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All which is submitted to the Consideration of your Honourable :
House
Robert Jenckins Henry Samuel Smith
Henry Trippe Turner Wootton

Leave given to the Petitioner to bring in a Bill according to
Prayer
The House adjourns untill Monday morning at 9 of the Clock.

L. H. J.
Lib. No. 45

Monday May 22^d 1738

The House met according to adjournment, all present, except M^r
Mackall
M^r Benjamin Mackal hath leave of the House to go home. Re-
solved that M^r John Leeds hath been guilty of great Misdemeanour
in insulting the dignity of this House by Several reviling Speeches.
Resolved further that the said John Leeds be called before the
House and that M^r Speaker deliver to him the following Charge
from the Chair.
M^r John Leeds was called to the Bar, M^r Speaker delivered to
him this Charge

You have been charged here with having said that you know not
by what Authority this House called you before Them. That you
thought as a Magistrate You were for any Misdemeanour in your
Office only answerable to the Government, and not to this House :
And that you valued not a button or fart what this House could
do to you, and were it not, you thought people wou'd think you
were fearful of appearing here, you would not attend Them on their
Summons; and that you further said, this House had no more
Authority to call you before Them than your horse had; also that
you have grosly abused M^r Nicholas Goldsborough a member of
this House by calling Him a Son of a bitch, and Saying 'twas by
his means you were called here. Which matters have been fully
proved against you.
And Forasmuch as this house ordered you amongst other Magis-
trates of Talbot County to pay your proportionable part of certain
Fees that have accrued on an Accusation made here against you and
Them, and that you have refused the payment of your part thereof.
This House therefore have ordered that the Sheriff of Ann Arun-
dell County receive you into his Custody from the Serjeant at Arms
attending this House, in whose custody you are at present, and that
you remain in that Sherifs custody until you make a proper Sub-
mission to this House, and in particular to M^r Nicholas Goldsbor-
ough for your Contempt aforesaid, and also until you pay your pro-
portionable part of the Fees aforesaid.

May 22