Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1684-89. 453

Extract of a letter from my Lord Effingham dated in Virginia
the 20 of March 1684/5 concerning Coll: Talbots escape.

I am sorry to send you the News by these that Coll: Talbot
hath escaped out of Prison Ours are so weak here that I
rather wonder he was kept so long, he had a guard of two men
every night and one in the day, besides he was sufficiently
ironed but he corrupted his Guards and others Persons in the
house and those that were assisting to his escape I had had
under examination and found great suspision tho' no positive
proof against them, but so much that I committed them to
Prison, from whence they are since likewise escaped. I im-
mediately sent advice of it to Maryland to let them know it
was their duty as well as mine to retake Him because the
King's Pleasure was not yet known, where he should be tryed,
And that such a murtherer might not escape, condign Punish-
ment.

Whereupon a Clause was inserted in My Lord Effingham's
Instructions dated the 30^th August 1685 as followeth

Whereas wee have been given to understand that George
Talbot, after having committed a barbarous Murther on the
body of Christopher Rousby Collector of our customs in Mary-
land hath made his Escape into that Province and continues
there, Wee do hereby strictly charge and direct you to demand
the said Talbot in our name to be returned as our Prisoner
into your hands in what condition soever he be, whether before
or after any pretended Tryall or Acquittall of him in Maryland
Wee having given directions for a speciall Commission of
Oyer and Terminer to be prepared and transmitted unto you
for his due and legall Tryall in Virginia for the Fact whereof he
stands accused.

P. R. O.

Colonial
Entry Book,
Vol. 52.
p. 104

Wednesday 26^th August 1685.

The Lord Baltemore and M^r Penn attending upon the differ-
ences between them touching Boundaries and Title of Soil in
America are called in And their Lord^ps appoint to hear this
business on Wednesday the 2^d of the next month when both
parties agreed to attend without Counsel.

p. 183

Wednesday 2^nd September 1685.

The Lord Baltemore and William Penn Esq. attending this
day according to order upon the difference between them con-
cerning Boundaries of Land and Title of soil in America And
M^r Penn having produced divers proofs to make out that the
Country of Delaware was inhabited by the Swedes and Dutch

p. 188