the following persons in charge of the government: April I,
1638 (he went to Virginia for a short time), Mr. John Lewger,
the Secretary (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 71, Lewger had been left in
charge of affairs at St. Mary's when Calvert went to Kent
Island in February, 1637-8, 3 Md. Arch Coun. 64); May 27,
1638, to August 14, 1638, Captain Thomas Cornwalleys (3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 74, 4 M. Arch. Prov. Ct. 41); May 8, 1641, to
July 10, 1641 (he went to Virginia), Captain Thomas Cornwal-
leys (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 98, 99); April 11, 1643 (Was he away
June 23, 1642; 3 Md. Arch. Coun. 103), to September, 1644 (he
went to England), Captain Giles Brent (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 130.
The appointment was ratified by the Proprietary July 14, 1643,
3 Md. Arch. Coun. 135, and the powers were extended on No-
vember 16, 1643, 3 Md. Arch. Coun. 139. As to his powers
while locum-tenens see 4 Md. Arch Prov. Ct. 217); September
30, 1644 (for a short time to his "well beloved cosin"), to
November 16, 1644, William Brainthwayt (3 Md. Arch. Conn.
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 Mil.
Arch. Coun. 187). Captain Hill protested, claiming that which
the Governor was out of tile Province ha 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 bo a judge in testamentary cause's. 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, 1617
(3 Md. Arch. Coun. 187), was in office as early as April 26,
1649 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 503). Formerly of Northumber-
land County, Virginia, he was made Governor, partly been line
he promised to bring over five hundred colonists. On ins
temporary departures from the Province lie named the follow-
ing men to act as Governor, May 2, 1649 (3 Md. Arch, Conn.
231) : Thomas Greene and in case of his refusal, Thomas Hut-
ton; September 20, 1649 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 242), to January
25, 1649-50 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 538. Greene was acting us
Governor on November 19, 1649 (4 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 531)
the same persons; May 22. 1650, to June 25, 1650, Thomas Hut-
ton (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 295, 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).