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

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book,
Vol. 52.

as by an admeasurement of the two degrees North from Wat-
kins Point to the expresse South Bounds in your Patent and
already so settled by Commissioners between Virginia and Mary-
land and being willing to give the said William Penn all fitting
encouragement in planting the said Province for preventing
all disputes which may disturb an amicable and neighbourly
correspondence between you two and Our Subjects under
your respective commands Wee have thought fitt hereby to
recommend the same in a most particular manner to you willing
and requiring you, that with all possible speed upon the receipt
hereof to proceed to determine the Nothern Bounds of your
Province, as the same borders on Pensilvania by an admeasure-
ment of the two degrees granted in your Patent according to
the usuall computation of sixty english miles to a degree be-
ginning from the South bounds of Maryland as the same are
already settled by Commissioners as is abovementioned that so
our subjects transporting themselves into Pensilvania may
receive no discouragement by loss of time to the prejudice of
our service and their concerns And so Wee bid you very
heartily farewell Given at Windsor August 19^th 1682. in the
34^th year of our Reign
By His Majesty's Commands
Conway.

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Colonial
Papers.

M^r Markham's reasons for not laying out the bounds of Pen-
silvania with the Lord Baltemore—dated 25^th Sept^r 1682.

To his Excellency M^r Lord Baltemore.
Whereas your Lordship hath been pleased to desire a reason
of me under my hand why I concurr not with your Lordship
in laying out the bounds of this Province Pensilvania upon
Delaware river; My Lord, this is my reason, that as I received
all that part of the river Delaware beginning twelve miles
above New Castle Towne and soe upwards from the Govern-
ment of New York which is according to the express words of
His Majesty's Letters Pattents to our Proprietory M^r W^m Penn
Esq^re I most humbly conceive that I am not to be accomptable
to any other person then His Majesty or royall Highness for
any part of this Province laying upon Delaware river & soe
bounded. But if your Lordshipp be willing to lay out the
bounds betwixt this Province and your Lordshipps Laying
towards Chesapeake Bay and the rivers on that side I am ready
& willing to wayte upon your Lordshipp for that end and
purpose.
I am my Lord your Lordshipp's
Most humble servant
Upland in W^m Markham.
Pensilvania. 7^ber 25^th 1682.