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Liber B.
P. R. O.

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neere heads and branches of any of the Rivers that fall into
Chesepeake Bay, and to encourage the Inhabitants of my
Province that have already surveyed Lands in those parts to
seate them in my right as soon as they cann, and pticularly to
take care the Penn-Sylvanians make noe further Incroachm^ts on
the Lands where Coll George Talbott was seated, and to secure
the fort neere Christina Bridge, untill you heare further from
me, being resolved notwithstanding this ord^r to keepe posses-
sion of what is surveyed, and to be on the defensive part,
rather than be forced to complaine; Lett me therefore desire
you to be carefull that our Neighbours brake not in upon the
heads and branches of my Rivers on the Eastern side, and then
I shall in a little time contrive it so that the Division which is
ordered to be made shall be no great prejudice to me nor my
Country. This is what I very earnestly recommend to your
care and Kindness, untill it be my good fortune to see you,
which I hope will not be long, and soe I rest,
Y^r very Loving ffriend
London Decemb. the first 1685. C. Baltemore.

ffor CoH Thomas Tailler, CoH Vincent Lowe,
CoH Henry Darnall, CoH W^m Digges, Major
Nicholas Sewall, and for the rest of the Dep^ty
Govern" of: Maryland

Inclosed wherein was as foil.

At the Court of Whitehall this 13^th day
of Novemb: 1685:—

By the Kings most Excellent Maj^tie and the Lords of his
Maj^ties most hon^ble Privy Councill

The following Report from the R^t hon^ble the Lords of the
Com^ttee for Trade and fforreigne plantations being this day
read at the board—

Lords of the
committee for
Trade &c. Report
concerning the
lands in dispute
betweene the
Ld Baltemore &
Wm Penn Esqr

The Lords of the Committee for trade and
Plantations having pursuant to his late Maj^ties
ord^r in Councill of the 31^st of May 1683, ex-
amined the matters in difference between the
Lord Baltemore and William Penn Esq^r in
behalf of his p^rsent Maj^tie concerning a tract of