SIXTH, That a due East and West line shall be run in manner "following: It shall begin at the Northern point or end of the said " "due South and North line, and shall from thence run due West "across Susquehannah River, to the utmost Western extent of the " "said Province of Pensilvania, or so far as in part thereof as shall" "be at present requisite in regard that as the same is to be due East" "and West line the beginning part thereof may be sufficient to con"tinue the same by when further occasion shall require, and when" "the lands Westward in the said Provinces of Maryland and Pen-" "silvania shall be better settled, and that it would occasion a very "great expence, and likewise be at present needless, to run the " "same to the utmost extent Westward of the said Province of Pensil-' "vania, however the same shall (at present be run across Sasque"hannah River and about twenty-five English Statute Miles further " "on the Western side of the said River.

"SEVENTH, That the part of Circle at present drawn with Red " "Ink upon the said Draft or Plan, and the Red Lines also drawn " "thereupon, are now drawn to serve as an Explanation to this " "present Agreement, but not with exact certainty in regard to the " "said Drafts or Plans so sent over to the Parties as aforesaid, have" "neither scale or compass to them.

"EIGHTH, That the first above mentioned, due East and West" "Line, to run from Cape Henlopen to the Middle of the Peninsula, " "and the said strait Line to run from the Westward Point thereof " "Northwards up the said Peninsula (and above the said Peninsula if" "it require it,) till it touches or makes a Tangent to the Western part "of the Periphery of the said Twelve Miles Circle, and the said due" "South and North Line to run from such Tangent, till it meet with " "the Upper or more Northern East and West Line, and the said " "Upper East and West Line to begin from the Northern point or" "end of the said South and North Line, and to run due Westward” "at present cross Sasquehanna River, and Twenty-five English" "Statute Miles at least on the Western side of the said River, and " "to be Fifteen English Statute Miles South of the Latitude of the " .6 most Southern part of the said city of Philadelphia, are and shall" "be, and shall at all times forever hereafter, be allowed and es- " "teemed to be the true and exact Limits and Bounds between the " "said Province of Maryland and the said Three Lower Counties of" "Newcastle, Kent and Sussex, and between the said Provinces of " "Maryland and Pensilvania, excepting only, that in case the said " "North Line from the Tangent of the Circle of Newcastle shall" "break in upon the said Circle. In such case, so much of the said " "Circle as shall be cut off by the said Line, shall belong to and be " "part of the County of Newcastle: PROVIDED ALWAYS, and it is " "hereby mutually covenanted, concluded and agreed by and be-"

"tween the Partys to these presents, that in case it shall happen in " "the running or setting out the Lines or Boundarys hereby agreed "upon, that the Head or Heads of any River or Rivers leading either" "into the Bay of Chesopeak, or into the Bay of Delaware, or into the " "Sea, shall remain on one side the Lines and Boundaries hereby " "agreed to be run or set out, and that the lower part of such River" "or Rivers, shall remain within or run through the other Province" "or Countys, and on the other side of such Lines and Boundarys," "then and in such case this Present Agreement, or any matter" "or thing herein contained is not intended, and shall not in any " "wise be construed, or extended to give or yield to the People” “or Inhabitants of the Province or Countys within whose limits" "the Heads of any such River or Rivers shall, according to this" "present agreement, fall or remain any sort of Right or Title, to" "carry on any Commerce into the said Bays of Delaware or Cheso-" "peak, or either or them, or into the Sea, through the lower parts' "of such River or Rivers which may run through the Territory or" "Limits of any other Province or Countys, without the leave or" "license of the respective Proprietor or Proprietors of the Province or "County through whose Territories such Lower parts of the said River" "or Rivers shall run, first duly had and obtained; This agreement "or anything therein contained to the contrary thereof, in any wise" "notwithstanding..

