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shipp and Councill our humble thanks for having been pleased 

 to communicate to us the aforesaid laws and constitutions for 

 our personal perusal, that we might better be enabled to know 

 our duty (a thing which was never done before), but have 

 always bin kept in ignorance of the same. 



We have no more to say to your Worshipp and Council : 

 but wishing you all the health imaginable in your Government, 

 and wee, a quiet and peaceable hving under it, which we beseech 

 Almighty God to grant to you and us. 

 We remain. 

 Your Worshipp and Councills' 



Most humble and obedient servants, 

 Henry Coals, Henry Francis, 



John Nichols, Richard Gurling, 



Thos. Swallow, Orlando Bagley, 



Robert Addis, Charles Steward, 



Matthew Bazett, John Coles, 



James Greentree, Richard Swallow. 



To each of the above clauses the Governor and Council 

 annexed their answers ; and the above committee for the 

 inhabitants subjoined their acquiescence to the greater num- 

 ber of the Council's resolutions, as follows — 



ARMES. 

 istly. 



As to armes, the Governor will give them his warrant in the 

 following manner to such chiefs of families : 



" Forasmuch as the principal inhabitants of this island have 

 soUcited to have armes in their houses, which they think very 

 necessary to them (which the law prohibits), but the Governor 

 and Council have dispensed with it. 



Wherefore this does give leave and license to you, Mr. A. B. — 

 for such necessary armes as you think convenient ; which 

 armes you are to deUver up at any time when required by 

 order of the Governor for the time being. And you have 

 further power to seize any armes from any person that has 

 not my Ucense ; which armes shall be yours to dispose of as 

 you think fit, giving me notice of the person ; and for so doing 

 this I shall be your warrant. 



Given under my hand this 14th day of May, 1709, at the 

 United Castle in James' Valley. 



John Roberts. 



The following proclamation was then issued : — 



ISLAND OF ST. HELENA. 



These are to give notice to aU persons inhabiting the said island, 

 that none do presume to possess, keep or carry any armes without 



