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[244] Governor of the Province therefore Desired that his Hon.r the Presid.t with this Comity of the Council would be pleased to Examine him And make him a Report in order to be Considered And laid before the Council on thursday Next
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Mr O'Neale being Called, his Honr the Presid.t put to him the following Questions Vizt
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Of What Country, And how long he had been from it, & What Induced him to Come to America and to Leave the french plantations. After being so long amongst the french? To which Questions
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Mr O'Neal Made Answer that he was of Ireland And born in the County of Cork; That it was about Eight Years since he left that Country, and went from thence to ffollow his Studies in the College of Lombard in Paris Where he studied Physick and Chirurgery for three Years And from thence Went to Canada in order to find Practice, Where, after an abode of about three Years, not finding the Expected Encouragemt he Departed from thence to Lewisbourg In Cape Breton with a Designe to go to New Spain to seek his fortune in these parts; But meeting with on Monsr Lattong of this Province at Lewisbourg and he Acquainting him that he might Meet with Encouragemt here, advised him to go to Shickanecktau, where having been for about six months And finding the Place Agreeable, He intended to Marry & to settle himself there Provided that the Governmt Would Encourage him by giving him a Grant of a Peice of Ground for which he had Petition'd the Honoura ble Lieu.t Governor Armstrong; He profess'd himself a Roman Catholick, but promissed to behave himself faithfully in all Respects to his Majesty King George's Government; And being Ready as sett forth in his said Petition to take the Usual [245] Usual Oath, That he Accordingly Would bear True and faithfull Allegiance to his Britanick Majesty
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