470 Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1694 97.

      Lib. H. D. Sealed & delivered in    Danll Peirce [Seal]

             the presence off Wm Peirce [Seal]

             James Frisby

             Sarah Frisby Junr

               Vnderneath the sd Bond was thus written Vizt

             Test sub-     I Danll Peirce doe declare that there is not any

             scribed to by Transubstantiation in the Sacremt of the Lords Sup-

                    per or in the Elements of bread and wine, at or after

             the Consecration thereof by any person whatsoever

                                               Danll Peirce

          p.     382 Part of a Lre by his Exncy Recd from the honrble Wm Markham

             Esqr Leivtent Governr of Pensilvania Vizt

             Part of a

             ExncyRecd Vpon the Coppy of what Coll: Herman gave into

             from Govr yor Exncy & Councill I shall require Security ffor

              LeTort and Basalion, Tho. I know that will not Sat

             LeTort isfye the Coll: he will still be uneasy until he get all

             the Indian Trade to himself. I have known Coll: Herman a

             Long time, and he that trades for him on Susquehanna (Amos

             Nicholls) is better known then trusted. I inclose to Yor Exncy

             what I found amongst Cast away Papers, Basalion was in

             Equall partnership with Petit and Sa!vay tho it went in only

             their two Names, Basalion Coming in after the others had pro

             vided for the Voyage, and after the Voyage was over thrown

             I divided the Left Cargo and Basalion had 1/3 But as to LeTort

             lie is a Protestant, was sent over in the year 1686. with a Con

             siderable Cargo and Sevrall ifrench protestants, (of whom he had

             the charge) by Doctr Cox, Sr matbias Vincent, and a Third

             Gentl. I cannot Call to mind at this time to Settle Thirty Thou

             sand acres of Land up the Skoolkill that they had bought of

             Mr Penn, and that's the place he lives at, other houses were

             built and ffamilies settled there that he brought with him but

             being so ffarr up in the Country they Deserted them. This

             Le Tort was going for England in the Ship with Governr Hamil

             ton, but was taken, Le Tort was Carryed to Tholoun and nar

             rowly Escaped the Gallys but after a Long and hard Usage

             gott into England, where he Came acquainted with the West

             Jersey Company, and they understanding that his House Stood

             upon the Skoolkill in a Convenient place to Trade with the

             Indians Contracted with him to trade for them there, and writt

             to their Agent to Supply him with Goods, It is not many days

             since that he went up to Burlington to make Up his Accots

             with the Agent, intending as soon as he Conveniently Can for