556 Correspondence of Gov. Horatio Sharpe, 1754-1765.

West to the farthest Limit, as of Altitude, for a Line drawn
to the Meridian Spring head of Potowmack River South, the
South and West Boundary between Maryland and Virginia,
according to the flow of the River Potowmack. The Inst^ns
on Behalf of Walter Dulany, I hope will suit, I Question?
'tis the Elder and M^r President Tasker that causes that fav-
our. The Elders Behaviour in the Upper House you cite,
surprises me not, I am sensible M^r Comissary Bordley is
check to him. But I suspect his Popularity, a Character too
often asumed to Controul Authority by the gain of Applause,
Vox Populi, and so by Reprehension of Publick Actions,
affect Popularity and Applause amongst the Multitude, by
which they may have a Fraction in the Commonwealth at
their Devotion If his Votary is M^r Franklyn of Philadel-
phia, that mock Polititian is arrived here freighted with all
Injury against his Chiefs who he is indebted to for friend-
ship, which his Affected Popularity renounces; he has Un-
budgeted at our Political Warehouse the Craft of his Brain
and of others his Dupes; their false Machinery is flimsy and
of Base Metal, is said refused at our Polemical Warehouse
not Sterling. The Quack Cheat cuts a Puff in his Charriot,
Eats and well-entertains with our Delicases, the Derision of
his Dupes, he whispers compl^ts from Maryland, But as he
has meet with check about his Mission of others, tis appre-
hended, he will unbudget ex parte folly, rather, that he will
pocket their Coin, under pretences that at this time their
Polemical Fantasims. will not ripen in this Climate. They
had best remonstrate to his Lordship, or join in a Bill of
allowing the Up. House equal expences to be paid with, the
Lo^r House for Tryal before the King; tis right the Up^r to
frame such a Bill, if refused be it upon the Lower House.
By this Opportunity you have an Answer to the Queries on
our Proprietary Governement, and an Answer to the Re-
marks upon a Message sent by the Up^r House to the Lower in
Maryland in 1762 containing a defence of the Lord Pro-
prietor and Vindication of the Up^r House &c. the answer has
only been circulated to Our Ministry of the Cabinet, as
answer to the Queries and Remarks secretly delivered to
them; the answer is approved, if the adversaries pass silent
other Publick notice here ? all further prohibition by the De-
fendant will rest; leaving it to Your prudence the circulation
of Answer with you, as matter and motion Jumbles, My
Name must be unnoticed.

The Instⁿ of M^r Holliday, I wish Joy of his Lordships
high favour to him as of the Council; I think he has real
merit for that Station and that He will be grateful to My
Lord.