"NINTH, That the said Charles Lord Baltimore, and his Heirs and" Assigns on his part, and the said John Penn, Thomas Penn and" "Richard Penn, and their several and respective Heirs and Assigns' "on their parts, shall and will, by fit and proper powers and instru-" "ments, within two Calender months from the day of the date of" these Presents, authorize and appoint a sufficient number of dis- " "creet and proper persons, not more than seven on each side, to be " "their respective Commissioners, with full power to the said seven" "Persons, or any three or more of them, for the actual running,” marking and laying out the said part of a Circle, and the said before "mentioned Lines, which said Commissioners shall give due and" "proper notice to each other, and shall fix and agree upon a Time or’ "Times, to begin and proceed in the running, marking, and laying" "out the same; and the same shall be begun at the farthest, some' "time in the Month of October next, and shall be proceeded in " "with all fairness candour and dispatch that may reasonably be;" "and the said Lines shall be marked out with visible Stones, Posts, "Trees, Pillars, Buildings, Land Marks, or other certain Boundaries, “which may remain and continue such Boundaries, to be marked on "one side with the Arms of the said Charles Lord Baltimore, and on "the other side with the arms of the Proprietors of Pensilvania, and " "such Lines shall be compleatly so run, marked and laid out [as far"

"as by this Agreement is intended] on or before the twenty-fifth" "day of December, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three, "and when so done, a true and exact Plan and Survey thereof, with" "the best and most exact and certain Descriptions that can possibly be " "given of the same, shall be made up and signed, and sealed by the" "said Commissioners on both sides, and by their principals, and shall" "be entered in all the Public Offices in the said several Prov-" "inces and Countys. And moreover, it shall be recommended by " "the respective Proprietors to the Assemblys of the said several” "Provinces and Countys, forthwith to Pass Acts of Legislature for" "the Visitation upon certain fixed days, to be agreed on on both" "sides, (at least once in every three years) and for the continual rep-" "aration of the said Boundaries and Bound Marks, that no disputes" "may hereafter arise concerning the same; PROVIDED Always, And" "it is hereby agreed, that in case a sufficient Quorum of the Com- " "missioners to be named on either side shall not from Time to Time, " "according to the Appointments and Adjournments to be made for " "that purpose, Attend to, Proceed in the marking and running out" "the Lines and Bounds aforesaid, for want whereof, the same can"not be done within the Time before limited, Then this present" "Agreement and every Article and Thing herein contained shall cease," "determine and be void. And then and in such case the Party or" "Partys whose Commissioners shall make such default, his or their” "Heirs, Executors or Administrators, shall and will forfeit and pay" "to the other Party or Partys whose Commissioners shall attend his " "or their Executors or Administrators, upon Demand, the sum of" "five thousand Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain.

"TENTH, That the said Charles Lord Baltimore, for himself and " "his Heirs, doth by these Presents forever renounce, release, and” "quit claim unto the said John Penn, Thomas Penn and Richard" "Penn, and their Heirs, All Rights, Titles, Interests, Powers, Pre- " "rogatives, Claims, Demands and Pretensions to the said Province of" "Pensilvania and to the said Three Lower Counties of Newcastle, " "Kent and Sussex, to be so bounded as aforesaid (part at least of" "the same Three Lower Countys being now known to be comprized "within the bounds mentioned in the said Charter of Maryland) and "shall also at the request and Cost in the Law of the said John Penn, " "Thomas Penn and Richard Penn and their Heirs, grant, convey" “and assure in the most effectual manner, the said Province of Pen- " "silvania, and the said Three Lower Counties to be bounded as "aforesaid, and all his and Their Right, Title, Interest, Powers, " "Claims, and Demands, in and to the said Province of Pensilvania" "and the said Three Lower Counties to be so bounded as aforesaid, " "and every part of the same, free of all incumbrances, by the said " "Cecelius, Baron of Baltimore, Great Grandfather of the said "

