430 Assembly Proceedings, May 8-June 2, 1750.

L. H. J.
Liber No. 47
May 25

Robert Yeates, a Magistrate of the said County, came to him this
Complainant, and abused him very grossly, by calling damn'd Rascal,
damn'd Lyar, and impudent Fellow; and told him, he should never
get his Ends at the Election, in carrying those he wanted to go (who
the Complainant supposes to mean Mr. Lee and Mr. Wilson); and
that he the said Yeates always did Justice to all Mankind: To which
the said Dent replied, that he could not say so; for that he had
made him ride to Port-Tobacco very often for nothing. Upon which
the said Mr. Yeates applied to Capt. Allen Davis, one of the Jus-
tices of the said County, who was then present, to bind the Com-
plainant over to the next Court, which the said Davis refused to do ;
upon which Refusal, the said Yeates swore he would have a Bench-
Warrant, and do his Job. After which, Davis went into a House,
and asked this Complainant to drink with him; where he invited
him to his Muster the next Saturday, who accordingly went; and
then was told by the said Davis, if he would vote for William Mid-
dleton, and not for Wilson, that he would screen him from what
had happened between him and Mr. Yeates; and the Election com-
ing on in a short Time after, the Complainant voted for Mr. Wilson,
and not for Middleton; and at June Court following, was taken by
the Sheriff of the County on a Bench Warrant, as Mr. Yeates had

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threaten'd him with, and carried into Court; who informed him, he
was sent for, for abusing Mr. Yeates; and demanded of him, if he
would confess the Thing or stand Tryal; to whom he gave for An-
swer, that he would stand Tryal, for that he had Witnesses to prove
Mr. Yeates had first insulted him: Upon which the Court told him,
he must get Bail for his Appearance at the next Court; but upon
his going out to get Bail, was called back by the Sheriff, and upon
his Return was told by Mr. Davis, the Court did not think fit to let
him stand Tryal; and thereupon proceeded to fine him 1000 lb. of
Tobacco, and obliged him to give Security for the Payment of the
same before he left the Court.
All which is humbly submitted to the Consideration of the Hon-
ourable House.
Signed per Order, Wm. Wilkins, Clerk.
On reading the said Report, Ordered, That the Clerk do issue
Summons for Mr. Thomas Stone, Mr. William Eilbeck, Mr. Daniel
of St. Thomas Jenifer, and Mr. Allen Davis, to attend at the Bar
of this House, on Wednesday next, the 3Oth Day of May, to answer
the Complaint therein set forth.
Ordered, That Copies of the Reports be made out, and served
on the Persons complained against.
On motion, the Question was put, Whether the Oath of Deputy
Clerks, taken by Virtue of the Law for amending the Staple of
Tobacco, &c. shall be altered in the Supplementary Bill to that Act,
now before the House; or Not ? Resolved in the Affirmative.