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

P. R. O.
Colonial
Entry Book,
Vol. 52.

before the date of the Lord Baltemore's Patent, It is thought
fit that copies be given to the Lord Baltemore of the said evi-
dences and proofs that his Lordship may be prepared, to make
his defence before the 30^th of this instant September on which
day their Lordships resolve to take this matter again into con-
sideration.

p. 198

Thursday 8^th October 1685.

My Lord Baltemore and M^r Penn attending are called in
and both parties being heard my Lord Baltemore gives their
Lord^ps an account That in the year 1642 one Ployden sailed
up Delaware River and did not see any house there at that
time as is affirmed by a deposition produced by M^r Penn and
the copy of a Report of the Comm^rs of Foreign Plantations on
4^th April 1638 touching the differences between the Lord Bal-
temore and M^r Cleybourne about the Isle of Kent is offered by
my Lord showing their opinion touching the Lord Baltemore's
right to the Isle of Kent: After which the deposition of M^r
Van Sweeringen concerning the seating Delaware Bay and
River to the Southward of the 40^th degree Northern Latitude
by the Dutch & Swedes read. Whereupon their Lordships
think fit that my Lord Baltemore procure an attested copy of
the forementioned Reports against Thursday next when their
Lord^ps will take this matter into further consideration

p. 207

Saturday 17^th October 1685.

My Lord Baltemore and M^r Penn are called in and my Lord
Baltemore having undertaken to procure an authentic Copy of
a Report made by the Com^rs for Foreign Plantations on the
4^th April 1638 touching the differences between my Lord Bal-
temore's predecessors and Wm. Clayborn about the Isle of
Kent my Lord Baltemore declares that he cannot find the
original whereby an attested copy may be procured, their
Lord^ps agree to report their opinions that the Tract of Land now
in dispute does not belong to my Lord Baltemore but in as
much as it yet remains doubtful what are the true Boundaries
of the land called Delaware which their Lord^ps now adjudge to
belong to His Maj^ty their Lordships will meet again for the
settlement of those Boundaries between His Majesty and the
Lord Baltemore at which time his Lordship and M^r Penn are
to give their attendance and to come prepared for a final decision
therein.

p. 211

Saturday 31^st October 1685.
My Lord Baltemore and M^r Penn attending are called in