At last it came before Assembly & Councill as alsoe y® Governor ; they were much puzzled about it, and ffriends haueinge gone together arccordinge to y« practice of ye Holy men in the Scriptures of truth & law of God ; they laying the matter before ye meeting, all tilings being Cleare, a meeting was appointed on porpose for the takeing one another & haueinge a Certificate ; they being mucli puzzled both y-' Assembly Council ; Gouernor & Majestrate ; at last referred ye matter to an old ffryer a Papist ; a fiather as tliey called him ; and his answer was to them that if that was not a lawfull marriage there was not one in the world ; this was about ye yeare 1670.

TO THE GOVEENOUR & COUNCELL OF THE PROVINCE OF N: Y: AND DEPENDENTS

The Address of the people called Quakers of tliis Province Sheweth

That whereas the said People have in all matters wherein the freedom of their Consciences ar^ not concerned, readily obeyed and doe obey the wholesome Laws of this Government one of whicli Laws by the favour of the King and liis Goverkour hatli by an act of Assembly entitled The cliartre of tlie Liberties wherein this Clause is contained. That no person or persons Professhig faith in God by Jesus Christ, shall at any time be any wayes molested punnished disquieted called in question for any difference in opinion or matter of Religious concernment whoe do not actually disturb the Civil peace of the Province, but y* al and every such person and Persons shall from time to time and at al times freely have and fully enjoy his and their judgments and consciences in matters of Religion thro out the Province.