148 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1681-85/6.

Calvert
Papers.

Baltemore to sett in one house with his Councill, and I would
sett with mine in another, that we might treate by written
memorialls vnder our hands, to prevent Mistakes, ill memory,
or ill will; he refused, alledging he was not well, I did then
tell him I would waue what force, or aduantage I thought I
had by the second letter, and proceed to meete him at the
place he desired, which was the head of Chesepeake bay; and
there try to find the 40^th degree of North Lattitude, provided
he would first please to sett me a Gentleman's price, soe much
p mile, in case I should have noe part of the Bay by Lattitude,
that soe I might have a back port to this Province. This I
writt according to his desire, and sent after him. To sell he
refusd, but started an Exchange of part of that Bay for the
lower Counties on the bay of Delaware. This I presume he
knew I could not doe, for his Royall Highnesse had the one
halfe, and I did not prize the thing I desired at such a rate.
Soone after this meeting, I vnderstood that he had issued
forth a Proclamation some time before, to invite people to
plant those parts in my Possession Vnder his Royall high-
nesse, and that also before any demand had been made, or
our friendly treaty ended, which I tooke soe ill, in Right of
his Royall highnes, and that which his Goodnesse had made
mine; that I sent Comiss (first to know the truth of it from
his owne mouth, before I would Credit the Intelligence I had
received, and if true) to complaine of the Breach of our
friendly treaty, and that it might be repaired, which he hath
taken soe ill (how deservedly lett the whole world Judge)
that he hath sent me a letter of a very course style, such as
indeed could not be answered without those Termes, which
vnbecome men in our publick Stations, who, in the midst of
all disagreements, ought to mannage them selves with Cool-
ness, and exact Civility; and if in this I have at anytime been
short, let me but know it, and I that think it a meannesse of
Spirit to justifie an Error when Comitted, am not too Stiff to
ask him Pardon. Here I left him, expecting his newes,
when he came to the head of the Bay in September, as I
thought, he promised me, but instead of that, an observation

ia taken, a Line runn, and trees markt without my notice, and

a demand made thereupon, and all grounded on his Maiesties
Letters of the 2^d Aprill 81 in which I must againe say, I find
noe such direction which bringeth me to the Demand it selfe.
8. To the demand (Viz^t) of all that Land on Delaware
River to the South of the 40^th degree of Northerly Lattitude, I
have this to say, That 'tis very odd the demand should be
made severall months after the Proclamacon was putt forth to
Encourage people to plant most of the parts demanded: but
much more strange, that after the Lord Baltemore had