266 Assembly Proceedings, March — April 1671.

U. H.
Journal
1659-98

This House desired Major Fitzherbert to Acquaint the
Lower house therewith Thereupon the Lower house by Cap^t
Jenifer & M^r Woolman desired a Copy of their Charge ag^t D^r
Tilghman
Ordered that a Copy be made thereof & sent to the Lower
house Which being made Major Fitzherbert was desired to
carry it to the Lower House
John Darby a Witness produced Sworn & Examined touch-
ing the Charge against Doctor Tilghman upon his Oath saith
that last January Court there being some difference about the
publick Levy
M^r Tilghman ordered the Depon^t to receive of those
people (that were willing to pay) 46^lb tob^o p poll And of
those that were not willing to pay 46^lb tob^o p poll to take 44^lb
And this Depon^t saith that those that were not willing he never
forced to pay the said 46^lb tob^o p poll This Depon^t was present
in the County Court of the said County of Talbott in January
afores^d when there was some Discourse about the publick Levy
that It was laid too high Whereupon M^r Tilghman told the
Court that if there was any mistake in his Casting up the Levy
too high that he would answer the Overplus to the Country in
regard It was too late for them to alter and him to receive the
Levy that Year with Which the whole Court seemed Satisfyed
The Depon! going with M^r Tilghman to the house of John
Jngram or where he had formerly lived to receive Rents and
Levys & other Debts upon Executions The said Mr Tilghman
demanded my Rent & Levys A Woman then in the said
House told the said M^r Tilghman in the hearing of this Deport
that he the said John Ingram had no Tob^o there only some Indian
Grain part whereof She said the said Ingram had Sold Where-
upon the Depon^t saith The said M^r Tilghman did seize about

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26 Barrels of Indian Corn for the s^d Rent Levys & Executions
And afterwards this Deponent saith that the said M^r Tilghman
six Weeks after the s^d Seizure offered the said Corn to the s^d
Ingram in Case he would pay the Value thereof in Tob^o ac-
cording to Appraisment As the s^d Ingram told this Depon?
And that he the said Ingram was Advised to the Contrary and
to follow the Law ag^t the s^d Tilghman
Sworn before the house John Darby

The Affidavits of John Chaff & Mary Chaff Attested by M^r
Thomas South one of the Comm^rs of Talbot County &c^a
touching Doctor Tilghman Which by reason of their Inability
to travell Ordered that the same be allowed De bene Esse at
the hearing
Upon the Petition of Francis Swinfen for the reasons there-
in set forth Ordered that the Word South be inserted in the