CHRONOLOGY

NB: Those events marked with an asterisk occurred in England; all
others occurred in Maryland.

THE EARLY PROPRIETARY PERIOD.

	*1632, June 20,	Charter of Maryland to Cecilius Calvert,
		second Baron Baltimore and first proprie-
		tary.
	*1633, Nov. 13	Instructions, as Governor, to Leonard Calvert,
		His Lordship's brother.
	*1633, Nov. 20	The Ark and the Dove sail from Cowes,
		Isle of Wight.
	1634, March 25	Gov. Calvert and the first settlers land in
		Maryland.
	1634/5, Feb.	First Assembly meets at St. Mary's City.
	1637, Nov. 28	John Lewger arrives with a commission,
		dated April 15, making Gov. Calvert
		Chancellor and Lewger Secretary and Re-
		ceiver General.
	1637/8, Jan. 24	Secretary Lewger appointed Commissary
		General.
	1637/8, Jan. 29	Sheriffs appointed for St. Mary's County and
	and Feb. 9	the Isle of Kent.
	1638/9, March 19	First General Fee Act.
	1641/2, March 24	Surveyorship General (of land) separated
		from the Secretariat.
	1642, Aug. 2	Gov. Calvert's proclamation limiting officers'
		fees.
	1644, Sept. 6	Secretary Lewger appointed Attorney Gen-
		eral.
	1647, Sept.	The Council acquires its own Clerk.
	1650, April 6	Assembly divided into two Houses.
	1651, Aug. 1	Receivership General separated from the
		Secretariat.
	1652, March 29	Parliamentary Commissioners take over the
		government: beginning of the Cromwell-
		ian disturbances.
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