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called the Pascattoways and Nanticokes, and in Virginia with
the Pamunkeys & Nanzaticoes on Rappahanock River in that'
Colony) I and my Counsel did resolve to make our addresses
to New Yorke to see what favour & assistance, that Govern-
ment will afford us; being well assured, that 'tis in their power
to keepe these mischiefes from the inhabitants of either of
these Colonys, if they please, for 'tis from that Government
these Villians receive their yearly supplies of powder and
shott, without which they would not venture so low, as every
year they have done, since my last return to Maryland. I shall
within a month hope to see the Gentleman returned with an
answer, and if we find no more readines & favour from that
Government then Col: Coursey did from Sir Edmund Andros
about five or six years since, (at which time there were some
Articles made with those Indians, Coppy whereof you have by
you) we must then make our humble addresses to His most
sacred Majestie, and the Lords of His Majestie's most honour-
able Privy Council. When I was last in England I met with
Sir Edmund Andros at St James', and he was very apprehen-
sive least I should have made some complaint to His Royal
Highness against him, for the great obstruction he had given
Colonel Coursey in his negotiation at Fort Albany, and had
he not made great asseverations of his future readines to serve
Maryland whenever we should have occasion to renew those
same (by his meanes) articles, that had been made by the said
Coursey, I had certainly complained to his Highness of him,
which (at that time) would (as he very well knew) have been
of great prejudice to him; he lying then under a charge,
brought against him by some merchants, and dealers to that
Government. The reason of my sending the other enclosed
Coppy is to let you see how unkind and unneighbourly
William Penn has been, who (afore he could have an assurance
of the lyne being run betwixt Maryland and Pensylvania)
writes a letter (of which the inclosed is a true Copy) to severall
gentlemen of my Province, who are as certainely, some above
twenty, others five & twenty miles & better within the degree
of forty, as that the place, where I live, is within that degree:
and (as I'm very certainly assured) a friend, that Penn sent
over this shipping has taken, privately, observations at the
head of the Bay, & gives out now that if William Penn be
mistaken in those informations he had received from masters
of shipps, that assured him the line would fall very low in
Maryland, that he must then be compelled to purchase a Port
of Baltemore, or else their shipps must enter and clear in
Maryland. The reason the line hath not as yett, been layne
out, I will now faithfully relate to you, which you may safely
acquaint the Lords of the Councill with. About the latter end
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