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

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some small glasses, which the said Markham said William Haig
had taken away, the instrument could not be made use of; Soe
then the Lord Baltemore requested he might see the instru-
ment Colonel Lewis Morris had lent, which was likewise
brought forth by one richafd Noble a quaker, who sett the
same up, and it being a very cleer day observacon was taken
therewith, by the said Noble, as likewise by those artists the
Lord Baltemore had with him and they all agreed that the
latitude of Upland was by that sextile of Colonel Morris in 39.
degrees forty seven minutes and five seconds; after the taking
of this observacon the Lord Baltemore told Captain Markham,
that since the degree of north latitude would be about twelve
miles more due north from Upland it would be necessary to
goe up Delaware river to see where forty did cut the said river;
But the said Markham by the advice of Haig (who seemed to
govern more than Markham) declined that proposition giving
very slight reasons for his refusall, but told the Lord Baltemore
that he was ready to goe to the heads of any of the rivers in
the Bay to take the fortieth degree of north latitude, and to
assure the Lord Baltemore of that, he immediately gave it
under his hand; which the Lord Baltemore has ready to pro-
duce. The twenty fifth of September being munday the Lord
Baltemore resolved to take his leave at Upland, and in the
afternoone the Lord Baltemore, Captain Markham and above
forty more, being at the landing in order to take boate, the L^d
Baltemore spoake to the said Markham thus. You are sensible,
Captain Markham, that by an observacon taken yesterday, that
this Plantation is in thirty nine degrees forty seaven minutes
and some seconds, and must therefore be sensible that I am
here about twelve miles to the southward of the degree of forty,
which is my north bounds, as the same is M^r Pen's south
bounds. Therefore, afore you and afore all the rest here
present I lay claime to this place, and as far further as the
degree of forty will reach; to this Captain Markham replied
nothing, but immediately conducted the L^d Baltemore to the
Boate, assureing the Lord Baltemore that he would not faile
the next day being the 26^th to be at New Castle with Colonel
Lewis Morris' Instrument, which the Lord Baltemore desired,
and the said Markham likewise promised faithfully to bring
with hint to the end the degree of forty might be taken at the
head of the Bay. The twenty sixth and twenty seaventh the
Lord Baltemore waited at New Castle for Markham, but
finding there was no hopes of seeing him, the Lord Baltemore
returned to M^r Augustin Herman's and thither came a letter
from Markham signifying that the persons most concerned for
the Government, would noe wise consent that he should meete,
as he had given under his hand, giving this reason that the