94 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1700.

            Lib. X.   future to such things in fine may it please your Lordships

                 there design is not only against that Law but establishing

                 protestant Religion here and that there might be no more

                 Countenance Given to it now under his Majestys Govt then

                 was under the Lord Baltimores who was a papist & as they

                 say so it was Liberty of Conscience to all without publk

                 Countenance to any but we are assured as by his Majestys

                 matchless Valour & Conduct he preserved our Lives & For

                 tunes from Destruction no less our Religion also & we hope

                 to enjoy both & at the same time permit the Quiet Exercise

            p. 249    of Dissenters in theirs While they will use it with peace &

                 Quietness with which we will beg your Lordships pardon for

                 intruding so long upon your patience & beg leave to Sub

                 scribe

                      Your Lordships most humble &

                            Obedient Servants

                               Hen Iowles

                               Ino Addison

                               Tho Brooke

                               Tho Tasker

                                             Ino Hammond

                  Then read his most Sacred Majestys of the tenth of Feb

                 ruary 1699 to his Excellency the Govr relating to Pirates &ca

                 directing them to be secured with their Effects & sent either

                 for England or tryed here as the People were inclined to punish

                 or acquit them

                  And thereupon his Excellency is pleased to say that he does

                 not know of any such at present within this Province but if

                 any hereafter should be apprehended here all due Compliance

                 shall be given thereto

                  Read the Right honblë the Commsrs of Trade Plantations

                 their Letter to his Excellency dated the 16th of February last

                 concerning Denizations & Naturalizations to which this Board

                 are pleased to say that they do not know of any Dezinations

                 granted in this Province by his Excellency the Governor

                  Read the Postscript of their Lordships said Letter wherein

                 they advise the Govr that Captain Henry Munday Master of

                 the Ship John Hopewell of Lond a Trader into this Province

                 being upon the coast of Guinea in November last was met by

                 a Pyrate who robbed & Plundered him & that nine of the said

                 Captain Mundays men run from him to the Pyrate who was

                 named Henry King & formerly used the Pensylvania Trade

                  Ordered that Proclamation issue to apprehend & Secure the

                 said Pirate Henry King & Captain Mundays men in case they

                 happen to come into these Parts