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fownd by too deare bought experience which other men for
their private interests always concealed from me, that from the
middst of October to the middst of May there is a sadd face
of wynter upon all this land, both sea and land so frozen for
the greatest part of the tyme as they are not penetrable no
plant or vegetable thing appearing out of the earth untill it bee
about the beginning of May, nor fish in the sea besides the
ayre so intolerable cold as it is hardly to be endured. By
meanes whereof, and of much salt water, my house hath beene
an hospitall all this wynter, of 100. persons 50 sick at a tyme,
my self being one and nyne or ten of them dyed. Hereupon
I have had strong temptations to leave all proceedings in
plantations, and being much decayed in my strength to retire
my self to my former quiett; but my inclination carrying me
naturally to these kynde of workes, and not knowing how
better to employ the poore remaynder of my days than with
other good subjects to further the best I may the enlarging
your Majesty's empire in this part of the world I am determined
to committ this place to fishermen that are able to encounter
storms and hard weather, and to remove my self with some 40
persons to your Majesty's dominion of Virginia, where if your
Majesty will please to grant me a precinct of land with such
privileges as the King your father my gracious master was
pleased to grant me here, I shall endevor to the utmost of my
power to deserve it and pray for your Majesty's long and
happy raigne as
your Majesty's most humble
and faithfull subject and servant.
Geo: Baltimore.
Ferryland 19. August 1629.
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Governor Pott and others to the Council.
30. November. 1629.
Right honorable,
May it please your Lordshipps to understand, that about the
beginninge of October last there arived in this Colony the Lord
Baltimore from his plantation of Newfoundland, with an inten-
tion as wee are informed, rather to plant himself to the south-
ward, than settle here, although since hee hath seemed well
affected to this place, and willing to make his residence therein
with his whole family. Wee were readyly inclined to render
unto his Lordshipp all those respects which were due unto the
honor of his person, or which might testifie with how much
gladness wee desired to receive and entertain him, as being of
that eminence and degree whose presence and affection might
give great advancement to this Plantation. Whereuppon
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