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MARYLAND MANUAL. 377 ..trnor by the Council (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 188). Apparently Greene was not commissioned by the Proprietary. He (us- claimed to be a judge in testamentary causes. He was floe- 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. 503). Formerly of Nortliunil,er- land County, Virginia, he was made Governor, partly because he promised to hring 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 Rat- 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, Thonias DaL- 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 Commissoiners June 28, 1652 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 276), and ordered to issue writs in the name of the "Keeper of the Liberties of England." Tie ordered writs to run in the Proprietary’s name on March 2, 1653-4 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 300), and was deposed by the Coni- missioners. He acted as Gbvernor 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, ,lolin Kateh, Richard Wells and Richard Ewen or Ewing; comnils- sioners appointed by the Parliamentary Commisisoners July 22, 1654 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 313). To this list were added Sampson Waring, William Parker and William Parrott, who sat on December 5, 1654 (10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 407, vide 3 Md. Arch. Coun. 317); Captain Robert Sly, April 24, 1655 (10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 412) ; Thomas Mears or Marsh on June 26, 1655 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 316. 10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 419) ; Woodman Stockley on October 5, 1655 (10 Md. Arch. Pros’. Ct. 423) ; Michael Brooke on December 26, 1655 (10 Md. Arch Prov. Ct. 430) ; John Potts, on August 13, 1655 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 317) ; Philip Morgan, William Ewens, Thomas Thomas, Philip Thomas, Samuel Withers and Richard Woolman all appointed by Provincial Court in March, 1656-7 (10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 493); |
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