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declared vnder his hand, that he did not by that intend to
break our amicable Treaty, he should without further prouo-
cation given, proceed to demand those parts. Certainely this
was not intended to continue our ffriend^pp nor did it looke
with Cofnon decency, that Coll Talbot should not think me
worth leaveing a letter at my house, where he lodged, when
he went away, as well as the land worth such a demand, But
indeed his Carriage all along shows, he came to defie
me, not treat me like either neighbor or Gentleman. A sud-
den Change, amuseing the Kings People vnder my charge,
by Threats or drawing them of theire obedience by degrade-
ing mine, and Invitations to the Lord Baltemore's Gouer-
ment. This I found at my returne in his Conduct (though
not in his Comission) as some of the people doe auerr.
9. But in the next place the L^d Baltemore hath noe war-
rant to runn his Line to the river of Delaware, neither by the
Kings letters, nor his owne Pattent, (if he peruseth it well)
where he will find the bay, but noe river of Delaware,
10. The Land demanded is not a part of the Province of
Maryland, as is Exprest in the demand, for it is of the Juris-
diction of Delaware (als New Castle) which is by severall
Acts of the Assembly of Maryland distinguished, and disownd
from being any part of that Province,
11. The L^d Baltemore hath noe land given him by Pat-
tent, but what was vnplanted of any, but sauage natiues, and
this West Side of the River Delaware before, and at the pass-
ing of his Pattent, was actually bought and possest by a Ciuill,
and Christian State, in Amide with the Crowne of England,
and by the treaty of Peace in 53, betweene the English and
Dutch, it was part of one Article of the Treaty that the Dutch
should enioy those Territories in America, of which this was a
member, and we know forreigne Actions of that time and kind
continued firm after his Majesties Restoration for Jamaica
still remaines to us, and Dunkerk it selfe was not render'd but
sold. To be short, I conceive it is more for the L^d Baltemores
Honor, and Safety, that it should be as I say, then otherwise ;
for if he claimeth what was possest of the Dutch on Delaware
River South of the 40^th degree of North Lattitude, as what
was lawfully under the English Soveraignty, how cometh he
to Suffer part of his Province, to remaine under a Strange,
and forreigne Soveraignty to that under w^ch he held his
Claime.
12. But if the L^d Baltemore had a iust pretence to this
River, and former possession too, which he never had, yet
being by the dutch taken, and by the King taken from the
Dutch, it becometh the Conquerors; ffor it is knowne, that if
any of our English Merchants shipps be taken, and possest

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