November 16, 1644, William Brainthwayt (3 Md. Arch. Coun.
160, 4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 286), Brainthwayt was sworn on
October 3.

3. Edward Ingle usurped the government in February, 1645, and ruled

for some months.

4. Anarchy from middle of 1645 to July, 1646. During this period
the Council chose Captain Edward Hill as Governor. 3 Md.
Arch, Coun. 189 (Calvert was in England during this inter-
regnum. I Md. Arch. Ass. 268).

5. Captain Edward Hill, appointed by Calvert in Virginia, whither
he had fled, July 30, 1646 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 172. The ap-
pointment was illegal, as Hill was not a Councillor; 3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 220, vide I Md. Arch. Ass. 266, 3 Md. Arch. Coun.
172, 4 Md. Arch. Urov. Ct. 322, 423, 332, 389).

6. Leonard Calvert, restored in the fall of 1646 (I Md. Arch. Ass.
210), died June 11, 1647 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 312, 314, 315),
naming his successor by word of mouth.

7. Thomas Greene, named by Leonard Calvert, June 9, 1647 (3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 187 ). Captain Hill protested, claiming that when
the Governor was out of the Province he had been named Gov-
ernor by the Council (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 188). Apparently
Greene was not commissioned by the Proprietary. He dis-
claimed to be a judge in testamentary causes. He was Gov-
ernor as late as March, 1648-9 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 515).

8. William Stone, commissioned by the Proprietary June 9, 1647
(3 Md. Arch. Coun. 187), was in office as early as April 26,
1649 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 603). Formerly of Northumber-
land County, Virginia, he was made Governor, partly because
he promised to bring over five hundred colonists. On his
temporary departures from the Province he named the follow-
ing men to act as Governor, May 2, 1649 (3 Md. Arch. Coun.
231 ) : Thomas Greene and in case of his refusal, Thomas Hat-
ton; September 20, 1649 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 242), to January
25, 1649-50 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 538. Greene was acting as
Governor on November 19, 1649 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 531)
the same persons; May 22, 1650, to June 25, 1650, Thomas Hat-
ton (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 255, 10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 23).

9. Richard Bennett, Edmund Curtis and William Claiborne, Parlia-
mentary Commissioners, took possession of the government
March 29, 1652 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 272). Robert Brooke was
President of the Council (vide 10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 257).

10. William Stone, restored by the Parliamentary Commissioners June
28, 1652 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 276), and ordered to issue writs
in the name of the "Keeper of the Liberties of England." He
ordered writs to run in the Proprietary's name on March 2,
1653-4 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 300), and was deposed by the Com-
missioners. He acted as Governor on July 16, 1654 (10 Md.
Arch, Prov. Ct. 398).

11. Captain William Fuller, Richard Preston, William Durand, Ed-
ward Lloyd, John Smith, Leonard Strong, John Lawson, John
Katch, Richard Wells and Richard Ewen or Ewing; commis-