20. John Coode, Henry Jowles, Kenelm Cheseldyne, John Kurling or
Purling or Turling, John Campbell, Ninian Beall, Humphrey
Warren, Committee of the Protestant Freemen, seized the gov-
ernment August 1,1689.

21. Convention of the Freemen of Maryland August 22, to September
4, 1689 (13 Md. Arch. Ass. 241).

22, Anarchy for a short time after the adjournment of the Convention,
as it provided for no central power (8 Md. Arch, Coun.111).

23. John Coode signs himself Commander-in-Chief September 22, 1689,
by what authority is unknown (8 Md. Arch. Coun. 89, 123), and
acts as Governor until April, 1690.

24. Provincial Convention, April, 1690, .

25. John Coode and a committee of two from each county appointed
by the Convention (8 Md. Arch. Coun. 191) April, 1690, to
August, 1690.

26. Nehemiah Blakistone left by Coode as his successor August, 1690,
while Coode goes to England (8 Md. Arch Coun. 206).

27. Sir Lionel Copley, commissioned by William and Mary as Royal
Governor March 12, 1690-1 (8 Md. Arch. Coun. 235), arrived in
Maryland and assumed authority April 6, 1692 (8 Md. Arch.
Coun. 306). He died in Maryland after August 25, 1693.

28. Sir Thomas Lawrence, Secretary of the Province and President of
the Council (in spite of the fact that Copley had suspended him
from office) August to September 25, 1693 (19 Md. Arch. Ass.
60).

, 29. Sir Edmund Andros, Governor of Virginia (19 Md. Arch. Ass. 62)
September 20, 1693 came and took possession though his com-
mission, dated March 3, 1692, authorized him so to do, in the
event of Copley's absence and Nicholson's death and the reverse
was the case (8 Md. Arch. Coun. 300).

30. Colonel Nicholas Greenbury, President of the Council, left in power
by Andros (19 Md. Arch. Ass. 65).

31. Sir Thomas Lawrence, reinstated as President, returned in May,
1694 (19 Md. Arch. Ass. 65).

32. Francis Nicholson, (commissioned February 24, 1691-2 to succeed on
Copley's death, 8 Md. Arch. Conn. 300). Commission dated
February 10, 1693-4. Commission read in Council July 26, 1694
(20 Md. Arch. Coun. 83; 19 Md. Arch. Ass. 25).

33. Nathaniel Blakiston, commission dated October 19, 1698. Commis-
sion read in Council January 2, 1698-9 (25 Md. Arch. Coun. 51).

34. Thomas Tench, President of the Council, was Governor in Blakiston's
absence Blakiston left for England June 30, 1702. (See Coun-
cil Proceedings June 26 and June 30, 1702. 25 Md. Arch.
Coun. 125).

35. John Seymour, commission dated February 12, 1702-3. Commission
read in Council April 12, 1704 (25 Md. Arch. Coun. 174).

36. Francis Jenkins, senior member of the Council at the death of
Governor Seymour, July 30, 1709, took no action.

37. Edward Lloyd, President of the Council. As Jenkins did not take any
action upon Seymour's death, the Council appointed Lloyd,
President.