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

Calvert
Papers.

Maryland and Pensiluania according to the bounds and degree
(marke well that word degree) of North Lattitude exprest in
the Letters Pattent, which plainely shews, that in the drawing
of the Pattent of Pensiluania there was a regard had to the
Charter of Maryland; The 40 degree of North Lattitude being
the bounds of this Prouince, and the Stateing of M^r Penn's
bounds in that Letter where it says Bounded on the East by
Delaware Riuer from twelue miles distance northwards of
New Castle Towne; As plainely shews that his Maiestie was
misinform'd touching the Degree of forty North Lattitude,
which M^r Penn himselfe told the L. B. at theire first meeting,
the King, and Councell Vnderstood to be to the Southward of
New Castle towne, aboue twelue miles, whereas now it
appeares, that the 40 degree North Lattitude is many miles
Northwards of New Castle, nay very neere the Citty of Phila-
delphia; How therefore has M^r Penn abused his Maiestie and
Councell, of which he was Sensible, for if his Councellor M^r
Henry Darnall of the Temple, say true (and he can best tell) M^r
Penns first grant for Pensiluania has bin deliuer'd up, and another
procur'd which is now bounded at the true degree of 40 north
Lattitude as his Maiestie first intended it. That Captⁿ Mark-
ham did moue to have an obseruation taken at the head of
Chesepeake bay, and moreouer did giue it Vnder his hand,
that he would goe from Vpland with the L B to the head of
the said Bay there to agree about the Lattitude is true; and
as true it is, that he performed not what he so solemnly said,
and writt But saith M^r Penn [The reason of that was the
L: B: called imediately at Chichester, als Marcus hooke, and
forbad the Inhabitants to pay me quit rents, and named the
place by a new name] and much more such stuff, as is vn ne-
cessary here to be repeated. This M^r Penn deliuers as a Truth
(I suppose) [If they say true] But since M^r Penn forces me
to speak such truths, as modesty, otherwise, would make me
Silent in, I'll giue the reall, Truth of all those passages. I
haueing had the honnor to waite on the L. B. twice vp the
Bay, as also to be his Secretary in all matters Concerning the
Bounds of the two Prouinces: After his L^opp with those few
Gentlemen, that attended him, had left Vpland, a place where
many of the Company could get neither meate, Drink, nor
Lodging; Nay not Liquors euen for theire ready money ;
(Soe rudely were some of them vsed, and treated by Mark-
hams order) his L^opp was desired to put in at Chichester, where
a pretty new house, which the L B. was told was a Victual-
ling house, or ordinary, inuited his L^opp to goe ashore for
the Sake of some of those Gentlemen, that had bin denyed
drink for theire mony at M^r Penns Store, But being come
a shoare, the man of the house being not at home, and the