Correspondence of Governor Sharpe. 147

with us, the essence of y^r Legislature and Administration of
y^r Goverm^t I conceived such conduct with violence assumed
has nor can have any tendency but that of anihilating with
him all right, Honour & Dignity, rendering him Low, con-
temtible & with reproach not fit to Govern he nor his Up^r H.
nor his Council or administration, this sure is not to be sub-
mitted to? What will the Crown say to such a Ruler? We
gave you rights Honoured you as coajutor with Regal Power
& you have violated our Trust, this is the true meaning of his
Lord^ps adversarys, their endeavours are to cast Black shades
over his splendour & rights & to set him in that open shame
for Wit & Malice to Blame, you & the Up^r H. are his Breast-
works & must defend the citadel, be not Couzen'd; for my
part I can yeild no such advice. His Lord^p Rule is due alle-
giance to his Soveraign & the Laws, & his Benevolence not
to be Bubbled on fair ground, Especially. Alike is that Gen-
telman's observation, he's surprised ! the Bill for Enrolling all
Deeds meet with amendment by the Up^r H. Id est, "That
the dark should not enroll till Alienation Fine was paid" upon
w^h the Lo: H. rejected the Bill. Why? the amendn^t was
Hon^ble he thinks needless " that the Bill would have pointed
& proved the Fine." (Subinteligitor) " after warning should
any Persons be so obstinate as to refuse to make paym^t a Bill
in Chancery might be filed, one or two Examples, would
establish'd the matter with^l further trouble." the Gentelman
I know is Esteem'd a proficient in Law Doctrine. What
advice? his Lord^ps Alienation Fine is his just & Lawful
due (Verbatim to him by his Land Patent, the intention of
the Bill was to Quiet possession of Property, why was an Hon^ble
amendm^t for his Lord^ps Property to be rejected ? is not the
Deceit obvious? is it comon sense to subject or turn astray
real Property & the being of a thing of real Existance just, is
it not insane to Hunt with Lawyers to search for possession
in Possession ? some have pleasure to stray animals & Hunt
them, 'tis good for Health, yet in the chase sometimes the
scent layes Bad & the animal is Losst. the wise hold fast, set
down est, say Possession is Nine Points of the Law, you have
possession But why allowed to seem as a stray ? Acqui-
escence a Rod for a fools Back.
Regarding the Tangent Line already Run, the Mess^rs Penn's
surveyors have made them a return zig, zag. they insist of a
re- by the New Surveyors of that Line, & that Mess^rs
Mason & Dixon go down to the Midle point in order to run
up another Line with the Transit Inst^t I am but a Stander
By, submit & it must be done tho' I think it needless, from
the minutes left off of the Surveyors the 30^th of last Aug^t &
the neat Draft & Plat made out by our Surveyors transmitted