72 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1636-1647.

Liber A.

possesse them of, pretending likewise great injuries & uiolence
offered to them, in their trade, & possessions in those parts, by
the s^d Agents, in killing some of the s^d Cap^t Claybornes men,
& taking their Boates contrary to the s^d Commisⁿ & the ex-
presse words of a letter from his Ma^ty under his hand & Signett.
And therfore besought his Ma^ty to graunt unto the s^d Pet^rs a
Confirmation under the great Seale, of his Ma^ties s^d Commisⁿ &
letter for the quiett keeping enioying & gouerning of the s^d
Ilands, Plan^ts & People, w^th other additament of Lawes & Im-
munities in those parts. And likewise th^l his Ma^ty would referre
the Examinaon of the s^d wrongs & iniuries, to such as his Ma^ty
should thinke fitt, as by the s^d Pet" more att large appeareth;
fforasmuch as his Ma^ty was pleased att Newmarkett the 26^th of
ffebruary 1637 ^to referre the consideraon of the Pet^rs request,
unto the L^d Archbp of Canterbury, the L^d Keeper, the L^d Pryuy
Seale, & any other the Commis" for Plant^ns who should be
neare att hand, & whom they pleased to call, & w^th all to ad-
uise w^th M^r Attorney grall, for the preparing & selling the
Graunt desyred for his Ma^ties Signiture, & to examine the
wrongs complayned of, & certify his Ma^ty what they thought
fitt to be done for redresse thereof. Whereuppon all parties
attending their L^ps this day, w^th their Councell learned, & being
fully heard, the s^d Commisⁿ & Letter being likewise read. It
appeared clearely to their L^ps, & was confessed by the s^d Clay-
borne himselfe then p^rsent. That the s^d Isle of Kent is w^thin

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the Bownds & Lymitts of the L^d Baltemores Pattent. And th^t
the s^d Cap^t Claybornes Commis" as it likewise appeared, was
only a Lycense under the Signett of Scotland, to trade w^th the
Indians of America in such places, where the sole Trade had
not bene formerly graunted by his Ma^ty to any other. W^ch
Commisⁿ their L^ps declared did not extend, nor giue any warrant
to the s^d Clayborne, or any other: nor had they any right or
tytle thereby, to the s^d Island of Kent, or to plant, or trade
there, or in any other parts or places, w^th the Indians or Sauages
w^thin the precints of the L^d Baltemores Pattent. And their
L^pps did likewise declare th^l the afores^d Letter, under his Ma^tys
signiture, w^ch had reference to the s^d Commisⁿ under the Signett
of Scotland was grownded uppon misinformation, by supposing
th^t the s^d Commis" warranted the Plantⁿ in the Isle of Kent,
w^ch (as now appeares) it did not. Whereuppon as allso uppon
consideraon of a former order of this Board of the 3^d of July
1633. Wherein it appeared th^l the differences now in question
being then controuerted, the L^d Baltemore was left to the right
of his Pattent, & the Pet^rs to the course of Law. Their Lo^ps
hauing resolued & declared as aboues^d. The Right & Tytle
to the Ile of Kent & other places in question to be absolutely
belonging to the L^d Baltemore, & th^t noe Plant" or Trade w^th