ard Wells and Richard Ewen. The subsequent appointees
were: Sampson Waring, William Parker and William Parrott,
December 5, 1654; Capt. Robert Sly, April 24, 1655; Thomas
Meeres and Thomas Marsh, June 26, 1655; Woodman Stockley,
Michael Brooke and Robert Pott, August 13, 1655; John Potts,
December 26, 1655; Philip Morgan, William Ewens, Thomas
Thomas, Philip Thomas, Samuel Withers and Richard Wool-
man, March, 1657.

8. Josias Fendall, commissioned by the Proprietary July 10, 1656,
received formal surrender of government from Fuller and the
other Commissioners March 24, 1658. While absent from the
Province he appointed Luke Barber to serve, June, 1657, to
February, 1658.

9. Philip Calvert, brother of the Proprietary, commissioned by him
June 24, 1660. Administered the government as early as Octo-
ber, 1660.

10. Charles Calvert, son of the Proprietary, commissioned by him
September 14, 1661, exercised authority as early as November,
1661, succeeded as Lord Proprietary on his father's death,
November 30, 1675. During his absence from the Province he
appointed Phllp Calvert as acting Governor, May, 1669, to July,
1670, and from then to November, 1670; Philip Calvert, Wil-
liam Calvert, Jerome White and Baker Brooke.

11. Caecilius Calvert, Infant son of the Proprietary, left as titular
Governor by commission dated June 16, 1676. Government
actually carried on by Jesse Wharton, as Deputy Governor,
until his death, July, 1676, and then by Thomas Notley, Deputy
Governor.

12. Thomas Notley, commissioned by the Proprietary October 4, 1676.

13. Charles Calvert, Lord Proprietary, governed in person from Janu-
ary, 1679, to May, 1684.

14. Benedict Leonard Calvert, infant son of the Proprietary, left as
titular Governor. Government carried on by the Council; Vin-
cent Lowe, Henry Darnall, William Digges, William Burgess,
Nicholas Sewall, Edward Pye, Clement Hill, Henry Coursey
and Henry Lowe.

15. Wm. Joseph, commissioned by the Proprietary as President of
the Council and Acting Governor, July 23, 1688, took charge of
government October 3, 1688; surrendered to the revolutionists
August 1,1689.

16. John Coode, Henry Jowles, Kenelm Cheseldyne, John Kurling,
John Campbell, Ninlan Beall, Humphrey Warren, Committee of
the Protestant Freeman, seized the government August 1, 1689.

17. Convention of the Freeman, August 22 to September 4, 1689.

18. John Coode, Commander-in-Chief, by what authority is unknown,

as the convention provided for no central power. .

19. Provincial Convention, April, 1690.

20. John Coode and a committee of two from each county appointed,

by the convention, April to August, 1690.

21. Nehemiah Blalkstone, left by Coode as his successor, August, 1680,

while Coode goes to England.

22. Sir Lionel Copley, first Royal Governor, commissioned by William
and Mary, March 12, 1691, assumed authority April 6, 1682,