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

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Colonial
Papers.

and much employed by M^r Pen had, taken observation at
the head of the Bay, which very much dissatisfied the said
Haig, and other friends for upon those observations it was

then given out by the Quakers, that if the degree of forty
did not afford William Pen a Harbor, he would be forct to
buy one of Baltemore, or otherwise that their ships must
enter and cleer in Maryland. The said Haig in a short time
after this came to the Lord Baltemore's House on Pattuxent
river, where, amongst other discourse, the Lord Baltemore
askt the said Haig whether he had not taken some observations
at Elk river for his private satisfaction, which Haig owned;
but, with all pretended that the Instrument was soe small, that
there could be noe certainty; the Lord Baltemore prest no
further but told the said Haig he should be glad that Markham
were well, for that he had several reasons to press for a dis-
patch of the business of the bounds; that the quiet and peace
of Maryland very much required it. The fourteenth of May
(1682) the Lord Baltemore writt a letter to Capt: Markham,
who, he understood, to be well, to signifie that he appointed
the tenth of June to meete him with persons to settle the
bounds; to which letter the said Markham gave answer, and
with assurance, that he would not faile to meete the Lord
Baltemore at M^r Augustin Herman's Plantation on Bohemia
river, which was the place the Lord Baltemore appointed to
meet him; but some disturbance about that time, happening
in Virginia, the Lord Baltemore did not think it prudent, nor
indeed safe for the Province, to be at any distance from Pato-
meck river, over which the mutineers in Virginia threatened
to come to cutt up the tobaccos in Maryland, as they had don
in some Countys of Virginia; The Lord Baltemore therefore
sent away Cofnissioners who were precisely on the tenth of
June at Augustin Herman's Plantation, but neither finding
Capt: William Markham nor any person else there from him,
they immediately writt to him, and sent their letter by an ex-
presse. But to that no answer was given, nor to a second they
writt, tho' both (as can be proved) came speedily to the said
Markham, who, to be out of the way at that time, pretended
business at New York; when the Commissioners had expected
some days, and finding noe hopes of seeing Markham, they
for the Lord Baltemore's satisfaction made three several obser-
vations, in which they differed not above a minute or two.
After this they being nere New Castle they had a curiosity to
see that town, and being there they were told there was a sloop
newly arrived from New York, that had brought the instru-
ment which Captain Markham had sent to Colonel Lewis
Morris for: with some difficulty and many entreaties they per-
suaded the master of the sloope to permitt them the use of it,