Proceedings of the Council of Maryland, 1722/3. 407

       At a Meeting between the Governors of Maryland and Lib. X.

      Pennsylvania held at Colo Hynsons House the 28th day of

      Octobci- 1718

                          Present

             His Excellency Colo Hart

             The honble Wm Keith Esqr Governors

                   Colo Thomas Smith

                   Colo Nath Hynson

                   Colo John French

                   Major Iames Harris

       His Excellency Colo Hart produced several Complaints

      which had been made to him from the Magistrates and others p. 72

      of Cecil County in Maryland relating to the settlement at

      Nottingham and they claiming the said settlement to be within

      the Jurisdiction of Maryland it was Observed that Governor

      Keith in his last Commission of the peace for the County of

      Chester in pennsylvania had appointed Magistrates for the

      Township of Nottingham on supposition that the said Town

      ship was within the Jurisdiction of the said County of Chester

      his Excellency therefore in Behalf of my Lord Baltimore and

      in defence of his Lordships just right sets forth that the said

      Township of Nottingham had frequently been taxed by the

      Magistrates of Cecil County that a Great part of the Inhabi

      tants of Nottingham had petitioned him to take them under

      the protection of my Lord Baltimores Government and that

      as he was really convinced from several Records and other

      proofs that the Scituation of Nottingham aforesd was unques

      tionably within the Bounds of my Lords Grant from the

      Crown he could not but insist upon it that Governor Keith

      would be pleased to withdraw his said Commission for Justices

      of the peace at Nottingham and all other Marks of Jurisdic

      tion of pennsylvania there Colo French who from his long

      Residence in that Neighbourhood was perfectly well acquaint

      ed with the Settlement at Nottingham said that about sixteen

      years ago the said Settlement was by proprietor Pens Order

      Surveyed and laid out into Lots four of which he had reserv'd

      to himself and Granted most of the rest to the Respective

      setlers by regular warrants which was the only pretence of

      right whereby they now hold them that they had always from

      the Beginning of their Settlement sued and had been sued as p. 73

      Inhabitants of the County of Chester in Pennsylvania and that

      until the Great dispute about the Division Line between my

      Lord Baltimore and Mr Pen could be perfectly adjusted he

      humbly Conceived there was only one Rule to be tacitly

      observ'd in the mean time in order to preserve the publick

      peace and make all parties easy (vizt) that wheresoever per-