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vntill it thought the Governor Generall and Councell good to
remoue the said fforte Nassas in the yeare 1650 downewards
to the Westerne Shore againe, and there to fix a Towne as it
is to this day. No man ever makeing any protest or Claime
from Maryland or Virginia against it. Wee Say further more,
to haue the propriation and iust Right and Tytle of that whole
River (and all our abouesaid province) also lawfully obtained
and legally bought from the Naturall proprietors the Natiue
Jndians, especially the Westerne Shore from tyme to tyme
hitherto, as farr and more within land to the West, as our lyne
and limitts as yet are extended and seated. By vertue of all
Which & the Right and Tytles aboue mentioned wee haue
allwaies maintained and Defended the said River against all
Vsurpers and Obstructers as it is publickly knowne to this
Day, and shall doe for Ever.
Thirdly from that primitiue tyme aforesaid haue the Dutch
Nation in the province of the New Netherlands, and the Eng-
lish Nation in the province of Virginea and Maryland aforesaid
allwaies freindly and Neighbourly Corresponded together, and
that which is very well to be noted selfe in the Last open
warr without any Claime iniury or molestation one to another.
Vntill vpon the Eight day of September this runing yeare 1659
Coll^ll Nathaniell Vtie Came to our aforesaid Sowth River (by
the English called Delaware Bay aforesaid) into the Towne and
fforte New Amstell erected in the yeare 1650 as abouesaid, and
without any speciall Comission or lawfull authority from any
State, Prince Parliament or Governm^t exhibited onely by apiece
of paper, a Cartabell by forme of an Jnstruction from Philip
Calvert Secretary written without yeare or Day, nor name or
place where neither signed and sealed by any State Prince
Parliam^t or Government Comandeth in a manner and required
in a strange way, That the Towne and Countrey should be
delivered and surrendred vp to the Province of Maryland as he
saith for my Lord Baltemore. Going from howse to howse to
seduce and draw the Inhabitants to rebell and fall from their
Right Lawfull Lords Soveraigne Goverment and Province with
threatening in Case of no present willing submission, and

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Delivery to Come againe and bring them to it by force of
Armes fire, and Sword whereto hee saith a great Company
were kept and held for that purpose in readiness, Nay that the
whole Province of Maryland should rise and Come to bring
them vnder and that they then should be plundered, and their
howses taken from them, and So forth. Against which Action
and iniurious & illegall proceedings, The Deputy Governor
and Magistrals of the aforesaid River and Collony firmely haue
protested, and answere made vnder their owne hand sub-
scribeing, dated the 9^th of September 1659. last past insinuating

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