134   Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1702.

          Lib. X.  upon the Reverend Doctor Bray for the purchasing the same

                   being returned Protested & his Parishioners of nangemy

                   having not complied with the Building of an house which

                   they were according to Agreement to have built for him at

                   his first Coming to the Parish whereby he hath been sadly

                   disappointed & put to Charges he humbly supplicates your

                   Honours that he may be translated from the said Parish to

                   Christ Church Parish in Calvert County now vacant where

                   he is unanimously desired by all the Vestry & parishioners as

                   does appear by their address to his Honour the honble Pres-

                   ident Esqr Tench which great act of Charity to him and his

                   distressed Family he shall ever acknowledge

                                             And pray &ca

                     Your Honours most humble Petitioner does further Rep

                   resent that his mission into these parts by my Lord Bishop of

                   London is not confined to any place in Particular but in gen

                   eral to perform the ministerial Functions in the Province

                   of Maryland and his being chosen to be sent to Nangemy

                   was at his Request your Honours most humble Petitioner

                   made of it to the Reverend Doctor Bray thinking there was

                   some advantage to be settled on a Glebe not understanding

                   then the Affairs of this Country

                     He knows that some are of Opinion that he can do some

                   considerable good among the papists there Been

           p. 302  formerly a Romanist himself but he doth to his Grief Expe

                   rience the Contrary for the Priests of those places have so

                   deeply put into their heads that they ought by no means

                   under pain of mortal Sin to enter into Conference or discourse

                   with an apostate so they do call him that he perceiveth they

                   fly all from him & abhor his very Name & Sight therefore

                   he humbly conceives any other Protestant Minister whom

                   they should not abominate so much would he more likely to

                   Succeed among them

                     The Board being very sensible of the said Mr D'Emillians

                   good Qualifications & that the Parishioners are very desirous

                   to have him ordered that a Presentation to the said Parish

                   of Christ Church in Calvert County be drawn for him

                     The honble Colo John Hammond Judge of the Vice Admi

                   ralty took the oaths of Allegiance & Oath of Trade & Sub

                   scribed the Test

                     His Honour the President acquaints the Board that he

                   finds that Capt Staples and other Ships tho not quite ready

                   might be got ready in a very short time he had Ordered the

                   Naval Officers not to clear any until the 17th Instant which

                   the Board approved of & further ordered that the Naval

                   Officers do not clear any Ships until Monday 23d Instant.