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thereof upon the final Determination of the Boundaries be-
tween the Two Provinces.
6^th That all Prisoners on both sides on Account of being
concerned in any Riots or Disturbances relating to the Bounds
or for any Act or thing done thereat or for any other Act
touching the Right of either of the said Provinces in Relation
to their Bounds be forthwith released and discharged on enter-
ing into their own respective Recognizances in a reasonable
Sum to appear and submit to Tryal when called upon by
further Order from his Majesty.
7^th That this be declared to be a provisional and temporary
Order to continue until the Boundaries shall be finally settled
and be declared to be without Prejudice to Either Party.
8^th That His Majesty be most numbly moved to discharge
so much of the Order of the 18^th of August 1 737 as varys from
this Agreem^t and that the several other Petitions of Complaint
now depending before his Majesty in Council relating to any
Disturbances may be withdrawn by the respective Petitioners.

To which Propositions the Proprietors of each Province
signifyed their Consent before the Committee and declared
their Readiness to carry the same into Execution if Your
Majesty shall be pleased to approve thereof And the Com-
mittee considering that this Agreement may be a proper
Expedient for restoring Peace and Tranquillity between the
said Provinces and for preventing any the like Disturbances
for the future do therefore agree humbly to lay the same before
Your Majesty for Your Royal Approbation.

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His Majesty this Day took the said Report into Considera-
tion & in Order to preserve Peace and Tranquillity between
the said Provinces and to prevent any the like Disturbances
for the future, is pleased, with the Advice of his Privy Council,
to approve of the said Agreement entered into between the
Proprietors of the said respective Provinces. And his Majesty
is hereby pleased to order that the Proprietors of the said
respective Provinces of Maryland and Pensilvania, do cause
the said Agreement to be carryed into Execution Whereof
the said Proprietors and all others whom it may concern, are
to take Notice and govern themselves accordingly.
Ja^s Vernon.

This Board having taken the same into Consideration as
also what Time may be reasonably appointed for beginning the
Execution of the said Agreement so as proper Artists may be
procured from the Colony of Virginia or some other neutral
Place for that Purpose, are humbly of Opinion and do offer it
as their Advice to his Excellency that the 30th of November