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At a Council held at the Same place on Wednesday the 5^th of February 1723/4

The Honourable L.^t . Governor Presid.t & the Same Gentlemen as aforesaid Present

Letter to the Lv^.t Gov.^r Craving that a priest of the order of St. Francis be sent to the Inhabitants of Pigiguite


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The Honourable L.^t Governor Acquainted the Board y.^t he had Rec.^d a Letter from Major Alex.^e Cosby at Canso Intimating y.^t his Excelly had given leave to Pere Claude Sanguier Superior of the Recollects at Lewisburg to Said ( sic) a Priest of the Order of S^.t ffrancis to the Inhabitants of Pigiguite in this his Majestys Province & the Said Superior having Accordingly Sent One Pere Isidore to Reside there and the Said Isidore being also Come here to Acquaint him thereof to ask his Consent & the Protection [73] Protection of the Government, he Desired the Oppinion of the Board

The Said Letter being Read & Considered y^e Board Resolved & Agreed that notwithstanding y^e french Inhabitants of this his Majestys Province had Granted them the free Exercise of their Religion, that no Romish Priest Should be permitted to Come & reside in any part of the Province as they hitherto have done without the Consent & Approbation of the Governm.^tfirst sought and Obtained from the Governour in Writing

And y^.tWhereas his Excelly General Rich.^d Phillips when at Canso had as per the aforesaid Letter at y.^e Request of the Aforesaid Superior granted him leave to Send one of the aforesaid Order for the Inhabitants of Pigiguite & he the aforesald Pere Isidore being Come for the Approbation of the Governour & the Protection of the Government (which is more than any heretofore have done) the Board therefore & for the Encouragement of all Such Regular proceedings amongst said Romish Priests for the future, Agreed that he Should have the cure of Pigiguite with its Accustomary Perquisits & hold the Same till farther Orders he allways behaving himself as becometh & that the Governour give him An Order for his So doing

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