Appendix to Council Proceedings, 1681-85/6. 471

[William Penn to Charles Lord Baltimore.]

Westminster 10^th 2^nd Ap. 1681

It haveing graciously pleas'd the King vpon divers good
considerations to make me a neighbour to Mary-land, I
thought it necessary to make some offer of Freindship &
give a fitt rise for a future good correspondence. I omitt the
Perticulers of my pretentions, they are so kindly & amply
exprest in the Kings letter & to a man of good sense 'tis
enough to be once told of the matter.
The Bearer is a Gentleman & my Kinsman, to whom I have
left the manage of my affaires; as his integrety will insist
vpon my right, his prudence & experience will always guide
him from an indecent thing. I only begg one thing 'tis short
but the text of all th^t can be said, do to me as thou wouldest
be done to. I am a strainger in the affaires of the Country,
he can have little light from me. I do so much depend vpon
the influence & prevalence the Kings goodness will haue vpon
thee, th^t I omitt to be any further solicitous, belieueing th^t a
great & prudent man will always act w^th caution & obedience
to the mind of his Prince; so th^t this lett^r was rather to be
civil than to pass so ill a complem^t vpon the Lord Baltimore
or the Kings letter as to think it could giue any aide to the
one or light to the other.
I shall conclude w^th this request that It would please thee to
giue my Cotisen & Deputy all the dispatch possible in the
business of the bounds th^t obserueing our just limitts in th^t &
all other things we may begin & mantaine our Just and
friendly intercourse w^ch I do here promess to endeavour &
obserue on my part w^th all the truth & care Imaginable; &
whateuer favours he receiues I shall place to my account,
& perhaps there are many ways by w^ch I may discharge them,
w^ch may giue the Lord Baltimore reason to belieue I do not
undeserue the usage & quality of his
My Respects to thy lady Very true Friend
My Kinsmans name is William Markham Wm. Penn
For my Honor^d Friend the Lord Baltimore Gov^r & Propr^r of
Maryland.
[Indorsed]

W^m Penn Letter to my Lord Baltimore of the 10^th of Aprill
1681

[Charles Lord Baltimore to Wm. Markham.]

Munday the 5^th of June 1682
S^r
I haue receiud yo^rs of the 26^th of the last month and am
Sorry it came noe sooner to my hands for I haue dispatcht

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