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be appointed to hear the difference between the Lord Balte-
more and the said M^r Penn touching a certain tract of land in
America now in the possession of His Royal Highness their
Lordships take notice of a letter lately received from the Lord
Baltemore wherein his Lord^p desires that the hearing of this
matter may be deferred until April next when he intends to
come into England Whereupon it is agreed that this business
be postponed untill the month of April next unless the Agent
of the Lord Baltemore be ready to bring the matter in differ-
ence to a hearing before that time

Lord Baltemore to Sec. Jenkins
6 April 1684.
Most Hon^d S^r
I was yesterday I rec^d the favour of your l're for which I
humbly give you many thanks and thought it an obligacon on
me to make you my acknowledgemts for your kind and
favourable expressions therein by the first opportunity from
these parts w^ch will be to morrow by a shipp bound for the
Port of London. I will therefore by this presume to acquaint
you that after some buisness is despatcht by the Assembly w^ch
at this time is setting, I resolve for England and shall Em-
barque the latter End of this Month intending to call in at
York River to pay my respects to my Ld Howard, and to re-
ceive his Comands if he please to Honnor me with any I hope
S^r by your favour and kindness that I may obtaine of his
Ma^tie time to appeare at the Council Board there to answer
any charge brought agst me as also to defend my Right w^ch
M^r Penn labours to deprive me of. I doubt not but it will be
thought reasonable by all the Lords of his Ma^ties most Hono^ble
Privy Council that I should be heard in Person in a buisness
of that weight to me and my interest here; the assurance I
have lately received of your favour herein will ever be acknowl-
edged by Hono^d S^r
Y^r humble Obedient Serv^t
6^th April 1684 C Baltemore
(Addressed)
For the Right Hono^ble S^r Lyonel
Jenkins one of his Most Sacred
Ma^tics Principal Secr^rs of State
humbly p^rsent
Whitehall.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Papers.

By the Lord Pty a Proclamation.

Whereas severall doubts and disputes have been made con-
cerning the uncertayntyes of the Laws of this Province for want
of our assent or dissent thereto publickly declared and made

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