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    Mr Richard Johns and Mr Saml Chew on behalf of the Lib. C. B.

  people in this province called Quakers presented to his Ex

  cellency the following Address.

    To Coll John Seymour Governour of the Province of Mary

  land.

    The humble Address of the peaceable people called Quak

  ers Given forth at their monthly meeting at West River in the

  said province the Eleaventh day of the fifth month 1707.

    In Submissive manner Sheweth that they having seen a

  Written paper which began after the following manner (Viz)

  Friend Seymour &ca and by an ill Imitation of the words the

  or thou or would seem to fame the person or Stile of a Quaker

  which said paper and the hidden Author thereof we utterly

  disowne and deny and are fully assured in our minds that not

  withstanding the famed Imitation of a Quaker in Some words,

  the Author thereof neither is or ever was of our Society or

  owned by us as such, for it hath not in it the Image of that

  Inocent Harmless and peaceable truth of our Lord Jesus

  Christ which we profess and believe in. But is Rather a Scur- p. 68

  rilous Libell tending to Affront Authority a practice as re

  mote from our principall & practice as the East is from the

  West, and we have Reason to believe that hidden Author of

  the said Libell is some evill minded person that Endeavours

  by ill practice to render us the peacable people called Quakers

  obnoxtious to this Civill & Moderate Government from whom

  we freely and readily acknowledge wee have and do receive

  obligatory kindness, perticularly in its protecting of us in the

  peaceable enjoyment of our Concientious Liberty in Relation

  to the Worship of Almighty God and also in the full and free

  Enjoyment of the Laws and Libertys of English Subjects, and

  we humbly take Liberty to declare that that person (Clark)

  named in the said Written paper, and now an outlaw in Re

  bellion agt the Government we believe is a wicked and un

  godly person and all his Actions which have been and are

  continued to be Villeanious abusive and Rebelious against the

  peaceable Government of this province, and all his Con

  federates Aiders Assisters and abetters therein, we doe from

  our hearts deny disowne detest Abhorr and abominate, And

  it is altogether repugnant to the thought Intent and purpose

  of our hearts to concerne our Selves Either on his or his wifes

  Account any way but truly and heartily desires that he and all

  his Confederates in wickedness and Rebellion may be brought

  to Iustice

    And this wee have given forth in true Sencerity for the

  Clearing of the truth of God which wee profess from Scandalls p. 69

  & all Scandalous & Rebellious persons and practices.