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

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my selfe: And with it I also presume to give yr Lordps a
true relation and Narrative of all that has past between Cap^t
W^m Markham deputy Governor and W^m Penn as also, between
the sd Penn and me; By all w^ch your Lord^p will fully understand
how affaires stand/at present betwixt M^r Pen, and me in rela-
tion to the Bounds of our Provinces My Lord, I will no
further complaine now, then to assure your Lord^p I have
received some preiudice by misinformations given unto M^r
Penn: who otherwise (I confidently beleeve) would not have
proceeded in some cases, as he has don As I know your
Lord^p to be a great lover of Right and Justice, so I presume to
address this: begging your favour in a case w^ch I am sure y^r
Lordps will find both cleer and just. And I doubt not that
since this Province of Maryland does pay yearly to his Matie
the sume (at least) of fifty thousand pounds sterling, by the
duty of Tobaccoes of the growth of this Province and this
brought to pass at the vast trouble and great expence of my
Father his Relations and friends being the first adventurers to
this place, with out the least expence to the Crown of England
when other Colonies have cost his Ma^tie vast sumes of money
I doubt not therefore but his sacred Ma^tie will protect me in
those just possessions and Rights granted by my Charter, and
that I may not receive any further disturbance by misinforma-
tions. Your Lord^p great favour and goodness to me herein
will conduce highly to my future quiet and happiness for w^ch I
shall remain und^r infinitt obligacons, and for ever owne my
selfe
Most Noble Lord
Your Lordpps Most obedient faithfull
and most obliged and
humble servant
C Baltemore
8^th of Feb^r 1682/3

(Addressed)
For the Right Hon^b!e the Lord
Marquis of Hallifax
These humbly psent
att White Hall

Indorsed Read At the Com^tee 17 Ap. 83.

May it please your Most Exc^t Mat^y
Upon a surrender made to your Mat^y by His Roy^ll Highness
James Duke of York of certain Letters Patents bearing date
the two and twentieth day of March last past granting unto
him all that Town of New-Castle otherwise called Delaware and
Fort thereunto belonging lying between Maryland and New