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Entered according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1837, by James Lucas & E. K. Deaver, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Maryland.
Lucas & Deaver, printers.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
Cecilius, lord Baltimore, prepares for sending out a colony-The Virginians pe-
tition against his charter-Decision thereupon against them-Lord Baltimore
appoints his brother to conduct the colony-Their arrival in the Chesapeake―
Their reception by the Virginians-They explore the Patowmack-The gover-
nor fixes upon St. Mary's for the first settlement-Circumstances favorable to
them-Proceedings of the colonists after landing-Great harmony between
the natives and colonists-Interrupted by Clayborne and his party-The first
assembly called and held-Clayborne resorts to open military force-The lord
proprietor's instructions relative to grants of lands—Grants of small lots in the
town of St. Mary's-The nature of the first form of government of the colony
-An ordinance for that purpose-Proclamation in England against emigration
-The isle of Kent reduced to lord Baltimore's government-The county of
St. Mary's organized—An assembly of the province called-The second as-
sembly of the province meet-The assembly take into consideration the laws
sent in by the proprietor―The laws sent rejected-Courts of justice meet-
Proceedings therein against Clayborne's party-The inhabitants of the isle of
Kent refuse to submit-Governor Calvert proceeds with a military force against
them-Secretary Lewger authorised to hold the assembly-Act of attainder
against William Clayborne-Trial of Thomas Smith, one of Clayborne's men
-Inquiry by the assembly into the conduct of captain Cornwallis-Resolu-
tion of the assembly relative to servants-The assembly dissolved-The lord
proprietor refuses his assent to the laws enacted by the assembly-William
Clayborne's petition to the king in council, and order thereupon-The nature
of the provincial traffic with the Indians-Their coasting trade-Their trade
to Europe-The state of religion among the colonists-The nature of the ad-
ministration of justice with them,
CHAPTER II.
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Lord Baltimore assents to the right of the assembly to originate laws-An as-
sembly of the province called—Their proceedings-The constitutional act for
establishing the house of assembly-The house sit as a court of justice, and
adjudge several cases civil and criminal-The general act, ordaining certain
laws for the government, to wit, for securing the rights of holy church-for
prescribing an oath of allegiance to his majesty-for securing the rights and
prerogatives of the lord proprietary-for securing the rights and liberties of the
people for the better administration of justice and conservation of the peace
-Some particular laws for the punishment of crimes-as for treasons, felonies,
and enormous offences-Laws for erecting courts of justice-A court of admi-
ralty-County courts-Court of Chancery-A pretorial court-The authority
and jurisdiction of justices of peace-the particular offences under their cog-
nizance-Inferior executive officers-the administration of justice in the isle
of Kent more particularly regulated—Oaths of office prescribed-Officers for the