82   Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1700.

             Lib. x.    olson his Majestys Governor of Virginia he met with W

                  Samuel Chew, Richard Johns Samuel Galloway & Nehemiah

                  Burkitt who gave him a certain order under Seal of his Maj

                  esty in Council which is as Followeth

                         At the Court at Kensington

                           the 30th November 1699

                                   Present

                 The Kings most Excellent Majesty in Council

                    Whereas by Powers granted under the great Seal of Eng

              p. 228 land to Colo Francis Nicholson Capt General & Governor in

                  chief of his Majestys Provs of Maryland in America dated the

                  10th day of Feby in the fifth year of his Majestys Reign as also

                  to Colo Nath Blaki3ton Captain General & Govr in chief of the

                  said Province dated the 19th day of October in the tenth Year

                  of his Majestys Reign the Governor Council & Assembly of

                  that Province have been impowered to constitute & Ordain

                  Laws which are to be in force until his Majstys Pleasure be

                  signified to the contrary & forasmuch as in pursuance of the

                  said Powers two Laws have past in the General Assembly of

                  the said Province in the year 1696 & 1699 the first intituled

                  an act for the establishment of the Protestant Religion within

                  this Province wherein is a clause declaring all the Laws of

                  England to be in force in Maryland which Clause is of another

                  Nature then what is set forth by the Title of the said Law the

                  other Law being an act ascertaining the Laws of this Province

                  which Laws having been perused by the Lords Commsrs of

                  trade & Plantations & thereupon presented at this Board for

                  his Majestys Determination concerning the said Laws

                    His Majesty in Council is pleased to signify his Disappro

                  bation & disallowance of the said Laws & according to his

                  Majestys pleasure the said Laws are hereby repealed &

                  declared void & of none effect

                                                   J no Povey

                    Which being read & considered & divers Arguments &

                  debates had thereupon his Excellency is pleased to ask the

                  Gentlemen of the Council whether they do not think it

               p. 229   Adviseable that he should immediately Issue a Proclamation

                  signifying the Repeal of the said Laws to which they sever

                  ally agree Answer & Advise his Excellency to defer the issu

                  ing of such Proclamation for the following reasons vizt

                    1st In regard there is not a full Council at this time there

                  being only three present at the Board & the others Living so