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ences betweene the said Governm'⁸ touching the Antient &
knowne bound betweene them on the Easterne Shore & whereas
the honorable S^r W^m Berkeley Governo^r of Virg^a did appoint
Coll Edmund Scarburgh, M^r John Cattlett, and M^r Richard
Lawrence or any two of them whereof the said Scarburgh, to
be one to give a meeting to the deputyes or Substitutes of this
governm^t by the Governo^r thereof to be appointed (in case any
dispute should arise where Watkins point was, th^l being the
bound of this province,) to determine what should be reason-
ably proposed by the s^d Deputyes, Jn pursuance whereof the
said Coll Scarburgh without the said Cattlett or Lawrence or
Conuenien^t Notice Giuen to mee did about the tenth of Octob^r
last in an hostile maner enter many miles into this province to
the Terror of the people at Monoakin & Anamessecks, beating,
abusing & imprisoning the people there by him long before
seated by vertue of a Comission from this governm^t directed
and Contrary to his Certeine knowledge of the bounds of the
said province. And whereupon Remonstrance of this vndue
proceeding to the hono^rble S^r W^m Berkeley by myselfe in pson
he did not only disclaime any Ord^r from him to the said Scar-
burgh alone or before Notice given & debate had touching the
point in difference to proceed by force as he did but was pleased

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further by his Ord^r of 28^th of March last to ord^r the s^d Scarburgh
with one or both the Surveyors Cattlett or Lawrence afores^d
Cap^t Josheph Bridger Cap^t Robert Elkison, & M^r Bulmer Mit-
ford to give a meeting to such Com^rs as should by mee be
appointed at Monoakin 10^th of May last & in case of my
refusall of th^t soe Just a proposall to proceed According as in
th^t Comission they were Ordred Now know yee th^t forasmuch
as neither the s^d John Cattlett nor Richard Lawrence appeared
att Monoakin at the time appointed without one of which noth-
ing could be legally by the rest done th^l did appeare & to shew
how wee are not to be Ticed out of our desires of faire Corres-
pondence with the hono^bble Governo^r & Councell of Virgia J
have Constituted Ordained appointed & impowred Phillip
Calvert Esq^r Deputy Lieu^t & Chancello^r of this puince as J
doe by these presents Constitute Ordaine & appoint & im-
power the s^d Phillip Calvert to repaire to the honorable S^r W^m
Berkeley Governo^r of Virg^a & the Councell there and after
deliuery of a duplicate of these presents & to Treate of &
determine the s^d Difference Concerning Watkins point & alsoe
to demand Justice against the s^d Edmund Scarburgh for entring
into this province in an hostile maner in Octob^r last, by blowes
& imprisonm^t outraging the Jnhabitants of Monakin & Anames-
secks without Comission as alsoe for Attempting to marke a
tree vpon a Point of land above thirty miles to the Northword
of Watkins point in May last without Comission or Ord^r & for

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