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meetg at the Meridian of the Line, & where the Comissrs Dis-
agreed. The Maryland Comissrs aledging the Division Line
East was the Meridian of the Line a Cross the Peninsula & wh
Line ought to stop on the Verge of the Main Land West at
Chesopeak Bay. The Pensilvanian Comissrs aledg'd the West
Line Tangent on the Line run to Chesopeak Bay aught to run
& stop on the West Verge of Taylors & Iames Islands in
Chesopeake Bay; under pretence they are not Islands, but the
Main Land of the Peninsula, thereupon both Comissrs Disagreeg
they Departed witht determination. The fixing Cape Hinlopen
at Fenwick Island, wch the Ancient & the Modern Maps set
near the Enterance of Delaware Bay abt 20 Miles North of Fen-
wick Island, the Maryland Comissrs agreeg it to be there is very
injurious to Maryland. The Chart to the Articles of agreemt
bet: the late Lord & the Messrs Penns cod give them no Direc-
tions or Knowledge thereto, nor had they any Directions or
Authority from the late Lord for so Doing, further the space
bet: the two Tangent Division Lines North up to the Circle
off New Castle, the Line West if Grant'd favours too much to
the Penns the Division of the Peninsula on the East side,
taking the Largest share of Country & two Large Rivers that
flows into a Broad Creek, whose Waters run into Nanticok
River, wh runs into the Bay of Chesopeak Southwd these
Waters are Navigable by Mr Emory's Remark for Ships of
Burthen, carrying three Hundred Hogshds of Tobacco near
Ten Miles up from the Broad Creek, by wh they will Claim
Navigation Passage in & out of the Bay of Chesopeak, this is
one advantage, besides their fixing Cape Henlopen at Fen-
wick Island to run the Line from East to West to Chesopeak
Bay the Broadest Part of the Peninsula to fix a Meridian Line
up to the Circle off New Castle, if that Line is Admitt'd to the
Islands in Chesopeak Bay the Pensilvanian Comissrs will have
Smuggled a Considerable Country out of Maryland to their
Colony. On further Attention to Mr Emory's Chart is, on the
South side of Indian River rung into the Atlantick Ocean, a
Line East & West to Choptank Bay West the Waters of
Chesopeak Bay By his Remarks is a Land at the Inlet of
Indian River bearg North & by West one Mile & the Sea
Beach from the Inlet bears N. & W. abt five Miles, then N. N.
W. abt four Miles, then near N. by E. abt six or seven Miles
to the true Cape Hinlopen at the Enterence of Delaware Bay.
Where the Speaker Mr Onslow, Guardian to his Lordp Offer'd
the Messrs Penns to Consider with them on Lord Baltimores
Behalf for rung the Line East & West to the Bay of Cheso-
peak, & for settlg a Meridian Line to run up to the Circle off
New Castle Town, agreeable to the Order of the King &
Council in 1685, wh offer they refused. However, with refer-
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