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never been stationed on the Coast before, which obliged them
to rely on the opinions of others who he was afraid had in this
Instance greatly abused their Confidence and Credulity; He
declared his Consciousness of the Impropriety of the Seizures,
and on my requesting him to order the Vessels to be released he
gave directions for that Purpose and they were immediately
put into Possession of the Owners.
This Affair having thus happily terminated in Support of
his Lordship's Jurisdiction, I thought it my Duty to communi-
cate to your Excellency a Detail of my Proceedings.
I have the Honour to be, with great Respect
Your Excellency's most Obedient and most h^ble Serv^t
His Excellency Robert Eden Esq^r Tho^s Jenings
Governor of Maryland.

At a Council held in the Council Chamber on Saturday the
Fifteenth day of September in the Twentieth year of his
Lordship's Dominion Anno Domini 1770.

Were Present
His Excellency Robert Eden Esq^r Governor.

Benedict Calvert Esq^r John Beale Bordley Esq^r
The Honble Daniel Dulany Esq^r George Steuart Esq^r
John Ridout Esq^r

His Excellency was pleased to lay before this Board the
following Papers and to request their Advice thereon.

To His Excellency Robert Eden Esq^r
May it please your Excellency
We the Clergy of the Established Church of England in this
your Government of Maryland, now met in Annapolis beg
leave to approach your Excellency gratefully to acknowledge
not only your many personal Civilities to ourselves but what
we most Esteem the obliging attention you have been pleased
ever to shew to the Interests of the Church. Concerned as we
are by Duty as well as Inclination to promote these Interests
we conceive we can no way more effectually accomplish this
than by deporting ourselves so as to deserve a Continuance of
your Excellency's Favour and Protection. With this View
therefore we now take the Liberty of laying before you an
Account of the Business for which this Meeting was called
together.
The Original intention of our Meeting was farther to con-
sider on the charitable Fund; but finding ourselves obliged to
postpone this on Account of the Charter's not being yet arriv'd

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