The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . .MARYLAND shares with RhodeIsland the honor of having estab-lished religions freedom in this position it is indebted toits liberal-minded Roman Catholicfounders, the Lords Baltimore,whose name is honorably perpetu-ated in the chief city of the State. George Calvert, first Lord Balti-more, was born at Kipling in York-shire, England, about 1580. In 1594, Calvert entered TrinityCollege, Oxford, being but fourteen years of age, and on the 30thof August, 1605, he received the degree of Afterleaving
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . .MARYLAND shares with RhodeIsland the honor of having estab-lished religions freedom in this position it is indebted toits liberal-minded Roman Catholicfounders, the Lords Baltimore,whose name is honorably perpetu-ated in the chief city of the State. George Calvert, first Lord Balti-more, was born at Kipling in York-shire, England, about 1580. In 1594, Calvert entered TrinityCollege, Oxford, being but fourteen years of age, and on the 30thof August, 1605, he received the degree of Afterleaving Oxford he traveled abroad, and on his return becamethe secretary of Sir Robert Cecil. Sir Robert subsequentlyobtained for Calvert the office of clerk of the crown in theprovince of Connaught, Ireland. Calvert received an ap-pointment as clerk of the council in 1608, and in the follow-ing year took his seat in Parliament as member for 1617 he received from King Janus I. the honor ofknighthood, and in ion; he became Secretary of State. Hewas a great friend of « Yillie
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