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Wells, and Richard IJwen. The subsequent appointees -were:
Sampson Waring, Wm. Parker and Wm. Parrott, December 5,
1654; Capt. Robert Sly, April 24, 1655; Thomas Meeres and
Thomas Marsh, June 26th, 1655; Woodman Stockley, Michael
Brooke and Robert Pott, August 13, 1655; John Potts, Decem-
ber 26, 1655; Philip Morgan, Wm. Ewens, Thomas Thomas, Philip
Thomas, Samuel Withers and Richard Woolman, 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 October
1660,

10. Charles Calvert, son of the Proprietary, commissioned by him Sep-
tember 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
Philip Calvert as acting governor May 1669 to July 1670 and from
then to November 1670; Philip Calvert, Wm. Calvert, Jerome
White and Baker Brooke.

n. Caecilius Calvert, infant son of the Proprietary, left as titular Gov-
ernor 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 14, 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, Wm. Digges, Wm. 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 govern-
ment October 3, 1688, surrendered to the revolutionists August i,
1689.

16. John Coode, Henry Jowles, Kenelm Cheseldyne. John Kurling,
John Campbell, Ninian Beall, Humphrey Warren, Lommittee of
the Protestant Freeman seized the government August i, 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 conven don 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 Blaikstone, left by Coode as his successor, August 1690,
while Coode goes to England.

22. Sir Lionel Copley, first Royal Governor, commissioned by William
and Mary, March 12, 1691, assumed authority April 6, 1692, died
September, 1693 (Sir Thomas Lawrence, Secretary of the Prov-
ince and President of the Council seems to have taken charge of
affairs for a short time in September 1693.)