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empowered between us soe unanimously to proceed without
jarring which will consequently arise from different parties.
Lord B. That may be don for your private satisfaction by
any persons that may make theire report to you.
W. Pen. I doe propose and request that we may accom-
modate the business between ourselves.
Lord B. I onely first premise that an observation be duely
taken to answer the King's comands.
W. Pen. I question .not but if the Lord Baltemore would
vouchsafe to discourse the business in private with me we
should fairely accommodate all matters.
The afore going is to our certaine knowledge the summe
and substance of what materially was argued and spoken by
the right honble Charles Lord Baltemore and William Pen Esqre
the day and place aforesaid which hath bin read and approved
of by
Philip Calvert
Thomas Tailler
A true Copy Henry Coursey
examined by me Henry Darnall
C. Baltemore. Wm Digges
Will. Steevens.
Lett my cosen Mr John Darnall the lawyer and my kinsman
Mr Mathew Merriton have the perusuall of this as also of the
narrative sent herewith to you by Your friend
C. Baltemore.
(Endorsed)
Maryland
13th December 1682.
A Conferrence between Lord Baltemore and Mr Pen touch-
ing their Boundaries.
" Lord Baltemore's Certificate of the manner of selling out land "
Maryland 1683.
Whereas formerly by my Fathers Conditions of Plantations
there was fifty acres of Land allowed for every Servt or other
pson transported into his Provinces here to reside and dwell,
of wch the transporter was to make Oath as also that for such
psons so by him transported hither he never had the benefit of
the Conditions of Plantations wch were usually termed Rights
to Land in Maryland; and whereas those Rights of late years
have been most of them bought up of the Merchants and
Commanders, transporters of Servants into this Province by the
Collectors the book the Entries of Shipping and the Deputy
Surveyors of this Province who often disposed of the same to
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