower House by Charles Calvert Esq^r viz.

By the Upper House of Assembly October the 29. 1728
Gentlemen
The Deposition herewith sent being read in this House and as it
Concerns some of the Members of your House we have thought fit
to recommend it to you for your serious consideration not doubting
but you will take such measures as the nature of the Case requires.
Signed p Order Geo. Plater Cl Up Ho.

Read the second time the Bill for dividing Saint Paul's Parish
in Queen Anns County and part of Talbot County also
A Bill for the relief of Edward Parish of Ann Arundel County
and