186 Assembly Proceedings, May 3-23, 1738.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

County are duly elected. All which Your Committee humbly Sub-
mit to the Consideration of the House.
Signed p Order Jn^o Gibson Cl Com^ee

M^r Matthews from the Committee of Aggrievances delivers M^r
Speaker the following Speech.

By the Committee, of Aggrievances and Courts of Justice
May 11^th 1738.

Your Committee having received information that the Justices of
Talbot County in March last having then and there at the said County
Court House a Jury of inquiry, which said Jury having received
Information of some tortious Actions of One Jacob Gore Cryer of
the same Court, by which They apprehended the people of that
County were grievously vexed contrary to the peace and against
his Lordships good rule and Government did require of the same
Justices that Summons might issue for three or four persons by
whose Evidences the truth of the premises might appear, And that
the Justices of the same Court or the Major part of them then and
there judicially Sitting did refuse and deny to issue any precept or
Summons whatsoever by which practice Your Committee are ap-
prehensive the ancient Rights and Priviledges of his Majesty's Sub-
jects in this province are invaded, and their Security by being tryed
by Jurys endangered the common course of Justice obstructed, and
also that these things do greatly tend to alienate the Affections of
the people from his Lordship the Lord Proprietary and his Gov-
ernment.

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Your Committee having also received information that the Jus-
tices of Talbot County Court do cause all persons are who so
unhappy as to be bound to attend that Court) not only those for
breaches of the Peace or trangressing any of the penal Laws of this
Province, but such as have been only bound to keep the Peace, for
their good behaviour before they are. discharged, to enter into
recognizance for the payment of All such Fees as the Officers of said
Court shall charge them with, by means whereof many of the poorer
Sort of People of that County has been grievously vexed, not only
by the increase of Fees occasioned thereby, but by Actions com-
menced of the said Recognizances, which practices Your Com-
mittee conceive to be grievous to his Majestys Liege Subjects the
People of this Province: and humbly submit them as such to the
Consideration of the House
Signed p Order of the Committee Tho^s Lynn Cl

The House adjourns untill to morrow morning at 9 of the Clock.