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L. H. J.

and his Accomplices against her Majesty's Government. Also
that Wells and the Privateer followeb Clarke came to Long
Island in the Bay where Clarke had deen the Day before and
enquired after him That they were in a small Boat well armed
That Wells carryed Powder and Shot with him from Home
pretended they were in Pursuit of Clarke by Order of Major
Wilson That Clarke pretended himself a Merchant going to
settle in News River in Carolina said many People of Mary-
land were following him and used many Arguments to persuade
to Inhabitants about the Islands to go with him.
Signed p Order Rich^d Dallam Cl. Com.

The aforegoing Report of the Committee was brought into
the House of Delegates on April the 4^th 1707 and being there
read and considered of it's resolved the House concur therewith,
and that humble Thanks be given his Excellency &^ta
Signed p Order W Taylard Cl. Ho. Del.

By Order of the House of Delegates the following Address
to her most Sacred Majesty was ordered to be here entered Viz.

The humble Address of your Majesty's most Dutiful and
Loyal Subjects your Governor Council and Assembly of your
Majesty's Province of Maryland in America. In all humble
manner beseeching your Majesty to give us (whose Persons not
Hearts are so tar removed from your Royal Presence) Leave
to prostrate ourselves at your Royal feet and show unto your
Majesty That the Lord Baltimore and M^r William Pen by the
especial Grace & Favour of your Majesty's Royal Predecessors
obtained two large and Royal Grants the former of the Prov-
ince of Maryland the latter of the Province of Pensylvania and
which is a younger Grant than the former by many Years, and

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the Bounds of the said Provinces are contiguous and Several
of your Majesty's Subjects of Pensylvania have obtained Grants
from M^r Pen or his Ministers and have made Settlements there-
by within the Northern and Eastermost Bounds of your
Majesty's Province of Maryland and upon such Lands as has
been heretofore granted by his Lordship to several Persons
within this Province but now claimed by and asserted to be with-
in the Bounds of M^r Penn's Grant by the Ministers of that
Government which has already caused great Disputes Suits at
Law and Uneasiness among your Majesty's Subjects to the
great Loss and Impoverishment of your Majestys People in
each Province We do humbly pray that your Majesty will be
graciously pleased in your Princely Wisdom to give your Royal
Directions to the said Lord Baltimore and M^r Pen to settle
and adjust their respective Bounds of the two Provinces