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CHAPTER XIII.
King William, as may be supposed, was by no means reluctant to accept
the fruits of a successful revolution which seemed but a corollary of that
which had placed him on the throne; and the convention which had usurped
control of affairs in Maryland seemed eager to show, not merely their loyalty,,
but their servility. Though the charter still continued in force, he determined to send over a governor to administer affairs as the representative
of the crown. Lord Baltimore, as a last resort, offered to place the government in Protestant hands, though he firmly refused to surrender a charter,
no condition of which he had broken, and no privilege of which he had
abused. This proposition was not accepted; and on August 26, 1691, Sir
Lionel Copley, who had earned the king's gratitude by securing for him
the port of Hull on his first landing in England, received his commission as
the first Koyal Governor of Maryland. But the commissioners of the Privy
Seal were doubtful of the legality of the warrant, and refused to confirm the
commission until they were peremptorily ordered by the privy council to do
so. Indeed, before the commission wras issued, the ministers thought it prudent to obtain the explicit approbation of the chief justice, and the countersign
of the attorney general. Nor were they yet entirely satisfied of the legality
of their proceedings; so they ordered a writ of quo loarranto to be issued,.
that they might have their act confirmed by the verdict of a jury. The facts
alleged were found to be impossible of proof; and Treby, the attorney general,
refused to proceed without a written order from the privy council; and so no
judgment was obtained against the proprietary, though he was deprived of
his rights and of the protection of the laws.
Governor Copley arrived in Maryland early in 1692, and received the
government from the hands of the " Committee of Safety." He convened an
assembly at St. Mary's on May 10th, and the Upper House was organized
with Sir Thomas Lawrence as secretary, and Colonel Henry Jowles, Colonel
JSTehemiah Blackiston, Colonel George Eobotham, Colonel Nicholas Green-
bury, Colonel David Browne, Thomas Tench, Captain John Addison, Colonel
Charles Hutchins, Captain John Courts, and Thomas Brooke, as councillors.
Colonel Blackiston was chosen president of the Upper House, and Kenelm
Cheseldyne, speaker of the Lower House. Both Houses being assembled in
the chamber of the Upper, the new governor made them an address, the chief
burden of which was to exhort them to make liberal provision of money for
the support of the government, and of himself in particular. " I conceive,"
he says, " it will be an advantage to the country, as well as satisfaction to
myself, to know what you intend for me, to support the honor of the post
the king hath placed me in."
| Title | History of Maryland - 1 |
| Creator | Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas) |
| Publisher | J. B. Piet |
| Place of Publication | Baltimore |
| Date | 1879 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000369 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHAPTER XIII. King William, as may be supposed, was by no means reluctant to accept the fruits of a successful revolution which seemed but a corollary of that which had placed him on the throne; and the convention which had usurped control of affairs in Maryland seemed eager to show, not merely their loyalty,, but their servility. Though the charter still continued in force, he determined to send over a governor to administer affairs as the representative of the crown. Lord Baltimore, as a last resort, offered to place the government in Protestant hands, though he firmly refused to surrender a charter, no condition of which he had broken, and no privilege of which he had abused. This proposition was not accepted; and on August 26, 1691, Sir Lionel Copley, who had earned the king's gratitude by securing for him the port of Hull on his first landing in England, received his commission as the first Koyal Governor of Maryland. But the commissioners of the Privy Seal were doubtful of the legality of the warrant, and refused to confirm the commission until they were peremptorily ordered by the privy council to do so. Indeed, before the commission wras issued, the ministers thought it prudent to obtain the explicit approbation of the chief justice, and the countersign of the attorney general. Nor were they yet entirely satisfied of the legality of their proceedings; so they ordered a writ of quo loarranto to be issued,. that they might have their act confirmed by the verdict of a jury. The facts alleged were found to be impossible of proof; and Treby, the attorney general, refused to proceed without a written order from the privy council; and so no judgment was obtained against the proprietary, though he was deprived of his rights and of the protection of the laws. Governor Copley arrived in Maryland early in 1692, and received the government from the hands of the " Committee of Safety." He convened an assembly at St. Mary's on May 10th, and the Upper House was organized with Sir Thomas Lawrence as secretary, and Colonel Henry Jowles, Colonel JSTehemiah Blackiston, Colonel George Eobotham, Colonel Nicholas Green- bury, Colonel David Browne, Thomas Tench, Captain John Addison, Colonel Charles Hutchins, Captain John Courts, and Thomas Brooke, as councillors. Colonel Blackiston was chosen president of the Upper House, and Kenelm Cheseldyne, speaker of the Lower House. Both Houses being assembled in the chamber of the Upper, the new governor made them an address, the chief burden of which was to exhort them to make liberal provision of money for the support of the government, and of himself in particular. " I conceive," he says, " it will be an advantage to the country, as well as satisfaction to myself, to know what you intend for me, to support the honor of the post the king hath placed me in." |
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