Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 23

Town by Delaware Bay & this Charter is Subsequent to the
Maryland Charter. If the Prior Grant is to yeild to the Sub-
sequent w^h S^r Clement Wearg's Opinion says, than the North
Line of Maryland is the south Bounds of Pensilvania to the

Meridian Altitude of the Springhead of Potomack River West.
As to the Line he Notes, Drawn by the Ancestors of Lord
Baltimore, " tis a Deception on the Chart that Line was to pre-
vent Mischief until a Boundary Line was adjusted bet: the two
Provinces, the Line was Run but a little way, only where the

Mischief & wrangle had happen'd & the Line is of proof so,
for was that Line Admitt'd, it wo^d prove no Parallel Line to

the 40^th Degree of Lat: on the Contrary a Line of Declination

East & Southw^d to the Springhead of Potomack River. That
pretended Line was Marked on Trees Agree'd by the Gov^r to

serve Purpose, & Not by Consent of the Proprietor of Mary-
land, therefore, whoever Run that Line on the Map was Either
Knave or Novice, & if admitted wo^d ipso facto highly wrong

the Charter & the Province of Maryland in Dominion, North
& by West. And to proceed with reference to Charts, the
North Boundary of Maryland plainly appears is the Parallel of
the 40^th Degree Lat: w^h had before been laid down by Smith's

Map in 1606 & by the Dutch Chart in 1630 & proves the
South Boundary of New-England, w^h is the North Boundary of
Virginia out from the Latter Maryland was taken. By that
Parallel of Lat: most part of Philadelphia City is 3 Minits
Below the Parallel of the 40^th Degree as laid down by Smith

the Dutch & by Lord Baltimores Map in 1635 these are the
Ancient Charts of them times, Estimat'd & proves the 40^th
Degree agreeable to M^r York's opinion. But of this is re-
plyed; On Tryal the opinion of the Court of Chancery deter-
mined not the Crown's Right of the 40* Degree Lat: nor
Cape Hinlopen nor concern^g the 3 Lower Counties the Divi-
sion Line of the East Shore, the Court determined only the
Private Articles of Agreem^t bet: the late Lord & the Mess^rs
Penns. If Maryland suffers by the private Contract of Agreem^t
tis to the want of the late Lord Baltimore's Consideration on
his & her Behalf & the Care was, that matters shos^d have been
ludiciously offered to the Court w^h was not on the Day of

Papers.