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power'd by ye said Inhabitants, to act in behalf of the whole, and to transact such matters, as shall be necessary to be transacted between me or those whome I may depute, and ye said Inhabitants dureing ye time limited by the above mentioned Proclamation — Given under my hand, and Sealed with my Seal, at Annapolis royal April 30th, 1720 N.S.
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R. PHILLIPS.
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To the reverend father Justinien Durand.
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I hereby order you to read to-morrow to your congregation when att the fullest, the enclosed order directed to the inhabitants, and after you have read it, to affix it to the Chappell door, that none may pretend cause of Ignorance of the same, and if you have anything to offer on your part, I shall be glad to grant any reasonable demands you can make me, as farr as I shall be authorised by His Majesty's instructions. I am, Reverend Father, Yo'r most humble servt.
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R. PHILLIPS.
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Annapolis Royal, April 30th, 1720, N.S.
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Governor Philipps to Father Justinian Durand.
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(Govrs. Letter Book.)
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REVD FATHER, —
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I was very much surprised to hear that you had left your habitation up the River, without haveing my leave for it, the character the Lieut. Governor had given me of you, gave me no room to suspect such a proceeding; since he had told me that with the quiet life you led, you added an entire submission to the Government under whose protection you were, and did never absent yourself, without first receiving his orders. I am sure that the treatment you and the Inhabitants have received of me has not given you occasion to change your conduct, and if some ill intention'd persons, or your own apprehensions, have put ill grounded fears in your mind, which may have caused your absence, or fright the Inhabitants, you may quiet your minds, my intention being of treating one & the others with all the mildness you can expect of me, and in what shall follow, you'l see that neither I nor those under my command will use no kind of violence, unless the Inhabitants by their indiscretion or disobedience, should against my will oblige me to do it. As for you in particular,
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