200 Assembly Proceedings, May 3-23, 1738.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Grand Jury was, because the Evidences refused to declare to the
Court what they were to be sent up to the Grand Jury for: and
which they conceived they in their Judicial Capacity might do. As
to the second part of the Report, complaining of their causing all
persons obliged to attend their County Court, particularly such who
are bound to keep the Peace, and for their good Behaviour to enter
into recognizance for the payment of All such Fees as the Officers
of said Court should charge Them with, They severally answer,
they conceived They might do it, not only as it was heretofore used,
but as it was several times argued in the Court and carried: That
those persons should be obliged so to do.
An Order was made out to the Serjeant at Arms to take into his
Custody immediately M^r John Leeds one of the Justices of Talbot
County for expressions insulting the dignity and Honour of this
House.
The House adjourns untill 3 of the Clock in the Afternoon

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Post Meridiem. The House met according to adjournment
The Serjeant returned He took M^r John Leeds into his Custody.
M^r John Leeds in custody of the Serjeant attended at the Bar of
this House.

Robert Newcomb an Evidence being ordered to Attend, was
sworn on the Holy Evangils of Almighty God, and deposed, that
in Conversation on the road in Talbot County with the said Leeds :
the said Leeds asked him which way He was going. He the said
Newcomb told the said Leeds, He was going to serve some Sum-
monses from the Lower House of Assembly, requiring their At-
tendance on that House. That thereupon the said Leeds, told
the said Newcomb, that He the s^d Leeds was summon'd likewise to
Attend: That He beleived it was all owing to that Son of a Bitch
M^r Nicholas Goldsborough, who the said Newcomb declared was one
of the Members of the Lower House of Assembly. That He thought
as a Magistrate in any misdemeanour in his Office, he was only
punishable by the Government and not by this House. That the said
Newcomb further declared, that the said Leeds told Him that he did
not know, what power the Lower House had to call him before
Them: For his part He did not think they had any more Authority
to call him before Them, than his Horse, and were it not that the
People would say if He did not attend, and that he did not value
One button or Fart what the Lower House could do to Him. The
truth of the Facts appearing to this House, the said John Leeds was
further continued in the Custody of the Serjeant at Arms.
The Door-keeper acquainted M^r Speaker the Clerk of the Council
told him to acquaint M^r Speaker he had a Message from the Upper
House.