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

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degree of forty northerly latitude (which he was assured would
fall lower than Saxafras river in the Bay of Chesapeake as by
their false mapps appeare, and having assured his friends, and

particularly those of his late Society for Trade, that all the head
of the said Bay would fall within Pensilvania) is now unwilling
to have the truth discovered. For whilst M^r Pen and his
friends were kept in their said error about the degree of forty
then the Lord Baltemore was prest to have an observacon
taken, and His Majestie's commands in the first letter of the
second of Aprill 1681. complyed with; but that first letter not
serveing the turn another was procur'd upon as great a mis-
information to His Majesty as could be given. And it will also
appeare that upon such blind observations as are usually taken
by masters of shipps (who often times are noe more artists than
just to saile their shipps to porte by guesse) these great mis-
takes have risen. For M^r Pen did owne to the Lord Baltemore,
that both His Majestie and the Lords of the Councill were
assured that New Castle lay seaven, eight or tenn miles to the
northward of the fortith degree northerly latitude, whereas
M^r Pen, his deputy William Markham and the chiefe of the
friends (called Quakers) have since owned that New Castle
lyes some miles to the southward of that degree. Now,
whereas the said Pen desires to have an admeasurement from
the Capes, to the degree of forty, offering that as the most
equall way Tis well knowne, that that can never be effected by
reason the wayes from the Capes to Watkins Point are not
passable, there being not only waters to pass over, but likewise
such rotten grounds, as noe person can gett thro; and from
Watkins Point (the Lord Baltemore's south bounds) there are
severall large rivers to crosse over, besides that a due north line
will crosse Chesapeake Bay towards the upper part thereof, and
for these reasons (were there noe other) those offers and pro-
posalls of M^r Pen to the Lord Baltemore can never be comply'd
with, and soe consequently the degree of forty must be taken
as the Lord Baltemore, at the Conferrence, did propose.

(Endorsed)
Delaware. 13^th Dec^r 1682.
Conferrence between my Lord Baltemore and M^r Pen.

A Conferrence held between the right Honor^ble the Lord
Baltemore Proprietor of Maryland and William Pen Esq^re Pro-
prietary of Pensilvania at the house of Colonel Thomas Tailler
on the ridge in Ann Arrundell County Wednesday the 13^th of
December 1682. Viz^t

William Pen Esq^re declares in a very florid manner his reall
and hearty inclinations to maintaine and keepe a neighborly
and friendly correspondence with his Lopp. and the people of