By the house of Del^s Sep^r the nth. 1704

This House returns your Ex^cy their humble thanks for the
Intimation you were pleased to give of a design forming
against our Constitution and your Explaining the same by a
message this day sent by the honble Robert Smith and John
Hammond Esq^r and pray that you will always preserve the
same tender Regard of us which we will endeavour to deserve
Signed p order W Taylard Cl ho Del.

The Board adjourns for two Hours.

Post Meridiem the Council Sate Present
His Ex^cy the Governour

	The honbles	Col John Addison Thomas Brook Esqr Robert Smith Esqr Col John Hammond Col Francis Jenkins	Lieut Col Wm Holland James Sanders Esqr Kenelm Cheseldyne Esqr Col Thomas Ennalls William Coursey Esqr

His Ex^cy being informed that two Popish Priests to wit
William Hunter and Robert Brooke pursuant to the summons
from this Board attend to the Complaint against them made
and that M^r Charles Carrol a Lawyer accompanied them,
asks the Board if the said Priests ought to have their Council
with them who unanimously agree and say they should not

His Ex^cy Queries whether upon the Pretence of any Cus-
tom of Toleration from the first Settlem^t of this Province the
Actions of these Priests can pretend any justification who
say not

The said M^r William Hunter and M^r Robert Brooke ap-
peared and are told on what occasion they were called before
his Ex^cy M^r William Hunter gives his Ex^cy many thanks for
the opportunity of appearing before his Ex^cy and says he is
very sorry for any annoyance in his Conduct as to his conse-
crating the Chappel he did not Consecrate it for that is an
Episcopal Function and that no body was present but himself
in his common Priests vestments and that neither under his
Ex^cys Eye nor in his presence but if any such thing was done
it was above fourteen months ago, and long before his Ex^cys