4 Assembly Proceedings, April 26-May 9, 1700.

Original
Journal.

for the repealing two Laws made in this Province The One
Entituled An Act Establishing the protestant Religion within
this province and the other An Act ascertayning the Laws of
this province upon receipt whereof his Ex^ncy said he had En-
deavoured to sumons the Councill; but not having a full Coun-
cill proceeded no further than as followeth
That is to Say.

Att a Councill held at the Towne & Port of Annapolis,
Thursday the 4^th Aprill 1700.

P^rsent
His Ex^ncy the Govern^t &c.

Colonel Henry Jowles
Tho^s Tench Esq^r &

Colonel John Hamond
M^r W^m Dent his Ma^tys Att^ry Genll

p. 3

His Ex^cy acquaints the Gentn of the Councill that the Rea-
son of his now calling them is
That on Monday the 25^th March last being upon the Roade
near South River in Company with his Ex^ncy Colonel Francis
Nicholson His Ma^ty'^s L^t & Gov^r Genll of the Colony of Vir-
ginia, he accidentally mett with M^r Samuel Chew Richard
Johns Samuel Galloway and Nehemiah Burkett who on the
Behalfe of the Quakers in this Province gave gim a certain
Order of his Ma^ty in Councill which is as followeth

Att the Court of Kensington
the 30^th Novemb 1699.

P^rsent
The Kings most Ex^llt Ma^ty in Councill.

Whereas by powers granted under the Great Scale of Eng-
land to Colonel Francis Nicholson Cap^t Genll and Governo^r
in Chiefe of his Ma^tys Province of Maryland in America dated
the 10^th Day of Feb^ry in the fifth year of his Ma^tys Reigne, as
also to Colonel Nathaniel Blakiston Cap^t Genll Gov^r in chiefe
of the said Province dated the 19^th Day of Octob^rin the tenth
year of his Ma^tys Reigne. The Governour Councill & Assem-
bly of that Province have been impowered to constitute and
ordayne Laws which are to be in force untill his Ma^tys Pleas-
ure be signified to the Contrary, And forasmuch as in pur-
suance of the said Powers two Laws have past in the Genll As-
sembly of the said Province in the Year 1696 & 1699. The first
Entituled An Act for the Establishm^t of the Protestant Reli-