Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 369

M^r Llewellin's Certificate about M^r Badcock.
6^th June 1682.
Maryland ss.

Whereas M^r Nicholas Badcock Surveyor Generall of His
Majestie's Customes within this Province did by his letters to
the Comm^rs of His Majestie's Customes falsely suggest that
having recourse to his Lordship the right hon^ble the Lord Pro-
prietor of this Province in order to request his aid and assist-
ance for the collecting of His Majestie's Customes from Alex-
ander Dennet comander of the ship Dolphin of Poole and from
Edward Tarleton Comander of the ship Freeman of Liverpoole
last yeare in this Province was instead of such assistance sum-
moned before his Ldp and Councill & there positively denyed
any assistance. Now know all persons whom it doth or may
concerne that I John Llewellin having been for the space of almost
six yeares last past and now still at this time being Clerk of
his Lordshipp's Councill doe of my certaine knowledge affirme
and declare that since I have been employed by his Lordship
and officiated as Clerk of his Councill the said Badcock was
never sumoned nor did appeare before his Ldp and Councill
within this Province neither was ever any dispute between his
Lordshipp and the said Badcock concerning the same or any
other matter or thing in any wise relateing to His Majestie's
duties or Customes within this Province, soe that the sugges-
tion of the s^d Badcock is altogether false & malicious. In
Testimony whereof I have hereunto sett my hand the sixth day
of June Anno Domini 1682.
John Lewellin.
(Endorsed)
M^r Llewellin's Certificate about M^r Badcock.
6. June. 82.

Extract of a letter to the Lord Baltemore from the Commis-
sioners appointed by his Lordship to settle the bounds be-
tween Maryland & Pensylvania.
June 17^th 1682.

We have taken three severall observations and in all of them
have not differed two minutes and we find M^r Augustin Her-
man's house to lye in the latitude of 39: and 45^m so that your
Lordship has 15^m yet from hence due north which will go not
far short of Upland and this differs very little from their own
observation lately taken as wee are credibly informed wee have
used our endeavours in letting all here know of your Ldp's
desire to have the bounds determined and all seem much satis-
fied with your Lordship's proceedings much blaming M^r Mark-
ham that after so many flourishes he should be thus backward;

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