378 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1657-1660.

Liber H. H.

and taken vp before onely inhabited (as hee saith) by a
Certaine Barbarous people the Jndians. Vpon which
ground his Royall Ma^ty did grant and Confirme the
said Pattent
But now whereas our Sowth River of Ould called Nassaw
River of the New Netherlands (by the English sirnamed Dela-
ware) was taken vp appropriated and purchased by vertue of
Commission and Grant from the High and mighty States
Generall of the vnited provinces long before. Therefore is his
Royall Ma^ies intention and Justice not to haue given and
Granted that parte of a Countrey which before was taken in
possession and seated by the Subiects of the High and Mighty
States Generall of the vnited Provinces as is declared and
manifested heretofore. Soe that the Claime my Lord Balte-
mores Pattent speakes of, to Delaware Bay or a part thereof,
in severall other respects and punctuality is invallid. Of
which wee desire that Notice may be taken actum as aboue
Augustin Herman
Resolved Waldron.

Which being read the said Augustin was asked whither they
had here any Pattent or Coppy of a Pattent from the States
Generall of the new Netherlands or not, to which hee answered
hee had not any. Where vpon the Councell resolued to take

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noe notice of that paper, and ordered the answere to be en-
grossed, and so aiourned till next Day three of the Clock
afternoone.

October the 8^th
Present As yesterday.

The answere was tendred to the Councell but there being
some Errors in the Clarkes Copy aiourned till next morneing

October the 9^th present as the 7^th

The Embassadors being come the letter was signed by the
Governor, and by the appointment of the Councell by the
Secretary, in their name and Dated (vizt). Given at Patuxent
the 9^th of October 1659, and soe delivered to the said Em-
bassadors.

[Correspondence with Virginia.]

Gentlmen.

Coll^ll Scarburghes
lere to the Governor.

The Governor Comanded me transmitt his
Letter, and giue yow notice how I intended to