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

P. R. O.
Colonial
Papers.

the question is stated between them viz:—Whether in the year
1632 the Dutch were possessed of the lands claimed by M^r
Penn which M^r Penn's Agent undertakes to prove in a short
time and their Lord^ps will then take this matter into further
consideration

William Penn Proprietary & Govern^r
of the Province of Pennsilvania & the
Territories thereunto belonging.
[L. S.]

I do hereby declare th^l I have bought of Machaloha all his
Land lying betweene Delaware River the Bay of Cheasepeek
bay and Susquahannah River. And do warn all Persons that
they presume not to settle thereon without my leave, & th^l those
th^l are already or shall hereafter settle upon any part of the
same do behave themselves justly & lovingly towards him &
his fellow Indians. Given at New Castle the 18^th October 1683.
Wm Penn.
(Endorsed)
M^r Penn's paper his purchase
of lands from the savages.
Oct 1683.

Patux'Decemb 7^th 1683.
Dear S^r
The begining of the last month I writt to you and therein gave
you my acknowledgmt for your obligeing Lre of the 8^th of 7^ber
wherein you very Kindly assured me, that nothing would be Con-
cluded by the Councill without hearing me or my agents and that
if I came over in the Spring you believed I should find that busi-
nesse of Delaware undetermined I hope (and by your favour
I presume to assure my selfe) that I may be heard in person,
afore the Lords of the Councill will proceed in a matter of that
Concerne to my Interest here. And w^ch gives me Still the greater
Confidence I shall have Liberty to appeare in person to make
out my Right to Delaware is that my father in his life time
and since his decease I have Petitioned his Royal Highness for
a hearing of that Matter, but his Highness his greater Affaires
did not afford time for it whilst I was in England so that since
I sought for a hearing of that buisnesse soe far, as, with good
manners, became me towards his Highness, it would now be
some what hard, that, in my absence I should be concluded
S^r it is a matter of that importance to me that I dare not
Comitt the management of it to the best agents I can procure
to act for me in my absence therefore I earnestly recomend to
your Kindness that you will continue moving for some time to
be given me for my appearance in person at the Councill board