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taken before the Agent could give us more certain Informa-
tion with regard to such particulars which he has promised to
do as soon as possible, but if the Mannours or any parts of
them are then to be sold M^r Dulany said he would advise an
Alteration to be made in that Clause of the Patent which is
intended to secure the payment of the Alienation Fine for that
the Form your Ldp has prescribed by the Instruction is not in
Law sufficient for the purpose: & with regard to the Instruc-
tion relative to Talbot Mannour I should be glad to know
whether your Ldp would have Leases granted for or any
thing done about that part of it which lies northward of the
Temporary Line even before the Articles of Agreement for
running the Dividing Lines is carried into compleat Execution
for I understood from the Articles that no Lands were to be
granted contiguous to the Boundary Lines till the whole
Work could be finished: And I must also observe to your
Ldp that very few if any of the People who live on that part
of lalbot Mannour which lies in Pennsylvania pay any Rents
at present to the Proprietors of Pennsylvania, but pretend to
hold under mesne Conveyances down from Col^o Talbot the
Patentee, now the Agent as well as myself would be glad to
know on what Terms your Ldp would give Leases to such of
those people as may be willing to take them whether you
would let them have Leases at Twenty shillings for a hundred
Acres p^r Annum for Ninety nine years renewable for Ever as
most of the other Tenants have & what proceedings are to be
had in order to oust such of the Possessors as will not
acknowledge Your Ldp's Right for that such will be found
among them will I am told be certainly the Case, & at this
time there is in Philad^a one Maypother who it's said sets up a
Claim to the whole Mannour & is engaging some Lawyers
there & in this Province to try to recover it, but I cannot yet
learn on what he founds his Title or Pretensions. Your Ldp's
Instruction in favour of Col^o Hooper shall be made known to
that Gentleman the first Opportunity, & I doubt not but both
he & M^r Holliday will approve themselves worthy of your
Ldp's Regard. It gives me much satisfaction to find that the
Conduct of a Majority of the Upper House when the Affair of
the Ordinary Lycences came under Deliberation during the
last Session met with your Ldp's Approbation, & I observe
with pleasure what your Ldp both in your Instruction & in
your Letter are pleased to say & to direct with regard to that
Affair in case it should at the next Session be again brought
on the Carpet, but as by a Clause of the Stamp Act lately
pass't in Great Britain the Governors of the several Colonies
where Ordinaries are not already regulated by Act of Assembly
are impowered & directed after the first Day of November

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