Coun. 243), He left the Province probably in May, 1669, and re-
turned before November 7, 1670. At his departure he left his uncle.
Philip Calvert, the Chancellor, in charge of the Province, probably
without a commission (6 Md. Arch. Coun. 49-56). On July 20, 1670.
he appointed Philip Calvert, William Calvert, Jerome White and
Baker Brooke "Deputies and Commissioners" in charge of the
Province (5 Md. Arch. Coun. 66).

15. Caecilius Calvert, infant son and heir of the Proprietary, commissioned
June 16, 1676 (15 Md. Arch. Coun. 105); left as nominal Governor
by Charles, third Lord Baltimore, on his departure from the Province
in June, 1676 (15 Md. Arch. Coun. 92-94). The government was
actually carried on by Jesse Wharton, Deputy Governor, until his
death in July, 1676 (15 Md. Arch. Coun. 118), and by Thomas Notley,
Deputy Governor, after that event. Notley was named by Wharton
as his successor on July 27, 1676(16 Md. Arch. Coun. 112).

16. Thomas Notley, commissioned by the Proprietary October 14, 1676
died before 1681 (5 Md. Arch. Coun. 281, 15 Md. Arch. Coun. 133).

17. Charles Calvert, third Lord Baltimore and second Lord Proprietary,
governed in person from 1679 (he was in Maryland as early as Janu-
ary 8, .., (15 Md. Arch. Coun. 211) until May, 1684 (5 Md. Arch.
Coun. 405-407.)

18. Benedict Leonard Calvert, infant son and heir of the Proprietary,
left as nominal Governor, 1684 (5 Md. Arch. Coun. 406). The
power was in the hands of the Council: Vincent Lowe, Henry
Darnall, William Digges, William Burgess, Nicholas Sewall, Ed-
ward Pye, Clement Hill, Henry Coursey and Henry Lowe (5 Md.
Arch. Coun. 457.)

19. William Joseph, commissioned by the Proprietary, President of the
Council July 23, 1688 (8 Md.. Arch. Coun. 42); took charge of govern-
ment October 3, 1688 (8 Md. Arch. Coun. 41); surrendered to the
revolutionists August 1, 1689 (8 Md. Arch. Coun. 108).

20. John Coode, Henry Jowles, Kenelm Cheseldyne, John Kurling or
Purling or Turling, John Campbell, Ninian Beall, Humphrey War-
ren Committee of the Protestant Freeman, seized the government
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. III).

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 26, 1693 (19 Md. Arch. Ass. 60).

29. Sir Edmund Andros, Governor of Virginia (19 Md. Arch. Ass. 62),
September 25, 1693, came and took possession through 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).