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    acknowledge Wee have and do receive obligatory kindness,        P. R. O.

    perticulerly in its protecting of us in the peaceable Enjoyment

    of our conscientious Liberty, in relation to the Worshipp of

    Ailmighty God and also in the full and free Enjoyment of the

    Laws and Libertys of English Subjects. And Wee do hum

    bly take Liberty to Declare that that person (Clark) named in

    the Said Written paper, and now an outlaw in Rebellion against

    the Government, Wee believe is a wicked and ungodly man

    and all his actions which have been and are continued to be Vil

    lainous abusive and Rebellious against the peaceable Govern

    ment of this province. And all his Confederates, ayders,

    assisters, and Abetters therein Wee do in our hearts denye,

    disowne, detest, and abominate And it is altogether repug

    nant to thought, intent,and purpose of our hearts, to concerne

    ourselves either upon his or his Wifes account anyway, but

    truly and heartily desire that he and all his confederates in

    wickedness and Rebellion may be brought to Justice, And this

    Wee have [set] forth in true Sencerity for the clearing of the

    Truth of God which Wee profess from Scandalls, and all

    Scandalous and rebellious persons and practices.

                                              Richd Johns

    Signed by appointment of our              Richd Harrison

    Said Meeting and in the behalfe           Samuel Chew

    of the people called Quakers,             Neh Birkhead

    in the Province of Maryland               Saml Galloway

                                              M: Moore

    [On the Dorse]

      Maryland sst Att a Councill held at Annapolis the

    Day of Iuly in the 6th Year of her Matys Raign &c. Annoq.

    Dni 1707.

      His Exncy John Seymour Esqr her Matys Capt Genll & Gov

    ernor in Chiefe of this Her Matys Province being present in

    Councills

      Mr Richard Iohns and Mr Saml Chew on behalfe of the

    People of this Province called Quakers presented to his Exncy

    the within address, which his Exncy received very kindly and

    together with the Board was pleased to declare that they had

    observ'd the Said Society of people call'd Quakers to be very

    peaceable and quiett, and well affected to this her Matys Gov-

    ernmt especially Since her Matys happy Accession to the

    Throne And that particularly on this Occasion they had

    exprest themselves to the greate Satisfaction of his Exncy and

    this Boarde, Who therefore assured them of her Matys gra-

    cious protection during Such their peaceable and dutifull

    Behaviour                   W Bladen Cl Concil