Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85. 397

Lord Baltemore to W. Blathwaite
Patuxent 11^th June 1683.

My Honored friend
I most thankfully acknowledge the favour of your last Letter
of the 9^th of February, which came to my hands by Capt
Joseph Eaton Commander of the Shipp merchants delight. It
was with great Satisfaction that I read your obligeing Expres-
sions therein and noe little Comfort to me also your assurance
that the Lords of the Committee were pleased to Express
themselves Satisfied with my proceedings and manadgement
of affaires in my Province; I assure you and (if you please)
you may in my behalfe, assure theire Lopps that it shall be my
Endeavour as it is my great Ambition to deserve the Continu-
ance of theire good opinion of me and their Kind Approbation
of my actions here without which, and the grace and favor of
my Sovereign I take noo Content and Satisfaction in anything
of an Estate in this place or any other part of the world. Hav-
ing given this assurance as the truth of my hart, I will now
only add, that having lately had the Long desired second Con-
ference with my Neighbor M^r William Penn I send you the
same in writing being the enclosed paper which I have signed
and will Surtifie to be the Sume and Substance of what was
argued, Spoken and debated at New Castle on Delaware River
tuesday the 29^th of May last by the said Pen and myselfe. The
favor that I will now begg of you is this that if M^r Penn should
move for any further order and Comands in reference to the
Bounds of the two Provinces you will please in my behalfe to
request I may have time to be heard in person and (God willing)
I will Aprill next most assuredly embarque for England in
order to make my Just defence; and also that I may then be
heard to make out my Just claime to those parts on Delaware
Bay and River within the degree of forty Northerly Latitude
which the said Penn pretends now to hold by writeings from
his Ro'yall highness the Duke of York: Good S^r move this in
favor of
Your most affectionate friend
and humble servant
C Baltemore
Coppy.
The sume and substance of what was
argued and spoken by Charles Lord
Baltemore and William Penn Esq^r at
theire Private Conference at New Castle
on Delaware River Tuesday the 29^th of May
1683.

M^r Penn having by his letter of the 23^rd of Aprill last desired

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