"Charles Lord Baltimore, Charles Grandfather of the said Charles " "Lord Baltimore, Benedict, Father of the said Charles Lord Balti-” 'more, or by him the said Charles Lord Baltimore, Party hereto, "his Heirs or Assigns, excepting such grants and Agreements to "Planters, as hereinafter mentioned, unto the said John Penn," "Thomas Penn and Richard Penn and their Heirs, TO HAVE AND TO "HOLD, unto the said John Penn, Thomas Penn and Richard Penn " "and their Heirs, to the only Use and Behoof of them and their Heirs " "forever, in such manner as by them the said John Penn, Thomas " "Penn and Richard Penn or their Heirs, or their Council learned" "in the Law, shall be reasonably devised, advised and required.” "AND, on the other hand the said John Penn, Thomas Penn and " "Richard Penn, for themselves and their Heirs, do by these presents " "forever renounce and quit claim unto the said Charles Lord Balti- " "more, and his Heirs, All rights, Titles, Interests, Powers, Preroga"tives, Claims, Demands and Pretentions to the said Province of" "Maryland, to be so bounded as aforesaid (part whereof when so" "bounded being apprehended to be comprised within the bounds " "mentioned in the said Charter for Pensilvania) and shall also at the "request and Cost in the Law of the said Charles Lord Baltimore, and " "His Heirs, grant, convey and assure in the most effectual manner, "the said Province of Maryland, to be so bounded as aforesaid, and " "all their and every of their Right, Title, Interest, Powers, Claims" "and Demands, in and to the said Province of Maryland, to be so" "bounded as aforesaid and every part of the same (free of all incum-" "brances, by the said William Penn, the Grandfather William Penn, "the Father, Springett Penn, Esquire, deceased, William Penn the "Son, John Penn, Thomas Penn and Richard Penn their Heirs or " "Assigns) excepting such Grants or Agreements to Planters as here- ” "inafter mentioned, unto the said Charles Lord Baltimore and his " "Heirs. To HAVE AND TO HOLD to the said Charles Lord Baltimore" "and his Heirs, To the only Use and Behoof of him and his Heirs " “forever, in such manner as by him or them, or his or their Council" "learned in the law, shall be reasonably devised, advised, and re-' "quired."

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"ELEVENTH, AND WHEREAS, during the disputes which have" "hitherto subsisted, and now are accommodated between the Partys" "to these Presents, divers Persons under Grants, Patents, Leases," "Warrants, Licenses and Agreements, made and granted from, and " "agreed with, the said Charles Lord Baltimore, and his Ancestors, " "before the Fifteenth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and " "twenty-four, may have cleared, occupied, and possessed several" "Parcels of Lands within the limits and bounds hereby yielded and " "agreed upon for the said Province of Pensilvania and for the said " "Three Lower Countys. And in like manner other Persons, under "

"Grants, Patents, Leases, Warrants, Licenses and Agreements, made" "and granted from and agreed with the said John Penn, Thomas" "Penn, and Richard Penn or their Ancestors before the said Fif- " "teenth day of May One Thousand Seven Hundred and Twenty-four," "may have cleared, occupied and possessed several Parcels of Lands" "within the limits and bounds hereby yielded and agreed upon" "for the said Province of Maryland, and it may be proper to quiet" "such Occupiers and Possessors in their respective Possessions" "(which might otherwise be disturbed by this present agreement of“ "the Proprietors) under some restrictions. IT IS THEREFORE mutu" "ally agreed, that in order to the Information of the Partys to these" "Presents touching the Premises, each of the said Proprietors shall" "have full and free liberty to take Copys at their respective Costs "and Charges of all Grants, Patents, Leases, Warrants, Licenses and" "Agreements, which at any Time before the said fifteenth day of" May, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-four, have been made" "or granted by the respective Proprietors or their Ancestors, and" "under which any of the said Occupiers do hold or claim any such" "Parcels of Land. AND in order to quiet and settle such Occupiers, "every of them shall and may, upon request and payment of the" "accustomed Fees in such cases only, have new Grants or Patents" "from the respective Proprietors, within whose Territory or Limits. "their Lands, by virtue of or according to this present Agreement" "shall lye, for the like Estate, Term and Interest is mentioned in " "their original Grants, Warrants, Leases, Licenses or Agreements. "UPON CONDITION that the said Occupiers respectively, do first "Attorn and become Tenants to their respective Proprietors, within " "whose Territories or Limits their Land now lye, by virtue of or "according to this present Agreement, and do submit themselves in "all things to the Government thereof, and do pay to their new Pro-" "prietor or Proprietors (unless it shall be dispensed with by him or" "them) All such Fines, Rents, and arrearages of Rents and Dutys, as by their Original Grants, Licenses or Agreements, were to have" "been paid to their former Grantor or Proprietor, and which have" "not been really and bona fide paid to or to the use of such their" "former Proprietor. AND for the time to come such Occupiers, "shall be put upon the like Foot and Condition with the rest of the " "Occupiers and Tenants who hold lands in such Parts of the said " "respective Provinces and Countys as have never been in Contest." "AND Such Occupiers and Tenants claiming originally under another" "Proprietor as aforesaid, shall hold their Lands and have Patents" "thereof granted them by their new Proprietor, subject to the like" "Fines, Rents, Quit-Rents, Duties, Services and Reservations, as' "the other Land holders are and have been generally subject to, in " "the respective Provinces and Countys to which they shall belong."

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