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 bad. And in cae you find it to be good to handel thee blacks in that manner, we deire and require you hereby lovingly, that you may inform us herein, which at this time never was done, viz., that Christians have uch a liberty to do o. To the end we hall be atisfied on this point, and atisfy likewie our good friends and acquaintances in our native country, to whom it is a terror, or fearful thing, that men hould be handelled o in Pennylvania.

"This is from our meeting at Germantown, held y$e$ 18th of the 2d month, 1688, to be delivered to the monthly meeting at Richard Worrell's., , ,.

"At our monthly meeting, at Dublin, y$e$ 30th 2d mo., 1688, we having inpected y$e$ matter, above mentioned, and conidered of it, we find it o weighty that we think it not expedient for us to meddle with it here, but do rather commit it to y$e$ conideration of y$e$ quarterly meeting; y$e$ tenor of it being related to y$e$ truth. "On behalf of y$e$ monthly meeting, "

"This abovementioned, was read in our quarterly meeting, at Philadelphia, the 4th of y$e$ 4th mo., '88, and was from thence recommended to the yearly meeting, and the above aid Derrick, and the other two mentioned therein, to preent the ame to y$e$ above