Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 377

& with it in a very cleere day being on the twenty seaventh
of June (1682) they found the latitude of the place of observa-
tion which was in the towne, to be thirty nine degrees forty odd
minutes; After the taking of this observation the Comm^rs re-
turned, and then the said Markham sent letters, excuseing his
being absent, and signified that he would be ready when ever
the Lord Baltemore would appoint a second time; upon this
the Lord Baltemore by Letters signified to Captain Markham,
that he would not faile to be up at Augustine Herman's some
time in September following; but a day certaine could not be
fixt, by the Lord Baltemore in regard, as he signified by his
letter, to the said Markham, that two of his Artists were then
ill; but on the twelfth of September the Lord Baltemore set
saile from Patuxent up the Bay and on the fourteenth the Ld.
Baltemore mett at Major Peeter Sawyers a letter from Captain
Markham dated the eighth of the same month, wherein he
positively promised, and assured the Lord Baltemore that he
would attend his coming: This letter put the Lord Baltemore
out of all doubts, assureing himself that Markham would not
be guilty of such incivilities and indecencies as he had offered
the Commissioners. On the 19^th of September the Lord Bal-
temore being arrived at Elk river he sent a letter to Markham
to give him notice of his being there, on the twentieth his Ldp.
writt to the said Markham againe, after writeing that letter the
Lord Baltemore being certainely advised that Markham was
gon up Delaware, and finding little roome, and want of severall
conveniencies at M^r Herman's, the Lord Baltemore, with
about twelve Gentlemen in Company with him, in all not above
twenty persons, went the one & twentieth to New Castle,
where staying till the three and twentieth, and heareing noe
news of Markham's comeing, tho' it was proved he had re-
ceived both the L^d Baltemore's letters, his Ldp the said three &
twentieth in the evening procured boats, and that night reacht
Upland and tooke his quarters in Captain Markham's lodgeings,
who, his Ldp was told was newly gon up to Burlington in East
new Jersey being gon after his receipt of his Lordshipp's first
letter of the 19^th of September. Sunday morning being the
twenty fourth very early, Markham came into the creeke, at
Upland, and was not a little amazed to understand that the
Lord Baltemore was there about tenn of the clock that morn-
ing, Captain Markham came to see the Lord Baltemore, but
with such a disordered countenance, and odd behaviour, as
was easily perceived by all the Company, the L^d Baltemore
not seeming to take any notice of the confusion he saw
him in desired of Captain Markham that he might see
the new Instrument for observation, which he heard M^r Pen
had sent him, the which he readily yielded to, but for want of

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