The Lower House. 135

To the Clerk of the House for 7 summons at 3^s £1.. 1..0
To the Serjeant for summoning 7 Persons at 3^s 1.. 1..0
To the Serjeant for a Messenger to Calvert County 2.. 0..0
To the Serjeant for Commitment of Thomas Ireland 4..0
To the Serjeant for — Days keeping ditto in Custody

L. H. J.
Liber No. 46

To the following Witnesses

To William Fowler for 8 Days Attendance at 5^s 2.. 0..0
To ditto for 6 Days itinerant Charges at 5^s 1..10..0
To Henry Keene for 4 Days Attendance at 5^s 1.. 0..0
To ditto for 2 Days itinerant Charges at 5^s ..10..0
To Moses Parran for 4 Days Attendance at 5^s 1.. 0..0
To ditto for 2 Days itinerant Charges at 5^s — ..10..0

N. Goldsborough Richard Gresham G. Pemberton

M^r Ireland being called to the Bar of the House, M^r Speaker de-
livers himself to him in the following manner.
It appears to this House, that you, as a Justice of Calvert County,
in the Case of William Fowler, in relation to a note of his, put into
your Hands by M^r James Weems, for 485 Pounds of Tobacco, did
misapply 306 Pounds of Tobacco paid by the said Fowler to the
Rev. M^r James Williamson at your Request, in Part of the said note,
and afterwards granted a Warrant, and gave Judgment against him
for the whole; and notwithstanding the payment aforesaid, and a
Tender made by M^r Keene, by Order of M^r Holland, of the whole
Sum of the note aforesaid, you issued Execution against said Fowler,
contrary to Law and Justice, and put him to great Expence and
Trouble thereby. You likewise, contrary to your Duty and Oath
as a Justice, refused granting the said Fowler a Warrant against
M^r Roger Boyce, for a Debt due to him from said Boyce. All which
being oppressive, and contrary to common Right, and the good Rule
and Order of Government. I am directed to reprimand you for the
same, which I hereby do accordingly, and I advise that you avoid
such misconduct for the future, as also acquaint you, that you are
discharged from the Serjeant, on paying the Fees, an Account of
which you will receive from him.
M^r Smith from the Committee appointed to inquire into the Facts
mentioned in the Petition of Messieurs Samuel Preston Moore and
others, and the Petition of M^rs Elizabeth Hanson, delivers M^r Speaker
the following Report, viz.

By the Committee appointed to inquire into the Facts mentioned
in the Petition of Messieurs Samuel Preston Moore and others, and
the Petition of M^rs Elizabeth Hanson, Sept. 3, 1745.
Your Committee having inquired into the several Facts set forth
in the Petition of Samuel Preston Moore and Others of Anne Arun-
del County, praying leave to bring in a Bill to confirm a Deed of
Bargain and Sale from William and Edward Mitchel and Grace his

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