8. William Stone, commissioned by the Proprietary June 9, 1647 (3 Mi.
Arch. Coun. 187), was in office as early as April 26, 1649 (4 Md. Arch.
Prov. Ct. 503). Formerly of Northumberland 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 following men to act as Governor, May 2, 1649 (3 Md.
Arch. Coun. 231); Thomas Green and in case of his refusal, Thomas
Hatton; September 20, 1649 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 242), to January
26, 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 Hatton (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 Commissioners. He acted as Governor
on July 16, 1654 (10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct. 398).

11. Captain William Fuller, Richard Preston, William Durand, Edward
Lloyd, John Smith, Leonard Strong, John Lawson, John Katch,
Richard Wells and Richard Ewen or Ewing; commissioners appointed
by the Parliamentary Commissioners 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. Prov. 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); ;0n September
25, 1657, Lloyd, Hatch and Brooke were designated as Commissioners
of the Quorum, 10 Md. Arch. Prov.. Ct. 529, from January, 1655, until
the battle of March 25, 1655, William Stone claimed power under
Baltimores' instructions.]

12. Josias Fendall commissioned by the Proprietary July 10, 1656 (3
Md. Arch. Coun. 323), was charged with assuming a pretended power
from Captain William Stone October 5, 1655 (10 Md. Arch. Prov. Ct.
427), on September 24, 1657, he took oath not to be a disturber of
the present government until there be a full determination ended in
England of all matters relating to this government (10 Md. Arch.
Prov. Ct. 463). Fuller and the other Commissioners formally sur-
rendered the government to him March 24, 1657-8 (3 Md. Arch.
Coun. 340). While absent from the Province, June 18, 1657, to Febru-
ary 26, 1657-8, Fendall appointed Luke Barber to administer the
government (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 332).

13. Philip Calvert, brother of the Proprietary, commissioned by him June
24, 1660. He was administering the government as early as October,
1660 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 392).

14. Charles Calvert, son and heir of the Proprietary, commissioned by him
September 14, 1661 (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 439), was exercising au-
thority before the end of November (3 Md. Arch. Coun. 441), was
recommissioned February 16, 1665-6 (5 Md. Arch. Coun. 543 and 15
Md. Arch. Coun. 1), and succeeded his father as third Lord Baltimore
and second Lord Proprietary on November 30, 1675 (5 Md. Arch,