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badness of the Season from making his appearance here till the Spring, upon which his honour the President laid before the Board a Scroll of his Letter in answer to the Bishop of Quebecs on that Subject. All which being Considerd the Board is of Opinion that as the two priests (Viz!) Monsr l'abbé Miniac and Monsr Girard are come into this Province in a very irregular manner and contrary to the Rules & directions prescribd by the Government that they shall therefore not be allowd by the Government to exercise their functions as Priests or Missionaries within this His Majesty's Province, but that after the Severity of the winter is past they shall be ordered to depart & in the Answer to the Bishop of Quebecs letter his Honour the presidt is desired to Signifie to him the Rules prescribd by this Governmt. in regard to Missionary Priests with the Contents of this Minute. By his Honour the Presidents Command

by and with the Advice & Consent of Council
Per W. Shirreff Secty.
P. Mascarene

At a Council held by order of the Honble Paul Mascarene Esqre Presidt of His Majesty's Council for the Provce of Nova Scotia at his own house in his Majesty's Fort of Annapolis Royal on Monday the 10th of Octbr 1743 at 10 O'Clock A. M.

PRESENT
His Honour the President

William Skene Esq
William Shirreff
Eras Jas Philipps Esq

Otho Hamilton Esq
John Handfield Esq

His Honour the Presidt. Communicated to the Board Two Letters he had Received The one from Monsr de Louttre Missionary Priest to the Indians & the other from Francs Landry of Pizzaquit, writt at the Request of the Indians which last Signifying that the Inds. had no Intention to take or Pillage the Traders (till War is Declard between the two Crowns) as had been Reported for which false Report the Indians seem Displeased; And that of Monsr de Louttre's Acquainting his Honour that upon all the Enquiry he could make that the Report was Certainly false and that he had been Informed that the Inhabitants of this Place and the Traders by Giving the Indians Liquor were thereby the Cause of all their Mischief at any time done and Desiring his Honour would give his Necessary orders to Prevent any such abuses for the future &c.

Which being Counsidered it was agreed that a Proclamation should be Issued out Strictly forbidding the Inhabitants from aiding or Assisting the Indians in their Piracies and from buying or Receiving any Goods so Piratically taken by the Indians under the Penalty of being deemed Rebels And to Require them the Inhabitants by all means and even by force to Oppose and Prevent all Such Robberys; And that an Order should be sent

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